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Hey Tablo

Comedy, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

K-pop icon and Epik High frontman Tablo has seen it all—from surviving an internet witchhunt and childhood cults to navigating the madness of the Korean entertainment industry and the daily trials of being a dad.

On HEY TABLO, comedy, chaos, and comfort meet as he brings you into his world with unfiltered rants, funny stories, and no-BS life advice designed to help you cope with the absurdity of your own day.

Whether you’re a longtime Epik High fan, or just here for some laughs or a place to belong, this is your weekly check-in.

*Watch the full video on YouTube (https://youtube.com/@heytablo) or Spotify (Coming Soon).

Connect with Tablo at @blobyblo on IG & X.

Hey Tablo business inquiries: heytablo@studiox.kr

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#27
Episodes
45
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
49 min
On air since
2026
Latest episode
1 day ago

Episodes

45 episodes, newest first

  1. 9 Questions That Will Reveal Who You Really Are | Hey Tablo Ep. 45

    Season 1, Episode 45

    Show notes

    (00:00) Nine Questions That Will Make You Rethink Your Life

    (00:36) Why Is Tablo Sick After the North America Tour?

    (01:28) The Secret to Living a Long Life

    (04:21) If You Had Only One Day Left to Live, Who Would You Tell?

    (08:34) What Would Tablo Leave Behind for His Fans?

    (11:13) If You Found Everything You've Ever Lost, What Would You Look for First?

    (12:05) The Lost Home Videos and Childhood Memories

    (16:37) What Parts of Yourself Have You Lost Trying to Meet Others' Expectations?

    (21:20) If You Could Go Anywhere, Would You Rather Visit a Place or See a Person?

    (23:33) Would You Erase Your Worst Memory or Relive Your Best?

    (27:46) Which "What If" Still Haunts You the Most?

    (28:15) What If Tablo Had Never Pursued Music?

    (30:51) If You Had One Year Left, What Would Stop Mattering?

    (31:57) What Would You Tell Your Child to Change About Their Life?

    (33:38) Do You Ever Miss the Person You Used to Be?

    (34:00) Believe It or Not, Tablo Used to Be Quiet (???)

    (39:46) The Existential Questions That Keep Tablo Up at Night

    (42:34) Having an Existential Crisis on Stage

    (44:55) The Danger of Overthinking Your Own Life

    (46:23) What Really Matters Before 2026 Ends?

    (48:23) Final Thoughts From the Road

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    49 min
  2. The WILDEST Celebrity Food Demands | Hey Tablo Ep. 44

    Season 1, Episode 44

    Show notes

    (00:00) What Do Celebrities Eat on Tour?

    (01:00) Why Artists Need Backstage Riders

    (03:16) Epik High's Surprisingly Simple Backstage Demands

    (04:03) No Sugar, No Alcohol, and Very Specific Beer Requests

    (07:03) When Healthy Eating Goes Out the Window on Tour

    (07:37) Taylor Swift's Backstage Food Demands

    (12:56) Justin Bieber's Sweet Tooth?

    (13:31) Tablo's Dangerous Addiction to Corn Nuts

    (15:19) Mariah Carey's Outrageous Backstage Requests

    (17:12) Adele's Honey and Sandwich Requirements

    (18:16) Katy Perry's No-Carnation Rule

    (19:00) Why American Potato Chips Are So Different

    (21:07) Justin Bieber's Even Stranger Demands

    (21:34) Alicia Keys, Haru, and Canned Tuna

    (23:31) The Snacks That Only Exist Backstage

    (24:26) Britney Spears and Fish & Chips

    (25:08) Taylor Swift's Juicing Station

    (25:42) Beyoncé's Chicken and Pepsi

    (26:02) Tablo's Eternal Gratitude to Chicken

    (27:26) P!nk's Backstage Requests

    (28:23) One Direction's Tour Essentials

    (29:02) What Does Justin Bieber Actually Eat?

    (30:00) Tablo's Love for Jalapeños

    (31:06) Why We Rarely Hear About K-pop Idols' Backstage Riders

    (33:00) Why Artists' Backstage Requests Aren't Always Excessive

    (34:00) The Best Part of Touring Around the World

    (35:05) Home Is Wherever You Eat With the People You Love

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    36 min
  3. Things That Annoy Me For NO REASON | Hey Tablo Ep.43

    Season 1, Episode 43

    Show notes

    (00:00) Things That Piss Me Off for No Reason

    (00:09) Apple, Where Is My iPhone Mini?

    (02:00) Why Bigger Phones Are Ruining Our Health

    (03:27) The Rise and Fall of the iPhone Mini

    (05:31) Apple's Never-Ending Bigger Phone Obsession

    (09:04) Why I Hate That I'm Going to Buy It Anyway

    (12:18) Samsung's Foldable Phone Temptation

    (14:07) People Who Film Concerts With Giant Screens

    (16:13) The Kind of People Who Make Artists Say, "Put Your Phone Down!"

    (21:15) A Message to Everyone Filming at Concerts

    (21:58) People Who Take Up the Entire Sidewalk

    (24:09) People Who Pull Shopping Carts Instead of Pushing Them

    (27:32) The Paper Towel Dispenser Struggle

    (29:09) The Most Annoying Ways to Start an Email

    (31:34) Text Messages vs. Emails: Can We Just Pick One?

    (32:39) Why Can't Real Life Be Like an Aaron Sorkin Movie?

    (36:02) Packaging That Refuses to Open Properly

    (38:49) Out of Place Product Placements

    (41:23) The Privacy Screen Protector Problem

    (44:08) The Final Pet Peeve: Tukutz Eating Food

    (45:10) The Face Tukutz Makes After Every Bite

    (47:29) Why Tablo Can't Enjoy His Food Anymore

    (48:23) Final Thoughts on Things That Piss Me Off

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    49 min
  4. I accidentally auditioned for a K-POP idol group | Hey Tablo Ep.42

    Season 1, Episode 42

    Show notes

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    (00:00) How Tablo Almost Became a JYP Idol

    (00:24) Starting Music at Stanford

    (02:00) 4N Objectz With a Z

    (04:00) The Phone Call From JYP

    (06:04) Walking Into the Sketchiest Audition Office

    (09:13) Wait, This Is an Audition?

    (12:05) Refusing to Dance at JYP

    (16:52) JYP Calls Back

    (17:52) The Group That I Think I Was Auditioning For

    (19:24) K-pop Before Going Viral Existed

    (21:13) Why This Was Possible Back Then

    (23:08) The Wild West of the Korean Music Industry

    (24:04) How Tablo Started Becoming Epik High

    (29:24) Getting Scammed on the Way to Epik High

    (31:42) Finally Working With J.Y. Park

    (32:11) Tukutz Almost Became an SM Idol

    (36:08) Mithra’s Path Through Hongdae Hip-Hop

    (38:12) Horrorcore Mithra and K Ryderz

    (40:01) Meeting Mithra, Then Tukutz

    (42:18) Epik High’s Birthplace Is Now Samsung HQ

    (44:03) The Analog Era of K-pop Before K-pop

    (46:23) Would Tablo Choose Then or Now?

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    47 min
  5. Feeling LOST? These quotes may save your life | Hey Tablo Ep.41

    Season 1, Episode 41

    Show notes

    (00:00) “The Only Way to Do Great Work Is to Love What You Do”

    (00:18) Famous Quotes That Actually Affected Tablo

    (01:41) “Be Yourself; Everyone Else Is Already Taken”

    (05:47) “It’s Not the Years in Your Life That Count”

    (07:36) Don’t Love Your Job, Job Your Love

    (08:14) “If I Had Asked People What They Wanted...”

    (11:00) “Believe You Can, and You’re Halfway There”

    (13:46) “The Future Belongs to Those Who Believe in the Beauty of Their Dreams”

    (14:26) “Everything You’ve Ever Wanted Is on the Other Side of Fear”

    (15:54) “Don’t Watch the Clock; Do What It Does. Keep Going”

    (16:28) “You’re Never Too Old to Set Another Goal”

    (18:11) “The Secret of Getting Ahead Is Getting Started”

    (18:38) “The Only Person You Are Destined to Become...”

    (19:23) “It Does Not Matter How Slowly You Go”

    (20:54) “Change Your Thoughts and You Change Your World”

    (22:46) “If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It”

    (25:16) “We Suffer More Often in Imagination Than in Reality”

    (26:21) “He Who Has a Why to Live Can Bear Almost Any How”

    (27:20) “If You Are Depressed, You Are Living in the Past”

    (29:35) “Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost”

    (30:58) Socrates and Aristotle Enter the Chat

    (32:48) “In Three Words, I Can Sum Up Everything I’ve Learned About Life”

    (33:34) “Imagination Is More Important Than Knowledge”

    (34:27) “The Measure of Intelligence Is the Ability to Change”

    (36:21) “Keep Your Face Always Toward the Sunshine”

    (39:01) “Gratitude Turns What We Have Into Enough”

    (40:36) Famous Movie Quotes That Don’t Really Help

    (41:15) The Hot Dog Bun Quote That Explains Life

    (44:10) Final Thoughts on Ruining Great Quotes

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    45 min
  6. My Future is COOKED! HELP! 🆘 #LifeAdvice | Hey Tablo Ep. 40

    Season 1, Episode 40

    Show notes

    (00:00) Hey Tablo Life Advice Begins

    (00:29) “I Can’t Escape Your Song Anime”

    (01:15) Procrastination and the Fear of Failure

    (03:38) Why Not Trying Is Also a Failure

    (04:42) Hey Tablo, Failure, and Showing Up Every Week

    (06:14) Travel the World or Save for the Future?

    (07:37) Turning Travel Into Something Meaningful

    (09:22) Stuck in an Anime and Asking “What If?”

    (10:49) Why the Future Is Always Scary

    (13:47) Living in the Present to Help the Future

    (14:35) Grieving a Dream You Never Had

    (15:43) Tablo’s Other Dream

    (17:10) What Happens After You Achieve Your Dream?

    (18:06) Why Impossible Dreams Keep You Going

    (20:14) When Your Passion Becomes Your Job

    (22:02) Leaving Music to Love Music Again

    (24:09) How Tablo Keeps His Passion Alive

    (26:37) How Not to Take Your Parents’ Fights Personally

    (29:10) Surviving Your First Real Job

    (30:32) The Truth About People and Self-Interest

    (33:42) Building Confidence Without Becoming Tukutz

    (36:19) The Dangerous Confidence of Tukutz

    (39:56) Is Sacrificing Your Mental Health Worth It?

    (42:01) Growing Up Without the Words “Mental Health”

    (44:20) Burnout, Goals, and Knowing When to Rest

    (46:28) How to Change a Messy Partner

    (47:34) The Desk Lesson That Backfired

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    51 min
  7. Hot Take: A Great Movie Trilogy Must Have ONE FLOP | Hey Tablo Ep.39

    Season 1, Episode 39

    Show notes

    (00:00) Hot Take: No Perfect Movie Trilogy Exists

    (00:32) Looking Into the Internet's Verdict on the Greatest Movie Trilogies

    (00:58) The Godfather Trilogy

    (04:21) Why The Godfather Part II Outdid the First

    (05:33) The Problem With The Godfather Part III

    (09:59) Star Wars and the Ewok Problem

    (12:01) Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy

    (14:22) The Dark Knight Rises and the Third Movie Curse

    (16:28) Toy Story

    (17:00) Back to the Future

    (18:52) The Vengeance Trilogy and Oldboy

    (19:44) The Matrix Changed Everything

    (22:31) When The Matrix Was Ruined

    (25:05) Iron Man and the Birth of the MCU

    (26:47) The Iron Man 3 Kid Problem

    (28:48) Ocean’s Eleven and the Problem With Sequels

    (30:14) Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man Trilogy

    (31:08) The Trilogy Dance Scene Conspiracy

    (34:06) Lord of the Rings: The “Perfect” Trilogy?

    (36:46) Falling Asleep During The Two Towers

    (38:59) Why Perfect Trilogies Might Be Impossible

    (40:40) Life as a Three-Act Trilogy

    (46:53) Why One Bad Act Doesn’t Ruin the Whole Story

    (48:16) Final Thoughts

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    49 min
  8. John Park is like Tukutz but way SMARTER | Hey Tablo Ep. 38

    Season 1, Episode 38

    Show notes

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    9월 21일까지만 제공되는 캠페인 할인가와

    링크를 통해서 구매하면 제공되는 PDF 4종 혜택도 놓치지 마세요!

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    (00:00) You Asked for Tukutz, and I Give You...

    (02:21) Would You Rather Begins

    (03:33) John Park’s Voice vs. Tom Hiddleston’s Voice

    (05:04) The Unfair Advantage of a British Accent

    (08:11) Different English Accents

    (09:24) A Quick Epik High Tour Announcement

    (09:43) Tablo’s John Park Voice Envy

    (12:01) How John Park Realized He Could Sing

    (13:10) How Tablo Realized He Could Rap

    (14:22) Teleporting to Good Restaurants vs. Skipping Every Line

    (16:26) John Park’s Love for Pyongyang Naengmyeon

    (17:40) The Impossible Question: What Should We Eat?

    (20:03) Tablo’s Disneyland Line Trauma

    (21:58) High School John Park vs. College John Park

    (23:56) Life Without Music and the Problem With Economics

    (26:10) Wanting to Go Back to Being Young and Dumb

    (27:08) Tablo’s Stanford Nostalgia Trip

    (29:45) Tablo’s Complicated Feelings About A Cappella

    (33:48) Important Facts vs. Mastering Small Talk

    (38:00) LAX vs. JFK and the Glory of Incheon Airport

    (39:14) Jet Lag vs. Spending Every Weekend Out

    (40:51) Sleeping Like a Baby vs. Controlling the Weather

    (43:49) Billboard Hot 100 vs. One Billion-Dollar Fan

    (45:33) Making Music for Passion vs. Financial Stability

    (46:48) Pyongyang Naengmyeon vs. In-N-Out

    (47:54) Coachella vs. University Festivals

    (50:14) Seoul Subway vs. Chicago Bus

    (52:00) Kakao T vs. Uber

    (54:34) Mom’s Touch vs. Five Guys

    (55:58) Melon vs. Spotify

    (57:51) Musician vs. YouTuber

    (1:00:43) Final Remarks With John Park

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    1 hr 1 min
  9. I tried EVERY sleep expert's advice, here's what works | Hey Tablo Ep. 37

    Season 1, Episode 37

    Show notes

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    (00:00) Confession: Insomnia Has Returned

    (01:28) Growing Up With Terrible Sleep Habits

    (02:05) Why Sleep Deprivation Became a Flex

    (03:38) Writers, Artists, and Sleepless Nights

    (05:20) Creativity vs. Sleep

    (06:12) Blaming Tukutz and the Song Battle

    (07:04) Rain Sounds, Sleep Hygiene, and a Dangerous Title

    (09:26) Rainy Days and Sleepless Songs

    (10:28) Rewriting Lyrics at 4 A.M.

    (12:05) Sleep Tips That Contradict Each Other

    (14:18) Workouts, Hot Showers, and Morning Sunlight

    (16:02) Melatonin and the Problem With Staying Asleep

    (16:59) The Monster Dream Begins

    (24:03) How Bad Sleep Ruins the Whole Day

    (26:03) Tablo’s Sleep Hygiene Routine

    (28:24) Magnesium, AirPods, and Noise Cancellation

    (30:03) Living Like a Mushroom

    (31:46) The Brainwave Doctor

    (34:35) Meditation, Massages, and Everything That Didn’t Work

    (37:00) Why Sleep Is the Most Important Thing

    (38:34) The Concert Sleep Disaster

    (43:07) The Real Lesson: Stop Being Amazing While Sleep-Deprived

    (44:00) Final Sleep Advice

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    45 min
  10. My CHEAT CODE for Writing & Speaking like a GENIUS | Hey Tablo Ep. 36

    Season 1, Episode 36

    Show notes

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    학원에서 배운 영어, 입으로 안 나오면 끝? 우리 아이 영어 환경, 24시간 언제 어디서나! 지금 스픽 최저가 혜택으로 시작하세요.

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    (00:00) How to Become a Better Writer

    (00:16) Why Good Writing Matters in Everyday Life

    (02:05) Can Writing Be Learned?

    (03:06) Stop Wanting to Be Called a Good Writer

    (05:10) Good Thoughts Matter More Than Fancy Words

    (08:40) A Quick Hey Tablo Tour Announcement

    (10:04) You Have to Live More to Write Better

    (12:02) Reading as a Way to Experience Life

    (14:06) There Is No Cheat Code

    (15:05) Why You Should Read Bad Writing Too

    (17:08) Bad Emails and Confusing Communication

    (20:02) A Message to the Haters: Write Better

    (22:00) How to Tell If Someone Is Actually a Good Communicator

    (24:19) Meet People Who Disagree With You

    (26:00) Why Great Writers Argue

    (28:05) Don’t Mistake X for Real Debate

    (30:21) Tablo’s One Rule for Writing

    (31:10) Why Simple Writing Requires More Vocabulary

    (33:12) Make Sure the Other Person Understands

    (35:27) The Physicist Who Explained the Universe Simply

    (39:02) Humor Doesn’t Make Writing Less Serious

    (41:10) How Humor Helps Serious Ideas Land

    (43:02) Why Writers Need to Laugh More

    (46:05) If You Can Make Them Laugh, You’re Almost There

    (47:06) What Creative Writing Classes Are Really Like

    (48:46) The Professor Who Had a Meltdown in Class

    (50:08) Final Thoughts on Good Writing

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    50 min
  11. Ask Me Anything: Phones SPYING on you, Aliens, and Christopher Nolan | Hey Tablo Ep. 35

    Season 1, Episode 35

    Show notes

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    지금 스픽을 최저가로 시작하세요!

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    (00:00) Ask Tablo Anything Session

    (00:13) Is Your Phone Listening to You?

    (02:05) True Meaning of “It’s for Your Own Good”

    (03:04) Do Aliens Exist?

    (07:12) Why Are UFO Photos Always So Blurry?

    (08:15) The Bible, Elijah, and the Divine Uber

    (09:14) Would Aliens Actually Change Our Lives?

    (10:09) Tablo on Nolan and Spielberg

    (12:00) The Dark Knight Trilogy and That One Death Scene

    (16:08) Interstellar, Oppenheimer, and The Prestige

    (17:21) Tenet, The Odyssey, and Robert Pattinson’s Script Question

    (19:15) Tablo’s Honest Thoughts on The Odyssey

    (22:01) The Robert Pattinson Appreciation Segment

    (24:10) Why Nolan Fans Get So Defensive

    (25:16) Physical Copies in a Digital World

    (29:05) Three Books That Changed Tablo’s Life

    (30:14) Raymond Carver and Beautifully Depressing Writing

    (31:25) The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

    (33:23) Why Monster Should Be a Live-Action Series

    (35:17) Tobias Wolff, Stanford, and This Boy’s Life

    (36:47) Tablo’s Top Three Marvel Movies

    (38:12) The Weirdness of K-pop Airport Fashion

    (41:17) Advice for 2003 Tablo

    (42:35) The Bitcoin Story Tablo Still Thinks About

    (46:02) Writing for Yourself vs. Writing for an Audience

    (49:07) Passion Projects, Day Jobs, and Side Hustles

    (51:18) Who Are You Really Writing For?

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    53 min
  12. Ultimate DATING ADVICE: You must FIX this one thing! | Hey Tablo Ep. 34

    Season 1, Episode 34

    Show notes

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    영어가 트일 때까지 함께해주는 앱, 스픽.

    지금 최저가로 시작하세요!

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    (00:00) Back on Reddit Dating Advice

    (00:13) “Why Do People Do This?”

    (03:05) Please Clean Your House Before Dates

    (05:33) Tablo’s Extremely Untidy College Years

    (10:04) Meeting My Wife and Entering the Tidy Life

    (15:07) The North America Tour Suitcase Incident

    (17:42) Living on a Tour Bus With Messy Mithra

    (20:14) Realizing That Being Tidy Is Actually Nice

    (22:09) A Message to All Untidy People

    (24:16) “Lower Your Standards or Die Alone”

    (26:23) The Problem With Wanting Someone Perfect

    (28:12) Why a Shared Sense of Humor Matters

    (32:21) Build Yourself for Life, Not Just Dating

    (36:04) Skincare 101 for Men Who Don’t Know Where to Start

    (39:36) The Cleanliness Rant Goes Horribly Wrong

    (40:48) Is It Normal to Dress Too Casually for a First Date?

    (43:52) The 7 A.M. Coffee Date After the Gym

    (46:06) Groom Yourself and Show Some Effort

    (47:11) The Hey Tablo Hygiene Episode Finale

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    48 min
  13. What it means to grow up in an ASIAN household | Hey Tablo Ep. 33

    Season 1, Episode 33

    Show notes

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    (00:00) The Comments That Brought the World Together

    (02:23) Belts, Hangers, Slippers, and Other Childhood Weapons

    (03:08) The Wildest Thing Tablo Got Hit With

    (05:33) It Wasn’t Just an Asian Household Thing

    (06:27) Reading Everyone's “Growing Up In…” Stories

    (07:01) Why “I’m Bored” Was a Dangerous Sentence

    (08:42) How Calculators Became Our First Smartphones

    (10:47) Don’t Talk to Boys… But When Are You Getting Married?

    (11:45) “You’re Fat” But Also “Finish Your Rice”

    (13:04) When the Fight Continues From the Other Room

    (14:42) A Quick Hey Tablo Tour Announcement

    (15:40) Growing Up With Zero Privacy

    (20:08) The Asian American Christian Household Combo

    (21:13) Book Smarts, High Expectations, and Ignored Expertise

    (22:00) Why Parents Pay Doctors Then Ignore Them

    (24:11) “What Would Society Think?”

    (26:39) When Report Cards Got Graded Twice

    (28:21) “That’s Nothing Compared to What I Went Through”

    (29:55) Depression, Parents, and the Shame Around Mental Health

    (33:41) “You’re Always on Your Phone”

    (34:07) Parents Who Never Say “I Love You”

    (38:08) Too Many Stories, Too Many Households

    (40:06) Germany Enters the Chat

    (42:27) Laughing Through the Pain Together

    (42:58) The Never-Ending Pot of Pho

    (43:11) Newspapers, Food Trends, and Chewing Milk

    (47:46) When a Stranger Becomes a Parenting Threat

    (48:37) Is Getting a B Really That Bad?

    (51:35) Final remarks

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    54 min
  14. Martin & James of CORTIS: To Be Cringe Is To Be Free | Hey Tablo Ep. 32

    Season 1, Episode 32

    Show notes

    Speak's Lowest Price Promo Is Here!

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    스픽 최저가 프로모션 진행 중!

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    (00:00) CORTIS Joins Hey Tablo

    (02:07) First Impressions and... shower songs

    (03:00) What James and Tablo have in common

    (05:58) The Great Hawaiian Pizza Debate

    (07:10) What does Martin and Tablo have in common

    (08:12) Tablo Gets Schooled on Reels

    (12:05) Turning Everything Into Content

    (14:41) Making “Motion” With Juicy J

    (22:36) A Quick Tour Announcement

    (24:03) Rewriting the Song to Sound Like CORTIS

    (30:52) Ghosts, Blackouts, and Red Red

    (33:52) Tablo’s Top Five CORTIS Songs

    (41:09) Quote of the day: To Be Cringe Is to Be Free

    (46:26) Tablo shares his tips on dealing with hate comments

    (48:27) CORTIS Picks Their Top Five Epik High Songs

    (54:07) The Old vs. New Balance Game Begins

    (54:16) MJ vs. LeBron

    (57:53) Sobangcha vs. BTS

    (1:00:00) Keonho vs. Tukutz

    (1:02:46) Flip Phones vs. Smartphones

    (1:06:31) Skinny Jeans vs. Baggy Jeans

    (1:12:12) DJ Ankle Sandwich and the CORTIS Stage Names

    (1:14:58) Rental Comics vs. Webtoons

    (1:17:53) StarCraft vs. League of Legends

    (1:18:38) The Alphabet Song Controversy

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    1 hr 24 min
  15. Story Time: I almost DIED on the way to meet Spider-Man | Hey Tablo Ep. 31

    Season 1, Episode 31

    Show notes

    Speak's Lowest Price Promo Is Here!

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    스픽 최저가 프로모션 진행 중!

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    (00:00) Prologue: The Day I Almost Died in London

    (00:39) It All Started on the Plane

    (01:31) The Meteor Was Coming

    (05:28) Landing in London, Still Feeling Doomed

    (06:00) The Morning I Had to Meet Spider-Man

    (09:37) Finally Confessing Everything

    (12:44) Hospital journey begins

    (15:22) The First Hospital Appointment

    (21:27) Endless Waiting and Growing Guilt

    (23:56) Mini live podcast

    (28:30) Not Dr. Dre, Not Dr. Pepper

    (31:14) The Urologist Who Didn’t Know the Password

    (34:14) Finally, a Prescription—and Another Time Bomb

    (39:11) Can things get any worse? YES

    (42:45) Was That Even a Real Hospital?

    (51:15) Verge of a nervous breakdown

    (52:34) A Hey Tablo Fan Appears Like a Miracle

    (55:06) The Angel Who Kept Going Through a Blackout

    (57:00) Epilogue: Gina’s Angel Wings

    (1:00:00) A Little Heaven at the End of Hell

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    1 hr 1 min
  16. Be careful what you wish for... | Hey Tablo Ep. 30

    Season 1, Episode 30

    Show notes

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    (00:00) Tablo’s birthday episode begins

    (00:16) Haru's surprise visit for Tablo’s birthday

    (00:31) Happy birthday message from Mithra

    (02:15) Birthday wishes and the movie “Obsession”

    (06:10) Granting the wish for two episodes a week

    (06:37) The wish to speak every language

    (08:52) Learning anything from one book

    (09:29) The book that made Tablo want to write

    (11:36) Jumping into movies to fix bad choices

    (12:43) One universal rule in wishes

    (13:03) Wanting to become BTS’s last member

    (13:50) Would Tukutz choose BTS over Epik High?

    (16:55) The wish for dogs to talk

    (18:13) Mastering anything you set your mind to

    (20:05) College applications and dream schools

    (24:11) Did Tukutz write this?

    (25:39) The wish that made Tablo cry

    (29:49) Birthday wishes and next week’s sneak peek

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    30 min
  17. 13 Everyday Struggles That We NEVER Talk About | Hey Tablo Ep. 29

    Season 1, Episode 29

    Show notes

    Speak's Lowest Price Promo Is Here!

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    (00:00) People start sending Tablo podcast topics

    (00:43) BuzzFeed’s list of universal human experiences

    (01:13) Hitting your funny bone

    (01:43) Being too many “huhs” deep

    (05:16) Waiting mode before plans

    (06:44) Watching someone fail at simple technology

    (08:33) Sharing something you love with someone

    (09:44) The stress of playing an unfinished demo

    (11:02) Finishing the dishes, then finding one more thing

    (12:31) Eating alone in school vs eating alone at work

    (17:00) Appointment wait times and vague schedules

    (17:43) Buying albums before streaming existed

    (20:27) Walking out of a bad movie

    (22:29) The “worst movie ever” that everyone else loved

    (25:54) Mixing every color in the washing machine

    (26:34) Staying Facebook friends with people you barely met

    (27:24) Campfire smoke always finds your face

    (28:21) Tukutz crashes the podcast

    (29:44) Forgetting why you walked into a room

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    31 min
  18. K-pop SMASH HITS that feature GHOSTS?! (KPDH Golden, BTS Wings) | Hey Tablo Ep. 28

    Season 1, Episode 28

    Show notes

    Speak's Lowest Price Promo Is Here!

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    스픽 최저가 프로모션 진행 중!

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    (00:00) Today's topic: K-pop ghost stories

    (00:31) The legend of haunted hit songs

    (02:35) EJae’s ghost story while recording “Golden”

    (04:29) Building the K-pop ghost playlist

    (05:20) Jungkook’s mysterious voice during “Begin”

    (08:22) Daesung’s ghost sighting at YG

    (10:54) Ghost stories behind BIGBANG, TVXQ, and music videos

    (13:31) Tablo’s first ghost encounter at home

    (16:41) A strange moment during Epik High’s early rehearsals

    (18:29) Ghostly voices in Epik High recordings

    (21:35) Something taps Tablo in the recording booth

    (24:35) Seo Taiji, backmasking, and rumors

    (28:21) Epik High’s own backmasking conspiracy theories

    (32:35) More K-pop ghost stories: IU, EXO, NCT, Mamamoo

    (36:19) Sleep paralysis and the scariest Mithra & Tukutz vision

    (37:44) BTS Jimin’s shower ghost story

    (38:44) A hotel ghost story from Thailand

    (40:01) What if ghosts are just misunderstood?

    (41:05) Ghosts, parallel universes, and final thoughts

    (42:07) Send us your ghost stories for part two

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    43 min
  19. Chase Infiniti & Hongjoong, Mingi of ATEEZ: One Bias After Another | Hey Tablo Ep. 27

    Season 1, Episode 27

    Show notes

    (00:00) Chase Infiniti and ATEEZ join Hey Tablo

    (00:48) The collab we didn’t know we needed

    (02:51) How Chase joined ATEEZ’s “Bad” music video

    (03:43) Chase has been an ATINY since debut

    (04:52) Tablo’s Oscar prediction for One Battle After Another

    (06:49) Mingi reacts to Chase’s acting debut

    (09:18) Chase on auditioning for P.T. Anderson

    (10:43) Blood types, MBTI, and introvert energy

    (12:27) ATEEZ remembers Coachella nerves

    (17:20) Tablo apologizes for missing Mingi’s solo stage

    (22:13) How K-pop dance covers helped Chase land acting roles

    (26:37) Hongjoong and Mingi’s trainee origin stories

    (31:01) Chase’s ATEEZ photocard collection

    (33:15) The impossible question: Chase’s ATEEZ bias

    (37:06) K-pop fan hobbies and actor photocards

    (40:25) Seoul and Chicago restaurant recommendations

    (45:26) ATEEZ’s morning routines

    (46:17) Chase’s kickboxing past and ATEEZ’s athletic performances

    (51:12) ATEEZ’s dance practice schedule

    (53:10) Tablo’s favorite ATEEZ songs

    (55:25) Chase’s filming routine and early call times

    (57:23) Behind the scenes of hollywood

    (60:12) Chase’s top five ATEEZ songs

    (62:16) Chase’s upcoming projects

    (63:23) The One Battle After Another “ATZ” Easter egg

    (64:04) Chase talks about the “Bad” music video

    (65:14) Oscar and Grammy pinky promise

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    1 hr 6 min
  20. Tablo reveals SECRET LORE behind Epik High's biggest hits ft. Jensen Huang | Hey Tablo Ep. 26

    Season 1, Episode 26

    Show notes

    Speak's Lowest Price Promo Is Here!

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    스픽 최저가 프로모션 진행 중!

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    (00:00) Jensen Huang, KBBQ, and the “Love Love Love” Mystery

    (01:59) Tablo’s Top 10 Epik High Songs Ever

    (02:54) Hidden Lore Behind “Love Love Love”

    (03:26) Hidden Lore Behind “Fan”

    (12:43) Hidden Lore Behind “Peace Day”

    (22:19) Hidden Lore Behind “Fly”

    (27:36) Hidden Lore Behind “Here Come the Regrets”

    (32:04) Sponsor Break: Speak

    (33:04) Hidden Lore Behind “Umbrella”

    (41:02) Hidden Lore Behind “Don’t Hate Me”

    (51:51) Hidden Lore Behind “Born Hater”

    (54:07) Hidden Lore Behind “Trot”

    (58:16) Hidden Lore Behind “New Beautiful”

    (62:15) Final Thoughts on the Top 10

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    1 hr 3 min