Hong Hwa-yeon

Hong Hwa-yeon (; born March 20, 1998) is a South Korean actress and model. Hong was best known for her portrayal of Yeo Eun-nam in 2025 revenge drama '' Buried Hearts''.

Education and career

Hong Hwa-yeon, who graduated from Konkuk University's Department of Education, debuted as a model in 2020 and first appeared in a music video. She signed with BH Entertainment the following year to pursue acting. Hong was also an advertising model for the global brand Burt's Bees as of 2022.

In 2022, Hong appeared in a supporting role in sports drama ''Mental Coach Jegal'', thus marking her first role as an actress. Hong also appeared in web drama ''Only You'' that same year.

The following year, Hong was cast in 2023 romance-comedy drama '' True to Love''.

Two years later, in February 2025, Hong was cast as the female lead alongside Park Hyung-sik in 2025 revenge drama '' Buried Hearts'', marking her first female lead role of her career. Hong portrayed Yeo Eun-nam, the love interest of Seo Dong-ju (Park's character) and a chaebol chairman's granddaughter who sought to uncover the truth of her father's death and still loves Dong-ju despite her political marriage to another man. Hong reportedly auditioned for the character and was successfully cast as Eun-nam after a fierce competition with odds of 100 to 1. Hong's portrayal of Eun-nam garnered positive reviews and increased public attention. Culture critic Jeong Deok-hyeon regarded Eun-nam as the character who crucially triggered Dong-ju regain his ambition and struggle for revenge, and praised Hong for seamlessly playing the character and made a stood-out performance amongst her senior cast members who demonstrated weighty performances in the drama.

During the same year when she appeared in ''Buried Hearts'', Hong was cast as high school girl Yoon Jeong-hee in 2025 political drama '' I Am a Running Mate''. The drama was originally slated to air on March 6, 2025, but the drama's broadcast is now indefinitely delayed in light of the ongoing political situation in South Korea (co-related to the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk-yeol) and the political nature of the drama.

Hong is set to appear in Netflix-produced web drama '' The Price of Confession'', which will tentatively air in the second half of the year 2025. Hong is also cast in another upcoming drama ''Tastefully Yours'', which will air in 2025 as well.

Filmography

Television series

Music video appearance

References

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1998 births
Living people
21st-century South Korean actresses
South Korean television actresses
South Korean female models