Moon Hee-joon’s self-composed ‘drug criticism’ song becomes viral again amid recent celebs’ drug scandals

Netizens re-examine Moon Hee-joon’s song criticizing drugs amid recent drug controversies

Following Lee Sun-kyun’s drug investigation, G-Dragon was also reported to have taken drugs. Police confirmed that they are investigating G-Dragon and Lee Sun-kyun separately and more celebrities are expected to be revealed with involvement in drug cases.

In the meantime, the song criticizing drugs by singer Moon Hee-joon in the past drew attention again among netizens. Written and composed by Moon Hee-joon, the song “Drug” is being shared in online communities as it delivers messages about criticism over illegal drugs.

Released in 2004, “Drug” contains lyrics criticizing drugs, such as “‘white straggler on the edge of life”, “white loser on the edge of life”, “I know you’re going to die with white powder in this dirty world”, “you fight until the end and overcome it”, “but life doesn’t give up on you”, etc.

In the past, Moon Hee-joon appeared on an entertainment program and mentioned “Drug” when talking about forbidden songs. He said, “The lyrics were not about drugs but they banned the song after seeing the title for like 2 seconds”.

20 years after its release, “Drug” is still talked about among netizens. Re-examining the song amid current controversies, netizens commented, “It’s a song that criticizes drugs”, “He has already criticized drugs since a long time ago”, “One of the popular songs back then”, etc.

Source: Nate