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7 Korean actors heading to Hollywood in 2022: Blackpink’s Jennie and HoYeon Jung will act with Lily-Rose Depp, Cha Eun-woo has a gig with Rebel Wilson, and Park Seo-joon is in Disney’s The Marvels

HoYeon Jung, Park Seo-joon, Blackpink’s Jennie, Lee Jung-jae and Cha Eun-woo are all famous South Korean stars who will soon make their Hollywood debuts. Photos: @hoooooyeony, @bn_sj2013, @jennierubyjane, @eunwo.o_c/Instagram; AFP
HoYeon Jung, Park Seo-joon, Blackpink’s Jennie, Lee Jung-jae and Cha Eun-woo are all famous South Korean stars who will soon make their Hollywood debuts. Photos: @hoooooyeony, @bn_sj2013, @jennierubyjane, @eunwo.o_c/Instagram; AFP

  • Squid Game’s Lee Jung-jae made his directorial debut with Hunt in Cannes, and signed with an agency that represents Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks and George Clooney
  • Yoo Teo is set to star in A24’s Past Lives with Greta Lee, while Bae Doona will work with Zack Snyder, the director behind Wonder Woman and 300, for Rebel Moon

Hallyu, or the “Korean wave” of pop culture, has spread globally and become even more popular thanks to the meteoric successes of Parasite, Squid Game and K-pop’s biggest boy band BTS. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg, and as the phenomenon continues to grow, it paves the way for even more Korean stars to conquer Hollywood.

From Blackpink’s Jennie starring in The Weeknd’s MV to Park Seo-joon in the MCU, who else is making a name for themselves in American showbiz?

1. Blackpink’s Jennie

Jennie from Blackpink was born and raised in South Korea, and studied in New Zealand for five years. Photo: @jennierubyjane/Instagram
Jennie from Blackpink was born and raised in South Korea, and studied in New Zealand for five years. Photo: @jennierubyjane/Instagram
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Jennie is the next Blackpink member to try her hand at acting after Jisoo, making her on-screen debut with HBO alongside Johnny Depp’s daughter, Lily-Rose Depp, and The Weeknd in The Idol. The official teaser trailer came out last week and has already garnered over 1.5 million views.
Blackpink’s Jennie has often been referred to as “YG’s princess”. Photo: @jennierubyjane/Instagram
Blackpink’s Jennie has often been referred to as “YG’s princess”. Photo: @jennierubyjane/Instagram

“As soon as I read the scenario, I thought that the story was very charming and so I wanted to be a part of it. I’m excited and I’ll do my best, so I hope that everyone will tune in warmly,” she said, though details of her role are yet to be revealed, per All K-pop.

Produced by Euphoria’s Sam Levinson, The Idol follows the relationship between a young female pop star and her cultish “self-help guru”.

2. Park Seo-joon

Park Seo-joon is set to star in Marvel’s upcoming The Marvels. Photo: @bn_sj2013/Instagram
Park Seo-joon is set to star in Marvel’s upcoming The Marvels. Photo: @bn_sj2013/Instagram