Tablo (Korean Name 이선웅), (July 22, 1980) is the leader and rapper of the group. He was born in South Korea and moved to Canada when he was eight years old. Tablo is known not only for his appearance in Korean variety shows and sitcoms such as MBC's Nonstop5, but also for his Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from Stanford University, California, USA. Tablo was a big hip-hop fan ever since he could remember, listening to old Run-DMC and Cold Crush tapes and always rhyming around the way in South Korea. But there was one emcee who inspired him to take it seriously. After he heard Drunken Tiger rapping, he became part of a group called Epik High in 2000 and also claimed to be the first emcee to invent the rhyming rifle. In the fickle world of hip-hop, Tablo kept his name alive over the years by doing shows and various cameos with the EPMD. He is planning on making his own album later. Tablo married Korean actress Kang Hye-jeong in October 2009. The couple are expecting their first child in the middle of 2010.


Mithra Jin (Korean Name 최진), (January 6, 1983) is a rapper in the group. Mithra Jin was originally a poet whose poems also worked as rhymes. Park emceeing and poetry readings were the first places where he met his future partner Tablo. They were introduced by a mutual friend and clicked right away because each other's style of poetic rhymes was comparable.


DJ Tukutz (Korean Name 김정식), (November 19, 1981) is the disc jockey for the group. DJ Tukutz first got into DJ-ing in the summer of 1995 while spending his time at illegal raves and warehouse parties, where his passion for the scene and music began. He started playing at local raves and parties in Japan's underground Hip-Hop scene, before moving up to South Korea in 2000 to attend the Technics DJ School. After returning from the academy, he hooked up with Tablo and headed to the states. He worked and DJ-ed on radio shows, live events and clubs around the Boston and New York City area. In 2003, along with Tablo and Mithra Jin, they formed the rap group Epik High. On October 15, 2009, DJ Tukutz entered the military to serve his mandatory 2 year service at the camp in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province.

DISCOGRAPHY:


Map of the Human Soul
Released: October 21, 2003


High Society
Released: July 25, 2004


Swan Songs
Released: October 5, 2005


Black Swan Songs (Repackaged)
Released: February 13, 2006


Remapping the Human Soul
Released: January 23, 2007


Pieces, Part One
Released: April 17, 2008


Lovescream
Released: September 30, 2008


Map the Soul
Released: March 27, 2009


Remixing the Human Soul
Released: July 22, 2009


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Released: September 16, 2009


For more information visit the following sites:
Official Label Site: http://www.mapthesoul.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/mapthesoul
Official YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/mapthesoul
International Forum Site: http://www.epikflow.dyzie.net

Affiliated Groups:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/THE_MOVEMENT_CREW
http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/Tablo_of_Epik_High



Updated profile by Keylye (Nov-19-2009)