The protagonist of 'The Calamar game' is the first Korean to appear alone on the cover of Vogue

By : ujikiu / On : 15/06/2022

Hoyeon Jung, model and actress of South Korea, known for starring in the television seriesVogue fashion.

Jung jumped to international fame after the premiere of the controversial series directed by Hwang Dong-Hyuk.In a matter of three weeks, her Instagram account accumulated more than 14 million followers, making her the most popular Korean actress on the platform, despite the fact that she previously, she never thought she could become an actress.

After occupying, at age 19, the second place in the 'reality show' 'Korea's Next Top Model', Jung moved to New York to continue his professional career as a model, collaborating with several fashion houses, such as LouisVuitton and Chanel.However, as of 2019, her job offers began to decrease, so the model dedicated himself to watching films in Netflix, which determined her future.

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"Looking back, if it weren't for those times of calm and loneliness, I don't know if I would have dreamed of acting," Jung said in his interview with Vogue.

When the young woman changed her model agency in January 2020 for an artistic representation, Hwang Dong-Hyuk had been conducting auditions for her future series for more than three months, but she still couldn't find the female protagonist.

However, just a week after the director reviewed Jung's acting profile, the model flew to the South Korean capital, Seoul, and won the role of Kang Sae-Byeok.She like this began her actress career, who made her famous worldwide and took her to the cover of the renowned magazine.