Blonote

by Tablo

About This Book From April 2008 to June 2009 and from April 2014 to November 2015, rapper Tablo hosted his own radio show, “Dreaming with Tablo”, on MBS FM4U. Every day, Tablo shared short messages with his listeners. The topics of the messages covered everything from family, friends, hectic daily routines, relationships, and much more. The book is filled with personal messages handwritten by famous musicians, movie directors, comedians, models, designers, and DJs among many others.

Genres: Poetry, Nonfiction, Self Help, Music, Asia, Asian Literature

256 pages, Paperback

First published September 28, 2016

About the author

Daniel Armand Lee, whose Korean name is Lee Seon-Woong (이선웅), is more commonly known by his stage name Tablo (타블로). He is a hip hop musician, rap artist, songwriter and lyricist. He is best known as the rapper and leader of the South Korean hip hop group Epik High.

Reviews

[Magdalen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The things that you're hanging on to may become the things that hang you.

Although cheesy and pretentious at some points I enjoyed it so much.
Guilty pleasure I suppose?

[Eman · Rating 4 out of 5]

ok!! so i ordered this the moment tablo put out the amazon link and it arrived today!!!!!
first of all i am so grateful we have someone like him and i'm so so thankful he chose to do the translations himself. this is a very meaningful book- i'm definitely keeping beside my bed whenever my heart feels restless.

so it starts like this the aphorisms here don't pretend to be the beginning or end of any grand idea. but i'm hoping that they can be the beginning of an inspiration or an end to a worry. and this already makes you feel easy and calm.

i really adore the soft voice he uses in his writing- the words can strike you but the blow is soft and meaningful.

you sigh, saying that its getting harder to follow your heart. but you never had much of a heart to follow
ouch.. just, ouch.

not loving yourself back is also unrequited love

many of these pages hit so close to home. especially for the now me.
my mother's job is done- now i'm the one trying to give birth to myself.

also- maybe one of the rawest lines: her boyfriend was too much of a boy and too little of a friend.

i am so happy i finally have my hands on this gem.

[If pinyadapat · Rating 4 out of 5]

หนังสือที่บรรจุถ้อยคำสั้นๆที่ความหมายบียอนด์กว่าตัวประโยค ชอบคำเคลมที่ว่าวางไว้ในที่ใกล้มือจะได้หยิบมาอ่านง่ายๆเวลาเราต้องการแรงบันดาลใจ คำปลอบประโลม แต่บางอันคือแทงใจดำมาก อ่านแล้วคิดว่า โห ประโยคแบบนี้คนเขียนต้องผ่านอะไรมานะถึงเขียนออกมาได้

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Korean version has a more poignant flow than the English one, but you can still find beauty in the text.

[raafi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sebelumnya, aku sempat membaca buku kumpulan kutipan kata-kata tapi dengan pengaturan berdasarkan rasa: sedih, marah, bahagia. Baru setengah jalan, aku sudah merasa bosan. Kumpulan kutipan kata-kata yang diatur acak dengan aftertaste berbeda seperti buku ini memang lebih baik. Pembaca seperti diombang-ambing dalam makna dan tidak sedikit membuatku menutup sebentar buku itu dan berpikir akan hal seputar kutipan yang barusan kubaca.

Bagi penggemar musik Korean hip-hop, nama Tablo sudah tak asing. Dan aku kenal dirinya dari Epik High yang sudah 3 tahunan kudengar lagu-lagunya. Aku meminjam buku ini dari seorang kawan, dan mungkin akan membelinya suatu saat nanti. Mungkin.

Terlepas dari siapa penulisnya, aku jadi mulai mengerti kenapa buku kutipan kata-kata seperti ini semakin marak di pasaran dan semakin digandrungi. Kalau karya nonfiksi memberikan dampak secara mendetail, membaca karya kutipan kata-kata memberikan dampak secara lebih mengawang-awang. Penuh dengan kebebasan memaknai karena tak ada batasan. Seperti puisi dalam fiksi, tapi yang ini lebih sederhana.

Beberapa kutipan kata-kata yang kusuka dari buku ini:

Sesuatu yang sulit dijelaskan
adalah keajaiban
atau
kamu saja yang tidak pandai menjelaskannya.

Ketakutan akan kematian
berasal dari ketidaksabaran akan kehidupan.

Sebuah jebakan,
jika aku menyebut sesuatu dengan "kali ini saja"
adalah hal yang akan aku ulangi lagi.

Tidak mencintai dirimu sendiri juga disebut
cinta bertepuk sebelah tangan.

Saat kamu terlalu menyukai sesuatu,
kamu akan terikat dan sulit berpisah.
Begitu pun ikatan pada dunia ini.

Wah, makna dan rasa yang ditimbulkan dari kutipan kata-katanya sungguh beragam.

[Nakwan sriaru · Rating 3 out of 5]

ปกติไม่นิยมหนังสือคำคม เลยไม่คาดหวังมาก
แต่เล่มนี้ดีกว่าที่คิด

[Chanamon Wangthip · Rating 4 out of 5]

เวลาอ่านเพลงของทาโบลเรามักจะนึกเสมอว่าเรากำลังอ่านบันทึกและบทกวี.....
ต้องใช้คำว่าอ่านจริงๆ เพราะคนไม่รู้ภาษาอย่างเราต้องเปิดเว็บนั่งอ่านคำแปลทีละบรรทัด อ่านจนเข้าใจ ทีละเพลง ทีละเพลง แล้วกลับไปนั่งฟังใหม่อีกครั้ง จึงจะได้ฟังบทกวีที่เต็มไปด้วยความรู้สึกและห้วงความคิดสับสน บางครั้งเร่งร้อน บางครั้งอ้อยอิ่ง บางครั้งสงบนิ่ง บางครั้งพลุ่งพล่าน แต่ชวนให้สงบใจ...

กลับกัน, ตอนอ่านโบลโน้ตเล่มนี้เรากลับรู้สึกเหมือนกำลังฟังเพลง เพลงที่เรียบเรียงขึ้นโดยมีท่อนร้องไม่ปะติดปะต่อ เดี๋ยวเร็ว เดี๋ยวช้า เดี๋ยวสุข เดี๋ยวเศร้า แต่ก็เช่นเดียวกันกับเพลงของเขา, ชวนให้สงบใจ...

ถ้อยคำไม่สั้นไม่ยาวไม่ใช่ทั้งคำคม ไม่ใช่ทั้งฮาวทู ไม่ใช่ทั้งแรงบันดาลใจ ถ้าจะบอกว่ามันเป็นอะไรสักอย่าง ก็คงจะเป็นเพื่อนกันนี่แหละ
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เคยได้ยินคำว่าอยู่เป็นเพื่อนไหม?
ไม่ได้หมายความว่าร่วมทุกข์หรือร่วมสุข
ไม่ได้หมายความว่าจะแบกรับหรือทอดทิ้ง
กินความแค่การรับฟังเราอย่างเข้าใจ
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หนังสือเล่มนี้เป็นอย่างนั้น รับฟังเสี้ยวเสียงอันสับสนในช่วงต่างๆ ของชีวิตเราอย่างเข้าใจผ่านการสะท้อนมันกลับมาด้วยท่าทีเรียบง่าย ราวกับจะบอกว่าได้ยิน-อย่างน้อยก็เคยได้ยินและเข้าใจด้วยตัวเองอย่างลึกซึ้ง, เราจึงเป็นเพื่อนกันทางความรู้สึกโดยไม่จำเป็นต้องพบหน้า ไร้คำปลอบประโลม ขณะเดียวกันก็เป็นบทเพลงแบบเดียวกับบทเพลงที่เขามักจะเขียน เต็มไปด้วยความรู้สึก สว่างและมืด เหน็บหนาวและอบอุ่น สิ้นหวังและยังคงเฝ้าหวัง - ทว่ายังคงทำให้เรารู้สึกสงบใจ

เนื้อเพลงที่ดี คือเนื้อเพลงที่ทำให้คนรู้สึกว่า “ต้องมีใครสักคนที่หลงรักเพลงนี้แน่ๆ” (p.188)
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เราเชื่อว่าหลายคนจะหลงรักบทเพลง, หนังสือเล่มนี้ด้วยเช่นกัน

[Charlie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Touching, witty, and endlessly surprising. There's lot to be gained from reading it in the original Korean, even if your fluency is limited, but I've heard good things about the English translation if that's not for you. Highly recommended.

[top. · Rating 3 out of 5]

ช่วยพูดกับฉัน
ในสิ่งที่เธอก็อยากฟังได้ไหม-

Tablo

[Yvonne D · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very much wish I could read this in the original language, but this English version (which I've
read is translated by Tablo himself) still comes across as quite thought provoking. Aphorisms that are witty and pretentious, yet still came across as self-deprecating and sincere.

"I hope something good happens to you. That I have you who says this to me is that good thing."

[Aitxiber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tablo has an special talent to show without fear the ups and downs of life with short sentences that remain on your memory as one of your favourites songs.
I enjoyed so much, highly recomended .

[J · Rating 5 out of 5]

행복. 행하면 복이 옴.

까먹지 마라.

[Adwitiya (অদ্বিতীয়া) · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.0 / 5.0

"In such a cold world, why covet being cool?"

I kind of agree with some reviewers here that Tablo might do without publishing this as a 'book'. Many of the 229 quotes / lyrics / short poems weren’t even that profound or interesting. But as you can clearly see, I still gave it an almost perfect rating. I rate my books as a measure of how much fitting my reading experience was at that particular point of time, and after some very hard weeks fighting with depression and ADHD, this book gave me some brief moments of precious relief. Might be a combination of me not being able to concentrate on large blocks of texts lately and my pre-existing devotion for Tablo's lyrical genius. Whatever the case, I for one have to be grateful that this got published at the end.


Stuff I loved:

I did all that I could. It’s just that I needed to do what I couldn’t.



My mother's job is done.
Now I am the one trying to give birth to me.



The only one that will stick by your side is unfortunately stuck behind a mirror.



Perhaps time is a drug
that helps you heal.
But I'll have OD'd by then.



Fear is expectation with her head hung low.



Trying not to do things you'll be sorry for is love, but to be sorry is also love.



If you envy the gifted,
try opening the gift in you hands.



If you own things but cherish nothing, it doesn’t make you wealthy, it makes you a garbage can.



When I was young, I was searching for someone who will stand by me. Now I'm searching for someone who will stand me.



Perhaps the halves we left behind to made one would have made a better one.



If your mind is heavy, stop dragging it around.



Now that I let go, I see some things worth holding on to.



You have a better chance of trying your best once you realize that it's best to try.

~ 12 August 2021

[REMEMI3ER · Rating 4 out of 5]

เป็นหนังสือที่เป็นตัวแทนนิยามของวลี ‘น้อยแต่มาก’ ได้จริงๆ ตัวหนังสือไม่กี่ตัวอักษรและไม่กี่บรรทัดในแต่ละหน้า แต่พี่ทาโบลถ่ายทอดออกมามีความหมายได้ลึกซึ้ง สวยงาม และละเอียดอ่อนมากๆ นอกจากพี่ทาโบลจะเป็นศิลปินและนักแต่งเพลงที่เก่งมากๆคนนึงแล้ว พี่ทาโบลก็ยังเป็นนักเขียนวรรณกรรมที่ยอดเยี่ยมมากๆคนนึงอีกด้วย พ่ายแพ้ต่อมนุษย์ที่มีพรสวรรค์ประดิษฐ์ตัวหนังสือ ต้องเป็นคนละเอียดอ่อนขนาดไหนถึงถ่ายทอดออกมาสวยงามแบบนี้ <3 และขอชื่นชมผู้แปลด้วยที่แปลเป็นไทยได้สวยงามมาก

[Rere · Rating 5 out of 5]

With the strength you've mustered to hold on to the things you're losing, grab ahold of yourself." (BLONOTE, p. 240)

No need other words. I could totally relate to these quotes and it does cheer me up and help people going through whatever happens in their life. Thank you Tablo for once again sharing these words

[Mook Woramon · Rating 4 out of 5]

ข้อความสั้นๆ อ่านได้เรื่อยๆ ความเหงา ความหวัง ความรัก เพื่อน ครอบครัว การทำงาน

[salma]

he really wasn’t joking when he said “I’ll show you how cringey of a lyric i can write.” and i respect that

[e.c.h.a · Rating 3 out of 5]

Petikan-petikan pemikiran dari seseorang yang mempunyai nama asli Lee Seon Woong atau dikenal dengan nama Tablo, dimana petikan-petikan ini dia dapatkan inspirasinya saat dia menjadi seorang penyiar radio. Inspirasi yang datang dari dirinya sendiri dan juga kisah-kisah pendengarnya.

Beberapa ada yang bikin tertawa getir, atau tiba-tiba terbesit kalimat 'iya, bener juga' atau bisa bikin galau hahahahaha Karena inspirasinya dari mana saja, petikan-petikan ini bercerita banyak hal.

Bener deh yang Tablo tulis di awal Place this book somewhere within reach, for those moments when your heart is restless.

[Janereader_2302 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Blonote là cuốn sách tổng hợp những câu nói mà tác giả (Tablo) đọc cho thính giả của mình nghe trong chương trình “Dreaming with Tablo”. Trong quyển này có nhiều câu nói mình thấy hay cũng có nhiều câu mình không hiểu lắm. Và trong quyển này cũng có nhiều chữ viết tay của ca sĩ, diễn viên, nghệ sĩ hài, học sinh... Mình có một sự bất ngờ nhẹ khi cầm quyển sách này trên tay vì không nghĩ là nó sẽ nhỏ thế.

[Morgan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was disappointing considering how highly I think of Tablo and his writing. This was a collection of mostly throw away one liners scribbled on scrap paper and I'm not sure why he published it when he has so much more to offer.

[Molly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will probably never stop reading this.

[feux d'artifice · Rating 5 out of 5]

MY HEART.
Inspiring, heartbreaking, honest to a fault, and so sincere it makes my heart ache. leave me here with my weeps.

[Linh Chi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cuốn sách là tuyển tập các câu quotes khá dễ thương của Tablo. Đọc lâu r nên ko nhớ. Mấy câu khá hay. Đọc tầm 1 tiếng hết cả quyển, thích hợp hôm nào tâm trạng chill 1 chút :))

[Mi Nguyen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nhiều đoạn giữa tiếng việt và tiếng anh lệch nhau về nghĩa nên cũng hơi bối rồi, tiếng Hàn đã ít ỏi rồi mà còn mua hẳn bản tiếng Hàn =))

[Jennifer Tooker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoughts for all seasons of life

Blonote is a book of thoughts and pithy statements by Korean artist Tablo. Written during his time as a late-night DJ and used as show closer in lieu of the standard “goodnight”, Blonote is an easy read that I finished in one sitting. While it is true that many of the sayings aren’t anything new, there were also quite a few that made me stop and think. As I read my way through this book I couldn’t help but feel like I was getting a glimpse into some of the more personal feelings of the author. In quite a few instances, I could feel the pain, frustration or anger in the words.

If I had to pick a few stand-outs to quote, for me, there really were too many to choose from, however, I will say that a few of my favorites are: “Parents. Next time you wish you go to choose them, remember that they also didn’t choose you.”, “I want to leave for somewhere I won’t want to leave” and “A child smiles at a butterfly and cringes at a moth. The moth is confused.”

If you are an Epik High fan or a fan of Tablo’s solo work in the world of K-Pop I would recommend picking up Blonote. While I understand that this book may not appeal to everyone, for those who are familiar with the author and his other ventures I would classify this as a “must read”.

[Mysh · Rating 2 out of 5]

"I did all that I could. It's just that I needed to do what I couldn't."
"Submerging yourself in a shallow thought doesn't turn it into a deep thought."
"Maybe the halves we left behind to become one would have made a better one."

Are among some of the 10 or so pieces that made me pause and consider and appreciate, vs the hundred other pages that I quickly digested and swiftly forgot about because they read like a lot of other people's average work.

I don't particularly like when writers lean on antanaclasis, antistasis, antimetabole, and chiasmus because it's such as easy way to come across as ultra deep, but there are times when the repetition of a word hits itself, like sunlight bouncing off walls and mirrors, and it seems to be an unlocking moment where the universe (through the writer) graciously gives you an answer you didn't know you were searching for but was all along in that same word, like matryoshka dolls. So I can see how Tablo's writing can affect people.

I guess I'm just disappointed in the way where everything was exactly what I expected? If you've liked almost everything Tablo's put out, you'll love this but I seem to be just too picky. Fever's End remains my favorite of his solo work.

[Rana · Rating 4 out of 5]

*I 'm on 062*

unfortunately, i 'm reading it online on wattapad and it's still on going, but i feel it's kinda sincere. I mean i love tablo as a rapper and the songs that he writes, i 'm always startled by his words. and having the access to read this "short bursts of thought" meant something to me.

i know he is not an author *which makes me relieved because honestly i can't call this a book* but he surely touches my heart in a way or another.

So, here's some quotes\thoughts which i loved:

"The things you're hanging on to
may become the things that hang you."

"Before you decide that I'm nothing you expected, could you try to expect nothing but me?"

"Being happy first requires you to be"

"You sigh, saying that it's getting harder to follow your heart.
But you never had much of a heart to follow."

"An angel will never see the Devil as an angel
, but to the Devil, it's the angel that is the Devil."

"I don't mind being strange but I mind being a stranger."

"My biography is gonna end up being one hell of a dark fairy tale."

[Erixa Putri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Personal Rating : 4,8 stars

Aku inget banget baca buku ini pas di perjalanan mau ke daerah baru alias merantau karena tempat kerjaku pindah. Sepanjang perjalanan, aku nggak berhenti baca buku ini. Buku ini banyak ngasih insight buat aku tentang hal-hal yang seharusnya nggak aku pikirin terlalu berlebih (sewajarnya aja) dan hal-hal lain yang jauh lebih bermanfaat ketimbang melamun, duduk, merenung dan sebagainya.

Disini banyak banget kalimat-kalimat yang seolah-olah menamparku karena relate banget. But, despite all of that, aku seneng bisa baca buku ini karena motivasiku langsung naik habis baca buku ini hahahaha...

Ya maklum kan, pindah ke lingkungan baru banyak banget pikiran yang terlintas di benak padahal kan nggak sepenuhnya hipotesa itu bener. Anyway, I enjoyed reading this book dan kemungkinan besar aku bakal re-read buku ini (Of course setelah semua TBR terbabat habis)

[Quỳnh Anh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nếu mình nhớ không nhầm, trong sách có 252 quotes tất cả. Những câu mình cảm nhận được/hiểu được ý của nó, chắc cũng chỉ được đâu đó 52 câu. Còn nếu thích thì số câu còn ít đi nữa.

Nhưng không vì thế mình đánh giá thấp ‘Blonote’. Mình nghĩ là từng người, từng thời điểm Tablo nói ra câu nói nào đó, nghĩ về nó và quyết định in nó vào cuốn sách đều rất hi vọng nó sẽ giúp ích cho tâm hồn của một ai đó. Và chỉ dựa vào tâm hồn của mình, ở thời điểm cụ thể này, để đánh giá tất thảy điều đó, thì mình cảm thấy điều đó không công bằng.

Có thể ở một thời điểm nào khác mình sẽ hiểu ‘Blonote’ hơn, hoặc không.

Vậy nên nếu như để đánh giá, vậy cứ để trung bình là 3 sao đi.

[Arshia · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Unattained love is still called love. Why do we call an unattained dream failure ?"

Sometimes witty, sometimes cheesy, sometimes heart-wrenching, sometimes absurd. All in all, very much the Tablo I've grown to love through Epik High's music. I was looking forward to reading this a lot, and I was not disappointed. If you're looking for a quick read that will move you nevertheless, Blonote is definitely a good pick. I know for sure I'll pick it up again and again and again.

(Also design shoutout, the layout of the book is really pretty !)