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Epik High is back. The hip hop group released its 9th full album "We've done something wonderful" on October 23. And on October 24, Epik High gave an interview to various Korean media outlets and talked about its new album. Well, including Tablo, who majored in English and English literature at Stanford University, the Epik High members are very smart and they gave great answers to reporters' questions. They gave reporters a detailed explanation of their new album, providing a listening guide for the album. I'm sure Epik High is one of the best interviewees among k-pop singers because the members are not only smart but also very humorous. During their interview, the experienced k-pop musicians usually use jokes to ease tension. Anyway, at the interview, Tablo mentioned about BTS while he was explaining about his new song "Lost One". For BTS fans, I introduce his comments about BTS. Check out what he said. There have been some people...

Epik High is back. The hip hop group released its new album "We've done something wonderful" on October 23, while it's notable that famous k-pop star IU is featured as a singer in the title track "Love Story". As expected, Epik High and IU topped a variety of online music charts, enjoying great popularity. By the way, aren't you curious about how IU took part in the song? Well, here's a story behind it. On October 24, Epik High gave an interview to various Korean media outlets and talked about IU's participation in its new album. Check out what Epik High's Tablo said. We have had some songs which we wanted IU to be featured in, but we weren't sure we could get a positive answer from her. That's why our collaborative projects have foundered. By the way, she called us one day and asked us to perform at her concert. So, we sang hard there, and we asked her to be featured in our new song in front of her fans. Personally, I...

Good news for IU's fans. The female star is going to be featured as a singer in Epik High's upcoming new album. It's not the first time for IU to work together with hip hop group. Epik High made a guest appearance on IU's concert that was hled in 2015, and they've been having a good relationship. And you know, IU recently collaborated with some of other YG artists. She collaborated with BIGBANG's G-Dragon and Oh Hyuk, and she made a guest appearance on PSY's concert too. As Epik High is well known for its outstanding musicality, it is expected the team will create a great synergy with IU, one of the best k-pop female singers. Meanwhile, Epik High's new album will be released in October. The album will be Epik High's 9th full album, while it has been about 3 years since the group released its 8th full album in 2014.

Do you know Epik High's Tablo? Many of you many know of him because he's currently appearing on KBS' entertainment program 'Superman Come Back' and he's a member of YG family. However, some of you may not know that he's one of the greatest hip hop musicians in Korea because it has been so long since he released his new album.(even though he appeared on Mnet's 'Show me the money 3' as a hip hop producer) Well, Epik High released its new album after 2 years of hiatus. The hip hop group, comprised of Tablo, Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz, recently gave an interview to Korean media outlets, and Tablo talked about their hiatus, "During the period, Mithra has experienced a slump, and we were not able to release our new album because of our desires for a better album." It was worth it. Right after being released all the 12 tracks of Epik High's new album got the top spots on various online music charts. The songs even knocked down new son...

Epik High will hold its exclusive concert. According to YG entertainment, the hip hop group will hold its exclusive concert 'PARADE 2014' at Blue Square Samgsang Card Hall in Seoul from November 15-16. It has been about 5 years since the group held its world tour in 2009. Before holding the concert, Epik High will release its 8th full album 'Shoe box'  on October 21. Tickets for Epik High's upcoming concert can be reserved at ticket.interpark.com  on October 14.

On August 15, AIA Real Life NOW Festival was held at the Main Stadium of Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul. As a headliner, YG family performed there, while YG's popular artists such as Psy, Big Bang, 2NE1, Epik High, Lee Hi, Akdong Musician, Winner and Team B took part in the concert, electrifying a total of 35,000 fans. The first artist of the concert was 2NE1. The charismatic girl group members performed their hits such as 'Crush', 'Fire', 'Come Back Home' and 'Gotta be you', proving that they are the best live singers among Kpop idol girl groups. Akdong Musician, the duo who debuted in early 2014, also hit the stage and performed 'Crescendo', 'Give Love' and '200%'. The duo said "It is the first time for us to perform at this kind of large scale concert. We will try not to cool the atmosphere down." And the next artist Epik High performed 'Fly', 'Umbrella', and 'Love Love Love', whi...