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Scenes from Tablo and Kang Hye-jung’s wedding

javabeans — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:28:20 +0000

Epik High’s Tablo and film actress Kang Hye-jung married on the afternoon of October 26 is Seoul in a closed ceremony, but have released official photos of the event through Kang’s management, YG Entertainment.

The photos are lovely and capture the couple looking happy on their big day. Kang took her vows, saying, “If in the far-off future someone were to ask me what my life’s achievements were … I would say that it was the time I spent living by your side, spending forever with you, loving you and holding you.”

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Tablo and Kang Hye-jung tie the knot

javabeans — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:26:34 +0000

Ever since quirky actress Kang Hye-jung (Herb) and Epik High rapper Tablo announced their relationship earlier this year, they’ve been very open with their affection for each other, and announced last month that they were expecting their first child. The couple had been intending on marrying next year, but the news spurred them to push up the date, and now the day has come: their wedding, which will be closed to the public, takes place tomorrow (or today, by Korea’s time), on October 26.

The ceremony, which will be closed to the public, will take place at the Bailey House in Seoul’s Samsung-dong neighborhood and only be attended by the couple’s family and a small number of friends. It will be emceed by fellow Epik High-er Mithra Jin.

Following the wedding, the newlyweds will take off for Europe for their honeymoon, after which they’ll move into an apartment in Yongsan to begin their married life together.

Via Hankyung

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Tablo and Kang Hye-jung are pregnant and engaged

javabeans — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:37:14 +0000

Epik High rapper Tablo and actress girlfriend Kang Hye-jung are expecting! In light of this news, they’ve also announced their intention to marry next month.

I don’t think this is particularly surprising news to people who have followed this lovey-dovey couple’s courtship; they’ve been dating for almost a year and been very open about their romance, as well as posting affectionate messages on their respective mini-homepages. Kang, quirky actress of films like Welcome to Dongmakgol and Herb, is currently five weeks pregnant.

The couple has made their formal pre-wedding bows with both families and will have their wedding ceremony in October. Congrats to the happy couple!

Via Chosun

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Epik High maps the soul, redefines kpop business model

javabeans — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:56:36 +0000

By now, I’m sure y’all have heard about Epik High‘s newest album — and their new, independent business model by which they’re distributing it.

Namely, they’re opting out of the major-label system and putting out their record themselves, via their spankin’-new website mapthesoul.com and iTunes. The site’s got everything written in Korean and English, is taking overseas orders, and they’ve even got a Twitter account (mapthesoul).

This isn’t the first time a band has done something of the kind — recall Radiohead’s 2007 “In Rainbows” album, which they released online (for free! — they accepted donations but didn’t charge a set fee) — but for a Korean artist or group, it’s a bold step. I don’t think they’ll be changing the kpop landscape single-handedly, because if anything, bands like Radiohead and Epik High have something important that struggling indie newbs don’t, and that is a huge and loyal fanbase from which to draw. Naturally, this makes their jump out of the “system” into self-production easier than, say, had they attempted this as unknowns.

But the buzz and the likely success of their endeavor is promising for the future, and — as the band proclaims on their website — revolution begins with one step.

Below is a new interview from Chosun.com, which talks to Tablo about the album, the business behind the decision, his personal philosophies, and all that other good stuff.

Instead of a “Song of the Day,” here’s Epik High’s newly released “Map the Soul” MV:

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Epik High’s Tablo dating actress Kang Hye-jung

javabeans — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:13:53 +0000

Wait, whaaa…?

Quirky film actress Kang Hye-jung (Oldboy) has come out and confirmed that she is dating Epik High rapper (and short story writer) Tablo.

In an interview with Star News on the 5th, a source close to Kang explained, “Kang Hye-jung has a very candid personality and isn’t the type to hide the truth. She has revealed that she is dating Tablo.” The couple met last year — they’d run into each other by chance and were introduced by friends — and hit it off. They started dating shortly thereafter.

Kang Hye-jung was last in the KBS drama (and one of my favorites) Flowers For My Life and is currently working on her Hollywood debut film, Wedding Palace.

Tablo most recently released the album “Lovescream” with Epik High and is currently DJ-ing an MBC FM4U radio program.

This just seems so… random. But hey, I am a fan of both, and have nothing but well wishes for the pair.

Via Star News

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Your Pieces by Tablo

javabeans — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:21:56 +0000

Tablo‘s previously announced collection of short stories, named Your Pieces, is rousing strong interest.

According to the publishing company, internet pre-orders started last week, and the volume shot up to the top 10 in just five short hours. Over the weekend, it occupied the top seller spot — and the book isn’t even out yet.

The book of short stories officially goes on sale on November 4 and bears story titles like “Strawberry Fields Forever,” “Vacation,” “Mouse,” “Matchbox,” “Hate Crime,” “Andante,” and more, which he’d written prior to his Epik High days when he lived in the States.

As for the stories themselves, they cover a diverse range of material: a rift between father and son, love and pain, and other vaguely described themes (seriously, “love and pain” can describe just about anything). Of particular note is “Andante,” the story written while at Stanford and praised by author Tobias Wolff, who’d been his professor when he was pursuing his master’s degree in English literature.

Via Mk.co.kr, Sports Khan

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Tablo publishes a short story collection

javabeans — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:00:36 +0000

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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Tablo and Tukutz hit by drunk driver

javabeans — Tue, 20 May 2008 05:48:31 +0000

Yikes. Another celebrity car accident?

This time it’s Tablo and DJ Tukutz who were in a car collision that left the car “half wrecked.” The two were riding in a taxi at 3am on May 20th in Seoul’s Kangnam neighborhood and were rear-ended at an intersection where their taxi was waiting to make a left turn.

The driver of the car that collided with them was driving drunk. The trunk of the taxi was completely wrecked and all the windows shattered; Tablo and Tukutz were both admitted to the emergency room, received treatment and released, but both were readmitted to the hospital later that day.

Tablo described feeling “severe pains” in his lower back and neck. The X-ray taken that morning showed no particular injury so he was released to get back to work, but because of continuing pains, he made the decision to return to the hospital to get another checkup. Tukutz suffered from similar symptoms, and their work activities were canceled for the 20th and 21st.

Best of luck for speedy recoveries.

Via IS Plus

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News bites: May 15, 2008

javabeans — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:19:57 +0000

Tablo addressed erroneous rumors that he’s retiring from the music biz by posting a message on his homepage: “I’m not retiring.” He’s not happy with the state of the industry and its focus on singles over albums, but he assures his fans, “I’ll make music forever.”
Ha Jiwon was invited to the New Zealand embassy in Seoul to welcome Prime Minister Helen Clark on the 15th. She’s been active in promoting films from New Zealand in Korea, and vice versa (Korean films in NZ). She also films her next movie in New Zealand at the end of the year.
First it was a Girls Generation song (sung here); now figure skater Kim Yuna says she’ll be performing Jewelry’s “ET dance” next, using their chart-topping hit “One More Time” (song here) in one of her skating routines at the KCC Switzen Festa on Ice. Maybe she just really wants to be a pop star.
MBC’s popular variety show We Got Married has brought several stars into the limelight, including Shinhwa’s Andy, dubbed “top husband material.” But did you know he’d already gone on a formal “seon” (marriage set-up date) years ago at the tender age of 25? His mother tricked him into going, saying it was merely dinner with a friend, but when he showed up the woman was there with a “young girl” — and the mothers quickly got up and left the couple behind.
And with SBS gearing up to launch two new series, the promotion blitz sure is kicking in. All of a sudden, everything is about Iljimae (Lee Junki, Han Hyo Joo) and Gourmet (Kim Rae Won, Nam Sang Mi). Seriously, Lee Junki is everywhere.

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News bites: May 11, 2008

javabeans — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:00:39 +0000

Jang Dong Gun recently revealed in an entertainment program segment that he’d taken a minimum fee for acting in art-house director Kim Ki-duk‘s The Coast Guard in 2002. At the time (and now too) Jang commanded top dollar — several million dollars per film — but gave it up because he felt it was part of an actor’s job to appear in such films (as in, lower-budget, artistic focus). And it sure paid off.
Kim Rae Won is scheduled to appear in upcoming drama Gourmet, but is cramming in a ton of CF jobs first: aside from advertising for Chung Jung Won (food), Hang Ten (clothing) and Rinnai (appliances), he’s also in talks for apartments and telecom contracts. Capitalizing on Gourmet‘s buzz, I see. The series premieres June 16.
With Lee Seung Gi cast in MBC’s Iljimae (not to be confused with Lee Junki’s drama on SBS), rumors are swirling that he’ll quit his current role on KBS’s variety show 1 Night 2 Days. Producers are saying talk of his departure is premature; facts are as yet unknown with Iljimae‘s production schedule still unreleased.
Clazziquai’s Alex is taking on a radio DJ spot for MBC FM4U program Blue Night, hosted for the past two and a half years by singer Sung Shi Kyung. Alex has been busy working on his solo album, and takes over the show at the end of the month. Sung Shi Kyung leaves his spot on the show to begin activities for his upcoming sixth album, to go on sale late May or June.
Looks like The Sweet Life (La Dolce Vita) starring Lee Dong Wook and Oh Yeon Soo is headed into mania drama territory. The new drama dropped significantly from its predecessor Last Scandal of My Life‘s healthy ratings and is fighting to stay afloat despite its promoted “racy” bed scene between the two leads (episode 3 posted 6.9% ratings against First Wives’ Club‘s hefty 27.8%). With the drama’s dark tone, that doesn’t surprise me.
Apparently recording while rapping causes extraneous rustling noises, leading Tablo to develop a habit of recording “almost totally unclothed.” I’ll let you think about that some more on your own.

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MC Mong – “내 맘속 사랑을 죽이다” (Killing love in my heart) [ Download ]

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