Singer pulled out teeth to dodge draft
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Singer MC Mong, 31, has been found to have dodged military service by intentionally having healthy teeth extracted, confirming months of speculation.
"We established the fact that (he) pulled out healthy teeth", Chosun Ilbo said, citing the police on Saturday.
In South Korea, a two-year military service is compulsory for men. MC Mong has deferred military draft seven times for the past seven years, it said.
It is not immediately confirmed how many healthy teeth the singer dislodged to dodge draft, but the report said the number could be as many as four.
According to police, the singer had removed the teeth, mostly molars, and was exempted from compulsory military service in 2004 when his dental problems made him disqualify for the service.
As part of investigation, police conducted an inquiry into the singer's dentist.
The singer also used other reasons to defer military service, including applying to an exam to serve as a government employee, traveling abroad, and job training.
But during this period, he was still actively involved in showbiz, also participating in a movie shot and issuing new songs, the report said.
In his first physical checkup in 1998 for military service, he was given the "first-degree healthy" result.
Dodging military service in South Korea, which faces a North Korean belligerence, is a sensitive issue as some sons from powerful families in the past avoided it by using their family clout. President Lee Myung-bak's recent mantra has been to create a "fair society".
MC Mong, whose real name is Shin Dong-hyun, is a popular singer and actor currently appearing on KBS's variety show "1 Night 2 Days" on Sundays.
'MC몽 생니 뽑아 병역면제'
서울지방경찰청은 11일 가수 MC몽이 병역면제를 위해 멀쩡한 치아를 일부러 뽑은 것으로 보고 위계에 의한 공무집행방해 및 병역법 위반 혐의로 불구속 입건할 방침이라고 밝혔다고 연합통신이 보도했다.
서울청 관계자는 MC몽은 기능에 문제가 없는 치아를 뽑아 치아기능점수 미달로 병역면제 판정을 받은 혐의를 받고 있다고 말했다.
조사결과에 따르면 MC몽은 공무원 시험 응시 등의 구실로 일곱 차례 입대를 연기했다는 것. 1998년 첫 신체검사 때는 1급 현역 판정을 받았으나 2007년 신체검사 당시는 치아 12개를 뽑은 상태였다.
경찰은 이 중 적어도 4개는 입대를 피할 목적으로 뽑은 것으로 보고 있다고 밝혔다.
"We established the fact that (he) pulled out healthy teeth", Chosun Ilbo said, citing the police on Saturday.
In South Korea, a two-year military service is compulsory for men. MC Mong has deferred military draft seven times for the past seven years, it said.
It is not immediately confirmed how many healthy teeth the singer dislodged to dodge draft, but the report said the number could be as many as four.
According to police, the singer had removed the teeth, mostly molars, and was exempted from compulsory military service in 2004 when his dental problems made him disqualify for the service.
As part of investigation, police conducted an inquiry into the singer's dentist.
The singer also used other reasons to defer military service, including applying to an exam to serve as a government employee, traveling abroad, and job training.
But during this period, he was still actively involved in showbiz, also participating in a movie shot and issuing new songs, the report said.
In his first physical checkup in 1998 for military service, he was given the "first-degree healthy" result.
Dodging military service in South Korea, which faces a North Korean belligerence, is a sensitive issue as some sons from powerful families in the past avoided it by using their family clout. President Lee Myung-bak's recent mantra has been to create a "fair society".
MC Mong, whose real name is Shin Dong-hyun, is a popular singer and actor currently appearing on KBS's variety show "1 Night 2 Days" on Sundays.
'MC몽 생니 뽑아 병역면제'
서울지방경찰청은 11일 가수 MC몽이 병역면제를 위해 멀쩡한 치아를 일부러 뽑은 것으로 보고 위계에 의한 공무집행방해 및 병역법 위반 혐의로 불구속 입건할 방침이라고 밝혔다고 연합통신이 보도했다.
서울청 관계자는 MC몽은 기능에 문제가 없는 치아를 뽑아 치아기능점수 미달로 병역면제 판정을 받은 혐의를 받고 있다고 말했다.
조사결과에 따르면 MC몽은 공무원 시험 응시 등의 구실로 일곱 차례 입대를 연기했다는 것. 1998년 첫 신체검사 때는 1급 현역 판정을 받았으나 2007년 신체검사 당시는 치아 12개를 뽑은 상태였다.
경찰은 이 중 적어도 4개는 입대를 피할 목적으로 뽑은 것으로 보고 있다고 밝혔다.
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