Get to know some fun facts about the breakout actress from the globally acclaimed South Korean Netflix series
The name Jung Ho-Yeon is all that anybody is ever talking about on social media right now after the premiere of the global Netflix phenomena Squid Game two weeks ago.
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The up-and-coming actress stole the screen with her fan favourite performance as a mere pickpocketer named Kang Sae-byeok, or also known as player No. 067, in the series, and starstruck viewers everywhere are wondering where this breakthrough actress came from and who she is an emerging artiste in the business.
From being Korea's next top model to being friends with a Blackpink member, here are some things to know about the budding South Korean actress.
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1. She began her career as a fashion model
Ever since she landed in third place in the fourth season of Korea's Next Top Model in 2013 at the age of 16, her modelling career has soared from there where she catwalked in runway shows at the Seoul Fashion Week before appearing in the international fashion scene with catwalks of brands from Chanel to Jacquemus. She was even selected by Louis Vuitton creative director Nicolas Ghesquière as an exclusive model for the house’s fall/winter 2017 show for her first overseas runway gig.
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