Tablo (타블로) is a member of the South Korean boy hip-hop group named Epik High (에픽하이). Group consists of 3 members: Tablo, Dj Tukutz, and Mithra Jin. They debuted in 2003 with the album “Map of the Human Soul”. They were debuted under Woolim Entertainment. They belong to William Morris Endeavor now.
His Stage name is Tablo (타블로). His birth name is Lee Seon Woong (이선웅). His English name is Daniel Armand Lee. He was born on 22 July 1980. His age is around 42 years old as of 2022. He is Korean-Canadian By Nationality. His Zodiac sign is Cancer.
He is the Leader, Main Rapper, Main Vocalist, and Face of the group.
Check out and follow Tablo’s Social Media accounts:
Instagram: @blobyblo
Twitter: @blobyblo
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Early Life:
He was born in Seoul, South Korea. Tablo moved to Jakarta, Indonesia after his birth due to his father’s job and they live there for 3 years.
Tablo’s family again moved to Hong Kong and Switzerland several times until he turned six. At the age of six, he came back to Korea for a short time and moved to Canada when he turned eight.
Tablo Started his Schooling at St. George’s School in Vancouver, British Columbia. He transferred to Seoul International School after that.
He graduated with Bachelor’s Degree majored in English literature and a Master’s Degree majoring in Creative writing simultaneously at Stanford University for 4 years.
Physical Appearance:
He is young, smart, and handsome. He is popular among youths. His looks make him look younger than his actual age. He has black eyes and black hair.
His height is around 5’8” (172 cm) and his weight is around 62 kg (137 lbs). His Blood group is “A”.
Family, Religion & Girlfriends:
He has parents, an older sister named Lee Sun-Joo, and an older brother named Lee Sun-Min in his family.
He married Korean Actress Kang Hye-Jung on 26 October 2009. They have a Daughter named Haru born on 2 May 2010.
Facts:
- He has 2.6M+ followers on Instagram.
- He can speak English and Korean.
- He is employed as a lyricist during high School under the supervision of Tobias Wolff.
- He is inspired by Drunken Tiger.
- He also called Supreme T.
- He started playing the piano at the age of six.
- He switched to Violin after piano and played it for 10 years.
- His teacher was a pupil of Isaac Stern who lectured him saying “Music is Communism and you’re playing Democracy”.
- He wrote the lyrics of the song “Rainy Christmas” by Singer Kim Gun-Mo at the age of sixteen.
- His father didn’t like his choice of career so he often run away from his home as a teenager.
- He asked his friend to fulfil his dream but his friend died because of cancer and that was his to cue to re-enter the music industry.
- He admitted that his family forcedly enrolled him at Stanford and even persuade him to attend law school in the U.S.
- He was associated with an underground hip hop group 4n Objects while studying at Stanford.
- He also founded the independent label HIGHGRND (High Ground), which houses bands Hyukoh and The Black Skirts.
- He also suffered from bouts of depression in his early life.
- He debuted as a Soloist in 2011 with the album “Fever’s End” under YG Entertainment.
- He performed many stage performances.
- He also works as a record producer and songwriter for other artists and is involved in collaborative projects such as Borderline, Eternal Morning, and Any band.
- He is also the author of the best-selling book “Pieces of You”, published in English, Korean, and Blonote.
- He is a friend of Rain and a member of the group Super Juniors.
- He collaborated with China’s top female singer Bibi Zhou in March 2014.
- He also ran a podcast “The Tablo Podcast” from 2 August 2019 to 3 September 2020.
- His Podcast is produced by DIVE Studios.
- He made a collaboration with Gallant and Eric Nam on the single release of “Cave Me In”, and a music video which was shot in Hong Kong on 26 January 2017.
- “Cave Me In” premiered worldwide on Zayn Lowe’s Beats 1 Radio Show and was trending globally on YouTube and Facebook for over 72 hours upon release.
- He made his acting debut in 2005 with “Nonstop”.
- He loves to watch movies.
- He also likes to read books.
- He also participated in the show “The Return of Superman” in October 2013 with his daughter.
- He is also the Radio Dj of the show “Tablo’s Dreaming Radio” from 21 April 2014 to 2016.
- He was also claimed to be the first emcee to have used the “rhyming rifle” technique.
Stanford Controversy:
In mid-2010 a group of internet users who majoring in English and Creative writing raised doubt about Tablo’s academic background. They claimed that Tablo could not have graduated from Stanford University with both degrees in just three and a half years. This spread very fast as “We demand truth from Tablo” aka “Tanjiyo”.
In June 2010, it is a piece of front-page news when one fansite’s manager claimed that Tablo’s academic record was “not making any sense” and he thinks that there is inconsistency in Tablo’s Manuscripts.
On October 9, police confirmed that Tablo indeed graduated from Stanford, having requested information other than what Tablo has provided directly from Stanford University.
Check out and follow Epik High’s official accounts:
Website: EPIK HIGH
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VLive: EPIK HIGH
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Website: EPIK HIGH
YouTube: OFFICIAL EPIK HIGH
Facebook: EPIKHIGH
