'Show Me 3' late Iron, 2nd anniversary today (25th)

It is the second anniversary of the death of rapper Iron (real name Jeong Heon-cheol).

Iron was found bleeding in a flower bed in an apartment in Jung-gu, Seoul, at around 10:25 a.m. on January 25, 2021. An apartment security guard found him and reported him. He was taken to the hospital, but he died. Age 29.

Born in 1992, Iron made his name known when he participated in Mnet's 'Show Me the Money 3' and came in second place, and received a lot of attention with the song 'Doggi'.

After appearing on 'Show Me the Money 3', he signed an exclusive contract with Polaris Entertainment and officially debuted by releasing the single album 'Blu'. He was active musically, participating in the music production of the group SHINee Jonghyun and producer Primary. They also released their first full-length album, ‘ROCK BOTTON’, on September 9, 2016.

However, there were many incidents and rumors. Iron was indicted for smoking marijuana (violation of the Narcotic Drugs Control Act) and was sentenced to eight months in prison and two years of probation in the first trial held in November 2016.

Later, in 2017, while having sex with his girlfriend, A, he was indicted on charges of hitting A in the face with a fist (injuring her, etc.), saying that he did not comply with his demands. At the end of the trial, he was sentenced to 8 months in prison, 2 years of probation, and 80 hours of community service at the appeals court in November 2018.

However, about three months later, in December, he was arrested red-handed on charges of assaulting his teenage roommate with a baseball bat at his home in Yongsan-gu, sparking controversy. In relation to this, he was being investigated by the police without detention.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr