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Noh Hong-chul ( ko, 노홍철 盧弘喆; born 31 March 1979) is a South Korean entertainer and entrepreneur. He is the co-host of the variety show ''
Talents for Sale
''Talents for Sale'' ( ko, 어서옵SHOW) is a South Korean variety show created and broadcast by KBS. It first aired on 6 May 2016. The show borrows ideas from home shopping channels, in which the MCs work together with guests to raise funds fo ...
''. He previously appeared on the television programs ''
Infinite Challenge
''Infinite Challenge'' (; abbreviated as ''Mudo'') is a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC, that ran from 2005 to 2018.
As of January 2013, it had the largest market share for its timeslot; with ...
'' and ''
I Live Alone''. He had a cameo in the popular music video "
Gangnam Style
"Gangnam Style" ( ko, 강남스타일, ) is a K-pop song by South Korean rapper Psy, released on July 15, 2012, by YG Entertainment as the lead single of his sixth studio album, ''Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1'' (''Ssai Yukgap Part 1''). The term ...
" which featured his trademark pelvic thrusting ().
Career
Pre-debut
Noh Hong-chul studied mechanical engineering at the
Hongik University
Hongik University (, colloquially ''Hongdae'') is a private university in Seoul, South Korea. Founded by an activist in 1946, the university is located in Mapo-gu district of central Seoul, South Korea with a second campus(branch campus) in S ...
. After finishing his mandatory two-year military service, he created the online fashion malls Nohongchul.com and Dream and Adventurous Hongchul-Land Corporation which sell a range of party supplies. Noh Hong-chul also ran Hongchul Tour which provided budget trip services in China; he sometimes personally guided his customers during these trips.
[VJ Dr.Roh's popularity goes up]
(Korean), Seoul Shinmun
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, Retrieved on August 26, 2004
2004–present
Noh Hong-chul's television debut came on
Mnet
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in early 2004 when he hosted the cable TV show ''
Dr. No's Pleasure Street
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'' ().
[ After the success of the show, he joined the free-to-air MBC program '']Come to Play
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*Comè, a city and commune in Benin
*Come (Tenos), an ancient town on Tenos island, Greece
Music
*Come (American band), an American indie rock band formed in 1990
*Come (UK band), a British noise project founded in 1979
**Come ...
'' () as a joint panelist. In April 2005, he became a founding member of variety show ''Infinite Challenge
''Infinite Challenge'' (; abbreviated as ''Mudo'') is a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC, that ran from 2005 to 2018.
As of January 2013, it had the largest market share for its timeslot; with ...
''.
He was featured in a commercial for the GM Daewoo Matiz. The ad showed caricatures and photos of him inserted into the hood (bonnet) and doors of his red Matiz car (nicknamed , a play on his name and the word ''hong'' which means red).
Noh Hong-chul had a brief cameo in Psy
Park Jae-sang (, ; born December 31, 1977), known professionally as Psy (stylized in all caps as PSY) (; ; ), is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Psy is known domestically for his humorous videos and stage perf ...
's music video "Gangnam Style". He was shown thrusting his pelvis in his trademark lewd dance or () while standing above Psy rapping in an elevator. His seven-second appearance in the video became a worldwide "sensation within a sensation" and he was, separately from Psy, invited to appear on US television.
He made an appearance in Psy's video "Gentleman
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" alongside the rest of the ''Infinite Challenge'' members; and in Sistar
Sistar (, often stylized as SISTAR) was a South Korean girl group formed in 2010 by Starship Entertainment. The group consisted of Hyolyn, Bora, Soyou and Dasom. They made their official debut with the song " Push Push" on 3 June 2010. Their ...
's music video, "Touch My Body" alongside Jung Jun-mo
Carl Gustav Jung ( ; ; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Jung's work has been influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philo ...
.
Personal life
Drunk driving incident
On November 8, 2014, Noh Hong-chul was arrested for drunk driving. He later issued an apology and withdrew from the television programs he was participating in, including ''Infinite Challenge'' and ''I Live Alone''.
Filmography
Current programs
Web shows
Former programs
* Mnet "KIN streets of Dr. No" – VJ
* Mnet "Super Vibe Party" – fixed cast
* MBC ''Rainbow Romance''
* MBC ''Sunday Sunday Night'' – fixed panel
* MBC "Best Saturday" – fixed panel
* MBC "Sunday Phone Get Star Wars" – co-MC
* KBS "1 lesson Republic of Korea" – fixed panel
* MBC "Mysterious TV Surprise" – co-MC
* Mnet "Campus Corner Dance" – co-MC
* MBC ''7 Octaves'' – fixed panel
* KBS ''Happy Sunday'' – "Kwaenam Age" – fixed panel
* KBS ''Happy Sunday'' – "Power attendance! Let's go to school" – co-MC
* KBS ''Happy Sunday'' – "I'm ready." – co-MC
* KBS ''Happy Sunday'' – "1 Night 2 Days" – co-MC
* SBS ''Good Sunday'' – "Change" – co-MC
* SBS "it! No?" – co-MC
* MBC "Yoo Jae-seok & Kim Won-Hee's Come to Play" – fixed panel
* Mnet "Phil Trend Report Season 4" – MC
* SBS ''Good Sunday'' – "Gold Miss is Coming" – co-MC
* KBS "Imaginary Confrontation" – co-MC
* MBC "Fox's Butler" – fixed panel
* KBS ''Escape Crisis No. 1'' – co-MC
* SBS ''Good Sunday'' – "Hero hogeol" – co-MC
* tvN ''Korea's Got Talent'' – co-MC
* tvN ''Becoming a Billionaire'' – co-MC
* mbn "Star byte" – MC
* M.net "Serenade Battle" – MC
* OnStyle "Hello! Russia" – story
* Korean TV "Choehyeonwoo, Magic Hall of GNP" – co-MC
* MBC "God of the Game" – co-MC
* MBC ''I'm a Singer'' – Season 2 – co-MC
* tvN "Find the Fake? A keen eye" – co-MC
* KBS "Talk show, slapping" – co-MC
* KBS W "All That's GNP living" – MC
* MBC "MBC Special Documentary – Seoul to Savor" – story
* tvN '' The Genius: Rule Breaker''
* KBS "Yihyeokjae, riding in the GNP" – co-MC
* MBC "Thank you" – co-MC
* MBC "The Lord of the study" – co-MC
* MBC "Sweet Girl" MC
* MBC "Hidden operation stage winner" – co-MC
* MBC "When I was the man to be alone" – MC
* MBC "Folks in my soul" – co-MC
* KBS " I am the man" – co-MC
* MBC "Love Notice" – co-MC
* MBC ''Infinite Challenge
''Infinite Challenge'' (; abbreviated as ''Mudo'') is a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC, that ran from 2005 to 2018.
As of January 2013, it had the largest market share for its timeslot; with ...
'' () – co-host, founding member, (2005–2014)
* tvN ''Of the Birth Rich Person'' () – co-host
* M.net ''Serenade Operations'' () – co-host
* MBC ''Come to play () – joint panel (2004–2010)
* MBC ''7 Octaves'' () – joint panel
* MBC ''The lord of Study'' (, special coverage for 2007 Hangawi
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holidays) – co-host
* KBS 2TV ''Happy Sunday
''Happy Sunday'' ( ko, 해피 선데이) is a Korean reality show, reality-variety show shown on the KBS2 network, which competes directly against Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, MBC's ''Sunday Night (South Korean TV series), Sunday Night'' and ...
'' – ''2 Days & 1 Night
''2 Days & 1 Night'' (; also known as ''1 Night 2 Days''; abbreviated as ''1N2D'') is a South Korean reality-variety show that airs every Sunday at 6:25pm KST on KBS2 beginning August 5, 2007. ''1 Night 2 Days'' used to be one of the two segm ...
'' () – joint panel
* SBS Power FM's ''Noh Hong-cheol's Happy Our Young Day'' – host (, May 1 – November 6, 2006)
* SBS '' Gold-miss is coming'' () – host-in-chief
* M.net ''Trend Report Fil'' (, latest fashion trend magazine) – host
* SBS ''Heroes
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* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good
Film
* ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama
* ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film
Gaming
* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
'' – host
* KBS 2TV ''Emergency Escape Number One!'' () – co-host
* tvN ''Korea's Got Talent
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'' () – co-host
* KBS 2TV ''Do Dream'' – co-host
* MBC '' I Live Alone'' () – host-in-chief (episodes 1–79)
* MBC ''Show! Music Core
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'' – co-host (April 2013 – June 28, 2014)
* KBS 2TV ''Talents for Sale
''Talents for Sale'' ( ko, 어서옵SHOW) is a South Korean variety show created and broadcast by KBS. It first aired on 6 May 2016. The show borrows ideas from home shopping channels, in which the MCs work together with guests to raise funds fo ...
'' () – co-host (May 6 – October 7, 2016)
* JTBC
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''Mix Nine
''Mix Nine'' (Hangul: 믹스나인, stylized as MIXNINE) was a South Korean survival reality show broadcast on JTBC. In the show, YG Entertainment founder and producer Yang Hyun-suk traveled to music agencies across Korea to find up-and-coming K ...
'' () – host (October 29, 2017January 26, 2018)
* MBC ' - co-host (December 7, 2018 – March 15, 2019)
* SBS ''Circle House
''Circle House'' () is a South Korean television healing talk show that aired every Thursday at 21:00 ( KST) on SBS TV from February 24 to April 28, 2022.
Overview
''Circle House'' is a new year special program by SBS, which premiered on Thur ...
'' - co-host (24 February – 28 April 2022)
Radio
Film
Awards
References
External links
Noh Hong-chul
at FNC Entertainment
FNC Entertainment (; stands for "fish and cake") is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2006 by South Korean singer and record producer Han Seong-ho. The label operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, ev ...
Commercial Homepage
(online shopping mall which he created)
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Infinite Challenge members
South Korean television presenters
South Korean radio presenters
South Korean comedians
1979 births
Living people
FNC Entertainment artists
Gyoha No clan