HoYeon Jung Quotes

HoYeon Jung

Profession : Model

Birth : June 23, 1994

I couldn't follow the speed of the growth of the 'Squid Game' success because since COVID, I think everything is faster and even online, it happens just so quick. It was hard to follow.

HoYeon Jung

I had worked as a runway model for six years in Korea before I flew to New York.

HoYeon Jung

Some say a model's tenure is relatively short compared with other careers. But I disagree. Models of all age groups are needed, so I think modeling can be a lifelong career.

HoYeon Jung

My life so far tells me the best way to prepare for the future is prioritizing my current work. If I work hard to complete the current work, it paves the way for my next job.

HoYeon Jung

Korea achieved economic development in a short span of time, which is why competition can be more intense here than in other countries.

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The most powerful lesson I learnt was to have faith in humanity.

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Acting is something I had been thinking about all the time, though not seriously.

HoYeon Jung

First of all, I find everything very astonishing. The astonishment that things can change so much over such a short span of time. And I also feel grateful that so many people worldwide love Sae-byeok as much as I love her.

HoYeon Jung

The time that I spent overseas working as a model, all of those experiences influenced my personality and personal taste.

HoYeon Jung

Even though I was based in New York, I would travel all over the world, meeting so many different types of people, and that's really when my understanding of diversity deepened.

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I learned more English because I wanted to actually learn acting.

HoYeon Jung

Working on 'Squid Game' was so fun and worth it.

HoYeon Jung

I didn't think I grafted the competitive and strong-willed versions of myself from 'Korea's Next Top Model' to Sae-byeok's character. But thinking of it now, maybe I still have those aspects within me, which helped me understand the role.

HoYeon Jung

To tell you the truth, people might think going from a model to a North Korean defector would've been difficult in appearance. For me, the focus was not on the external but internal side of things, to fully understand Sae-byeok's life.

HoYeon Jung

In a way, I think Sae-byeok lived her life to the fullest, so her desperate need to win was different from the others, and she didn't necessarily have to earn the cash prize.

HoYeon Jung

I tried many ways to become the real Sae-byeok.

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I try not to dwell too much on the success of 'Squid Game.'

HoYeon Jung

The world doesn't revolve around English.

HoYeon Jung

When I was acting for the first time in 'Squid Game,' I listened to a lot of music. I listened to a lot of music by Sanulrim, Yoo Jae-Ha and Kwang-seok. In particular, I listened to the song 'Reminiscence' by Sanulrim a bunch. Listening to that song assisted me emotionally.

HoYeon Jung

I didn't know that Americans don't like to watch movies with subtitles.

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