The native form of this personal name is Jung Ho-yeon. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.
Hoyeon Jung
Jung in April 2024
Born
Jung Ho-yeon
(1994-06-23) June 23, 1994 (age 29)
Myeonmok-dong, Seoul, South Korea
Education
Dongduk Women's University
Occupations
Model
actress
Years active
2010–present
Agents
Saram Entertainment
Creative Artists Agency
Modeling information
Height
176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Hair color
Black
Eye color
Brown
Agency
The Society Management (New York)
Elite Model Management (worldwide)
Nomad Management (Miami, New York, Los Angeles)
Korean name
Hangul
정호연
Revised Romanization
Jeong Ho-yeon
McCune–Reischauer
Chŏng Hoyŏn
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. In 2013, she competed on the fourth season of Korea's Next Top Model and placed as a runner-up. She became known for her "fiery" red hair after making her international runway debut during New York Fashion Week. She was a Louis Vuitton exclusive in 2016, and became a global ambassador for the brand in 2021.
Jung made her acting debut in 2021, starring in the Netflix series Squid Game as Kang Sae-byeok, which brought her worldwide attention and critical acclaim as the series' breakout star. For her role on the series, she won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series and earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
JungHo-yeon (Korean: 정호연; born June 23, 1994), anglicized as HoyeonJung, is a South Korean model and actress. She began her career as a freelance model...
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Jung_E (Korean: 정이), stylised as JUNG_E, is a 2023 South Korean science fiction film written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho, starring Kang Soo-yeon, Kim...
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to appear in the thriller Hope, from director Na Hong-jin, alongside HoYeonJung, Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander. Russell made her modeling debut...
German swimmer June 22 – Klaudia Breś, Polish olympic athlete June 23 – HoYeonJung, South Korean actress June 24 – Lily Williams, American cyclist June...
winning the fourth season of Korea's Next Top Model, besting fellow model HoYeonJung, she signed with IMG Models. Internationally, Shin began her career in...
sisters, one of whom is the actress Gong Seung-yeon. Her father was a chef who worked for Kim Dae-jung, a former president of South Korea. Jeongyeon took...
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