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Group Epik High member Tablo mentioned the ‘Tajinyo’ (a meeting to ask for the truth from Tablo).
On the 5th, a video titled ‘Ask Epik High for the Truth’ was uploaded on the YouTube channel ‘Pisik University’.
MC Kim Min-soo said, “We prepared a special corner, especially for Tablo. The name of the corner is ‘Truth or Lies’.”
In response, Tablo honestly revealed his true intentions, saying, “Yeah, everyone likes Tablo’s truth. Are you asking for it once more? Damn you.”
The MCs asked the Epik High members, “I’ve ever doubted Tablo’s academic ability,” and Tablo, Mithra, and Tukutz all received an ‘X’ mark.
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At this time, towards Tablo, who was the last to raise the X flag, Jung Jae-hyung asked, “Why did you raise it following paying attention to it?” Tukutz made everyone laugh by saying “Tell me what is it. Who is it? Is it me?” Afterwards, all the members gave an X to the last question, “I have doubted Tablo’s academic background.”
Tablo said to Tukutz, “But? Are you sure? Because you didn’t appear in the documentary.” He said bitterly, “No, because I was in the army at the time. Probability at least 30% of Koreans at that time believed in it. So… three people.”
Jung Jae-hyung responded with “30%?”, and Tukutz joked, “No, that’s a reasonable doubt.”
The Tajinyo case refers to the false accusation of academic background forgery by Tajinyo, which is an abbreviation for the Naver cafe ‘group demanding the truth from Tablo’. In 2010, Tajinyo sparked controversy by raising suspicions once morest Tablo, who graduated from the prestigious Stanford University in the United States, of falsifying his academic background. Tablo was cleared of his charges following a legal battle with them. The Supreme Court sentenced Tajinyo members to 10 months in prison and two years of probation.
(Reporter Kim Ji-hye of SBS Entertainment News)