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Epik High (에픽 하이) is a South Korean hip hop group consisting of two master of ceremonies (MCs) and one disc jockey (DJ). Epik High is known for the hit songs "Fly", "평화의 날" (Day of Peace), "I Remember", "Paris" and most recently "Fan" and "Love Love Love".
"Fly" was also chosen for the video game FIFA 07 and Pump it Up NX. Epik High's fourth album, "Remapping the Human Soul" (released in January 23, 2007) has shown a very different music style from their previous albums. "Fan", the fourth album's title song, and "Love Love Love" have been huge hit in 2007. They have been living in Korea for 4 years. Their origin is South Korea.
2007: Success of fourth album
Current Members
- Tablo (Lee Sun-Woong [이선웅] a.k.a Supreme T) (born on July 22, 1980 in South Korea), also known as Daniel Armand Lee to American and Western audiences , is a Korean rapper in and leader of the group Epik High. Known not only for appearing in Korean variety shows and sitcoms such as MBC's Nonstop5, Tablo is also noted for having attained both a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in English Literature and Creative Writing, respectively from Stanford University, California, U.S..[citation needed] 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 Tiger 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 for 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.
- Mithra Jin (Choi Jin [최진]) (born in January 6, 1983) is the rapper in this group. Mithra Jin was originally a poet whose poems also worked as rhymes. Then he made a debut in the group named [K-Ryders], which included J-Win, DJ D-Tones, Kyung Bin. K-Ryders actively led a concert in Korean underground around 2000s, and was disbanded in 2002 due to members' personal reasons(such as studying or pursuit of personal careers). Park emceeing and poetry readings were the first places where he met his future partner Tablo. They were introduced by a mutual friend and clicked right away because each other's style of poetic rhymes was comparable.
- DJ Tukutz (Kim Jeong-Shik [김정식] a.k.a Street T) (born in [November 19], [1981]), is the DJ in Epik High. DJ Tukutz first got into DJ-ing in the summer of 1995 while spending his time at illegal raves and warehouse parties, where his passion for the scene and music began. He started playing at local raves and parties in Japan's underground Hip-Hop scene, before moving up to South Korea in 2000 to attend the Technics DJ School. After returning from the academy, he hooked up with Tablo and headed to the States. He worked and DJ-ed on radio shows, live events and clubs around the Boston and New York City area.
Albums
Map of The Human Soul
High Society
Swan Songs
Black Swan Songs
Remapping the Human Soul |
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