![]() ![]() Right before this trip we took a couple weeks off and he went to France and Spain. Tablo: He (Mithra Jin) is really into travel. Tukutz (in Korean): I want to watch a lot of soccer, but I’m not thinking of actually playing it. There are certain things that music can do but there are certain things that just speaking to someone can do. And I think podcasts are a different way to do that away from music. I’ve realized that a lot of people are coming to me for advice or just someone to hear them out. Tablo: I’m considering doing a podcast, an English-language podcast. After the tour, are there any personal projects you want to work on? Tablo: I would love to work with Samuel L. Mithra Jin (in Korean): I want to go to Hans Zimmer’s studio, because it doesn’t seem like it’s possible. Tablo: Tom Holland? Spiderman? What would you do with Spiderman, though? I would love to work with Spike Jonze to do, like, a very weird music video maybe? I think we’ve worked with pretty much everyone we wanted to work with. Tablo: We’ve worked with so many amazing people checklist. Who do you want to collaborate with next? I use that frame of mind when I’m cooperating with other artists. Tukutz (in Korean): I imagine myself as the director of a movie, and with the mindset of a director I search for the most suitable candidate fit to play that role. The album features many other artists like Yuna, Sunwoo Jung-a, Suga and Crush. So I would say if you are getting into K-pop music now, you might as well go very deep and very wide and experience all of the amazingness that’s there. The indie music scene itself is humongous. Korean music is amazingly vibrant right now. To just focus on that little thing, and then define the whole thing, is wrong. That has existed throughout the history of music, in any place where there are people that want to make profits off of artists. I mean I’m sure that kind of thing does exist, but that exists everywhere. Tablo: You must have seen articles that mention K-pop as just this bubble gum music made in very factory-style companies right? And I’m sure they exist. With growing global interest in Korean music in the world, are there any stereotypes about it that you hope to break? Of course there’s always a long way to go, but I think currently with all the music that’s popular right now, so many different languages, so many different sounds, so many different cultures, that’s one beautiful thing that has happened because of the Internet. I think it’s great because people are more open to enjoying cultures that they’re not used to. , every time we went to do a show in the States one of the questions we would get is “how do you overcome the language barrier?” But in the last five, six years, we don’t get that question any more. I think people are no longer building walls because of languages. There’s a lot of Spanish-language music that is exceptionally popular, even in Korea. Tablo: Honestly I think it’s not just Korean music or K-pop. Why do you think Korean music is becoming more popular around the world? Because that pressure is not there, it allows us to sit down and really think about the things that we want to say. ![]() It’s not like it’s essential for Epik High to release a new song every month. There’s plenty of music that’s out every day that will keep people occupied. I think one of the benefits of being this deep and this far into a career is that you’re no longer in a position where people are rushing you to put stuff out. Tablo: We don’t feel the pressure to keep up with trends or constantly put stuff out to prove ourselves or to stay relevant. However, they released only one album, 2003's Same Book Different Chapter, before disbanding.Do you feel a lot pressure to put out new music? The duo was signed to a label in Atlanta, Georgia and was meant to break into the U.S. Uptown members Carlos Galvan and Steve Kim formed a duo called Uptown 3000 in 2002. Uptown has been inactive since its 2010 album Surprise! Original members Jung was the only remaining original member on the group's 2009 album, New Era, which featured new members Maniac, Snacky Chan, and Swings. When Reid left Uptown to pursue a solo career, the group made a comeback without her in 2006 with the album Testimony. The group underwent several line-up changes during the 90s and disbanded in 2000 following drug charges against Jung, Galvan, and Kim. The group's four original members were Chris Jung, Carlos Galvan, Steve Kim and Tasha Reid. Uptown (Korean: 업타운) was a pioneering South Korean hip hop group that formed in 1997. ![]()
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