Tablo
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| Tablo | |
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 Tablo (right) with James Blunt
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lee Sun-Woong (이선웅) |
| Also known as | Supreme T |
| Born | July 22, 1980 |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, alternative hip hop, Pop rap, electronic music |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter, lyricist |
| Instrument(s) | Rapping, keyboards, vocals, synthesizer, sampler, sequencer |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
| Label(s) | WOOLLIM Entertainment, CJ Music |
| Associated acts | Epik High, Anyband, Eternal Morning, Blac Bakery |
| Website | epikhigh.com |
Daniel Armand Lee (born July 22, 1980), more commonly known by the stage name Tablo (Hangul: 타블로), is a Korean hip hop musician, rap artist, songwriter and lyricist. He is best known as the rapper and leader of the South Korean hip hop group Epik High. Tablo produces almost 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.[1]
Aside from the Epik High, he has collaborated with several artists, including Eternal Morning, 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 is the DJ for MBC FM4U's Tablo's Dreaming Radio,[2] and main MC of KBS's Music Bank.[3]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Tablo was born in Seoul, South Korea on July 22, 1980. His family relocated several times to Indonesia, Switzerland and Hong Kong[4] for his father's career until Tablo was six, when his family returned to South Korea.[5] His family again moved to Canada when he was eight. Tablo attended St. George's School[6] until he was expelled with a trouble at grade 9.[4] Tablo again returned to Seoul and spent three years in Seoul International School.[5] Tablo was a coterminal student at Stanford University,[7] he attained Bachelor's Degree in English Literature and Master's Degree in Creative Writing.[8] Tablo started studying the piano when he was six, and switched to violin, which he played for 10 years.[1] his Chinese 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.[1] In 1999, when he was in high school, Tablo wrote the lyrics to Kim Gun Mo's song Rainy Chiristmas, as Kim offered Tablo after reading his poem.[4]
During 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 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 of these, 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.[9] While he was in the university, Tablo associated with an underground hip hop group 4n Objectz for three years.[4]
[edit] 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 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 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.
[edit] Discography
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[edit] With Epik High
- See also: Epik High discography
[edit] 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
[edit] Singles
- 2005: "비의 랩소디"
[edit] With other participating groups
- 2007: Talk Play Love (with Anyband)
- 2008: Eternal Morning : Soundtrack To A Lost Film (with Eternal Morning)
[edit] Featured songs
- 2002: "New Joint (Remix)" (DJ Honda and PMD)
- 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 High)
- 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 Duo featuring DJ Wrecks, Tablo)
- 2004: "왜 또" (Kim Bum Soo 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 PD featuring Tablo)
- 2005: "The City" (Lena Park featuring Tablo)
- 2006: "집번호를 준다는 것은" (Movie Soundtrack Lovestory featuring Epik High and Lyn)
- 2006: "회상" (Kim Jong Kook featuring Epik High)
- 2006: "Love Mode" (Clazziquai featuring Tablo)
- 2006: "열" (Lee 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 Hee featuring Tablo)
- 2006: "I'm Coming" (Rain featuring Tablo)
- 2006: "N.I.C.E." (Infinity Flow featuring Epik High, Jinbo)
- 2006: "Rain Bow" (Infinity Flow featuring Tablo, JW of Nell)
- 2006: "최면" (Bobby Kim featuring Tablo)
- 2007: "너와 나" (Wanted featuring Epik High)
- 2007: "The 'M' style" (M featuring Tablo)
- 2007: "내리막" (Verbal Jint featuring Tablo, Mithra Jin)
- 2008: "I Love U" (Navi featuring Tablo)
[edit] 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-bong featuring Mithra Jin)
- 2007: "Talk Play Love" (Anyband)
[edit] As Blac Bakery
- 2006: "Never Know" (by Lim Jeong Hee)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Tablo interview on music (Korean) (2007-02-28). Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ Tablo's Dreaming Radio (Korean)
- ^ Tablo is replacing HaHa. allkpop.com (2008-02-14). Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ a b c d interview (Korean). Hankooki.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ a b Tablo biograhpy & interview (Korean). YonhapNews.co.kr. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ Tablo's homepage (Korean). Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ Straight Outta...Seoul?. stanforddaily.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ interview on degrees (Korean) (2007-08-15). Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ Tablo on YSMM
[edit] External links
- (Korean) Epik High's Official Site
- (Korean) Tablo's Cyworld homepage
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