A League Of Her Own

whether as a model or an actress, Holly Lee Ho-Jung has been on a mission to carve out her own path to success in the K-scene since she was barely 16. Armed with a fearless attitude, a flair for being in front of the camera and a leather jacket (or two), it’s only a matter of time before she is primed for world domination.

- Pameyla Cambe

You made your modelling debut at only 16. How did you know back then that it was what you wanted to do?

I was around 15 or 16 (in Korean age) when I saw an episode of Infinity Challenge starring Korean supermodel, Jang Yoon Ju. When I saw her modelling, I thought of it as something that I can do too. I had this strong feeling like, “I’m going to be very good in this field.” Ever since then, I made up my mind to become a model and I searched how I could become one until I finally applied to a model academy.

Is Jang Yoon Ju the model that you look up to the most?

I admire all my modelling seniors very much, so it’s not easy to name only one, but Jang Yoon Ju is definitely one of them. For my first catwalk, I got to share the runway with her, which was very nice. It was kind of a like a dream at that time for me to debut at a show with her.

What are some of your favourite modelling experiences so far?

One of them is a photoshoot that I did with G-Dragon. I’ve loved Big Bang even from elementary school, so when I got the chance to do a photoshoot with him, I thought, “It’s good to be a model.” I couldn’t sleep the night before the photoshoot because I kept thinking about what I should say to him, but on the day itself I was very flustered and I could only say two sentences. That was definitely one of my memorable modelling experiences.