mtv Epik High Is Here For You The hip-hop trio carved space for themselves in the South Korean mainstream. With their tenth album, they re paving ground for other artists, too
By Regina Kim
âWe were anomalies when we started,â says Tablo of the Korean hip-hop trio Epik High, which he leads. A Stanford graduate whose given name is Daniel Lee, he wears a black cap and matching hoodie on the opposite end of a Zoom call, giving off a laid-back, unassuming air that belies his status as a South Korean superstar. Though rap and hip-hop have become infused in all of the countryâs major pop from BTS to Big Bang to Blackpink, Epik High were genre pioneers when they formed in 2001, mixing high-speed vocal deliveries with seemingly disparate elements as punk and classical at a time when the sound was considered niche. âAs time went on and other people started experimenting with different sounds in hip-hop, we bec
Epik High to release 10th studio album Epik High Is Here
Posted : 2021-01-18 15:13
Updated : 2021-01-18 15:13
The album Epik High Is Here 上 will hit streaming sites Monday at 6 p.m. Courtesy of Hours Entertainment
By Lee Gyu-lee
K-pop group Epik High is set to release the album Epik High Is Here 上, the first of its two-part project on Monday.
Its 10th studio album, Epik High Is Here is the hip-hop trio s first release in almost two years since its previous album sleepless in in March 2019. The title (of the album) implies Epik High s perseverance, withstanding the ups and downs, through 17 years of its career, the group s agency Hours Entertainment said Monday. And at the same time, the group intends to offer consolation to those feeling no one in this world will understand me with this album.
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Epik High and Zico (Getty Images)
Big news for Epik High fans. The South Korean alt hip-hop group are back with a new single dropping this month. Titled Rosario , the upcoming song will see Epik High, rapper Zico (Block B frontman) and a mystery guest teaming up for the collaborative single. Here s all you need to know about Rosario .
Release date
According to a new teaser video on Tik-Tok, the upcoming song is scheduled for a release on January 18 at 6 pm KST / 4 am EST.
Concept
If we re taking hints from the teaser, it looks like Rosario will adopt cinematic themes from mystery thriller films or horror. To add to the cryptic nature of the promotional clip, Epik High members (Tablo, Mithra Jin, DJ Tukutz) and Zico appear one after the other, fading from darkness into a large frame that resembles portraits from a classical era.