Remapping the Human Soul

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{{Infobox album

| name = Remapping the Human Soul

| type = studio album

| artist = Epik High

| cover = Remapping_the_Human_Soul.jpg

| alt =

| released = January 23, 2007

| recorded = 2005–2006

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|K-pop|hip hop}}

| length = 1:36:00

| language = Korean

| label = {{hlist|Woollim|CJ Music}}

| producer = {{hlist|DJ Tukutz|Tablo|Pe2ny}}

| prev_title = Black Swan Songs

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Pieces, Part One

| next_year = 2008

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Remapping the Human Soul

| type = studio

| single1 = Fan

| single1date = January 23, 2007

| single2 = Love Love Love

| single2date = January 23, 2007

}}

}}

Remapping the Human Soul is the fourth studio album by South Korean hip hop trio Epik High. It was released through Woollim Entertainment and CJ Music on January 23, 2007, and contains 27 tracks on two CDs.{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0000076391|title=에픽하이, 정규 4집 앨범 발매 기념 쇼케이스 개최|trans-title=Epik High holds a showcase to commemorate the release of 4th full-length album |date=January 23, 2007|website=My Daily|publisher=Naver|language=ko|access-date=February 13, 2019}} The singles "Fan" and "Love Love Love" were promoted as part of the album.

The album was a commercial success in South Korea, peaking at number one on the monthly RIAK album chart for two consecutive months. It was the 3rd best-selling album of 2007 with over 120,000 copies sold.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7668981/epik-high-tablo-new-music-remapping-the-human-soul-anniversary|title=Epik High's Tablo Announces New Music After Celebrating 'Remapping the Human Soul' Anniversary|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=January 24, 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 13, 2019}} It went on to win awards such as Album of the Year at the 2007 Mnet Asian Music Awards,{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2007 |title='MKMF' 파행 속출, 공정성 시비부터 수상자 확대 의혹까지 |url=http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4113483 |access-date=February 13, 2019 |website=No Cut News |language=ko}} Best Album at the 2007 Seoul Music Awards,{{Cite web |title=Winners |url=http://www.seoulmusicawards.com/winner |access-date=February 13, 2019 |website=Seoul Music Awards}} and Best Hip Hop Album at the 2008 Korean Music Awards.{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2008 |title='대중성과의 화해?', 이적 원더걸스 상 준 '한국대중음악상' |url=http://news.donga.com/List/EnterTVhttp/3/all/20080306/8552213/1 |access-date=February 13, 2019 |website=Dong-A Ilbo |language=ko}}

Background

Following the popularity of the single "Fly" from their 2005 album, Swan Songs, Epik High spent a year and a half writing over 200 new songs. The group ultimately recorded 47 of those songs and selected 27 to include on Remapping the Human Soul.{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Cathy Rose A. |date=February 19, 2007 |title=Epik High Soars to New Heights |url=http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200702/kt2007021918150011690.htm |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309185902/http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200702/kt2007021918150011690.htm |archive-date=March 9, 2007 |access-date=February 13, 2019 |website=The Korea Times}} Due to the album's controversial subject matter covering topics including sex, religion, and war, the album had its sales age-restricted, and some of its songs were banned from being played on South Korean radio stations.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Madeleine |date=May 22, 2015 |title=The Noisey Guide to Korean Rap Pioneers Epik High |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-noisey-guide-to-epik-high/ |access-date=February 13, 2019 |website=Noisey |language=en-US}}

Composition

Part 2 (The Heart), which was produced by Tablo, is influenced by Philip Glass, Billy Corgan, Timbaland.{{cite web |title=Interview with Tablo (of Epik High) |url=https://hiphopplaya.com/magazine/article/view.html?category=&category2=&page=1&sort=&num=2383&keyfield=title&key=epik+high |website=HipHopPlaya |access-date=September 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711170650/https://hiphopplaya.com/magazine/article/view.html?category=&category2=&page=1&sort=&num=2383&keyfield=title&key=epik+high |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |language=ko |date=February 28, 2007}} He also has emphasised his interest in rock, jazz, trance, garage, as well as hip hop. Various tracks contain samples of other songs, including "The End Times (Opening)" with "真実の爆弾(Shinjitsu no bakudan)" by King Giddra, "White Night" with "Nothing Can Stop Me" by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., "Mr. Doctor" with "Hasta Siempre" by Soledad Bravo, "Nocturne (Tablo's Word)" with "Once Upon a Time" by Donna Summer, "중독" with "Flashback" by Dee Dee Sharp, and "Broken Toys" with "Half Forgotten Daydreams" by John Cameron.

Accolades

Rolling Stone named "Love Love Love" the 70th greatest song in the history of Korean popular music, writing that "Epik High takes the listener through all the stages of love, from blissful infatuation to a painful breakup. Capturing the chemistry of MCs Tablo and Mithra Jin, while DJ Tukutz backspins a record like it’s 1975, it’s an eternal bop."{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=2023-07-20 |title=The 100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-korean-pop-songs-1234727955/love-love-love-epik-high-1234729028/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} In 2024, EBS named Remapping the Human Soul one of the 100 best Korean popular music albums since 2004.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-01 |title=2000년대 한국 대중음악 명반 100 (2004–2023) |trans-title=Top 100 Korean pop music albums of the 2000s (2004–2023) |url=https://www.ebs.co.kr/space/bestalbum/albumList |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=EBS |language=ko}}

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|+Awards and nominations

! scope="col" |Organization

! scope="col" |Year

! scope="col" |Category

! scope="col" |Work

! scope="col" |Result

! class="unsortable" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" | Cyworld Digital Music Awards

| 2007

| Song of the Month – February

| rowspan="2" |"Fan"

| {{won}}

| align="center" |{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2007 |title=디지털 뮤직 어워드 'Song of The Month' 수상한 에픽하이 |trans-title=Epik High wins the Digital Music Awards 'Song of the Month' |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0000352930 |access-date=December 11, 2021 |website=Newsis |publisher=Naver |language=ko}}

scope="row" rowspan="3" |Golden Disc Awards

| rowspan="3" |2007

| Digital Song Bonsang

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://isplus.joins.com/goldendisk/nominate/nominate_digital.html|title=Digital Song Bonsang Nominees|website=Ilgan Sports|access-date=June 16, 2022|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116143648/http://isplus.joins.com/goldendisk/nominate/nominate_digital.html|archive-date=November 16, 2007|url-status=dead}}

Album Bonsang

| rowspan="2" |Remapping the
Human Soul

| {{won}}

| align="center" rowspan="2" | {{cite web|url=https://www.goldendisc.co.kr/en/history|title=History|website=Golden Disc Awards|access-date=May 7, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108103741/https://www.goldendisc.co.kr/en/history|url-status=live}}

Album Daesang

| {{nom}}

scope="row" rowspan="3" |Mnet KM Music Festival

| rowspan="3" |2007

| Song of the Year (Daesang)

| rowspan="2" |"Fan"

| {{nom}}

|

Best Hip-Hop Performance

| {{won}}

| align="center" |{{Cite web |title=2007 Mnet Km Music Festival Winners {{!}} 2007 MKMF |url=https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/2007/winner/124 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125013038/https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/2007/winner/124 |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |website= |publisher=Mwave |language=en}}

Album of the Year (Daesang)

| rowspan="3" |Remapping the
Human Soul

| {{won}}

| align="center" |

scope="row" | Seoul Music Awards

| rowspan="2" |2008

| Best Album Award

| {{won}}

| align="center" |

scope="row" | Korean Music Awards

| Best Hip Hop Album

| {{won}}

| align="center" |

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|+Music program awards

! width="80" |Song

! width="140" |Program

! width="140" |Date

rowspan="5" |"Fan"

| rowspan="3" |M Countdown

|February 15, 2007

March 1, 2007
March 15, 2007
rowspan="2" |Inkigayo

|March 4, 2007

March 11, 2007

Track listing

Track listing and credits adapted from Naver Music, Google Play, and the Korea Music Copyright Association.Remapping the Human Soul credits:

  • {{cite web|title=4집 Remapping The Human Soul|url=https://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=44954|website=Naver Music|accessdate=February 13, 2019|language=ko}}
  • {{cite web|title=Remapping The Human Soul|url=https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Epik_High_Remapping_The_Human_Soul?id=Bwi4hk6ds5pwmyzlsxea5dlf54q|website=Google Play|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}
  • {{cite web|title=Works Search|url=https://www.komca.or.kr/foreign2/eng/S01.jsp|website= Korea Music Copyright Association|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} [Note: Input "에픽하이4집" in the "Album Title" field for track list results.]

{{Track listing

| headline = CD 1

| title1 = The End Times (Opening)

| lyrics1 = —

| music1 = DJ Tukutz

| length1 = 1:45

| title2 = 白夜

| note2 = White Night

| lyrics2 = Tablo, Mithra Jin

| music2 = DJ Tukutz

| length2 = 5:16

| title3 = 알고보니

| note3 = As it Turns Out) (feat. Jinbo

| lyrics3 = Tablo, Mithra Jin, Jinbo

| music3 = DJ Tukutz

| length3 = 4:10

| title4 = 실어증

| note4 = Aphasia) (feat. Paloalto

| lyrics4 = Tablo, Mithra Jin, Paloalto

| music4 = Pe2ny

| length4 = 4:41

| title5 = Mr. Doctor

| note5 = feat. Yankie

| lyrics5 = Tablo, Mithra Jin, Yankie

| music5 = Yankie

| length5 = 3:58

| title6 = Runaway (Mithra's Word)

| lyrics6 = Mithra Jin

| music6 = Mithra Jin

| length6 = 4:05

| title7 = Exile (Halftime)

| lyrics7 = —

| music7 = Pe2ny

| length7 = 3:09

| title8 = Still Life

| note8 = feat. Jinbo, The Quiett, Kebee, TBNY, MC Meta

| lyrics8 = Tablo, Mithra Jin, Yankie, Topbob, Naachal, The Quiett, Kebee, Jinbo

| music8 = DJ Tukutz

| length8 = 5:39

| title9 = 피해망상 (Paranoia) Pt. 1

| note9 = feat. Junggigo

| lyrics9 = Tablo, Mithra Jin, Junggigo

| music9 = DJ Tukutz, Junggigo

| length9 = 4:34

| title10 = 희생양

| note10 = Scapegoat) (feat. Sweet Sorrow

| lyrics10 = Tablo, Mithra Jin

| music10 = Tablo

| length10 = 4:33

| title11 = Nocturne (Tablo's Word)

| lyrics11 = Tablo

| music11 = DJ Tukutz

| length11 = 4:48

| title12 = 혼

| note12 = Soul

| lyrics12 = Tablo, Mithra Jin

| music12 = —

| length12 = 4:26

| title13 = In Peace (Closing)

| lyrics13 = —

| music13 = DJ Tukutz

| length13 = 1:25

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = CD 2

| title1 = Slave Song (Overture)

| lyrics1 = Tablo

| music1 = Tablo

| length1 = 1:38

| title2 = Flow

| note2 = feat. Emi Hinouchi

| lyrics2 = Tablo, Mithra Jin

| music2 = Tablo

| length2 = 3:33

| title3 = Love/Crime (Fan Prelude)

| lyrics3 = —

| music3 = Tablo

| length3 = 0:23

| title4 = Fan

| lyrics4 = Tablo, Mithra Jin

| music4 = Tablo

| length4 = 3:44

| title5 = 거미줄

| note5 = Spider Web) (feat. Itta

| lyrics5 = Tablo, Mithra Jin

| music5 = Tablo

| length5 = 4:41

| title6 = 선곡표

| note6 = Track List) (feat. DJ Zio

| lyrics6 = Tablo, Mithra Jin

| music6 = DJ Zio

| length6 = 3:34

| title7 = 중독

| note7 = Poison) (feat. Wanted

| lyrics7 = Tablo, Mithra Jin

| music7 = Pe2ny

| length7 = 4:20

| title8 = Underground Railroad (Intermission)

| lyrics8 = —

| music8 = Pe2ny

| length8 = 3:22

| title9 = FAQ

| lyrics9 = Tablo, Mithra Jin

| music9 = Tablo

| length9 = 2:36

| title10 = Love Love Love

| note10 = feat. Lee Yoong Jin

| lyrics10 = Tablo, Mithra Jin

| music10 = Tablo

| length10 = 3:51

| title11 = Girl Rock

| note11 = feat. Jiae

| lyrics11 = Tablo, Mithra Jin

| music11 = Tablo

| length11 = 3:22

| title12 = Broken Toys

| note12 = feat. Infinite Flow

| lyrics12 = Tablo, Mithra Jin, Bizniz, Nuck

| music12 = Tablo

| length12 = 4:05

| title13 = 행복합니다

| note13 = I Am Happy) (feat. Kim Jong-wan of Nell

| lyrics13 = Tablo, Mithra Jin

| music13 = Kim Jong-wan

| length13 = 3:35

| title14 = Public Execution (Finale)

| lyrics14 = —

| music14 = Tablo

| length14 = 0:51

}}

Charts and sales

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= Monthly charts =

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Chart (2007)

! Peak
position

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (RIAK){{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200701.htm|script-title=ko:2007.01월 – 가요 음반 판매량|trans-title=2007.01 – Sales volume|publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea|accessdate=May 16, 2021|archivedate=March 4, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304122116/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200701.htm|language=ko}}{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200702.htm|script-title=ko:2007.02월 – 가요 음반 판매량|trans-title=2007.02 – Sales volume|publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea|accessdate=May 16, 2021|archivedate=February 26, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226014830/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200702.htm|language=ko}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

= Year-end charts =

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Chart (2007)

! Position

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (RIAK){{cite web|url=http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2007|script-title=ko:2007년 가요음반판매량|trans-title=2007 Album Sales Figures|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014182525/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2007|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=October 14, 2017}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 3

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= Sales =

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! Region

! Sales

scope="row" |South Korea (RIAK)

| 130,000{{cite web |script-title=ko:에픽하이, 1년 3개월만에 새 앨범 발매 |trans-title=Epik High releases new album after 1 year and 3 months |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0001950287 |website=Osen |via=Naver |access-date=September 9, 2022 |language=ko |date=April 15, 2008}}

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References

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