Successful albums Epik High released under YG Entertainment include 99, Shoebox and We've Done Something Wonderful. Upon its return in 2012, the trio signed with YG Entertainment. Tablo didn't need to serve in the military because he's a Canadian citizen. After a few album releases, Mithra and DJ Tukutz served their mandatory military service in the South Korean army.
Epik High left Woollim Entertainment in 2009 and started an independent label called Map the Soul. It won Album of the Year at MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards), Best Hip Hop Album at the Korean Music Awards and Best Album at the Seoul Music Awards. Epik High's Remapping the Human Soul was South Korea's third top-selling album in 2007. Due to high demand for remakes of "Fly" and "Paris," Epik High released a CD sampler in Japan. FIFA '07 featured one of the title tracks, "Fly," in the video game. Swan Songs turned out to be a mainstream hit, so the group continued with its music career. Although Epik High started to see success with the group's second album, High Society, the third album was intended to be the final album.
The group released its first album, Map of the Human Soul, in 2003 with all of the tracks written by the members. Hitting Gold With What Was Supposed to Be the Last AlbumĮpik High was formed in 2001 in Seoul's underground hip-hop scene. During concerts, fans find themselves immersed in Epik High's music by jumping up and down. At the time of the group's debut, hip-hop wasn't popular in South Korea, but Epik High managed to find success with "Fly" topping the charts. Stocksy Epik High Tickets Epik High TicketsĮpik High is an alternative hip-hop trio from South Korea that's known for lyrically complex songs on serious issues like education, abuse, society and love.