Tablo is the rapper, singer, lyricist, and composer of Epik High. Tablo has a Masters Degree from Stanford University (California, USA) where he majored in English Literature and Creative Writing. When he was 17 years old he wrote the song Rainy Christmas with the famous Korean singer Kim Gun-mo. While attending Stanford University, Tablo was part of an underground hip hop group known as 4n Objects, which caught the attention of CB Mass and Drunken Tiger, leading to them eventually offer to support Tablo in releasing a solo album in Korea.
Mithra Jin is the rapper and lyricist of Epik High. Mithra Jin had been featured on over 11 major albums in Korea even before Epik High's debut. Mithra Jin and Tablo met through the Movement Crew (a collaboration of hip hop artists who are determined to promote social and political awareness through hip hop culture and music), during a freestyle contest in Seoul. Mithra Jin was pursuing a solo career of his own, but with his artistic vision and style matching so well with Tablo's, the two decided to join together.
DJ Tukutz is Epik High's DJ, "the boy with the magic fingers". He started DJing in 1995, and has attended the Technics DJ School in South Korea. He has DJed in not only Korea, but also in Japan at raves, and in America on radio shows, live events and clubs around Boston and NYC. He had also composed many of Epik High's songs.
Epik High's debut album was Map of the Human Soul, released in 2003 and featuring some big Korean hip hop names such as CB Mass, Drunken Tiger and Yoon Mi-rae (T). This album and the following three (High Society (2004), Swan Songs (2005) and Remapping the Human Soul (2007)), have featured other well-known Korean artists such as Nell, Clazziquai Project, Loveholic, TBNY, unknownDJs, Pe2ny and more.
In 2005, Epik High won several awards including Best Hip Hop Artist at the Korean Gold Disc Awards, and a tie for Best Artist of the year. Their song Fly, from their third album Swan Songs was a huge hit, claiming the #1 place on many Korean TV music programs and online music charts. This song also appeared in the video game FIFA 07 as the signature Korean track.
Epik High, and especially Tablo, are often featured in the releases of other artists', and have formed several side-project including Blac Bakery, Blu Sunflower and A.R.K.
Their releases, Pieces, Part One and Remapping the Human Soul, featured a different style of music than their previous albums. Some songs more aggressive and controversial, and other more heartfelt.
In 2009, Epik High formed their own independent label, Map the Soul Inc., with their first release under this label being the book-album, 魂: Map the Soul. In late July, Epik High collaborated with the Korean electronic DJ team, Planet Shiver, to remix a number of Epik High's previous hits with the result being that of songs which sounded nothing like the original, yet still remained addictive. Epik High returned in September with a new two-disc album called [e], which consisted of 30 tracks, their largest yet. Altogether, the number of songs released for 2009 alone consisted of well over 50 tracks—including skits and remixes.
In 2010, despite the fact that DJ Tukutz temporarily left Epik High to enter the Korean army to perform his mandatory 2 year service, Tablo and Mithra Jin, now under Woolim Entertainment, were able to release Epilogue. This would be Epik High's last and only album under Woolim Entertainment before Mithra Jin joined the army to perform his service, and Tablo, disappearing from the spotlight as a result of harassment from Korean netizens who questioned the authenticity of his academic education at Stanford University.
With the completion of their army service in 2012 for DJ Tukutz and Mithra Jin, both members joined Tablo in signing with YG Entertainment, home to most notably, BIGBANG and 2NE1. With Tablo's release of his solo album, Fever's End under YG Entertainment in 2012, all members of Epik High are united again and are set to release their much anticipated album in September.
Kill This Love
Epik High Lyrics
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Love, kill this love, kill this love, love
Somebody help me kill this
Love, kill this love, kill this love, love, 죽지마
네 기억의 숨 끊어야지
추억에 불 붙여봤지
후회가 재가 되길 바랬지만
욕조에 물을 받아
불 끄기 위해
눈물바다 속에 담아도
숨을 참아 곧 다시 떠오르는 너야
떠오른 미련을 붙잡아
날 보는 기억의 눈 막아
내 증오를 걷고 둘러봐, 온통 눈물만 찾고픈 사막
잔정을 묻어야지, 감정이 물러, 아직
나약해 흔들린 선, 이젠 잘 긋고 끝내야지
날 좀 살려줘요
제발 좀 살려줘요
날 좀 살려줘요
Somebody help me kill this
Love, kill this love, kill this love, love, 죽지마
Somebody help me kill this
Love, love, love, love
Kill, kill, kill, kill this love
Love, love, love, love
Kill, kill, kill, kill this
I can't kill, kill, kill this love
No, no, no, no
God help me kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, this love
Kill this love
비오는 밤 마다 넌, 날 찾아서 또 와
가슴에 묻었던 기억의 토막은 화살로 날아와
내 꿈이던 니가 왜 또 매일 악몽이 돼, 날개도
없는 날 밀어, 절망으로, 이제는 끝이라 대답해줘
소용없더라고, 네가 날 떠나고 내 마음은 구멍나, gunshot
소독을 핑계로 술에만 기대고 온몸에 독처럼 one shot
요즘은 맨날 필름이 끊겨
허기진 외로움이 날 굶겨
목마른 미련이 목을 졸라
네가 살면 내가 죽어, 몰라?
날 좀 살려줘요
제발 좀 살려줘요
날 좀 살려줘요
Somebody help me kill this
Love, kill this love, kill this love, love, 죽지마
Somebody help me kill this
Love, love, love, love
Kill, kill, kill, kill this love
Love, love, love, love
Kill, kill, kill, kill this
I can't kill, kill, kill this love
No, no, no, no
God help me kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, this love
Kill this love
네가 눈을 뜨면 내 눈이 감겨
Redrum, redrum, redrum
네가 숨을 쉬면 내 숨이 막혀
Redrum, redrum, redrum
Somebody help me kill this!
Somebody help me kill, kill, kill this love
God help me kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, this love
Goodbye dear love
Help me kill, kill, kill this love (R.I.P)
God help me kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, this love (R.I.P)
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
잘자
The song Kill This Love by Epik High paints a vivid picture of the darkness and pain that comes with trying to get over an intense love. The lyrics talk about the struggle of trying to let go of memories and feelings associated with that love, even though the person knows that it's time to move on. The repetition of "kill this love" describes the desperate need to end the attachment and pain that love brings.
The lines "네 기억의 숨 끊어야지 추억에 불 붙여봤지 후회가 재가 되길 바랬지만" describe the desire to forget and burn the memories associated with the love, but realizing that even regret turns into ashes. The lyrics "잔정을 묻어야지, 감정이 물러, 아직 나약해 흔들린 선, 이젠 잘 긋고 끝내야지" convey the need to bury the feelings and emotions associated with that love, and draw a line to end it all.
Overall, Kill This Love is a haunting song that captures the struggle of letting go of an intense love. The lyrics illustrate the pain and desperation that one feels when trying to move on, and the need for help to end the attachment.
Line by Line Meaning
Somebody help me kill this
Love, kill this love, kill this love, love
The singer pleads for someone to help them kill their love that they cannot bear anymore.
네 기억의 숨 끊어야지
The singer wants to cut off the breath of their memory of the person they love.
추억에 불 붙여봤지
They set fire to their memories, hoping that it will turn into ash.
후회가 재가 되길 바랬지만
더 뜨거워져갔지
They think of their regrets as ashes, but instead of cooling down, they burn more fiercely.
욕조에 물을 받아
불 끄기 위해
눈물바다 속에 담아도
숨을 참아 곧 다시 떠오르는 너야
They try to put out the fire inside them by filling the bathtub with water, but even if they try to contain their tears, the person they love comes back to their mind.
떠오른 미련을 붙잡아
날 보는 기억의 눈 막아
The singer tries to hold on to their lingering attachment, covering their eyes to the memories of the person they love.
내 증오를 걷고 둘러봐, 온통 눈물만 찾고픈 사막
They want to look around and let go of their hatred, but all they see is a desert where they only want to find tears.
잔정을 묻어야지, 감정이 물러, 아직
나약해 흔들린 선, 이젠 잘 긋고 끝내야지
They should bury their resentment and suppress their emotions, but they're still weak and struggle to draw a clear line and break things off.
날 좀 살려줘요
제발 좀 살려줘요
날 좀 살려줘요
The artist begs someone to save them from the pain and agony of their love by killing it.
Somebody help me kill this
Love, love, love, love
Kill, kill, kill, kill this love
The artist seeks help in killing the love that fills their heart with pain and suffering.
비오는 밤 마다 넌, 날 찾아서 또 와
The person they love keeps coming back to them on rainy nights.
가슴에 묻었던 기억의 토막은 화살로 날아와
The fragments of memories that are buried in their heart come back to them like arrows.
내 꿈이던 니가 왜 또 매일 악몽이 돼, 날개도
없는 날 밀어, 절망으로, 이제는 끝이라 대답해줘
The person they used to dream about has become a recurring nightmare. They feel hopeless and want the person to push them away since the end has come.
소용없더라고, 네가 날 떠나고 내 마음은 구멍나, gunshot
The singer feels that it's useless and hopeless to try to hold on to the love that's gone, and their heart feels like it's been shot full of holes.
소독을 핑계로 술에만 기대고 온몸에 독처럼 one shot
As an excuse to disinfect their wounds, they rely on alcohol as if it's venom that poisons their bodies with a single shot.
요즘은 맨날 필름이 끊겨
허기진 외로움이 날 굶겨
These days, they feel like the film is constantly breaking down, and their hunger for companionship is starving them.
목마른 미련이 목을 졸라
네가 살면 내가 죽어, 몰라?
Their thirsty attachment is choking them, and they question if they would die if the person they love were still alive.
네가 눈을 뜨면 내 눈이 감겨
Redrum, redrum, redrum
네가 숨을 쉬면 내 숨이 막혀
Redrum, redrum, redrum
The singer's eyes close every time the person they love opens theirs, as if their life is flashing before their eyes. Every time the person they love breathes, the singer's breath stops like in the movie The Shining.
Goodbye dear love
The singer parts with their love and says goodbye to it with a heavy heart.
Help me kill, kill, kill this love (R.I.P)
God help me kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, this love (R.I.P)
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
잘자
The artist asks for help from anyone or anything to kill their love and let it rest in peace. They say their last goodbye in the hopes of being able to sleep peacefully.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JIN CHOI, PHIL GANG CHOI, SEON WOONG LEE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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