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". Wong initially won on the show's April 27, 2006 broadcast — and then on the two subsequent episodes that pitted him against other popular “Pants-Off Dance-Off” contestants. For the competition, Wong stripped to

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’s ''“Rock DJ".'' Wong started briefly as a

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student in

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, but after dropping out worked as a photographer shooting

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videos. He had also attended a

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retreat before coming onto the show. He is also a

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enthusiast. Wong joined a nude e-mail list and saw an item in a nudist's magazine that made him to be on the show. About his performance during the show he says, "I didn't know what to say or what to do ... I'm not going to lie", he continued, "it is kind of cool."

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