America's FUSE TV headlines their recent interview with Epik High
FUSE TV headlined their recent interview with Epik High.
On March 26th (local time), America's FUSE TV headlined their recent interview with Epik High, titled 'Epik High Discuss "Sad Fun" Hip Hop & K-Pop at SXSW 2015.'
During the interview, FUSE TV's reporter asked Epik High members whether they find producing songs with heavy and serious themes difficult, and they replied, "I find it interesting that people can dance and jam to really depressing content. I totally love it. I think that's actually when you need to jam out, is when you're depressed or dealing with heavy issues." They added, "I think it's funny and interesting that our music does that. Our music lyrically is depressing but the beats and general vibe is something that you can just chill to. I think it works in that way."
Regarding what motivates them to write such songs, Epik High members said, "I don't think it was a planned-out, thought-out move. We're just like that. We deal with heavy issues in our lives and when we do, we usually meet each other and have fun...while crying."
They continued, "I think we have the monopoly on depressing fun. Basically what's happened is that because we've being doing it so long and so deeply, a lot of the hip hop groups just veer away from it because they'd just basically be doing the same thing. When we're together we're all on the same page, but when we're doing our music we have the funny guys, the hype guys, and then you have us."
Regarding their views for the future of K-Pop in America, they said, "We don't actually know what K-pop is and honestly we don't really care that much. If we're being put under the K-pop umbrella we're okay with that. It's not something we're not proud of or not happy about. I think K-pop is pretty cool," recommending Korean hip hop musicians like Dok2, BEENZINO, and AOMG.
Meanwhile, Epik High participated in South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival, which was held in Austin, Texas from March 13th until 22nd, and many music fans in the region showed explosive reactions for their performance. They were one of the top 5 most mentioned musicians during this year's SXSW, and they were also the most hash-tagged musicians from this year's SXSW.
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