As promised, BTS‘s Suga has continued to host a diverse range of Korean talent on his variety program Suchwita.
From BTS’s leader RM to comedian Shin Dong Yup, to veteran idol BIGBANG‘s Taeyang, to talented singer, dancer, and choreographer SEVENTEEN‘s Hoshi, to now hosting the legendary Korean hip-hop artist Epik High‘s Tablo, Suga has been able to connect with each guest through two commons grounds: alcohol and music.
BTS’s Suga has frequently named Epik High a significant influence in his career. Since BTS’s meteoric success, members of both influential groups have naturally developed mutual respect and friendship.
From peers to collaborators, Tablo opened up during his time on Suchwita about his close relationship with BTS, especially members Suga and RM, as well as Epik High’s 20th anniversary.
Epik High recently released their album Strawberry, and the veteran group hilariously took promotions for the album and their world tour into their own hands, launching their own memorable and hilarious meme marketing campaign.
Epik High <Strawberry>
Global release: 2023.02.01 6pm KST pic.twitter.com/xlMriEPepy— tablo (@blobyblo) January 26, 2023
epik high north america tour begins
tickets: https://t.co/qivcxrZBsz pic.twitter.com/I2TDHxrOBV— tablo (@blobyblo) February 21, 2023
에픽하이 <Strawberry> 최애 가사는? Comment your favorite lyrics from Epik High’s new album
— tablo (@blobyblo) February 5, 2023
After the album’s name was announced, ARMYs joined in on the fun, sharing their own memes and photos relating to “strawberries,” and Tablo couldn’t help exposing BTS’s fandom to Suga himself.
Tablo was amazed at the number of photos and videos ARMYs had of BTS with strawberries at their disposal, to the point where he questioned if most were photoshopped.
Suga couldn’t help cracking up at Tablo’s unexpected confession and casually explained why there’s an almost unbelievable amount of BTS and strawberry content.
BTS Jin‘s uncle owns a strawberry farm, so the members often get fresh deliveries.
Likely not expecting such a serious answer, it was Tablo’s turn to crack up at Suga’s reasonable response.
After the hilarious clip aired, ARMYs jokingly took to social media to question why Tablo had to “expose” the fandom to Suga, who was delightfully amused with the story.
WHY TABLO EXPOSING US LIKE THAT HELP pic.twitter.com/x96Ov7T7gN
— fayce 🪞 (@fayepjm) February 23, 2023
not tablo exposing us to yoongi and yoongi just laughing fondly
pic.twitter.com/U5SuaQx9JC
— lex⁷ (@prodK0YA) February 23, 2023
here we have tablo exposing armys lmaoo pic.twitter.com/sPtOHM6PyD
— sen⁷🪞 (@sugatradamus) February 23, 2023
Suga and Tablo continued to show their close friendship throughout the episode and revealed some of their collaborative processes. Check out more on that in the article below!
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