Tablo
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Daniel Armand Lee, whose Korean name
is Lee Seon-Woong (이선웅)(born July 22, 1980), is more commonly known by his stage name
Tablo (Hangul
: 타블로). He is a hip hop
musician, rap artist
, songwriter
and lyricist
. He is best known as the rapper and leader of the South Korea
n hip hop group Epik High
. Tablo produces almost all the songs of Epik High
with DJ Tukutz, and writes the lyrics with Mithra Jin. He has also produced and featured on many songs in South Korea. His work incorporates numerous musical styles, ranging from hip hop
, to electronic music such as trance
, trip hop
, as well as rock
. He is a Canadian of Korean descent.
Apart from his work with Epik High, he has collaborated with several artists, including group projects such as Eternal Morning and Anyband
. Tablo has also made forays into acting, appearing in some TV dramas
and films such as Nonstop 5 (2005), Fantastic Parasuicides (2007), and High Kick!
(2007), August Rush
(2007), Parkjunggum (2008) as a cameo
. Tablo was the DJ for MBC FM4U
's Tablo's Dreaming Radio and main MC of KBS's Music Bank.
He recently joined YG Entertainment, and released an album titled "Fever's End" with a total of 10 songs.
on July 22, 1980. His family relocated several times to Indonesia
, Switzerland
and Hong Kong
for his father's career until Tablo was six, when his family returned to South Korea. His family again moved to Canada
when he was eight. Tablo attended St. George's School
until he was expelled for getting into a fight with another student in Grade 9. Tablo again returned to Seoul and spent three years in Seoul International School
. Tablo was a coterminal student at Stanford University
. He attained a Bachelor's Degree
in English Literature
and a Master's Degree
in Creative Writing
. Tablo started to play the piano
when he was six, and switched to violin
, which he played for 10 years. His music teacher, who is a pupil of Isaac Stern
, used to lecture Tablo saying, "Music is communism, but you're playing democracy". However, he ceased to play violin as he was dismissed from the orchestra after suddenly playing the soundtrack
of Jurassic Park
while the orchestra was playing Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in a concert. In 1999, when he was in high school, Tablo wrote the lyrics to Kim Gun Mo
's song "Rainy Christmas", as Kim took an interest in Tablo after reading his poem.
During his early life, Tablo suffered from bouts of depression
, the origins of which are unknown. Through these times of hardship, hip hop music
served as an outlet for him and after his interest was sparked later in life, Tablo decided to make hip hop the focus of his career. Tablo's father was adamant that he not embark on such a course, fearing that his son would endure the same hardships that he had suffered in his own youth. Tensions arose in the family and as a result, Tablo frequently tried to escape and leave home. Eventually, he accepted his father's wishes and began to forget about music, ostensibly asking a friend to live out his own wishes to be making hip hop music. This same friend died of cancer sometime afterward, thus serving as an impetus for Tablo to re-enter the music industry at the behest of his dying friend. While he was in university, Tablo associated with an underground hip hop group 4n Objectz for three years.
in October 2009. The couple had their first child, a daughter, on May 2, 2010.
In late 2008, Tablo published a book entitled Pieces of You
. Although the stories were originally written in English, the book was first published in Korean. The Korean translation sold 50,000 copies in its first week of release and topped the bestseller's list in Korea. The original English version was released in February 2009.
rapping, the group "Epik High" was formed in 2000 at an early time in the culture's local evolution. Tablo has since claimed to be the first emcee
to have used the "rhyming rifle" technique. With the hip hop scene in Korea and Korean emcees being known for their fickle tendencies, Tablo has through the years kept alive his legacy and career through numerous shows, appearances on influential overseas (American most notably) hip hop artists work, such as EPMD
, and now plans to release a solo album within the near future.
, a group of internet users raised doubts about the academic background of Tablo, who majored in English and English Literature at Stanford University
. Led by two fan sites, most notably "We Demand the Truth from Tablo" (Hangul
: "타블로에게 진실을 요구합니다", also known as "Tajinyo" (Hangul
: "타진요"), some netizens claimed that Tablo could not have graduated from Stanford with both a B.A. and M.A. in English and Creative Writing, respectively, in just three and a half years.
It became front-page news in Korea in June 2010, when Tajinyo's manager, whatbecomes, claimed that that Tablo's academic record was "not making any sense" and showed what he believed to be inconsistencies in Tablo's transcripts. Even though Tablo posted his official transcript and other legal documents online, many netizens refused to believe him, and called for other documents such as his immigration statement, diploma, etc.
Tablo visited Stanford University in late August to clear himself by re-printing his documents on camera, and many of his acquaintances and professors from Stanford attested to the validity of his academic background on camera. The documentary was shown in two parts: "Tablo Goes to Stanford", and "Tablo and South Korea Online", which respectively aired on MBC
October 1 and 8. However, despite the documentary, and Stanford's administration clearly siding with Tablo, membership at Tajinyo increased to as many as 190,000 within a few days, as numerous netizens refused to believe Tablo or the documentary.
On October 9, however, police confirmed that Tablo had indeed graduated from Stanford, having requested information beyond what Tablo had already provided, directly from Stanford University
. South Korean police filed an arrest warrant domestically and with Interpol for the arrest of whatbecomes, who was revealed to be a 57-year old Korean-American named Eung Kim living in the United States. In addition, twenty-two netizens received summons indicating they had been sued by Tablo for criminal defamation.
Tajinyo was shut down soon after by its host site, Naver, following the results of the investigation, which also revealed that whatbecomes had fraudulently used a friend's ID number to create the website, violating Naver's terms of service. However, many members of Tajinyo joined another community called "We Demand the Truth from Tablo 2" (Hangul
: "타블로에게 진실을 요구합니다2", or "타진요 2" ["Tajinyo-i"] for short), which has a membership of over 33,000 netizens.
announced that Tablo will be signing a 4-year contract with them and that his first solo album will be released on the first of November. Although Tablo has signed as a solo singer under YG Entertainment
, he indicated that does not mean that Epik High
has disbanded nor that they will necessarily sign to YG as a group. On October 14, 2011 YG released the song "Airbag" from the new upcoming album. On October 21, 2011 YG announced that the new album, titled "열꽃", or in English
"Fever's End", had been split into two parts. The first part was released along with the recent announcement.
Korean name
A Korean name consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both North Korea and South Korea. In the Korean language, 'ireum' or 'seong-myeong' usually refers to the family name and given name together...
is Lee Seon-Woong (이선웅)(born July 22, 1980), is more commonly known by his stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Tablo (Hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...
: 타블로). He is a hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
musician, rap artist
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
. He is best known as the rapper and leader of the South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n hip hop group Epik High
Epik High
Epik High is a South Korean indie hip hop group from Seoul, South Korea. The group is composed of Tablo, Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz...
. Tablo produces almost all the songs of Epik High
Epik High
Epik High is a South Korean indie hip hop group from Seoul, South Korea. The group is composed of Tablo, Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz...
with DJ Tukutz, and writes the lyrics with Mithra Jin. He has also produced and featured on many songs in South Korea. His work incorporates numerous musical styles, ranging from hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
, to electronic music such as trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
, trip hop
Trip hop
Trip hop is a music genre consisting of downtempo electronic music which originated in the early 1990s in England, especially Bristol. Deriving from "post"-acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat which...
, as well as rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
. He is a Canadian of Korean descent.
Apart from his work with Epik High, he has collaborated with several artists, including group projects such as Eternal Morning and Anyband
AnyBand
AnyBand is the K-pop EP, released by South Korean project group AnyBand. It featured two songs "TPL" and "Promise U"....
. Tablo has also made forays into acting, appearing in some TV dramas
Korean drama
Korean drama refers to televised dramas, in a miniseries format, produced in the Korean language. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout Asia and have contributed to the general phenomenon of the Korean wave, known as "Hallyu", and also "Drama Fever" in some countries...
and films such as Nonstop 5 (2005), Fantastic Parasuicides (2007), and High Kick!
High Kick!
High Kick! was a popular South Korean situation comedy revolving around the life of the Lee family, taking place in Seoul at the same time as the broadcast . The title of the show "High Kick!" has several implications, one of which is the oft-depicted high kicks of Yoon-ho, one of the main...
(2007), August Rush
August Rush
August Rush is a 2007 drama film directed by Kirsten Sheridan and written by Paul Castro, Nick Castle, and James V. Hart, and produced by Richard Barton Lewis.-Plot:...
(2007), Parkjunggum (2008) as a cameo
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
. Tablo was the DJ for MBC FM4U
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
's Tablo's Dreaming Radio and main MC of KBS's Music Bank.
He recently joined YG Entertainment, and released an album titled "Fever's End" with a total of 10 songs.
Early life
Tablo was born in SeoulSeoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
on July 22, 1980. His family relocated several times to Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
for his father's career until Tablo was six, when his family returned to South Korea. His family again moved to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
when he was eight. Tablo attended St. George's School
St. George's School (Vancouver)
St. George's School , of Vancouver, Canada is an independent boarding and day university-preparatory school for boys.-History:...
until he was expelled for getting into a fight with another student in Grade 9. Tablo again returned to Seoul and spent three years in Seoul International School
Seoul International School
Seoul International School is a secular international college preparatory school situated in Seongnam, South Korea offering an American curriculum in an English-only setting....
. Tablo was a coterminal student at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. He attained a Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in English Literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
and a Master's Degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Creative Writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
. Tablo started to play the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
when he was six, and switched to violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, which he played for 10 years. His music teacher, who is a pupil of Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern was a Ukrainian-born violinist. He was renowned for his recordings and for discovering new musical talent.-Biography:Isaac Stern was born into a Jewish family in Kremenets, Ukraine. He was fourteen months old when his family moved to San Francisco...
, used to lecture Tablo saying, "Music is communism, but you're playing democracy". However, he ceased to play violin as he was dismissed from the orchestra after suddenly playing the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
of Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park (film)
Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. It stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck...
while the orchestra was playing Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in a concert. In 1999, when he was in high school, Tablo wrote the lyrics to Kim Gun Mo
Kim Gun Mo
Kim Gun-mo is a South Korean singer and musician. He has released twelve albums. He was educated at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, and majored in Korean traditional music. His most famous songs include 핑계 , 잘못된 만남, and 짱가.- Biography :Kim debuted with Kim Gun Mo 1 in 1992, which was followed by...
's song "Rainy Christmas", as Kim took an interest in Tablo after reading his poem.
During his early life, Tablo suffered from bouts of depression
Depression (mood)
Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behaviour, feelings and physical well-being. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, or restless...
, the origins of which are unknown. Through these times of hardship, hip hop music
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
served as an outlet for him and after his interest was sparked later in life, Tablo decided to make hip hop the focus of his career. Tablo's father was adamant that he not embark on such a course, fearing that his son would endure the same hardships that he had suffered in his own youth. Tensions arose in the family and as a result, Tablo frequently tried to escape and leave home. Eventually, he accepted his father's wishes and began to forget about music, ostensibly asking a friend to live out his own wishes to be making hip hop music. This same friend died of cancer sometime afterward, thus serving as an impetus for Tablo to re-enter the music industry at the behest of his dying friend. While he was in university, Tablo associated with an underground hip hop group 4n Objectz for three years.
Personal life
Tablo married Korean actress Kang Hye-jeongKang Hye-jeong
- Career :Kang Hye-jung began working as a model in her first year of high school, and throughout the late 1990s she appeared in small roles in TV dramas and sitcoms such as Jump and Nonstop 3. Her first film role was in Moon Seung-wook's arthouse/sci-fi film Nabi, for which she won a Best Actress...
in October 2009. The couple had their first child, a daughter, on May 2, 2010.
Pieces of you, book
In late 2008, Tablo published a book entitled Pieces of You
Pieces of You (book)
Pieces of You is a work of fiction published by Daniel Armand Lee, also known as Tablo, leader of South Korean rap group Epik High. The book was first published in Korean on November 7, 2008, and was later published in English on February 10, 2009...
. Although the stories were originally written in English, the book was first published in Korean. The Korean translation sold 50,000 copies in its first week of release and topped the bestseller's list in Korea. The original English version was released in February 2009.
Musical style
Tablo claims to have been a long time fan of hip hop music, citing an almost lifelong affair with the culture itself. While listening to hip hop at an early age through artists such as Run-DMC and acquiring Cold Crush tapes, he concurrently gained recognition as a rhymer. His major and enduring love affair with making hip hop music was sparked later in life, however; after hearing Drunken TigerDrunken Tiger
Drunken Tiger is a critically acclaimed Korean/American hip hop group which debuted in 1999 and has since released eight albums.As of 2009, Drunken Tiger's central figure is Korean American Tiger JK...
rapping, the group "Epik High" was formed in 2000 at an early time in the culture's local evolution. Tablo has since claimed to be the first emcee
Master of Ceremonies
A Master of Ceremonies , or compere, is the host of a staged event or similar performance.An MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving....
to have used the "rhyming rifle" technique. With the hip hop scene in Korea and Korean emcees being known for their fickle tendencies, Tablo has through the years kept alive his legacy and career through numerous shows, appearances on influential overseas (American most notably) hip hop artists work, such as EPMD
EPMD
EPMD is an American hip hop group from Brentwood, New York. The group's name is a concatenation of the members' name "E" and "PMD" or an acronym for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars", referencing its members, emcees Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith...
, and now plans to release a solo album within the near future.
Debates over the academic background of Tablo
In South KoreaSouth Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, a group of internet users raised doubts about the academic background of Tablo, who majored in English and English Literature at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. Led by two fan sites, most notably "We Demand the Truth from Tablo" (Hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...
: "타블로에게 진실을 요구합니다", also known as "Tajinyo" (Hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...
: "타진요"), some netizens claimed that Tablo could not have graduated from Stanford with both a B.A. and M.A. in English and Creative Writing, respectively, in just three and a half years.
It became front-page news in Korea in June 2010, when Tajinyo's manager, whatbecomes, claimed that that Tablo's academic record was "not making any sense" and showed what he believed to be inconsistencies in Tablo's transcripts. Even though Tablo posted his official transcript and other legal documents online, many netizens refused to believe him, and called for other documents such as his immigration statement, diploma, etc.
Tablo visited Stanford University in late August to clear himself by re-printing his documents on camera, and many of his acquaintances and professors from Stanford attested to the validity of his academic background on camera. The documentary was shown in two parts: "Tablo Goes to Stanford", and "Tablo and South Korea Online", which respectively aired on MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
October 1 and 8. However, despite the documentary, and Stanford's administration clearly siding with Tablo, membership at Tajinyo increased to as many as 190,000 within a few days, as numerous netizens refused to believe Tablo or the documentary.
On October 9, however, police confirmed that Tablo had indeed graduated from Stanford, having requested information beyond what Tablo had already provided, directly from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. South Korean police filed an arrest warrant domestically and with Interpol for the arrest of whatbecomes, who was revealed to be a 57-year old Korean-American named Eung Kim living in the United States. In addition, twenty-two netizens received summons indicating they had been sued by Tablo for criminal defamation.
Tajinyo was shut down soon after by its host site, Naver, following the results of the investigation, which also revealed that whatbecomes had fraudulently used a friend's ID number to create the website, violating Naver's terms of service. However, many members of Tajinyo joined another community called "We Demand the Truth from Tablo 2" (Hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...
: "타블로에게 진실을 요구합니다2", or "타진요 2" ["Tajinyo-i"] for short), which has a membership of over 33,000 netizens.
Comeback from Tajinyo Controversy
On September 27, 2011 YG EntertainmentYG Entertainment
YG Entertainment is a record label and talent agency founded by Korean band Seo Taiji & Boys member Yang Hyun Suk and based in Seoul, South Korea. It specializes in producing R&B and hip hop music. YG stands for Yang Goon and are also the initials of the chief executive officer, Yang Hyun Suk...
announced that Tablo will be signing a 4-year contract with them and that his first solo album will be released on the first of November. Although Tablo has signed as a solo singer under YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment is a record label and talent agency founded by Korean band Seo Taiji & Boys member Yang Hyun Suk and based in Seoul, South Korea. It specializes in producing R&B and hip hop music. YG stands for Yang Goon and are also the initials of the chief executive officer, Yang Hyun Suk...
, he indicated that does not mean that Epik High
Epik High
Epik High is a South Korean indie hip hop group from Seoul, South Korea. The group is composed of Tablo, Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz...
has disbanded nor that they will necessarily sign to YG as a group. On October 14, 2011 YG released the song "Airbag" from the new upcoming album. On October 21, 2011 YG announced that the new album, titled "열꽃", or in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
"Fever's End", had been split into two parts. The first part was released along with the recent announcement.
With other participating groups
- 2007: Talk Play Love (with AnybandAnyBandAnyBand is the K-pop EP, released by South Korean project group AnyBand. It featured two songs "TPL" and "Promise U"....
) - 2008: Eternal Morning : Soundtrack To A Lost Film (with Pe2ny as Eternal Morning)
Featured songs
- 2002: "New Joint (Remix)" (DJ HondaDJ Honda, better known as DJ Honda, is a Japanese hip hop DJ, turntablist, music producer, CEO, clothing line designer, and entrepreneur.-Biography:...
and PMDPMD (rapper)Parish J. Smith , better known as PMD , is an east coast rapper from Smithtown, Long Island and one-half of EPMD....
) - 2002: "Wow Who!" (The Konexion Compilation)
- 2002: "삶의 고통" (Project X oST)
- 2002: "유서" (TBNY featuring Epik High)
- 2003: "동네 한 바퀴 Massmediah Version" (CB MASS featuring Epik HighEpik HighEpik High is a South Korean indie hip hop group from Seoul, South Korea. The group is composed of Tablo, Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz...
) - 2003: "Ballin' 2k3 (VIP Remix)" (Joosuc featuring Epik High)
- 2004: "이보다 더" (Keeproots featuring Epik High)
- 2004: "Bullgogi DJ" (UnknownDJs featuring Epik High)
- 2004: "Sky High" (Nonstop 4 soundtrack)
- 2004: "실례합니다" (Dynamic DuoDynamic DuoDynamic Duo is a Korean hip hop duo, made up of members Choiza and Gaeko. Unlike the rough and off beat sound of their past group, CB Mass, Dynamic Duo changed their style to a more audience-friendly sound with a brighter ambiance...
featuring DJ Wrecks, Tablo) - 2004: "왜 또" (Kim Bum SooKim Bum SooKim Bum Soo born January 26, 1979, is a South Korean R&B and soul singer famous for his smooth vocals and emotive ballads....
featuring Epik High) - 2004: "My Groove" (Rain featuring Tablo)
- 2004: "夢送 (몽송)" (MC Mong featuring Epik High)
- 2004: "Tell Me" (BK! featuring Epik High)
- 2004: "My Life 나의 삶" (D.O featuring Epik High)
- 2004: "힙합구조대" (D.O featuring Epik High, Joosuc, Vasco, Cho PD, Eric)
- 2005: "Let Me Love You" (M featuring Tablo)
- 2005: "Campus Love Story" (Cho PDCho PDCho Joong-hoon , better known by his stage name Cho PD, is a South Korean hip hop record producer and rapper. In 2010 he announced his retirement...
featuring Tablo) - 2005: "The City" (Lena ParkLena ParkLena Park, also known as Park Jung-hyun, , is a Korean-American R&B singer. Early in her life, Park showed talent for singing, mainly in the choir of her father's church in Downey with her siblings Brian and Uriah. She also learned to play saxophone and piano...
featuring Tablo) - 2006: "집번호를 준다는 것은" (Movie Soundtrack Lovestory featuring Epik High and Lyn)
- 2006: "회상" (Kim Jong KookKim Jong KookKim Jong Kook is a South Korean singer. He was initially part of the Korean duo Turbo, and he later pursued a successful career as a solo artist.-Biography:...
featuring Epik High) - 2006: "Love Mode" (ClazziquaiClazziquaiClazziquai , also known as Clazziquai Project, is a South Korean experimental band that combines several genres including electronic music, acid jazz and house. The group's first short unofficial albums were released online in 2001, spreading its music through words of "netizens," who positively...
featuring Tablo) - 2006: "열" (I Jung featuring Tablo)
- 2006: "L.I.E." (TBNY featuring Epik High)
- 2006: "차렷!" (TBNY featuring Tablo, Dynamic Duo)
- 2006: "School of Hip-hop" (Gaknaguene featuring Tablo, Garion)
- 2006: "내일은 오니까" (P&Q featuring Tablo)
- 2006: "Never Know" (Lim Jeong HeeLim Jeong HeeLim Jeong-Hee is a South Korean R&B and Pop artist that debuted in 2005 under JYP Entertainment. One of her notable performances in 2005 was the 5th Pattaya Music Festival in Thailand, which helped promote and expose her to the foreign music industry...
featuring Tablo) - 2006: "I'm ComingI'm Coming"I'm Coming" is the first single from the album, Rain's World, by Korean singer Rain. The single was released in early October 2006 to Korean radio, and was an instant hit. The single also features Korean rapper Tablo of Epik High. An English version is said to exist.-Music video:The music video...
" (Rain featuring Tablo) - 2006: "N.I.C.E." (Infinity Flow featuring Epik High, Jinbo)
- 2006: "Rain Bow" (Infinity Flow featuring Tablo, JW of NellNellNell is a 1994 drama film starring Jodie Foster as a young woman who has to face other people for the first time after being raised by her mother in an isolated cabin. The film was directed by Michael Apted, and was based on Mark Handley's play Idioglossia. The original music score is composed by...
) - 2006: "최면" (Bobby Kim featuring Tablo)
- 2007: "너와 나" (Wanted featuring Epik High)
- 2007: "The 'M' style" (M featuring Tablo)
- 2007: "It's All Over Anyway" (Kang Kyun Sung featuring Tablo)
- 2007: "내리막" (Verbal Jint featuring Tablo, Mithra Jin)
- 2008: "I Love U" (Navi featuring Tablo)
- 2008: "어디에" (I Jung featuring Tablo)
- 2008: "Alive" (Pe2ny featuring Tablo & Yankie)
- 2008: "Memory (Rap Mix ver.)" (YounhaYounhaYounha , is a South Korean pop singer who first got her start in Japan, and continues to have success today in both countries....
featuring Tablo)
Produced songs
- 2004: "이력서" (Dynamic Duo)
- 2004: "Sky High" (Nonstop 4 soundtrack)
- 2005: "Campus Love Story" (Cho PD)
- 2006: "내일은 오니까" (Paloalto & The Quiett)
- 2006: "남자라서 웃어요" (Kim Jang Hoon featuring Mithra Jin)
- 2006: "Rain Bow" (Infinity Flow)
- 2007: "여자라서 웃어요" (Sim Soo-bongSim Soo-bongSim Min-kyung is South Korean singer known professionally as Sim Soo-bong. When she was a senior at Myongji University, she debuted in 1978 through MBC College Song Contest at which she performed her self-composed song "Geuddae Geu Saram" .-Personal life:She was born to a Korean traditional folk...
featuring Mithra Jin) - 2007: "Talk Play Love" (Anyband)