Simonboy

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Simon Khung
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Khung in 2024
Born (1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 (age 38)
Singapore
Other namesSimonboy
Occupations
  • Content creator
  • Actor
  • Entreprenuer
Years active2021–present
Known forAnti-drug advocacy
Spouses
  • 1st wife (name unknown)
    (divorced)
  • (m. 2015;div. 2017)
  • Chloe Eong
    (m. 2024)
Children3, including Megan Khung (2015–2020)
Birth name
Traditional Chinese 江偉南
Simplified Chinese 江伟南
Hanyu Pinyin Jiāng Wěinán

Simon Khung (born 6 November 1987), [1] known by the handle Simonboy, is a Singaporean former drug addict, anti-drug advocate, and content creator.

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Biography

Simon Khung after leaving school at the age of 16, turned to marijuana as he was curious. [2] [3] He would have his father [a] to drive his taxi in the middle of night to ferry him while he transported drugs for his own use in 2010. [3] In 2015, he was jailed for the first time after assaulting another person under the influence of drugs. [2] Although released in 2016, he reoffended and was jailed twice more. [2] [5] His drug addiction had made him depressed and after attempting suicide, he recovered in a halfway house between 2019 and 2021. [2] [5] He started posting videos on social media in 2021. [5]

At the encouragement of and financial assistance offered by his then-girlfriend, Chloe Eong, who he connected via a dating app during his halfway house phase, he started his first business, a clothing apparel Chance. [2] [3] He would also run a production house. [2]

In February 2024, Khung played a minor role in the movie, Money No Enough 3. [6] In June 2024, he was named as the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association's (Sana) first ambassador. [4]

In June 2024, together with Peter Yu, Khung opened a chicken rice stall, Singabola, in Canberra, [7] but it was short-lived, shuttered since as early as October 2024. [8] A second outlet was opened in July 2024 in Choa Chu Kang, [7] and closed in December 2024. [9]

After the case on the killing of his daughter, Megan Khung concluded, Simon launched the Forever Megan Charity on 6 November 2025. He visited Good Samaritan Home, an orphanage located in Klang, and donated food, necessities, and money, as well as sharing his life experiences with the orphans there. [1] While initially brushing off the online criticism that rose over the charity, about his parental role in Megan Khung as well as the use of her name for publicity, [10] Khung sent a letter of demands through a lawyer to Xiaxue who criticised his parenting or lackof, requesting her to rescind her comments as well as a demand for money as compensation. [11]

On 19 November 2025, it was announced that he would play a supporting character in an upcoming movie, Pace. [12]

Personal life

From left: Chloe Eong and Simon Khung. Simonboy is MARRIED!! (ft Simonboy and Simongirl) -DailyKetchup EP345 0-49 screenshot.png
From left: Chloe Eong and Simon Khung.

Simon Khung married three times and has had three children.

From his first marriage, they had a son who was born in 2011–2012. [13] Due to his prior drug addiction and incarceration, he would only meet this son in 2024, after having sought permission from his ex-wife. [13] His second marriage with Foo Li Ping in 2015 saw the birth of a girl, Megan Khung whom was killed at the age of four by Foo and her boyfriend, Brian Wong Shi Xiang in February 2020 through repeated abuse. [14] Khung and Foo divorced in 2017. [4]

On 7 July 2024, Chloe Eong and Simon Khung were married. [15] On 9 April 2025, Khung announced the birth of their son. [16]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2024 Money No Enough 3 -Supporting role [6]
Upcoming3 Good GuysJeremy [17]
UpcomingPaceSupporting role [12]

Notes

  1. His father would later die from a stroke in 2013 after suffering from dementia. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Simonboy launches Forever Megan Charity in honour of late daughter on his 38th birthday". AsiaOne. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "'I went through a suicidal phase': Influencer and former drug addict Simonboy opens up about past struggles and mistakes". AsiaOne. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Firsthand: TikToker Simonboy reflects on year of hawker dates before he could buy girlfriend a Rolex". mothership.sg. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association names its first ambassador". The Straits Times. 28 June 2024. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 ""I Downloaded All The Dating Apps": Ex-Convict-Turned-TikTok Star Simonboy On The First Thing He Did After His 2-Year Stay At A Halfway House". 8days. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  6. 1 2 mydelightmedia (4 February 2024). "梁志强35部电影票房破亿新币 盼第36部电影《钱3》票房再创记录". Mysite (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Actor Peter Yu and influencer Simonboy open Singabola, a new chicken rice stall in Yishun". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  8. Chua, Claire (11 January 2025). "Celebrity-owned chicken rice stall shutters after less than 1 year". SETHLUI.com. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  9. cue (10 January 2025). "Celebrity-run Singabola Chicken Rice shutters within months". The New Paper. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  10. "Content creator Simonboy unfazed by online criticism over initiative named after late daughter Megan Khung". CNA. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  11. "Xiaxue strikes back against lawyer's letter from Simonboy after criticisms of his charity". AsiaOne. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  12. 1 2 "'I have not let people down': Influencer Simonboy's movie role to go ahead amid online controversy". The Straits Times. 19 November 2025. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  13. 1 2 "'Today marks a new chapter': Simonboy meets son for the first time in 11 years". AsiaOne. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  14. Kwang, Kevin; Jacob, Charmaine (4 November 2025). "The last days of Megan Khung". CNA. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  15. "'We are legally husband and wife!' Simonboy officially ties the knot with partner Simongirl". AsiaOne. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  16. ""It's Priceless After All That Happened": Simonboy, 37, On Doing The Smallest Things With Newborn Son, Like Changing Diapers And Swaddling". 8days. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  17. "Singapore-Thailand Co-Production '3 GOOD GUYS' Unveils Cast and Starts Production in May!". InCinemas SG. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.