Introducing Authentic: The Story of Tablo

02/14/22 • 2 min

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Tablo was a Korean hip hop superstar in 2010. Then it all came screeching to a halt, when a rumor on the internet ballooned out of control. From VICE and iHeart Podcast Network, a series that explores why a bizarre conspiracy divided a country and turned into an international obsession. Hosted by Dexter Thomas Jr.

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In two thousand one, a young, energetic, recent college grad named Tableau returned from the States to South Korea and helped form the alternative hip hop group Epic High. Tableau and Epic High rose to international fame, and before long they helped make hip hop mainstream in Korea. By they were beating out Jay Z and Kanye on the international hip hop charts, all while rapping mostly in Korean. And it was then, right when Tableau in his group wer