Singer MC MONG directly spoke about the military service controversy surrounding him and the nickname "발치몽".
On the 18th MC MONG conducted a TikTok live broadcast and addressed his position on the past military service controversy one by one. Appearing with a grim expression, he opened his remarks saying, "Hello, I am MC MONG. I didn't know how to talk about this. I have lived under the name MC MONG for 28 years."
He added, "I also had many nicknames. There was MBC몽 and '발치몽' as well. Although I lived enjoying great popularity, there were many times I felt my image had plummeted," and said, "Many people created the image of me."
Above all, MC MONG said he most regrets the press conference during the past military service irregularity controversy. He said, "What I regret most is that I cried at the press conference about the military service irregularity," and confessed, "I regret reading the script the lawyers wrote for me the most. Why couldn't I say what I wanted to say?" He added, "Today I will go back to 2010 and say what I wanted to say then and what I want to say now together."
In particular, MC MONG directly mentioned past reports. He recalled, "There were claims such as 'he removed teeth on purpose to get exempted from military service,' 'he had permanent teeth removed,' and 'he handed over 80 million won,'" and said, "After that news came out I became '발치몽' nationwide." He asserted, "I was not exempted because I had no teeth; even before that I was already eligible for exemption due to herniated discs in my back and neck and a torn cruciate ligament."
He went on, "But that wasn't important. When people saw that news they thought, 'MC MONG had his permanent teeth pulled.' People were enthusiastic about that aspect," expressing regret.
He also stated his position regarding the doctor who appeared in past reports. MC MONG claimed, "In court that doctor was shown to be someone who had invested in my shopping mall in the past," and argued, "He said those things because of money issues." He added, "I thought the report came out relying only on what that person said at the time."
He also claimed, "At that time I submitted an X-ray from 1999 showing the condition of my teeth to the police," and said, "Material showing 18 teeth in a ruined state was submitted as evidence, but that evidence disappeared." He added, "Those around me also wanted to speak about the injustice," and said, "After going through that I thought that in this country evidence can disappear but can also be fabricated."
However, these claims are personal assertions MC MONG made during the live broadcast. Earlier MC MONG received a Supreme Court not-guilty ruling in the trial related to military service evasion by intentional tooth extraction
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