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Jung Ho-yeon, also known as Hoyeon Jung, is a South Korean actress and model who rose to prominence with her role in Squid Game season 1. She began her career as a model in 2010 and subsequently walked for Seoul Fashion Week for two years. She further made her international runway debut at New York Fashion Week. Meanwhile, she's presently involved in the field of modeling and acting simultaneously.
She played the character of Kang Sae-byeok in season 1 of Squid Game. Following her breakout role, she bagged many accolades, including Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance under the Female Actress category in a Drama series and others.
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With Squid Game season 2 set to premiere on December 26, 2024, viewers can watch the five shows and movies of Jung Ho-yeon mentioned below.
Squid Game, Chicken Nugget, Disclaimer, and other shows featuring Jung Ho-yeon
1) Squid Game season 1
Where to watch: Netflix
The smash hit South Korean dystopian survival and thriller drama Squid Game followed the story of a secret contest where 456 players risked their lives to play multiple children's games to win a 45.6 billion won prize. However, the games weren't easy and involved the death of a player as a penalty. The players were individuals who faced financial crisis, hardships, obstacles, and other forms of challenges in life.
Jung Ho-yeon played the role of player 067, also known as Kang Sae-byeok. Sae-byeok was a North Korean defector from North Hamgyong. She took the challenge of deadly games to collect money to pay a broker to rescue her family from the country. She also wanted to buy a house for her family following their reunification.
Ho-yeon rose to international recognition and fame after this role.
2) Chicken Nugget
Where to watch: Netflix
The South Korean comedy and mystery series Chicken Nugget was based on the Naver webtoon of the same name. The drama follows the story of a father and his employee as they attempt rescue his daughter, who has transformed into a chicken nugget. After entering into an eerie machine, the daughter was changed into the form of a chicken, which subsequently sent her father into a dilemma.
Jung Ho-yeon chronicled the character of Hong-cha, the ex of Go Baek-joon (played by Ahn Jae-hong). She was South Korea's best taste columnist and helped in the identification of the daughter who was transformed into a chicken nugget.
3) Disclaimer
Where to watch: Apple TV+
The psychological thriller series Disclaimer is adapted from the novel of the same name by Renee Knight. It screened for the first time at the 81st Venice International Film Festival. It delved into the story of a renowned documentary journalist, Catherine Ravenscroft. She discovered that she was a prominent character in a novel, which compelled her to reveal a hidden secret.
Jung Ho-yeon played the role of Catherine Ravenscroft's assistant named Jisoo Kim. Even though Ho-yeon appeared on screen for a short duration, viewers could still binge-watch the series for the interesting plot.
4) Korea's Next Top Model
Where to watch: Onstyle
Korea's Next Top Model, also known as Do-jeon! Supermodel Korea is one of the prominent South Korean reality television shows. It features multiple women competing for the title of Korea's Next Top Model between 2010 and 2014. The 52-episode show had Every Day of the Week, Timebomb, and Surface as the opening themes.
The show centered around a group of young participants who resided together for multiple months and took part in different challenges, photo shoots, and meetings with members of the modeling industry.
Jung Ho-yeon participated in the second season and was the runner-up for season 4.
She also made appearances in other television shows, including You Quiz on the Block season 3, You Quiz on the Block, Omniscient Interfering View, Witch Hunt, Running Man, and others. She was also added to the line-up of the regular members of Devil's Runway and Korea's Next Top Model season 4.
In recent news, Jung Ho-yeon is set to make her film debut with the forthcoming science fiction and thriller film Hope. It was penned and helped by the director Na Hong-jin. Meanwhile, she was reportedly confirmed for the upcoming film The Governesses.
Regarding her personal life, she and her former boyfriend Lee Dong-hwi have recently broken up. Their respective agencies announced through a joint statement on November 26, 2024, that they had decided to part ways after nine years of dating. They began seeing each other in 2015.
