Jung Hun-cheol (January 8, 1992 – January 25, 2021),[1][2] better known by his stage name Iron (Korean: 아이언), was a South Korean rapper. He was a contestant on Show Me the Money 3.[3] He released his only album, Rock Bottom, on September 9, 2016.[4]
Iron | |
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Birth name | Jung Hun-cheol |
Born | South Korea | January 8, 1992
Died | January 25, 2021[1] | (aged 29)
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2014–2017 |
Labels | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 정헌철 |
Revised Romanization | Jeong Heon-cheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Hŏnch'ŏl |
Legal issues
editIn November 2016, Iron was convicted of smoking marijuana and received a sentence of eight months, suspended for two years.
In November 2018, he was convicted of multiple counts of assault against his ex-girlfriend. It was stated that he had hit her in the face during sex, causing fractures; he also strangled her when she attempted to end the relationship, as well as injuring himself with a kitchen knife and threatening to blame it on her. He then revealed her identity in media interviews during the court process and publicly defamed her, calling her a masochist and denying any wrongdoing.[5]
In December 2020, he was again placed under arrest for assault with a baseball bat against his roommate, who was a minor at the time.[6]
Death
editOn January 25, 2021 at 10.25am KST, a security guard discovered Iron lying in a flowerbed outside an apartment complex, bleeding. He was taken to a local hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.[7] An investigation revealed the apartment complex was not the residence of Iron, though the reason for this was undisclosed.[8] Foul play and homicide were ruled out, and at the request of the family, a post-mortem was not carried out.[9]
Discography
editStudio albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [10] | |||
Rock Bottom |
| 24 |
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Singles
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) | Album |
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KOR [12] | ||||
As lead artist | ||||
"I Am" | 2014 | 31 |
| Show Me the Money 3 |
"Malice" (독기) | 2 |
| ||
"Puss" with Shin Ji-min | 2015 | 1 |
| Unpretty Rapstar |
"Blu" feat. Babylon | 35 |
| Non-album single | |
"System" | 2016 | 85 |
| Rock Bottom |
"Rock Bottom" | — | — | ||
As featured artist | ||||
"Erase" (지워) Hyolyn and Jooyoung feat. Iron | 2014 | 9 |
| Non-album single |
"Crazy (Guilty Pleasure)" Jonghyun feat. Iron | 2015 | 5 |
| Base |
"Don't Be Shy" (아끼지마) Primary feat. Choa and Iron | 10 |
| 2 |