South Korean actor Hoyeong Jung will grace the cover of Vogue in February 2022. During the interview, the 27-year-old stated that once Squid Game aired on Netflix, her “entire life changed in just one month.”

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Jung, who portrayed ‘Kang Sae-byeok’ on the show, admitted that stardom has its drawbacks, including causing her to lose weight.

Fans were concerned after seeing Jung’s last Instagram photo, believing she had lost a significant amount of weight in a short period of time. In one photo, the actor is wearing a floor-length black gown with a plunging neckline that reveals her breast and shoulders.

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A number of worried followers responded beneath her article, expressing their concern for her. Many of the commenters had good intentions, encouraging her to eat properly and keep healthy, but others were critical of her weight.

One fan rushed to her defence, writing, “Stop body shaming her and commenting on her body… Everybody is not cut from the same mold. Let her do her.”

Another advised Jung to disregard the criticism, stating, “You don’t need to do anything or change something in yourself to please society.”

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“I’m not sure why, but I couldn’t eat anything. I was completely perplexed, and everything seemed to be in disarray. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. She told the publication, “I didn’t trust it,” she told the magazine.

According to Vogue, the breakout star is the second of three girls, born in Seoul, South Korea, and nurtured “in a household of women” on the outskirts. Her father has managed a ‘Oori Nara,’ or ‘Our Country,’ wayside café for a decade, serving rice and bone-broth stews. The actor’s father instilled in her a passion for cooking.

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When asked how she got into modelling, the actor stated that she “didn’t have any interest in modelling or fashion” as a child.

“I’ve always been ambitious,” she said. “I liked the challenge and kept wanting to go to the next level.”

Jung has been extremely busy since becoming one of the world’s most recognised performers with the global success of Squid Game, and was recently named the global ambassador of Louis Vuitton.