Mid-Air Thief

Mid-Air Thief is a pseudonymous South Korean musician. He has released four studio albums: Gongjoong Doduk, 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. As of 2025 he has never performed live under any of his known aliases. (He talked about preparing and rehearsing with a live band in 2019, His name would change again to Mid-Air Thief (공중도둑) after finding out that rappers Dok2 and The Quiett released a song called "공중도덕" as part of the 2016 South Korean reality competition show, Show Me the Money 5.)

In 2018, Mid-Air Thief released his second album, Crumbling, which features vocals and lyrics by South Korean singer Summer Soul. The album gained attention in online music communities. The cover art was made by Mid-Air Thief's nephew, a design major at Hongik University. It was collaborator Summer Soul who accepted the award in Mid-Air Thief's name.

The following years saw minimal interaction with the public—as of late 2025, the artist hasn't given a single interview since 2019. 2022 saw the release of Flood Format (손을 모아), via his Bandcamp page and under the name Bird's Eye Batang (새눈바탕). He would change his name once more, this time to Bird's Eye Thief (새눈도둑) for the release of Flash in 2025.

Influences Mid-Air Thief has spoken about being a big fan of British electronic musician Aphex Twin and Canadian singer-songwriter Andy Shauf. Format: Digital download, streaming, CD, cassette, LP Crumbling Released: July 31, 2018 Label: Self-released, Topshelf Records Format: Digital download, streaming, CD, cassette, LP Flood Format Released: May 12, 2022 Label: Self-released, Botanical House Format: Digital download, streaming, CD, LP Flash Released: October 22, 2025 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming

Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.2016Korean Music AwardsBest Modern Rock AlbumGongjoong Doduk Album of the Year