Squid Game's HoYeon Jung Is Korea's Star Model

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Netflix's hit k-drama Squid Game stars HoYeon Jung as Sae-byeok in her first-ever acting job. Her fierce and captivating performance has made her the show's breakout star, however, she is known as Korea's star model.

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HoYeon Jung actually got her start on Korea’s Next Top model after some initial modeling work

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In 2016, she made her international runway debut after dying her hair red

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Jung continued to book campaigns and became a runway regular

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Jung also became known for her street style and often showed up to events looking fabulous

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Jung revealed to W Korea that she was at New York Fashion Week when she was asked to send in a video audition for Squid Game. After sending the video, when the director asked to meet her in person she dropped everything and flew to South Korea.

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"When my CEO told me I’d been casted, the first thing I said was, 'Why?' I was so happy when I heard the news, but it was like a greater fear had taken over me. [I was like] ‘Thank you very much, but I can do this?'" HoYoen said.

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She said she related to her character, "In 2016, I left Korea to further my modelling career overseas, and I spent a lot of time alone. At the time, the emotion that I felt the most was 'loneliness'… That feeling of loneliness while trying to persevere and live isn’t all that different."

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She is yet to annouce her next project but fans are excited to see her return to the screen.