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Jung Ho-Yeon opens up about experience navigating fame after ‘Squid Game’ to Sandra Oh

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<p>Jung Ho-Yeon shared her journey navigating fame and success after <em>Squid Game</em> became a global hit in a conversation with Sandra Oh for an episode of <em>Actors on Actors </em>by <em>Variety</em>.</p><p>In the said episode, Ho-yeon relayed what it was like when she suddenly catapulted to fame when <em>Squid Game </em>was released on Netflix. </p><p>&quot;When the <em>Squid Game</em> came out it was just going like suddenly, &#x27;We know who you are.&#x27; And then people recognize me. Even like you (Sandra), for me I was like a little child in Korea and <em>Grey&#x27;s Anatomy</em> was like a huge thing in Korea because of you and you&#x27;re kind of an icon and when I met you at SAG Awards you know me and that was like wow and there was like a bunch of people that already know me and that feeling was weird but also like oh wow,&quot; she said.</p><p>Ho-yeon admitted that though it is an exciting time, she also fears being in the spotlight.</p><p>&quot;But at the same time I&#x27;m getting scared, like people are watching me, things that I&#x27;m saying or where I&#x27;m going. It&#x27;s like people starting to pay attention,&quot; she confessed.</p><p>&quot;And I never care about that many people&#x27;s opinion of my life and everything. And I don&#x27;t even want to listen to my mom&#x27;s opinion,&quot; she quipped. &quot;But now I think I&#x27;m trying to get used to it and then I&#x27;m trying not to go to extreme this side or to extreme that side,&quot; she said.</p><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="773" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pBNKhCIkAww" title="YouTube video player" width="1904"></iframe></div><p>When asked by Sandra on how she is coping with fame and success, Ho-yeon shared that she does consult more experienced stars like her fellow <em>Squid Game</em> actors about it.</p><p>&quot;I think I ask a lot of questions to people [who are] better or more experienced like director Hwang (Dong-hyuk) of <em>Squid Game</em>, executive producer, or Lee Jung-jae and Park Hae-soo, like the people around me and even they don&#x27;t have a proper answer on my question, it&#x27;s just good to share about like the doubt in me right now. It&#x27;s just helpful to keep sharing and not be too much isolated [through] my closest people,&quot; she relayed.</p><p>Then during their conversation, Ho-yeon asked Sandra how she&#x27;s able to cope with the pressure of the limelight.</p><p>Sandra said, &quot;I feel like I learned I had to take care of my health first but that&#x27;s not only your body right? That is your soul, that is definitely your mind you know even so those things, doubt, question, because you can&#x27;t ultimately depend on anyone else. You have to, no matter what, somehow find it within yourself. 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type="text/javascript"></script><p><em>Squid Game</em> made history as it set a new Netflix record for any series on the streaming platform in its initial debut.</p><p>Netflix announced in October 2021 that the series reached 111 million fans in a span of 25 days since it was released on September 17.</p><p>Ho-yeon plays the role of Kang Sae-byeok in the series, a North Korean defector who joined the game to earn money to rescue her parents across the border and buy a house for her family.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/3/25/fresh-scoops/squid-game-star-jung-ho-yeon-gives-message-for-h-199246"><strong><u>READ: ‘Squid Game’ star Jung Ho-Yeon gives message for her Filipino fans</u></strong></a></div><p>The actress won Most Outstanding Performance by a female lead in a drama series at the 2022 SAG Awards.</p><p>In her speech, the Korean star remarked that winning the award is a dream come true.</p><p>&quot;First and foremost, thank you so much. I have sat many of times watching you on the big screen dreaming of one day becoming an actor. I just want to say thank you so much. Thank you... made me dream and open the door for me. And I love you my Squid Game crew!&quot; Ho-yeon remarked. </p>

Watch Jung Ho-Yeon and Sandra Oh’s conversation for the ‘Actors on Actors’ by Variety.