Celebrity 7 Jan 2022

Hoyeon Jung Answers Your Burning Questions In A Vogue Short Film

Get to know the Squid Game breakout star

by Liam Hess

Since bursting onto screens last year with her unforgettable performance as the North Korean defector with a mysterious past in Squid Game, Hoyeon Jung has become one of the most thrilling new actors of the moment—and now, she’s making a new debut, as Vogue’s February cover star. But the former model and current Instagram sensation has versatility up her sleeve, too. No more so than in the playful video she appears in for Vogue, directed by Christine Yuan, in which she appears as a mysterious cat burglar stalking an industrial building in the heart of Los Angeles.

“With every new mission I can become someone new,” she says, before adding, in Korean: “You understand, right?” The cryptic questions reveal tantalizing answers which blur the line between reality and fiction. “Excuse me miss, would you like to play a game?” the rumbling British voice asks to kick off proceedings. “How well do you know the international woman of mystery, Hoyeon?” Remember her red hair from her modeling days? “It looked cool,” says Jung. “But I don’t want to hold onto the past.” Finally, are her strong emotions, caring nature, and loyalty all attributes she’d ascribe to being a Cancer? “But almost a Gemini,” says Jung. “I like to have fun!” That, we certainly don’t doubt.

Written by: Christine Yuan and Monica Kim

Director of Photography: Andrew Truong

Editor: Chad Sarahina

Music: Ali Helnwein

Produced by: Intuition Films

Producer: Sydney Kim

Executive Producer: Marie Alyse Rodriguez, Edgar Rosa

Co-Producer: Object + Animal

Production Designer: Grace Surnow

Stylist: Jared Ellner

Hair: Jenny Cho

Makeup: Nina Park