L to R: Mithra Jin, Tablo, DJ Tukutz
Epik High is a three-member Korean hip hop group (comprised of DJ Tukutz and rappers Mithra Jin and Tablo) initially formed in 2001. Along with their peers, they contributed to developing the then-nascent hip hop scene in South Korea. After multiple setbacks and three label changes, Epik High won Album of the Year in 2014 for their album "Shoebox" and held the largest North American tour for a Korean artist since The Wonder Girls the following year.
Epik High contains examples of:
- Boastful Rap: Lots - "Top Gun," "Breakdown", "Free Music," and "Burj Khalifa," just to name a few.
- Bowdlerise: Large parts of "Born Hater," the title track for their Shoebox album, had to be re-written in order for the song to be considered acceptable for broadcast due to the heavy swearing present in the original song.
- Cover Version: of Taeyang's "Eyes, Nose, Lips," though technically it's more of a reinterpretation of the original song.
- Icarus Allusion: "Icarus Walks" from Pieces, Part One
- Lonely Piano Piece: "Over" and "Spoiler" have shades of this, and a lot of their instrumental pieces (e.g. "Forest" and "Ocean. Sand. Trees.") are basically these.
- Myspeld Rökband
- New Media Are Evil: "High Technology"
- Oddly Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo: Map the Soul and Remapping the Human Soul.
- One-Letter Title: [e]
- Precision F-Strike: El-FUCKING-Greco in "Born Hater."
- Self-Empowerment Anthem: "Up"
- Spelling Song: "Fly" ("E-P-I-K!").
- Tick Tock Tune: "One"
Epik High's music videos contain examples of:
- Back to Front: "One Minute, One Second"
- Loony Fan: the girl from "Fan."
- Lyrics/Video Mismatch: "Trot/High Technology" and "Don't Hate Me." Both could also fall into the Surreal Music Video category.
