Quick answer
Who is HoYeon Jung?
HoYeon Jung (born 23 June 1994 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean model and actress whose international runway career preceded a major global screen breakthrough. HoYeon Jung is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
At a glance
How old and how tall is HoYeon Jung?
HoYeon Jung was born on 23 June 1994 in Seoul, South Korea, which makes HoYeon 32 as of 5 October 2026. HoYeon Jung’s recorded height is 176 cm (5 ft 9 in), according to Wikidata. Agency measurements can differ slightly.
- Born
- 23 June 1994 (age 32)
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
- Height
- 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Disciplines
- Runway, Campaigns
- Cast Index status
- Global Watch (unnumbered)
- @hoooooyeony
Birth date, birthplace and height from Wikidata (Q28699137), retrieved . Agencies from the listed sources. Profile updated .
The perspective
What is HoYeon Jung known for?
A Models.com New Super with global fashion and cultural recognition.
The published assessment
Is HoYeon Jung on the Global 50?
HoYeon Jung is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
Each pillar reflects an editorial assessment of the published record. The weighted rating belongs to the snapshot.
Index Rating · Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed
81.4
- Runway · 40%
- 67
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67 / 100 - Campaigns · 30%
- 90
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90 / 100 - Editorial · 20%
- 88
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88 / 100 - Cultural aura · 10%
- 100
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100 / 100
Evidence behind the assessment
- Recognised in the Models.com New Supers category.
- Global cultural visibility is weighted separately from runway recency.
New work and corrections can change the assessment. A profile’s confidence label describes the depth of its source review.
Sources to explore
The runway record
Which shows has HoYeon Jung walked?
No show-by-show walks for HoYeon Jung are on the Cast Index ledger yet; the sources above give the career record.
A source-linked selection across seasons, rather than a complete booking history. Open the source for the original record.
A show-by-show record has not yet been added. The source links above provide the available career context.
Career & background
The story so far.
Biography last reviewed .
Early life
Jung Ho-yeon, known professionally as Hoyeon Jung, was born on 23 June 1994 in Seoul, South Korea, to restaurateur parents, and studied at Dongduk Women’s University’s College of Performing Arts. She began modelling classes at 15, freelanced without agency representation from 16, walking Seoul Fashion Week for two years before signing with ESteem Models in 2012, having competed on Korea’s Next Top Model in 2011 and again as runner-up in 2013.
International runway career, 2016–2020
Jung made her New York Fashion Week debut opening Opening Ceremony’s Spring/Summer 2017 show in September 2016, the same season she signed as a runway exclusive for Louis Vuitton at Paris Fashion Week and joined The Society Management in New York. Her runway record grew to include Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Fendi, Max Mara, Burberry, Miu Miu, Schiaparelli, Bottega Veneta, Gucci and Lanvin, and she was named to Models.com’s Top 50 in September 2018.
Squid Game and a screen breakthrough, 2020–2022
Jung signed with Saram Entertainment for acting in January 2020, and her breakout role came the following year as Kang Sae-byeok in Netflix’s Squid Game — a performance that made her a global star. In October 2021 she was named Louis Vuitton’s Global House Ambassador, and in February 2022 became the first solo Korean cover star for American Vogue. That year she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and won Best New Actress at the Blue Dragon Series Awards, alongside becoming the face of Chanel N°1.
Recent record, 2023–2025
Jung appeared in music videos for The Weeknd’s "Out of Time" in 2022 and NewJeans’s "Cool with You" in 2023, and took roles in the 2024 miniseries Disclaimer and a cameo in Chicken Nugget. In 2025 she starred in Hope, directed by Na Hong-jin and co-starring Hwang Jung-min and Jo In-sung — her feature-film starring debut — promoted with an Elle Korea July 2025 cover, followed by a Vogue Korea cover that December, photographed by Jeff Henrikson.
At a glance
Quick facts.
- Born 23 June 1994 in Seoul, South Korea, to restaurateur parents; studied at Dongduk Women’s University
- Signed as a Louis Vuitton runway exclusive at Paris Fashion Week, September 2016
- Became a global breakout star as Kang Sae-byeok in Netflix’s Squid Game, 2021
- Won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in 2022
- Named Louis Vuitton’s Global House Ambassador, October 2021
- Starred in the feature film Hope, directed by Na Hong-jin, her starring film debut, 2025
