Singer MC Mong has denied renewed allegations of draft dodging and publicly disclosed that he tried to take his personal life one month in the past, a revelation that has shocked followers and the leisure trade.
The controversy started when MC Mong posted photographs of his residence on social media, one in every of which confirmed a portrait resembling Adolf Hitler. On-line criticism escalated, with some accusing him of displaying a Hitler portrait on his wall.
On Tuesday, he responded instantly, explaining that the paintings was an early piece by artist Okay Seung-chul.
“This portray expresses human greed and brutality by depicting an individual sucking blood by way of a straw-like form within the beard,” he mentioned. “Please perceive it as artwork. It has been hanging for a really very long time. I’ve proven it many instances. Why is it out of the blue an issue now?”
He added, “Some artworks are created to criticize or provoke. That doesn’t imply anybody is worshipping the topic. I hate Hitler. I hate anybody who begins wars.”
Nonetheless, the controversy quickly resurfaced allegations of draft evasion, a problem that has adopted him for greater than a decade. MC Mong posted a screenshot of an article linking the portrait controversy to his previous authorized case and issued a prolonged rebuttal.
“I advised myself to remain quiet and all the pieces could be effective,” he wrote. “I already had accidents to my cruciate ligament, neck and again that certified me for exemption. I endured anyway. I used to be acquitted within the first trial, the second trial and the Supreme Court docket. In contrast to different celebrities, I used to be discovered not responsible.”
He warned that he would take authorized motion towards any media outlet or commenter who refers to him as a draft dodger. MC Mong left BPM Leisure in July and mentioned, “I don’t know why I’m being attacked the second I go away the company. Let’s go all the best way this time.”
He additionally talked about former THE BOYZ member Ju Hak-nyeon, who was faraway from the group after a private controversy. “Haknyeon by no means engaged in prostitution, but articles claimed he did. Individuals who don’t perceive artwork turned me right into a Nazi,” he mentioned.
In one other publish, MC Mong uploaded a photograph exhibiting what gave the impression to be self-inflicted accidents on his wrist. “I understand how massive this controversy will turn out to be and the way a lot ache it should trigger my household and followers. I’m sorry,” he wrote.
He mentioned the incident occurred a month in the past. “Ten minutes after the try, the police arrived. I broke down crying when one officer mentioned, ‘I listened to your music once more right now.’ I felt like I had misplaced all the pieces. I needed to die. However all I felt afterward was remorse.”
MC Mong questioned how a lot of his story the general public actually is aware of. “My final broadcast look was 17 years in the past. Do individuals nonetheless see me because the ‘2 Days 1 Evening’ monkey?” he mentioned. “I fought as a result of I used to be harmless of draft dodging. Do you suppose I’m making an attempt to rebuild my picture with just a few donations of tens of billions of gained? Completely not.”
He added, “Attempting to take my very own life was probably the most silly act of my total life. No matter occurs now, I’ll push by way of to the tip. I’ll dwell fiercely from right here on.”
He closed by saying, “Keep in mind that I’m somebody who carries an un-erasable wound.”
This text from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Occasions, is translated by generative AI and edited by The Korea Occasions.
