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Mon, 28 May 2012 16:02:39 -0400

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[120527] A Rapper Ravaged By An Online Firestorm (NPR Article)

Mon, 28 May 2012 07:07:05 -0400

A Rapper Ravaged By An Online Firestorm by npr staff.

Dan Lee goes by the name Tablo. He’s a rapper — hip hop, specifically — and one of Korea’s most famous artists. He’s also been at the center of a media storm, but not because of his music. His is a story of pop-culture paranoia and conspiracy.

Tablo burst onto the Korean hip hop scene around 2005 — young, handsome and just back from the U.S., where he went to college — at Stanford. He earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English there, then decided to become a rapper.

“At the time, rap was not a very popular genre in Korea, but he decided to go back to where he was from, and try to produce hip hop music,” says Josh Davis, an editor at Wired Magazine who wrote about Tablo for a recent issue.

Tablo found some early success, not much at first, but by 2009 he’d started to gain traction. “He did a tour in the United States, and he sold out major venues in NY, in San Francisco, in Los Angeles,” Davis tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz.

“His album at that time was the No. 1 album on the U.S. iTunes hip hop charts,” Davis says. “It was topping Jay-Z and Eminem, so he was really on the verge of something.”

That attention skyrocketed when he married a top Korean film star. The celebrity couple burned headlines onto Korea’s entertainment sites, like a Korean version of Jay-Z and Beyonce.

Tablo was at the top of the world, but then, about a year ago, it all fell apart.

From Rumor To Firestorm

Someone began making accusations against Tablo on an Internet forum.

“And on this forum, anonymous individuals started posting information, saying Lee had stolen somebody’s identity, had lied about his Stanford degree, was not in fact a Stanford graduate, had basically fabricated this entire persona, all with the aim of becoming an international hip hop star,” Davis says.

The accusation stuck.

“Within a number of weeks, hundreds of thousands of members signed up to this forum and demanded that Tablo reveal the truth,” Davis says.

There were a few things that seemed suspicious about Lee’s story, like completing both undergraduate and master’s programs at Stanford in three and a half years — an extraordinary feat. Lee released his Stanford transcripts and diploma publicly, but that didn’t end the matter.

“It only exacerbated the controversy,” Davis says. “It basically fed food to the fire. They then zeroed in on the diploma and they looked for the exact placement of every comma on the diploma to see whether or not in fact it was a forgery. And then they charged him with forgery when they said they felt there were discrepancies.”

Koreans are wary of Ivy league claims; in 2007 a curator at a Seoul art museum got her job with a fake Ph.D from Yale. Tablo was now suspect, Davis says, and his story began to dominate celebrity news in Korea.

“It affected his career, it affected his life,” Davis says. “He couldn’t go out on the streets, because people were starting to threaten him.”

Lee’s record sales plunged. He parted ways with his label; he felt they didn’t do enough to defend him. And because he was among Korea’s most recognized celebrities, he couldn’t leave his home without being harassed.

“He became a hermit at age 29,” Davis says.

Tracing The Rumor Back To Its Source

At that point, Stanford University itself contacted Davis and asked him to investigate the source of the malicious accusations. The trail soon narrowed.

“I found a number of posts from an individual online claiming to be a cousin, a relative of Dan Lee,” Davis says. The purported cousin accused Tablo — in detail — of lying about his academic credentials.

“This occurred right before the creation of the forum that then blew up into a larger deal, that took over the attention of the country,” Davis says, “so it seemed curious to me.”

As Davis scrolled back to the initial posts on the forum, he saw that the accusations were based on the alleged cousin’s claim.

“I saw people saying ‘Look, here’s a relative,’” Davis says. “‘If a relative thinks it, then it really must be true.’”

Except it’s still not clear whether that person actually was a relative, or a jealous friend, or someone who simply wanted to ruin Lee’s career.

‘Fever’s End’

It took more than year before Korean tabloids began to come around on Lee and accept that he wasn’t lying and that he had, in fact, graduated from Stanford. Most people believe Lee’s story now, Davis thinks.

“The evidence is so strong in his favor that you’d really have to have a strong sense of conspiracy to not believe him at this point,” Davis says.

Earlier this month, 12 people who posted false accusations online were put on trial in Korea for criminal defamation against Tablo. They could face jail time.

Meanwhile, Tablo has recorded a new album about his ordeal, named Fever’s End. It’s put him right back at the top of the charts, but after such an experience, he’s still not ready to perform publicly again.

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[120523] Tajinyo Says It Can’t Trust the Court

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:12:11 -0400

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Tajinyo Says It Can’t Trust the Court

Source: ENEWSWORLD.COM

Translated by : Erika Kim

It seemed as if the Tajinyo case will come to a swift conclusion with the arrival of Tablo’s official papers, but the Tajinyo members won’t be giving up without a good fight.

After the papers proving Tablo’s academic records arrived from America, the accused Tajinyo members have been put on the defensive. They’re not ruffled, however, as they even continue to voice suspicions against the justice department.

On May 18, a member of Tajinyo posted some suspicions under the title ‘Why the trial wasn’t clean’. The member, with nickname kiwi****, said in the post, ‘The judge in charge of the case and Tablo’s lawyer used to attend the same Judicial Institute. That’s why we can’t trust the results.’ The member also added that the producer of the MBC special Tablo Goes to Stanford and the judge both went to the same high school and university.

The post was put on the main page of the café, and received much support from the members with over 4,000 views. The members promptly started to spread the suspicions by gathering together personal information and photos of the judge, lawyer and producer.

Suspicions also arose regarding the trial held on May 18.

This day, Tablo withdrew his suit against two of the accused, who pleaded for lenience. The reason was that “they asked for forgiveness and didn’t attack [Tablo’s] family.”

Tajinyo, however, again rose to say Tablo’s withdrawal was an attempt to cover up his own faults. The same post revealed that ‘Professor Kwak Keum Joo and some who showed their support for Tablo turned out to be members of [the same church]. We can’t trust them because Tablo’s family also goes to the same church.’

The member even demanded that ‘now that the official diploma has arrived, the head of the criminal investigation section of Seocho in charge of the Tablo case should reveal the immigration records from the police investigation.’

Despite the fact that Tajinyo still holds its head up high, the café is mostly expected to go downhill in the future. Some of the accused are even breaking off from the group, pleading leniency soon after the papers proving Tablo’s academic credentials arrived.

The public are now looking toward how the case will come to a close after two years of chaos.

icaruswalksnet: Tablo’s Original Papers from America Confirmed Source: ENEWSWORD.COM Translated...

Fri, 18 May 2012 06:00:05 -0400

icaruswalksnet:

Tablo’s Original Papers from America Confirmed

Source: ENEWSWORD.COM

Translated by: Erika Kim

Tajinyo, the internet café that has continued to push suspicions regarding Tablo’s academic credentials, is in for a rude awakening.

The official documents proving Tablo’s academic history have arrived from America.

The justice department revealed in the hearing held on May 18 that the documents proving Tablo’s academic background have arrived from the related institutes, including those from Stanford University.

The justice department said, “The originals of Tablo’s diploma and acceptance letter from Stanford University, his SAT and AP records, etc. have all arrived from the related institutes, just as the accused (Tajinyo) had requested. We have also finished our examination of the papers.”

As such, Tajinyo’s side of the story has lost a great chunk of its credibility.

The Tajinyo members refused to approve some of the evidential documents and asked for Tablo to be brought into court, but the justice department dismissed the requests.

The prosecution also added a charge of contempt on top of the original charges for libel against Tajinyo.

In April 2011, Tajinyo had requested Tablo’s original diploma and acceptance letter from Stanford University, leading the justice department to ask Stanford University for the documents in June of the same year.

They expected the documents to arrive in six months and so scheduled the next trial to take place in December, but it was pushed back when the papers failed to arrive.

Now that the documents are here, however, the case is expected to go swiftly. The next hearing will take place on June 8.

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icaruswalksnet: Tukutz : Congratulating Mithra on his...

Mon, 14 May 2012 02:54:03 -0400

icaruswalksnet:

Tukutz : Congratulating Mithra on his discharge @blobyblo (Tablo) @realmithrajin (Mithra) @yankie1999 (Yankie)

Translation by: nikki0429 @ icarus-walks.net

icaruswalksnet: [120514] MITHRA JIN IS BACK !

Mon, 14 May 2012 02:50:05 -0400

icaruswalksnet:

[120514] MITHRA JIN IS BACK !

[120117] Tablo's interview with F.OUND Magazine

Mon, 14 May 2012 02:30:03 -0400

[120117] Tablo's interview with F.OUND Magazine:

icaruswalksnet:

Tablo’s interview with F.OUND Magazine
Source: F.OUND Online
Translated by: Emily@icarus-walks.net
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It was the end of November when I met with Tablo. When I sat down with him, that month, he had already released his solo album “Fever’s End,” and had participated in interviews on music programs and with major media outlets, but what I was most interested in wasn’t the story that everyone wanted to hear. “So far, the interviews I’ve done have been short. I haven’t been able to explain fully. I didn’t have anything to say because there are many cases like mine, but the interviewers kept looking for my answers. If there’s something you want more, you have to have control.” At that moment, as an editor with an open heart, for the first time in my life I worried that the interview might not be possible. But at the same time, I was hopeful that even Tablo, who had compulsive self-protective instincts built up from that storm-like time, would be willing to give me the full story.

ygfamilyy: Tablo - 2011 YG Family Concert Live CD Photobook!

Sat, 12 May 2012 23:13:35 -0400

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Tablo - 2011 YG Family Concert Live CD Photobook!

blonote: Take my hand. Photo by 100

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:06:48 -0400

blonote:

Take my hand.

Photo by 100

blonote: Man on the MoonLOMO LC-A Photo by Tablo

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:44:57 -0400

blonote:

Man on the Moon
LOMO LC-A

Photo by Tablo

icaruswalksnet: Tajinyo Comes Up with New Argument after Arrival of Official American...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:28:12 -0400

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Tajinyo Comes Up with New Argument after Arrival of Official American Papers

Source: ENEWSWORD.COM

Translated by: Erika Kim

The original papers that will prove Tablo graduated from Stanford University have arrived, but Tajinyo is now trying to take the issue to a new front.

According to the Seoul Central District Court, the original papers that will prove Tablo’s graduation arrived on April 26. The papers were certified by a party in America, just the way Taijinyo wanted them to be.

The Tajinyo members, however, are now saying something different. A member called Dambi (liubei****) said that ‘we need to see whether the man on the papers is Tablo’ and that ‘we need to make sure whether the owner of the papers is Tablo.’

A netizen with the nickname ‘You Think You Know but then You Don’t’ (anw****) said, ‘We need to check if the person listed in the original papers and Tablo are the same person through fingerprint analysis’. The other Tajinyo members are showing their support for the notion with dozens of comments.

In August 2010, Tablo sued the Tajinyo members, who first accused Tablo of lying about his academic credentials, for defamation based on false information. The accused are currently booked without detention.

The accused, however, did not agree to the use of some evidence and police reports in the third and fourth hearings held in April and December last year. They also requested the court to bring in original copies of Tablo’s diploma and acceptance letter from Stanford University and SAT and AP score reports from the related institutes. The request was based on their own judgment that they couldn’t trust anything turned in by Tablo’s side.

As soon as the requested papers arrived, however, they stepped forth to ask for a confirmation that the man on the papers is Tablo.

The case, regardless of their requests, is expected to pick up its pace with the arrival of the papers. In the sixth hearing held on May 16, the court had stated that “the original papers requested to Stanford University and other institutes haven’t arrived except for those from NSC, an American academic verification site. As the hearing cannot progress, the hearing will be pushed back to May.”

Heechul : XXYo(Anti-Tablo group) Stop it now ㅠㅠ if u’r...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:05:29 -0400

Heechul : XXYo(Anti-Tablo group) Stop it now ㅠㅠ if u’r going mad coz of ur inferiority just go and get some treatments ㅠㅠ

Translation:SuJu_Wifey

icaruswalksnet: Today makes a month since my father passed...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:44:47 -0400

icaruswalksnet:

Today makes a month since my father passed away. For those heartfelt moments, I am sincerely thankful.

Translation by: nikki0429 @ icarus-walks.net

Tajinyo Outraged with 'Wired' Report

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:01:10 -0400

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Tajinyo Outraged with ‘Wired’ Report

Source: ENEWSWORLD.COM

Translator:Erika Kim

Even after an article on Wired magazine stepped forth to show its support for Tablo, Tajinyo is still out to get the rapper, even voicing its criticism on the famed magazine.

On April 24, the online edition of the IT magazine Wired reported that ‘[Tablo] had not lied’ in a piece by reporter Joshua Davis, titled ‘The Stalking of Korean Hip Hop Superstar Daniel Lee’.

Davis, who had covered the issue for an alumni newsletter of his alma mater Stanford University, stated, ‘[Tablo] actually did graduate from Stanford in three and a half years with two degrees. His GPA had been in the top 15 percent of his undergraduate class’ and that Tajinyo had offered a lawyer who had graduated from Stanford University 10,000 dollars to ‘sign a statement swearing he had never seen [Tablo] on campus.’

After the article started making news in Korea, the Tajinyo members launched their own line of defense. A member with the nickname Ray (yjlee***) flamed, ‘They call something posted online on a mere IT magazine the ‘American press’ to acknowledge Tablo? Some ridiculous IT magazine published the article’.

Another member, Disney Land (minch***), stated, ‘This is a characteristic attempt by Tablo to start up a new issue’, while a netizen called ‘Honors at Harvard JD Crash Course’ (minsa01) said, ‘We need to punish those who call themselves journalists’.

The posts were an expression of resistance to the suspicions that their café was at the center of corruption and that they had paid an alumni to fan the suspicions against Tablo.

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it appears to be that fans can now send fanmail to Tablo…>o<thanks to nikki@icarus-walks.net...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:07:38 -0400

it appears to be that fans can now send fanmail to Tablo…
>o<
thanks to nikki@icarus-walks.net for the tip!　

blonote: My favorite Epik High mag shoot. W MagazinePhoto by...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:49:58 -0400

blonote:

My favorite Epik High mag shoot.

W Magazine
Photo by 100

Tablo in Wired magazine [may 2012]Photographer : Miko...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:32:53 -0400

Tablo in Wired magazine [may 2012]
Photographer : Miko Lim

Tablo’s twitter profile changes- changed his display picture...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:01:36 -0400

Tablo’s twitter profile changes

- changed his display picture from this to him and his father

Tablo in Wired Magazine [May 2012]Photographer : Miko Lim

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:53:01 -0400

Tablo in Wired Magazine [May 2012]
Photographer : Miko Lim

blonote: 来来来チーム - 天国

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:04:14 -0400

blonote:

来来来チーム - 天国