Since bursting onto screens last year with her unforgettable performance as the North Korean defector with a mysterious past in Squid Game, Hoyeon Jung has become one of the most thrilling new actors of the moment—and now, she’s making a new debut, as Vogue’s February cover star. But the former model and current Instagram sensation has versatility up her sleeve, too. No more so than in the playful video she appears in for Vogue, directed by Christine Yuan, in which she appears as a mysterious cat burglar stalking an industrial building in the heart of Los Angeles.
“With every new mission I can become someone new,” she says, before adding, in Korean: “You understand, right?” The cryptic questions reveal tantalizing answers which blur the line between reality and fiction. “Excuse me miss, would you like to play a game?” the rumbling British voice asks to kick off proceedings. “How well do you know the international woman of mystery, Hoyeon?” Remember her red hair from her modeling days? “It looked cool,” says Jung. “But I don’t want to hold onto the past.” Finally, are her strong emotions, caring nature, and loyalty all attributes she’d ascribe to being a Cancer? “But almost a Gemini,” says Jung. “I like to have fun!” That, we certainly don’t doubt.
Directed by: Christine Yuan
Written by: Christine Yuan and Monica Kim
Director of Photography: Andrew Truong
Editor: Chad Sarahina
Music: Ali Helnwein
Produced by: Intuition Films
Producer: Sydney Kim
Executive Producer: Marie Alyse Rodriguez, Edgar Rosa
Co-Producer: Object + Animal
Production Designer: Grace Surnow
Stylist: Jared Ellner
Hair: Jenny Cho
Makeup: Nina Park
Manicurist: Yoko Sakakura
Movement Direction: Erin Murray
Colorist: Dante Pasquinelli at Ethos Studio
VFX: Foreign Xchange
Sound Designer: Christian Stropko
Supervising Producer, Vogue: Jordin Rocchi
Director, Creative Development, Vogue: Anna Page Nadin
Manager, Creative Development, Vogue: Alexandra Gurvitch
Senior Director, Production Management, Vogue: Jessica Schier
Production Coordinator, Vogue: Kit Fogarty
Production Manager, Vogue: Emma Gil
Post-Production Supervisor, Vogue: Marco Glinbizzi
Global Entertainment Director, Vogue: Sergio Kletnoy
Creative Editorial Director, Vogue: Mark Guiducci
VP, Digital Video Programming and Development, Vogue: Joe Pickard
Senior Director, Digital Video, Vogue: Tara Homeri
Director of Content, Vogue: Rahel Gebreyes
Source: Vogue