Hong Hwa-yeon

I keep an eye out for actors who feel like they are just getting started, and Hong Hwa-yeon strikes me that way. Born in 1998 in Anyang, she came up through a foreign-language high school and Konkuk University, and broke through as Yeo Eun-nam in the revenge drama Buried Hearts. My hunch is that this role is only a hint of her range. That multilingual, academically grounded background suggests someone with the tools and ambition to reach beyond the domestic market. There is a quiet confidence about her that I find genuinely promising, and I intend to follow where she goes next.

Name (English)

Hong Hwa-yeon

Name (Japanese)

ホン・ファヨン

Reading

ほん・ふぁよん

Born

March 20, 1998 (age 28)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Tiger

Origin

Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Occupation

actor

University

Konkuk University

• Official sitehttps://bhent.co.kr/artist/hong-hwa-yeon
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hwanywayeon/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong%20Hwa-yeon
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131547820

Tags

• Gyeonggi Province
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-20

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