Tablo publishes a short story collection
Following in the footsteps of fellow musicians Lee Juck and Horan, Epik High’s Tablo is coming out with a short-story collection, to be published next month.
“When the book is released, I’m sure people will ask, ‘Did Tablo really write this?’ In my university days, I was known as a literature geek.” The now-28-year-old refers to his education from 1998 through 2001 at Stanford University, which is when he wrote the stories, which are set in New York and feature a diverse cast of characters. The collection contains approximately ten “human drama” stories, and Tablo is adapting and translating the stories that were originally written in English.
He explained, “The image I’ve displayed to the media and the public these past years has been different from the real me. There have been a lot more instances where the image has been distorted rather than accurate. I’m grateful for everyone’s interest, but I want to be judged only by my music.” (And, I presume, now his stories.)
As for Epik High, they’ve just released their first mini-album, Lovescream, featuring their new single “1 Minute 1 Second.”
Via Kuki News
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hmm i hope an English version is released since the stories were originally in English. It would be interesting to read how he used New York as a location of his book since I live there.
btw, i wish you could have an interview with Tablo. It would seem like you two would a great conversation together
i knocked on wood..hoping i would see more articles like this, instead of tragedy of the past few days. i think being korean, i think we over dramatize everything, and find our self in desperation, and feel like the only way out is death. Live on. fighting~
no wonder he’s english pronunciation was so good, he went to school in Stanford
i hope they publish an english version too, since I don’t read/speak korean but am very interested in Tablo and his works.
I just got lovescream and I love it :o) Can’t wait for Pieces Part 2 to come out
I’m so glad for some good news finally.. too much sadness these past few weeks.
yea, i already heard about this
i hope he will release an english version
Tablo is too cool. I respect him so much. And Lovescream is awesome. I think I like it better than Pieces. Their music seems to have turned a 180 since Remapping.
I second all requests for english version. Since they were originally written in English, there doesn’t need to be the whole translating hassle. And since I’m not Korean, but like Tablo…. English is the only way I can read these stories. XD
^ yeh i agree pieces wasnt great.
i hope they come out with a english ver. of the short stories
Yeah, I don’t think anything can beat Remapping. Everything on that album was crazy good. I feel like Epik High’s becoming less and less “pop” and more trance-instrumental. For now I still like them, but I would love it if they would get their Fan/Love Love Love groove back.
yes, they should release the original English stories.
I am now a fan. I love to scream.
fizzle, I don’t get what you mean by “pop”. Epik high was always hip hop. I do agree. I don’t feel the passion in their raps in pieces as much as I did before. Oh well, Epik High is still major love.
@javabeans: i’m the opposite, i thought lovescream was a step down.! and loved pieces<3
i also hope the original english versions are includeddd!
i hope there’s one about long island, he’s mentioned a few freaky things that’s happened there to him a few times!
Pieces dipped into the late, late 90s futuresound of K-pop — Eurodance, “epic/cheesecore” trance, trip hop grooves. Lovescream . . . well, Lovescream’s the best damn Jay Chou album that Tablo has ever made.
Nowadays Epik High’s muse shares the same unfinished sympathy of early garage and 2-step. I’m not sure if it’s strictly hip hop anymore, but it’s worth seeing how high as the sky, wide as the earth their muse takes them.
Can we get a copy in english? Maybe through your website? =)
yep me too! would LOVEEEEEEEE to get to read the original english version
i third fourth (to the infinity!) all requests for the english version too! i really want to read those stories T_T i wonder how we can let blo know he has english speaking fans too!
remapping is awesome…I may not be a music expert…but that album really hit me into some realization…really looking forward for this collection of stories from him…=)
I really hope he has an English verison out!!! I would love to read it!!