Tablo of the group Epik High clarified allegations of targeting Infinite in the lyrics of "Born Hater."
On Dec. 5, a new video titled "Epik High asks why they dissed Infinite ft. knitting" was posted on Epik High's YouTube channel.
In the video, guests Sungkyu and Woohyun of Infinite grants to discuss. Tablo asked who his scariest senior was, and Sungkyu replied, "Epik High?" They had shared meals at Woollim Entertainment.
On that day, Sungkyu recalled, "Later, when some misunderstandings were cleared, I met the hyungs at 'Music Bank' after a long time. Out of joy, I greeted them with 'Hello, we are Infinite.' Then the hyungs had blank expressions, and Woollim hyung just went 'Oh' and left."
Tablo said, "At that time, after experiencing the Ta Jinyo incident, 'Heat Flower' was released. I was not mad at Sungkyu, but rather at Joongyeop. I was quite hurt. When Infinite debuted, I was their showcase MC. Right before their showcase, the Ta Jinyo incident became severe."
He continued, "So I ended up in a situation where I couldn't go out, and if I was the MC for their showcase, they would be debuting from the start with issues. I called Joongyeop hyung and told him, 'It would be better if I didn't do it,' but the article was already published. They made me step down before I could officially say I wouldn't do it."
He said, "I was genuinely in an unfair situation and did nothing wrong. However, my agency made it seem like they recognized the situation, as if I was at fault, so I fought alone for two years without a manager. Then I ran into them at 'Music Bank,' and if they had greeted me with 'Hyung,' it would have been fine, but when they said, 'Hello, we are Infinite,' my immediate thought was, 'Did Joongyeop hyung tell them to greet me like this?' as if I was a stranger."
Hearing this, Woohyun said, "We usually greet our seniors like that, so we were going to greet you properly and ask, 'Hyung, how have you been?'" Tablo replied, "When I heard that, I wondered if they were told to greet me coldly like that? It felt like PTSD."
While listening, Woohyun asked, "I am curious, in 'Born Hater,' does the line 'I want to draw infinity, fallen arm' refer to us?" Tablo clarified, "Honestly, I included it somewhat to take a jab at Joongyeop but did not intend to disparage you guys."
Woohyun added, "That's not true. We were impressed when we saw that in the practice room, saying 'Wow~.'" Tablo noted, "But honestly, that line was just too good to not use. Later, Sungkyu reached out to ask me to feature, and wanting to erase any bad memories, I went to record, guest-starred at a concert, and resolved it over drinks."
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