Squid Game star Hoyeon is opening up about her personal and professional life, including those Devin Booker dating rumors. In a new cover story for ELLE , the 30-year-old model-turned-actress answered questions about her potential return as Kang Sae-byeok in the critically acclaimed Korean drama series -- which is expected to debut its second season later this year. Sadly, for Hoyeon -- whose full name is Hoyeon Jung -- a reprisal of her SAG and Emmy-nominated role is all but out of the question considering the fate her character met in the first season, which premiered on Netflix back in 2021.
Fans will remember that Hoyeon's Squid Game player was stabbed in the neck by Sang-woo (Park Hae-soo) before she could make it to the end of the competition. Unless Kang-Sae-byeok were to appear via a flashback, dream or other TV-magic method that brings the dead back to life, Hoyeon says a return is all but out of the question. "No," she told ELLE , who noted that she did laugh and smile while shaking her head.
Could she just be playing coy? We do know that Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae will reprise his role as sole winner Seong Gi-hun. Also returning are season 1 actors Wi Ha-joon as Hwang Jun-ho, Lee Byung-hun as the Front Man and Gong Yoo as the Salesman. As for Hoyeon, fans will have to wait to see if she was trying to keep a cameo under wraps or if she was truthful.
One person who will for sure be watching whenever the second season premieres? That would be Booker, 27, who appeared to.
