Jung Ho-yeon

What fascinates me about Jung Ho-yeon is how decisively she crossed from runway to screen. Plenty of models try acting and lean on their looks; she instead turned the same fierce presence that made her a New York Fashion Week standout into something genuinely magnetic on camera. Coming up through Seoul Fashion Week and finishing runner-up on Korea's Next Top Model, she clearly learned to perform under pressure long before fame found her. At 176 cm with that unforgettable red hair, she could have coasted on image alone. To me she reads as someone driven by nerve rather than ease, and that is exactly why I keep watching.

Name (English)

Jung Ho-yeon

Name (Japanese)

チョン・ホヨン

Reading

ちょん・ほよん

Born

June 23, 1994 (age 32)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Height

176 cm

Occupation

model / actor

University

Dongduk Women's University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hoooooyeony/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jung%20Ho-yeon
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%A8%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28699137

Tags

• model
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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