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.
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Epik High Lyrics
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장미꽃이 피어 내 미소에
굳은 피가 되어 죽음이 흩날리곤 해
난 숨을 쉬는 피그말리온
Yeah flashing lights back and white
숨죽인 emotion
내 목청이 쏟아내는 소리 slow motion
안대처럼 눈길 덮어가는 번화가의 무질서
I think it’s time 암실처럼 검은 밤
눈가에 겨울 강을 채워가듯 얼은 땀
내 어리석은 삶 너무 달렸어 Oh I was a fool
잠시 느려지니까 죽음조차도 beautiful
Love and pain 기억의 속도 slow motion
Dreams nightmares 결백의 속도 slow motion
듣고 있어 심장박동의 소리
온몸을 감싸고 도는 이 솜같은 느낌의 고리
눈으로 보긴 힘들듯해 이건 제3의 손길
난 묶지도 않고 묶어둔 이 푸근한 온기
들릴 듯 말듯 안개 밖은 단막극
섞여만 가는 빛과 난 모를 손이 한가득
머린 좀 깨질 듯 아픈데 깨기는
싫어 되감기는 것 영원하기를
어쩐지 이곳은 시간이 어색해 느릿한
내 움직임에 맞춰서 따라 걷게
되어버린건 아닐까
생과 사의 경계선인 것만 같은데
잠들것 같아 편해서
Love and pain 기억의 속도 slow motion
Dreams nightmares 결백의 속도 slow motion
Slow slow motion 아름답게 퍼져가는 표정
마법같이 빠져들어 미소짓게 하는 요정
Love love potion 아름답게 꺼져가는 조명
모두 같이 손흔들어 내 삶의 마지막 공연
Slow slow motion 아름답게 퍼져가는 표정
마법같이 빠져들어 미소짓게 하는 요정
Love love potion 아름답게 꺼져가는 조명
모두 같이 손흔들어 내 삶의 마지막 공연
Lose your emotion Move in slow motion
The remedy for memories
Live your life in slow motion
Lose your emotion Move in slow motion
The remedy for memories
Live your life in slow motion
Lose your emotion Move in slow motion
The remedy for memories
Live your life in slow motion
Lose your emotion Move in slow motion
The remedy for memories
Live your life in slow motion
The lyrics to Epik High's song "Slow Motion" are poetic and reflective, evoking a sense of nostalgia and contemplation. The opening lines speak of time bending and folding in on itself, with memories persisting like a pause button on life. The image of a rose blooming and solidifying into frozen blood draws a contrast between beauty and violence, highlighting the fleeting nature of life itself.
The second verse describes the chaotic and overwhelming nature of modern life, with the bustling city becoming a blur and vision clouded like a blind painter's brush strokes. The singer acknowledges the foolishness of rushing through life, but finds a certain beauty in slowing down, even in the face of death. In the chorus, the themes of love, pain, dreams, and nightmares are all tied together in a slow motion experience aimed at soothing and healing the soul.
The imagery and metaphors in "Slow Motion" paint a vivid portrait of life and time, with a sense of yearning for a simpler, slower pace of existence. The song suggests that slowing down and experiencing life in a more deliberate way can provide solace and comfort, even in the face of pain and uncertainty.
Line by Line Meaning
일시 정지 기억의 지속에 휘어지는 시간
Time that is bent by the lasting memories of a pause.
장미꽃이 피어 내 미소에
A smile that blooms like a rose.
굳은 피가 되어 죽음이 흩날리곤 해
Becoming hardened blood that scatters death.
난 숨을 쉬는 피그말리온
I am a breathing Pygmalion.
Yeah flashing lights back and white
Yeah, flashing lights of black and white.
숨죽인 emotion
Silenced, muted emotion.
내 목청이 쏟아내는 소리 slow motion
The sound pouring from my throat in slow motion.
안대처럼 눈길 덮어가는 번화가의 무질서
The chaos of the city covered by eyes closed like blindfolds.
마치 눈먼 화가의 붓질
Like the brushstrokes of a blind painter.
I think it’s time 암실처럼 검은 밤
I think it's time, like a black night in a darkroom.
눈가에 겨울 강을 채워가듯 얼은 땀
Frozen sweat collecting like a winter river in the corner of my eye.
내 어리석은 삶 너무 달렸어 Oh I was a fool
My foolish life, I ran too much. Oh, I was a fool.
잠시 느려지니까 죽음조차도 beautiful
When slowed down momentarily, even death is beautiful.
Love and pain 기억의 속도 slow motion
The speed of memories is in slow motion with love and pain.
Dreams nightmares 결백의 속도 slow motion
The speed of innocence is in slow motion with dreams and nightmares.
듣고 있어 심장박동의 소리
I'm listening to the sound of my heartbeat.
온몸을 감싸고 도는 이 솜같은 느낌의 고리
The ring of this cotton-like feeling that wraps around my entire body.
눈으로 보긴 힘들듯해 이건 제3의 손길
It's hard to see with your eyes, this is a third kind of touch.
난 묶지도 않고 묶어둔 이 푸근한 온기
This warm feeling that is bound without being tied.
들릴 듯 말듯 안개 밖은 단막극
Outside of the fog, it seems to be heard but not really, like a one-act play.
섞여만 가는 빛과 난 모를 손이 한가득
Mixed with light, my hand is full of the unknown.
머린 좀 깨질 듯 아픈데 깨기는
The head hurts like it's going to break, but I wake up.
싫어 되감기는 것 영원하기를
I hate rewinding, wishing it was eternal.
어쩐지 이곳은 시간이 어색해 느릿한
Somehow, here, time feels awkward and slow.
내 움직임에 맞춰서 따라 걷게
Walking along with the rhythm of my movement.
되어버린건 아닐까
Isn't it just what it's become?
생과 사의 경계선인 것만 같은데
It seems to be just the boundary between life and death.
잠들것 같아 편해서
It feels like I'm going to sleep, which is comforting.
Slow slow motion 아름답게 퍼져가는 표정
Slow, slow motion, expressions that spread out beautifully.
마법같이 빠져들어 미소짓게 하는 요정
Fairy like magic, making you smile as you get lost in it.
Love love potion 아름답게 꺼져가는 조명
Love, love potion, with a beautiful fading light.
모두 같이 손흔들어 내 삶의 마지막 공연
Everyone waving their hands, my final performance of life.
Lose your emotion Move in slow motion
Lose your emotion, move in slow motion.
The remedy for memories
The remedy for memories.
Live your life in slow motion
Live your life in slow motion.
Writer(s): 森 雪之丞, 布袋 寅泰
Contributed by Mason S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Thank you for the explaination, may I ask for the link or hangul name of the song by Lee Mija singer?