Mid-Air Thief
South Korean musician
Mid-Air Thief (Korean: 공중도둑) is a pseudonymous South Korean musician. He has released four studio albums: Gongjoong Doduk (2015), Crumbling (2018), Flood Format (2022), and Flash (2025), all released under different aliases. Crumbling won Best Dance & Electronic Album at the 2019 Korean Music Awards and garnered an online cult following for the artist.
Mid-Air Thief has stated that he refuses to disclose his age, birth name or place of residence. Additionally he has never shown his face, only letting himself be photographed while masked. As of 2025 he has never performed live under any of his known aliases.
Career
Mid-Air Thief started his career in 2012 using the stage name Hyoo (휴), releasing two mini albums that same year. His sound at this time has been compared to the output of Flying Lotus' record label Brainfeeder. It was under this alias that Mid-Air Thief signed to Foundation Records, a South Korean independent label in Seoul, for three years. In 2015, the project changed its name to Gongjoong Doduk (공중도덕, Public Morality) and released its self-titled debut album, which was nominated for Best Modern Rock Album at the 2016 Korean Music Awards.
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