Iron (rapper)

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]

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.

Iron
Birth name	Jung Hun-cheol
Born	(1992-01-08)January 8, 1992 South Korea
Died	January 25, 2021(2021-01-25) (aged 29)[1] Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2014–2017
Labels	Polaris Blockberry Creative
Korean name
Hangul	정헌철
Revised Romanization	Jeong Heon-cheol
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Hŏnch'ŏl

Legal issues

In 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

On 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

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [10]
Rock Bottom	Released: September 9, 2016 Label: Cow, Blockberry Creative, NHN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	24	KOR: 752[11]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales (DL)	Album
		KOR [12]
As lead artist
"I Am"	2014	31	KOR: 218,369[13]	Show Me the Money 3
"Malice" (독기)		2	KOR: 671,664[14]
"Puss" with Shin Ji-min	2015	1	KOR: 992,890[15]	Unpretty Rapstar
"Blu" feat. Babylon		35	KOR: 133,709[16]	Non-album single
"System"	2016	85	KOR: 28,216[17]	Rock Bottom
"Rock Bottom"		—	—
As featured artist
"Erase" (지워) Hyolyn and Jooyoung feat. Iron	2014	9	KOR: 495,758[18]	Non-album single
"Crazy (Guilty Pleasure)" Jonghyun feat. Iron	2015	5	KOR: 105,957[19]	Base
"Don't Be Shy" (아끼지마) Primary feat. Choa and Iron		10	KOR: 402,060[20]	2

References

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5. "Rapper gets suspended sentence for assaulting girlfriend". November 23, 2018. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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12. Gaon Digital Chart:

    • "I Am": "2014년 34주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
    • "Malice": "2014년 38주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
    • "Puss": "2015년 14주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 9, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
    • "Blu": "2015년 15주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
    • "System": "2016년 27주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
    • "Erase": "2014년 49주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
    • "Crazy (Guilty Pleasure)": "2015년 3주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
    • "Don't Be Shy": "2015년 32주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
13. Cumulative sales of "I Am":

    • "2014년 08월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
    • "2014년 09월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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16. Cumulative sales of "Blu":

    • "2015년 15주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
    • "2015년 04월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
17. "2016년 27주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
18. Cumulative sales of "Erase":

    • "2014년 11월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
    • "2014년 12월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
    • "2015년 01월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
19. "2015년 01월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
20. Cumulative sales of "Don't Be Shy":

    • "2015년 07월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
    • "2015년 08월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
    • "2015년 09월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.