Jung Ho Yeon is a South Korean actress and model. She gained international fame after starring in the Korean drama Squidward (2021).
Wiki/Biography
Zheng Haoyan was born on June 23, 1994 (Thursday)Age 28; as of 2022), located in Myeonmok-dong, Seoul, South Korea. Her zodiac sign is Cancer.
Jung Ho Yeon when she was a child
She attended Hyewon Girls’ High School in Seoul. In high school, she attended MBC Academy in Seoul, where she learned the basics of modeling. She majored in modeling at Dongduk Women’s University in Seoul.
appearance
high: 5 feet 9.8 inches (176 cm)
weight: 49kg
Body measurements: 31”-23”-34”
Eye color: Brown
hair color: black (dye her red and gold)
family
It is said that her father is the owner of a soup restaurant.
Jung Ho Yeon and her father
Photos of Zheng Haoyan and her mother when she was a child
She has two sisters, one sister and one sister. Her sister’s name is Jung Ji-yeon.
Childhood photos of Jung Ho-yeon (left) and her siblings
Jung Ho Yeon’s sister Jung Ji Yeon
relation
In January 2016, her relationship with Korean actor Lee Dong-hwi was made public. The couple had been dating for several months by then.The couple is known as a fashionable couple with free personalities [who] Don’t hide their feelings.
Jung Ho-yeon’s boyfriend Lee Dong-hui
Profession
mechanism
- Social Administration (New York) (since 2016)
- Elite Model Management (Paris, Milan, Amsterdam, London, Spain, Copenhagen) (since 2016)
- Nomad Management (Miami, New York, Los Angeles) (since 2016)
- ESteem Models (Seoul) (2012-2019)
- Saram Entertainment (Seoul) (from January 2020)
modeling
At the age of fifteen, she started taking modeling classes, and at the age of sixteen, in 2010, she started working as a freelance model, walking in Seoul Fashion Week for two years; she was working without an agency at the time. In 2011, she auditioned for the second season of the reality show “Korean Next Top Model” and successfully advanced. After reaching the top 30, she quit the show after falling during the show and injuring her pelvis.
Korea’s new supermodel (2011)
In 2012, she signed with ESteem Models after passing the audition. The following year, she auditioned for the fourth season of “Korean Next Top Model.” On the show, she faced elimination in the second episode; however, she returned in the fifth episode and went on to become the show’s runner-up.
Jung Ho Yeon in Korea’s Next Top Model (2013)
In 2013, she appeared in Korean singer Lee Hyori’s music video for “Going Crazy”.
The following year, she appeared in the music video for “Move” by Korean singer Kim Yeon-woo.
In 2014, she appeared in the music video “Beat” by K-pop boy band 100%. After being featured in Korean editions of magazines such as Vogue, Elle and W, she signed with The Society Management in 2016 and left Korea to pursue her career overseas. That same year, she also signed with Elite Model Management (worldwide) and Nomad Management (Miami, New York, and Los Angeles). She soon moved to New York and her fiery red hair color became her signature hairstyle. This look has led to her being considered the redhead Asian among designers.
Jung Ho-yeon walks the Adidas ramp with fiery red hair
She was originally scheduled to make her international fashion show debut as an exclusive model for American designer Alexander Wang, but that was later cancelled. Her international runway debut came in September 2016 at the Opening Ceremony Spring/Summer 2017 show at New York Fashion Week. Soon, she was on the stage of Marc Jacobs (American fashion designer), Alberta Ferretti (Italian fashion designer), Chanel (French luxury brand), Max Mara (Italian fashion industry) and Fendi (Italian luxury brand). She has also appeared in magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, Love and W, and appeared in campaigns for Sephora and Gap. In 2016, she was selected by French fashion designer Nicolas Ghesquière and casting director Ashley Brokaw as the exclusive model for Louis Vuitton’s 2017 spring and summer show, which was also her first show at Paris Fashion Week. She has walked for Burberry, Miu Miu, Jason Wu, Chanel, Schiaparelli, Giambattista Valli, Bottega Veneta, Emilio Pucci, Prabal Gurung, Jacquemus, Gabriela Hearst, Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, Roberto Cavalli, Jeremy Scott and many more. Tory Burch, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Acne Studios, Brandon Maxwell, Gucci and Lanvin.
Jung Ho Yeon talks about walking the ramp for Jeremy Scott in Instagram post
In addition, she has also shot advertisements for brands such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Hermès, and Bottega Veneta, and has appeared in magazines such as Vogue Korea, Vogue Japan, CR Fashion Book, and Harper’s Bazaar Korea. cover.
Jung Ho Yeon appears on the cover of Vogue Korea
In March 2019, she appeared in a promotional video for Pharrell Williams’ capsule collection with Chanel.
Jung Ho Yeon’s scene in the promotional video for the capsule collection of Pharrell Williams and Chanel
The same year, she appeared in the music video for the song “Taste of Acid” by the Korean rock band Hot Potato.
In October 2021, she became Louis Vuitton’s global brand ambassador for fashion, watches and jewelry.
Jung Ho Yeon promotes Louis Vuitton
That same month, she appeared in an Adicolor commercial for Adidas Originals.
Jung Ho Yeon in Adidas Originals’ Adicolor ad
acting
After working as a model overseas for a while, she decided she wanted to become an actress, as modeling careers tend to be short, a belief she gained after work in the industry began to dwindle. While visiting South Korea during the holidays, she began taking acting lessons. She also improved her English to make her performances even better. After signing with Saram Entertainment in February 2021, she auditioned via video during New York Fashion Week for the Korean survival series “Squidward Game,” which is streamed and distributed by Netflix. After coming to Korea, she auditioned again in person and was immediately selected as an actor in the play. The series, written and directed by Korean film producer Hwang Dong-hyuk, is based on a children’s game competition in which 456 contestants took part and won a prize of 45.6 billion won; losers faced the death penalty. The protagonist she plays, “Kang Sae-byeok” (No. 067), is a North Korean defector who enters the game to pay her agent to cross the border to rescue her parents and buy a house for her family to live in. In the series, she practices Hamgyong dialect with real North Korean defectors, watches documentaries about defectors, and learns martial arts. To create her character, she drew inspiration from the loneliness she felt in New York and wrote a diary from the character’s perspective. Speaking about it in an interview, she said,
As I wrote her daily diary, I was able to build up Sae-byeok’s perspective within myself, as well as her facial expressions. I could almost say that I physically accumulated all of her experiences to express her character. Of course, I had to train in martial arts and learn the Korean dialect for the action scenes. All of these efforts combined, and the help of many people I worked with, gave birth to the character of Xinbi. “
The other main characters of the drama are played by Lee Jung Jae, Park Hae Soo, Wi Ha Joon, Oh Young Soo, Heo Sung Tae, Anupam Tripathi and Kim Joo Ryung. Upon its release, the show became Netflix’s most-watched series and became a hit around the world. The show is also the first Korean drama to top Netflix’s weekly list of the top ten most-watched TV shows globally. Her role in the series was well-received by fans and she was dubbed “Squid Game’s breakout star” by critics.
Squid Game(2021)
Awards and Achievements
- Korean Fashion Photographers Association – 2015 Newcomer of the Year Award
Jung Ho Yeon won the Newcomer of the Year Award from the Korean Fashion Photographers Association
- Asian Model Awards 2019 – Asian Star Award
- Ranked among the top 50 global models in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 by Model.com
net worth
As of 2021, her net worth is estimated to be $4 million.
Favorites
- Movies: “Doubt” (2008), “Wild” (2014), “Kill Bill” series, “Orphan” (2016), “Roma” (2018)
- Filmmaker: Quentin Tarantino
- Video Games: 2048, Candy Crush Saga
- Book: The Vegetarian by Han Kang
- Artist and photographer: Karl Lagerfeld
- Beauty Products: Lancôme Base Essence
Facts/Trivia
- She was a tomboy growing up.
- As a child, she studied violin, piano, swimming, English and mathematics at various schools.
- When she was in elementary school, she often swam. She also placed second four times in Gyeonggi-do swimming competitions. However, her parents wanted her to focus solely on her studies, so she had to leave swimming.
- She said in an interview that she wanted to make money. When she asked her for advice, people told her she should try modeling because she was tall. She agreed and decided to try modeling. When she entered modeling college, her teacher gave her some small modeling jobs, such as the fashion school graduation show. After some time, she realized that there were also Asian supermodels. She then started taking modeling seriously and signed with an agency.
- After competing on Korea’s Next Top Model, she realized she wasn’t ready to compete. To improve herself, she began observing models in fashion magazines and how they carried themselves.
- In 2015, she was named “One of Seoul’s Top Model Talents” by Monica Kim of Vogue and in 2021, “The World’s Contemporary ‘It’ Girl” by K-Ci Williams of Vulture.
- After the success of “Squidward Game,” she became the most followed Korean actress on Instagram in 2021, surpassing top Korean actresses Lee Sung Kyung and Song Hye Kyo. As of November 2021, her Instagram account has 23.6 million followers.
- She is good friends with Korean singer Jennie (a member of Blackpink). They first met at Paris Fashion Week, when Jennie came to watch the Chanel show and she was on the ramp. Jenny’s stylist introduced them to each other. Later, she attended Blackpink’s concert in New York. They became friends. When she goes to Korea, she always hangs out with Jennie. They are often spotted together and actively support each other at work.
Zheng Haoyan and Jennie
- She also has a friendship group called Chen Ho Hyup, which consists of models Kim Jin Kyung and Hwang Se On.
Jung Ho Yeon, Kim Jin Kyung, and Hwang Se On
- As a child, she once dreamed of becoming the president of South Korea.
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- She is an avid cat lover and has two pet cats named Tash and Zhushi.
Jung Ho Yeon talks about her pet cat in Instagram post
- She enjoys listening to random music while traveling, from K-pop to British pop to American pop. She also carries a massage roller when she travels.
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