Korean hip-hop group Epik High’s rapper Tablo revealed on Wednesday that the group’s hit song “FLY” was originally meant for Park Shin-hye’s debut as a singer.

In the daily evening radio talk show he hosts, “Tablo’s Dreaming Radio,” he made a surprise phone call to actress Park Shin-hye for her feedback on her participation as a featuring artist in his latest song “Perfect,” produced in collaboration with SaltnPaper.

SaltnPaper, Park Shin-hye, Tablo

Park said, “I saw SaltnPaper for the first time onstage at Mr. Lee Seung-hwan’s concert. I enjoyed his song and listened to it regularly afterward. I’m happy to have taken part in the latest production.”

Tablo asked Park if she has any intentions to release an album, to which the unsure Park joked, “Will you write me a song?”

The rapper responded that “Epik High’s first album title ‘FLY’ was originally written as Park Shin-hye’s debut song on request from singer Lee Seung-hwan. But after writing the song, it was so good that we had to use it ourselves.”

Lee is a 50- year-old veteran singer-songwriter who also works as a music producer.

Park had debuted in 2003 in Lee’s music video “Flower” and has since then been building her career as an actress.

By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)