Before starring as Player 067, Jung Ho-Yeon was a contestant on ‘Korea’s Next Top Model.’ Check out the best TV and movies roles of every ‘Squid Game’ actor.
Celebrity Before starring as Player 067, Jung Ho-Yeon was a standout contestant on Korea’s Next Top Model. With only nine episodes out now and no Season 2 promised (yet heavily discussed), fans of Squid Game are scrambling to find more things to watch after making Squid Game the most popular series in Netflix history. There are TV shows and movies similar in tone that are worth checking out, but Squid Game lovers are also craving to find out where else they can watch the show’s stars. Most of the cast members of Squid Game have filmographies that include a wide array of TV and movies. Each actor comes to the show with different experiences in and out of acting, and for those who just can’t get enough of these now-Instagram famous faces, read on below to discover what may soon become some new favorites to tell your friends about. In Squid Game, Lee Jung-Jae portrays a desperate man who takes drastic measures to help mend his relationships with his family. Previously, throughout his decades as a star in South Korea, he has tackled every genre of film and TV, and he’s even found work as a high fashion model. Here are two past roles worth checking out. Lee landed his big break with An Affair, a film in which he plays a young man who ends up in a love triangle with a woman and her older, married sister. The 1998 movie helped catapult him to bigger things. Find where to watch An Affair on JustWatch. Lee proved his talent once again in City of the Rising Sun, a character study of two men who hurt one another but find a way to forgive and reunite in the end. For his role as a crook, Lee collected several prestigious acting awards. Learn more about City of the Rising Sun on IMDB. Believe it or not, Squid Game marks the first acting gig of any kind for Jung Ho-Yeon. Before being cast on the Netflix breakout hit, she was a highly successful model, which isn’t too hard to believe, as she does have a rather striking look to her. Jung got her start in Korea’s Next Top Model, and she actually appeared in several seasons, finishing second in Season 4. During her time as a model, Jung has walked in runways for Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, Max Mara, Fendi and Opening Ceremony, and she has appeared in spreads in magazines like Harper’s Bazaar, Love, and W. After a few years rising the ranks in various movies and TV shows in South Korea, Wi Ha-Jun scored a major break when he co-starred in Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, a found footage horror film.
