Yoo Dae-joon (; January 6, 1977), known by his stage name Defconn, is a South Korean rapper and television personality.

Biography

2004

In 2004, Defconn received the Korean Music Award for "Best Hip-Hop Album". His songs are mostly comical, sometimes involving lyrics about sexual attraction and wishing for more popularity. One song of his, though, centered on the

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in which two South Korean girls lost their lives to an American military

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, which sparked

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sentiment in South Korea at the time. He is one of the better known underground rappers in South Korea due to his parallel career as an MC.

2011–present

In 2011, he became the host of MBC Every1's ''

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'' alongside entertainer and comedian

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, a show which was extended from an original six episode special to a weekly show that continues today. In June 2012, he and Hyungdon formed a hip-hop collaboration called

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. Defconn is a founding member of MBC's '' I Live Alone'', a documentary-style variety program focusing on the real lifestyles of men who live alone. The "Rainbow Club" – a self-designated nickname for the show's hosts – includes both men who are unmarried and men who live alone because their families live overseas. Defconn left the cast in July 2014, citing that he was moving in with his brother and would no longer be living alone. In November 2013, Defconn became a cast member for the third season of

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's ''

Happy Sunday ''Happy Sunday'' ( ko, 해피 선데이) is a Korean reality-variety show shown on the KBS2 network, which competes directly against MBC's '' Sunday Night'' and SBS's '' Good Sunday'' line-up. Although it has been broadcast since 2003, its line ...

'' segment '' 2 Days & 1 Night'', and he remained so until 2019, when the third season ended.

Discography

* Straight From The Streetz (September 2001) * Lesscon 4 the People (May 13, 2003) * 1 1-2 Rawyall Flush (October 16, 2003) * 콘이 삼춘 다이어리 (November 23, 2004) * City Life (April 13, 2006) * Mr. Music (July 10, 2007) * Green Tour (March 5, 2008) * Sugar Love – Single (March 12, 2009) * Macho Museum (March 16, 2010) * "King Wang Zzang" (feat.

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) – Digital Single (November 20, 2010) * 이별병 – Digital Single (March 30, 2011) * The Rage Theater (August 4, 2011) * Gangsta Rap Volume 1 (June 2012) * L'Homme Libre Vol. 1 (August 2013) * I'm Not a Pigeon (April 2015)

As featuring artist

Filmography

TV shows

Variety * ''

'' (2011–2018) * '' 2 Days & 1 Night'' (2013–2019) * ''

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'' (host with Boom &

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) (2014–2015) * '' Hitmaker'' (with

) (2014–2015) * '' I Live Alone'' (2013–2014) * ''

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'' (2016–2017) * ''

Idol Room ''Idol Room'' () was a South Korean television program which aired on JTBC every Tuesday at 18:30 (KST) and was hosted by Jeong Hyeong-don and Defconn. The program is inspired by JTBC Newsroom, and it is produced in order to be the idol-specia ...

'' (with

) (2018–2020) * ' (2019) * '' Friendly Variety Show'' (2020–present) * ''Shutdown Fairy'' (2021) * ''I'm SOLO'' (2021) * ''Chosun Panstar'' (2021) * ''Capitalism School'' (2022) * ''Accapella'' (2022) * ''I'm SOLO: Love Continues'' (2022) / Spin-off *''Star Birth'' (2022); Star maker *''Filthy Village'' (2022) - Host

Television series

* '' A Poem a Day'' as Kim Dae-bang (2018) * ''

Hit the Top ''Hit the Top'' () is a South Korean television series starring Yoon Shi-yoon, Lee Se-young, Kim Min-jae and Cha Tae-hyun. The drama aired on KBS2, from June 2 to July 22, 2017, on Fridays and Saturdays at 23:00 ( KST) for 32 episodes. ''Hit t ...

'' as Special Appearance (2017) * '' The Wind Blows Where You Wish'' as Yang Goo-byeong (2015) * ''Mom Is Acting Up'' as Special Appearance (2012)

Films

* ''Romantic Movement in Seoul'' (2010) * ''The Beat Goes On'' (2010)

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Defconn 1977 births Living people People from Jeonju South Korean comedians South Korean composers South Korean male singers South Korean pop singers South Korean male rappers Korean Music Award winners Weekly Idol members