Entertainer Noh Hong-chul says he broke up with his doctor girlfriend
In short
Broadcaster Noh Hong-chul said in a video on his YouTube channel that he is not dating anyone and recently parted from a girlfriend who works as a doctor. He described her as a “great friend” he travelled and rode bikes with, and said he was grateful to people he had dated. Chosun Ilbo also revisited earlier remarks of his about hesitating to marry.
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Broadcaster Noh Hong-chul said he is not dating anyone and had recently ended a relationship, disclosing the breakup himself in a video on his YouTube channel. Answering a subscriber's question about whether he was seeing someone, he said “there is no one I am seeing” and that he had parted from someone he met not long ago. He said the person's profession was a doctor, Hankook Ilbo reported. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Noh described the relationship in the same video, saying the two had travelled and ridden bikes together and calling her a “great friend” who was close to him in age, according to Hankook Ilbo. He contrasted his own free-roaming life with the fixed routines and confined spaces he associated with the medical profession, and said people in such jobs expressing their feelings to him or developing something through conversation with him had happened “quite often.” He added that he was neither always single nor always in a relationship, that he was living “like the wind,” and that he was grateful to everyone he had dated. [ 2 ]
Noh also used the video to talk about how he views worries, saying he likes people who worry and finds them admirable. Chosun Ilbo reported that his earlier remarks about hesitating to marry were being revisited, with its headline referring to academic background and wealth. The outlets differ on when the video appeared: Hankook Ilbo says it was released on Oct 2, while Chosun Ilbo says it was published on Oct 3. [ 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The story concerns the personal life of a well-known South Korean television personality who disclosed the breakup himself on his own YouTube channel. It has no wider policy, business or public consequence beyond entertainment coverage, and the outlets carry no confirmed details about the former partner.
Key facts
- Noh Hong-chul said he is not currently dating anyone. [ 2 ]
- He said he had recently ended a relationship with someone he had been seeing. [ 2 , 3 ]
- He said his former partner's profession is a doctor. [ 1 , 2 ]
- He made the remarks while answering subscriber questions in a video on his YouTube channel. [ 2 , 3 ]
- He said the two travelled together and rode bikes together, and called her a “great friend” who was close to him in age. [ 2 ]
- He said he now lives “like the wind” and is grateful to the people he has dated. [ 2 ]
- Chosun Ilbo reported that his past remarks about hesitating to marry, which its headline linked to academic background and wealth, were being revisited. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The date the YouTube video was posted. Hankook Ilbo says the video was released on Oct 2, while Chosun Ilbo says it was released on Oct 3; the documents disagree.
- The identity of the former partner beyond her profession. No outlet names her, and only Noh's description of her as a doctor is given.
- The content of Noh's earlier remarks about hesitating to marry. Chosun Ilbo refers to them being revisited, but only its headline and a short summary were available, so the remarks themselves are not stated in the documents.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Seoul Shinmun publishes a report that Noh Hong-chul has broken up with his doctor girlfriend (Oct 3). [ 1 ]
- Hankook Ilbo publishes Noh's account, saying he revealed the breakup in a YouTube video released on Oct 2 (Oct 3). [ 2 ]
- Chosun Ilbo publishes a report dated Oct 5 that places the video's release on Oct 3 and revisits his past remarks about hesitating to marry. [ 3 ]