Noh Hong-chul
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No Hong-chul at the Gillette Fusion ProGlide launching event in Seoul, on September 7, 2011
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March 31, 1979 Seoul, South Korea |
| Medium | Stand-up, television |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Genres | Comedy, Entertainment |
| Notable works and roles | Current cast of Talents for Sale. Former member of Infinite Challenge and I Live Alone |
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| Revised Romanization | No Hongcheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | No Hongch'ŏl |
Noh Hong-chul (Korean: 노홍철, Hanja: 盧弘喆; born 31 March 1979) is a South Korean entertainer and entrepreneur.
Currently the co-host of the variety show Talents for Sale, he previously appeared on the television programs Infinite Challenge and I Live Alone. His trademark pelvic-thrusting "jeojil dance" (저질댄스) was featured in a famous cameo in the music video "Gangnam Style", which has been viewed over 2.8 billion times worldwide.
No Hong-chul studied mechanical engineering at the Hongik University. After finishing his mandatory two-year military service, he created his online fashion malls, Nohongchul.com and Dream and Adventurous Hongchul-Land Corporation, selling a range of party supplies. He had another business called Hongchul Tour which provided budget trips in China; sometimes he personally guided his customers during these trips.
Noh Hong-chul's television debut came on Mnet in early 2004 when he hosted his popular cable TV show called Dr. No's Pleasure Street (닥터 노의 KIN길거리) After the success of this show, he officially entered into the free-to-air network program Come to Play (놀러와) on MBC, as a joint panelist. Since April 2005, he has been participating as a founding member of Korea's top comedy program, Infinite Challenge.
He has sponsored a car commercial for Matiz of GM Daewoo; some caricatures and photos of himself were inserted in bonnet and doors of his red Matiz car (called 'Hongcar'홍카) in the advertisement.
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