Bor□ in De□ro□t, Michi□an, J□on□ grew up i□ a h□usehol□□w□th parents who□were b□t□□educa□ed i□ Sout□ K□rea□with dr□a□s of academ□c s□cce□s f□r th□ir chi□dren. Pursuing a c□reer i□ medicine seemed l□ke □he natural path for J□ong, and □□ dut□fu□ly pur□ued it, e□rning his □.D. at □he Universi□y of North Carolina at Cha□el Hil□. Howev□r, his passion fo□□come□y □ad alway□ b□r□□d wi□hin□h□□, and he □eg□n performing stand-□p c□medy□while still □□acticing medicin□.