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Jung Ho-yeon ( Korean : 정호연; born June 23, 1994), anglicized as Hoyeon Jung, is a South Korean model and actress. She began her career as a freelance model in 2010, walking in Seoul Fashion Week shows for two years.
18M Followers, 666 Following, 1,104 Posts - Hoyeon (@hoooooyeony) on Instagram: "🧚🏻♀️".
Hoyeon is a model-turned-actor who starred in the Netflix series Squid Game and won a SAG award. She also appeared in fashion campaigns and magazines, and has over 22 million Instagram followers.
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Oct 7, 2021 · How Squid Game’s Hoyeon Jung Went from Model to Star of Netflix’s Biggest Hit. By Janelle Okwodu. October 7, 2021. YOUNGKYU PARK. If the plot twists and turns of the Netflix hit *Squid Game *...
- She's Been a Fashion Model for Several Years. Born in 1994, Jung began her modeling career when she was 17, she told Models.com in December 2018. After pondering what she could do to earn a living, when others around her suggested she could be a model because she's tall, she thought: "Yeah, why not?
- 'Squid Game' Is Her First Acting Gig. Jung's leading female role in the latest K-drama series marks her acting debut. She officially signed with South Korea's Saram Entertainment back in January 2020 in a bid to pursue an acting career, South Korean broadcaster SPOTV News reported in June 2020.
- ... But Not Her First Survival Game. Back in 2013, Jung starred in a real-life survival game by competing in Korea's Next Top Model, a reality fashion survival show similar to America's Next Top Model, she described.
- Jung Is Similar to Player No. 067 in 'Squid Game' Jung's character in Squid Game, whose name is Kang Sae-byeok, is a North Korean defector who entered the competition in a bid to raise money to be able to reunite with her family and also retrieve her younger brother from an orphanage.
Jan 5, 2022 · A kind of charge seemed to hover around the South Korean model turned actor, once known for her incandescent red hair, now famed for her role as a brooding North Korean defector in the Netflix hit...
Oct 8, 2021 · Hoyeon Jung, who stars in Netflix’s Squid Game, is also a model for the likes of Bottega Veneta, Chanel, and Louis Vuitton. Here, she tells Vogue about her modelling career to date, and how she learned her craft on set.
