MC Mong - Top rapper became a clown for pulling out 12 teeth to avoid military service

For a long time, Kbiz has been known as the harshest entertainment industry in Asia. All scandals of stars have to pay a heavy price, especially the backs of fans.

Military service can be said to be the biggest obsession in the career of male artists in Korea because Korea (along with Israel, Singapore, North Korea and Vietnam) is one of the countries with a long service period. longest military service in the world. Having to temporarily freeze their activities for 2 years while at the peak of their careers may cause them to be forgotten by the public, especially the rule of elimination, countless beautiful male and female idols are born every year. .

That leads to stories of deliberately delaying the enlistment time, or falsifying medical records to avoid military service. In the case of MC Mong, the male rapper is not afraid to damage his health, but recklessly "gets rid of" 12 teeth just to be exempted from enlistment. Unfortunately, the case did not reach the last minute, so that even after having to pay the price according to the law, MC Mong's way back to the entertainment industry was still quite arduous.

Before the scandal, MC Mong was a real star

MC Mong, born in 1979, 180cm tall, is one of the most successful hip-hop artists in Korea.

He made his debut in 1998 as a member of the hip-hop group People Crew. However, MC Mong's break came not from rapping but from acting, as he appeared on the sitcom Nonstop 4 in 2003, before releasing his album 180 in 2004.

MC Mong's third album in 2006 - The Way I Am, shows a more serious side of a rapper, rather than Mong's already famous carefree image. The song Secret deals with his parents' divorce and his not-so-good relationship with his father.

The album also featured guest vocals from Japanese singer Lisa, Korean singers Park Hyo Shin and Ivy (real name Park Eun Hye), which topped the charts after its release, beating other popular names. as old as Bi Rain and Se7en.

In 2007, Mong starred in the drama adaptation of a Korean webtoon, The Great Catsby. That same year, he started hosting the show MC Mong's Donggo Dongrak on SBS.

From 2007-2010, MC Mong was a key member of the show 2 Days & 1 Night..

In 2008, MC Mong released his fourth album titled Show Just Begun. The album's first single, Circus, became extremely popular, reaching number one for five consecutive weeks on the music television show Music Bank. Following the success of Circus, MC Mong released the single "Feel Crazy".

In 2009, MC Mong released his 5th album, Humanimal. The album's pre-order sales reached more than 55,000 copies, and the album's songs topped many music charts shortly after its release. MC Mong also wrote the single, Jin Shil, Even If You're in Heaven for the late actress Choi Jin Sil and donated all proceeds from the sale of this single to charity.

Image collapsed due to tooth extraction scandal to avoid military service

According to Korean law, a person who loses 9 molars is not required to perform military service due to poor health conditions. MC Mong took advantage of this to circumvent the law, despite harming his own health.

In September 2010, allegations related to military service in Korea led the Manpower Administration (also known as the Korean military) to conduct an investigation with the act of deliberately avoiding responsibility. responsibilities of Korean citizens.

Initially, one of the dentists who treated MC Mong publicly claimed to have received money from Mong to remove the two teeth instead of fixing them, but MC Mong strongly denied these allegations.

On March 28, 2011, the Seoul Metropolitan Court decided to prosecute defendant MC Mong for intentionally postponing his military service 7 times. Accordingly, from 1999-2006, MC Mong used the excuse of participating in civil service exams, vocational training, and going abroad to perform with the purpose of delaying the request to participate in military service seven times. The incident culminated when this star decided to remove all 4 healthy teeth to "unfit" to enlist.

Disagreeing with the accusation of deliberately evading military service, MC Mong justified:

"Some people keep asking why I have to have my teeth extracted to delay military service instead of just going to the army once. But that's not true. I will try to prove it to preserve my reputation or I'm innocent. I'm very sad right now and I feel like people see me as a criminal. But I'm not a liar."

Through four court trials, on April 11, 2011, Mong was acquitted of intentionally pulling out healthy teeth to be exempt from military service (with a prison sentence of 2 years, equivalent to his time in the army) but still was sentenced to six months of probation, one year of probation, and 120 hours of community service, for repeatedly giving reasons to deliberately delay enlistment.

Journey back day

If before the scandal, MC Mong was hailed as a treasure, but after the "too much tooth extraction" incident, MC Mong almost "failed to list", becoming a "criminal" who was despised by netizens. for almost 10 years.

After 3 years in hiding (4 years and 2 months after the scandal), MC Mong returned to the music scene in November 2014 with the single Miss Me or Diss Me, collaborating with famous vocalists such as Baek Ji Young, Ailee, Gary, Hyorin.

The song recounts the heavy hardships MC Mong has endured over the past time. As a confession with painful feelings, so heavy that they threw everything away. But then he also because his life is like a flower, can not die if there are still supporters, he is brilliant again.

While the domestic audience was wary, the male singer received a lot of support from the international fan community. Miss me or Diss me has just appeared and immediately topped 10 Korean music charts including famous charts like Melon, Daum, Mnet, Naver Music.

Despite always being "hammered" from netizens, MC Mong has not stopped making efforts to revive his music career. In November 2016, he released his 7th full album "UFO".

Three years later, on October 25, 2019, MC Mong released the 8th full album "Channel 8" including the title song "Fame" (featuring trot singer Song Gain and rapper Chancellor) and "Channel" (featuring former 2NE1 member Park Bom).

That comeback, MC Mong stepped onto the stage to hold the showcase with a particularly tense look and the story opened, "It's been a long time since I've been on stage, so I feel like a dream and also confused. by".

Many years have passed, but when it comes to the controversy of avoiding military service, MC Mong honestly replied:

"I also think that I cannot receive forgiveness from everyone. However, if I can receive forgiveness and understanding from everyone, even if not all, then I will sing again. sing. Music is the only thing that gives me breath, I can't do anything but music."

As soon as it was released, "Fame" quickly rose up on major Korean music charts. Less than 3 days after its release, this song officially achieved the title of "perfect all-kill" when it won No.1 on the charts of Melon, Genie, Bugs, and Soribada, Flo, and held it at the same time. number one on iChart's weekly and real-time charts.

MC Mong's scandals

MC Mong has talent. That is hard to deny. But before getting entangled in the famous case related to military service evasion, the male singer also had cases that made public opinion boil:

- The first speech that touched homosexuals: On June 17, 2004 in a TV program, when asked about homosexual love, MC Mong bluntly replied:

"If our country is allowed to use guns, we should destroy homosexuals. Homosexuality is a crime."

Although soon after, Mong apologized for this statement, but did not escape criticism because of that.

- Swearing on television: On April 16, 2007, MC Mong swore with Haha when the program was broadcast. MC Mong then apologized again for "not thinking that his statements at that time were broadcast publicly".

- Smoking while recording: In July 2008, 2 Days & 1 Night aired the scene of MC Mong smoking causing a lot of controversy. The show had to publicly apologize for not editing the scene, as all major Korean TV stations have not aired smoking scenes before midnight since 2004.

- Discussed how to avoid military service. MC Mong received the notice of enlistment in 2004 but did not stop making excuses to evade.

In 2010, he was officially exempted from military service because of... lack of teeth. When suspicion arose, MC Mong's side confirmed that it was a normal treatment to eliminate damaged teeth, and MC Mong's teeth had been weak since he was young.

At this point, the public digs up previous history. On September 10, 1998, when MC Mong first checked his military service, his teeth were very normal.

Even before the incident of deliberate tooth extraction was revealed, MC Mong once went to Naver to ask how to avoid the soldiers.

After that, many reasons were given to delay enlistment, such as taking the civil service exam (but actually still performing, filming a few days before).

The case of tooth extraction seemed to go well, but the dentist revealed that he received 80 million KRW to cover up the incident.

- Messages considered provoking antifan: In May 2020, MC Mong sent a cafe truck to support girl group Nature. This action has nothing to say if there is no attached text that makes him "climb the board" of netizens. The banner on the car has the message:

"If it doesn't work this time, then join the army!"

Maybe these are normal jokes for juniors, but "the person who spoke unintentionally, the listener was intentional", some netizens who did not have sympathy for MC Mong after the scandal every year considered this an act. Vi jokes, mocking anti-fans who always cling to and condemn his past.

In terms of music, the talent of the rapper born in 1979 is undisputed. He still retains his charm every time he releases a new song. However, after 10 years, the tooth extraction scandal to avoid military service is still an indelible stain in MC Mong's career.

Currently, MC Mong is tight-lipped in front of the media, rarely seeing the male singer share and publish in the newspaper like heyday.

Stars who struggled for military service

Yoo Seung Jun

Yoo Seung Jun was once a top-selling artist in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but due to a settlement scandal to avoid his service, the star was banned in Korea and was hated by many fans and fans. netizens boycott.

Yoo Seung Jun renounced his Korean citizenship to become a US citizen in 2002 in order to "escape" from conscription. But that job caused Yoo Seung Jun to be expelled because before, on many forums, this star had confirmed that he would join the army.

The incident that added fuel to the fire was when the male singer posted a video apologizing to the public to have a way back. In the video, he cried, making many people resentful. However, the swear words kept appearing because Seung Jun thought the camera was off, causing the fire of anger to flare up much more fiercely. Turns out, it was all crocodile tears.

The undefeated trio and the mission of a lifetime

Song Seung Hun (film Autumn in My Heart), Jang Hyuk (film Smart Girl) and Han Jae Suk (film Model, Glass Shoes) were also involved in a scandal. Having a summons to enlist at the peak of their careers, all three simultaneously reported illness and submitted fake medical records to be exempted.

The South Korean army then sent people to check their health on the spot and arrested the troops. Facing a wave of indignation, before leaving, the three had to hold a press conference to apologize and promise to correct their mistakes by doing their best to serve the country. Their scandals are always rekindled every time the youth enlist in the army.

Fat uncle Psy, the owner of the song "Gangnam Style"

In this case, it's not really about escaping from the army, but still taking advantage of business during the army days.

In 2003, Psy enlisted at the age of 26. In 2005, Psy was discharged like any other soldier. However, 2 years later, Psy was accused of being distracted while serving in the army, still holding shows and appearing on some local TV stations to promote the MV while not finishing his military service. regulatory compliance.

In October 2007, the Seoul court ruled that Psy had to re-enlist as a form of "atonement". 2 months later, Psy officially performed his second military service and was discharged in July 2009.

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