Noh Hong-chul

Noh Hong-chul is a South Korean entertainer and entrepreneur. He is the co-host of the variety show Talents for Sale. He previously appeared on the television programs Infinite Challenge and I Live Alone. He had a cameo in the popular music video "Gangnam Style" which featured his trademark pelvic thrusting .

Career

Pre-debut

Noh Hong-chul studied mechanical engineering at the Hongik University. 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.

2004–present

Noh Hong-chul's television debut came on Mnet in early 2004 when he hosted the cable TV show Dr. No's Pleasure Street. After the success of the show, he joined the free-to-air MBC program Come to Play as a joint panelist. In April 2005, he became a founding member of variety show Infinite Challenge.
He was featured in a commercial for the GM Daewoo Matiz. The ad showed caricatures and photos of him inserted into the hood and doors of his red Matiz car.
Noh Hong-chul had a brief cameo in Psy'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" alongside the rest of the Infinite Challenge members; and in Sistar's music video, "Touch My Body" alongside Jung Jun-mo.

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 – co-host, founding member,
tvN Of the Birth Rich Person – co-host
M.net Serenade Operations – co-host
MBC Come to play – joint panel
MBC 7 Octaves – joint panel
MBC The lord of Study – co-host
KBS 2TV Happy Sunday – 2 Days & 1 Night – joint panel
SBS Power FM's Noh Hong-cheol's Happy Our Young Day – host
SBS Gold-miss is coming – host-in-chief
M.net Trend Report Fil – host
SBS Heroes – host
KBS 2TV Emergency Escape Number One! – co-host
tvN Korea's Got Talent – co-host
KBS 2TV Do Dream – co-host
MBC I Live Alone – host-in-chief
MBC Show! Music Core – co-host
KBS 2TV Talents for Sale – co-host
JTBC Mix Nine – host
MBC ' - co-host
SBS Circle House'' - co-host
Film

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref.
2005	Hoodwinked	Sandy jjiksa	Korean dubbed version
2006	Who Slept With Her	DJ
2011	Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil	Sandy jjiksa	Korean dubbed version
2011	The Jungle Bunch-Back to the Ice Floe	Morristown	Korean dubbed version
2012	Zambezia	Kestrel	Korean dubbed version