# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mc-mong
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:53:31.197Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mc-mong"
name: "MC Mong"
slug: "mc-mong"
description: "Shin Dong-hyun, better known by his stage name MC Mong, is a South Korean hip hop recording artist, record producer, radio personality, actor and television personality who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He is one of the most commercially successful hip hop artists in Korea. He gained popularity in the early 2000s as an actor on the sitcom, Nonstop, before releasing his debut album, 180 Degree, in 2004. He was also a cast member of the variety show, 2 Days & 1 Night from 2007 to 2010. He was charged in 2010 with draft dodging, after which he was banned from appearing on major Korean broadcast networks. His 2014 comeback album, Miss Me Or Diss Me, topped music charts upon its release."
tagline: "South Korean rapper and singer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/090402_MC%EB%AA%BD_01.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "South Korea"
  isoCode: "KR"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1979-09-04"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           54.81
  momentum:             8.447062009206608
  historical:           12.75716666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/monkeyfunch"
    handle:    "monkeyfunch"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/happymong79/"
    handle:    "happymong79"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2459501/"
    handle:    "nm2459501"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6gEWl778wJTkq4Uk5eBvgD"
    handle:    "6gEWl778wJTkq4Uk5eBvgD"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.isstar.co.kr/artist/profile.php?proNo=3"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/2432005"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%83_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC"
    title: "مك مونج"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Mong"
    title: "MC Mong"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Mong"
    title: "MC Mong"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Mong"
    title: "MC Mong"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Mong"
    title: "MC Mong"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3"
    title: "MCモン"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC%EB%AA%BD"
    title: "MC몽"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BC-%D1%81%D0%B8_%D0%9C%D1%83%D0%BD"
    title: "Эм-си Мун"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Mong"
    title: "MC Mong"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Mong"
    title: "MC Mong"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh_yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B3%E6%9D%B1%E6%B3%AB"
    title: "申東泫"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC%E5%A4%A2"
    title: "MC夢"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d26412ee-ab95-4ca3-844d-fe88583d6235"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q489888"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1239241"
    title: "MC Mong"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump