Epik High

Epik High

Epik High (Hangul: 에픽 하이) is a South Korean hip hop group from Seoul, South Korea. The group is composed of Tablo, Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz.

History

Epik High was relatively unknown to Koreans in the beginning of its career due to hip-hop music's lack of popularity in Korea. Their success began with the release of their second album, titled "High Society". Upon the success of their third album, "Swan Songs", released in late 2005, Epik High has become one of the most popular hip-hop figures in Korea. "Fly", the title song, and "Paris" (feat. Jisun from Loveholic) from their third album became hits in Korea, reaching number one on many Korean music channels as well as on online music charts. "Fly" was also chosen for the video game FIFA 07. 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 big hits in 2007.

2007: Success of fourth album

Their fourth album, Remapping the Human Soul, was released on January 23, 2007. The album was supposed to come out in October 2006, but the date was postponed. The album sold almost 90,000 copies in its first month and pushed Epik High to the number one spot for best upcoming artist. It went on to sell a total of 130,000 copies. The group was chosen as the best artist of the month. The group decided to head towards a 'no genre, just music' style for their fourth album. Some songs in the fourth album have been banned from several channels due to issues dealing sexual crimes, war, education and religion; the Ministry of Culture and Tourism is trying to stop air play as stated by Tablo in an interview with The Korea Times. With the title song "Fan", the album became their number one selling music album. In addition, Epik High's fame has risen in Japan with the song "Flow", which features Emi Hinouchi. They will release a CD sample in Japan. There have been offers to remake "Fly" as well as "Paris". The album sold 120,301 copies during the year, making it the third best-selling album of 2007 in South Korea.

2008: Early Success of Fifth Album

Over 50,000 copies of the fifth studio album entitled "Pieces, Part One" were pre-ordered. The album was leaked over the internet, however, this did not impede the success of the album when it was released. The first single off the new album and released music video is "One," which features Jisun from Loveholic and Korean actress Jung Ryu-won.

Members

• Tablo – rapping, vocals, songwriting, programming
• Mithra Jin – rapping, vocals, songwriting
• DJ Tukutz – turntables, programming, samples, songwriting

Discography

See also: Epik High discography

Studio albums

• 2003: Map of the Human Soul
• 2004: High Society
• 2005: Swan Songs
• 2006: Black Swan Songs (Repackaged)
• 2007: Remapping the Human Soul
• 2008: Pieces, Part One

Awards

Year	Awards
2005	KBS Korean Music Awards, Artist of the Year (tied) SBS Korean Music Awards, Artist of the Year (Hip-Hop) Korean Golden Disk Awards, Best Hip-Hop Artist Mnet KM Music Video Festival Awards, Best Hip-Hop Music Video
2007	2007 M.NET/KM Music Festival: Album of the Year (Remapping the Human Soul) 2007 M.NET/KM Music Festival: HipHop (Fan)
2008	17th Seoul Music Awards: Bonsang (Fan) 17th Seoul Music Awards: Best Album

References

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External links

• Template:Ko icon Epik High's Official Site
• Template:Ko icon Tablo's Cyworld homepage
• Template:Ko icon DJ Tukutz's Cyworld homepage
• Template:Ko icon Mithra Jin's Cyworld homepage
• Template:Ko icon WOOLLIM Entertainment's Official Site

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