There was a story behind the meeting between Jung Ho-yeon and Hollywood actress Meryl Streep.
On March 1st (local time), the YouTube channel “E! News” analyzed the fashion trends of the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards). At the awards ceremony, Jung Ho-yeon and Lee Jung-jae respectively won the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series thanks to Netflix’s original series “Squid Game“.
On this day, the MCs talked about Jung Ho-yeon‘s dress fashion. In the meantime, an interviewer shared a story about Jung Ho-Yeon, whom they met in person. The interviewer asked Jung Ho-yeon, “What was the most ridiculous thing that happened tonight?” Then Jung Ho-yeon replied, “Meryl Streep.”
Meryl Streep and Jung Ho-yeon met in the waiting room for the SAG Awards. Meryl Streep told Jung Ho-yeon, “I watched Squid Game.” At the same time, she left an impressive remark. “I’m just so glad to see you alive.” Meryl Streep saw Jung Ho-yeon dead in “Squid Game”. The MCs praised her special greeting, saying, “It’s cool.” Jung Ho-yeon could not help but be moved.
Korean netizens sympathized with Jung Ho-yeon’s reaction, “Meryl Streep is so sweet. I’m excited”, “It’s elegant of her to say so” and “If it were me, I would have fainted on the spot.”
