Tymee


Lee Ok-joo, better known by her stage name Tymee, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and pianist. She is currently represented by Outsider's label ASSA Communication and is known for being Korea's fastest female rapper.

Career

2009–13

Her first EP E.via a.k.a. Happy Evil was released on May 18, 2009. This included a collaboration with singer Sori which earned her significant media attention and popularity. Controversy erupted when "Oppa! na Haedodwae?", the lead single from Tymee's album, was banned from being performed on Music Bank due to the lyrics of the song containing lascivious content and various slang words. E.Via was later banned from performing any of her songs from her debut album on other music programs due to the lyrics being deemed suggestive and provocative. Despite the ban, Tymee's album and "Oppa! na Haedodwae?" received overwhelming responses on online music sites.
The next song she performed was "Shake" from her Must Have Mini Album. The music video was released on April 29, 2010.

2013–present

On January 5, 2013, Tymee announced she had left Dline Art Media and changed her stage name from E.via to Tymee. In a statement posted online, she said that she was in a similar situation as boy group Block B. She continued, "Due to financial as well as other realistic difficulties, I’ve decided to take back the music that’s been changed due to my company’s opinions and promote on my own. , I came to this conclusion to save myself from falling apart." Tymee's agency claimed they only owed her 2.7 million won, to which she replied, "Though it was difficult to accept that the work I’ve done for the past 2 years only amounted to that much, I restrained myself thinking of the music I’ll be able to do freely in the future."

Discography