Jung Ho Yeon Profile: 'Hope' Film Invited to Cannes and Toronto, Global Activities

Actress Jung Ho Yeon continues her active career after rising to global stardom with Netflix's 'Squid Game'. Her latest film, 'Hope', directed by Na Hong-jin, has garnered international attention with invitations to the Cannes International Film Festival's competition section and the Toronto International Film Festival's Midnight Madness section. 'Hope' has also achieved box office success in Korea, surpassing 4 million admissions after its domestic release.

Jung Ho Yeon, born in 1994, is a model-turned-actress with a height of 176cm. She debuted as a freelance model in 2010, gained recognition through 'Korea's Next Top Model Season 4' in 2013, and made her acting debut in 2021 with 'Squid Game', winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, a first for a Korean actress. For 'Hope', she played rookie police officer 'Sung-ae', undergoing six months of intense action training and even obtaining a manual driving license to perform car chases and gun action scenes.

Bloggers note that Jung Ho Yeon showcased a completely different side in 'Hope' compared to her 'Kang Sae-byeok' role in 'Squid Game', leading to reactions of "rediscovery of Jung Ho Yeon." Her dedication to performing difficult action scenes without a stunt double and her passion for acting are frequently highlighted, with many expressing anticipation for her future global endeavors.