Hong Hwa-yeon

Hong Hwa-yeon (; born March 20, 1998) is a South Korean actress and model. Hong is best known for her portrayal of Yeo Eun-nam in the 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. 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.

Filmography Television series Year Title Role Notes 2022 Mental Coach Jegal Kim Moo-young 2023 True to Love Bang Woo-ri 2025 Buried Hearts Yeo Eun-nam Tastefully Yours Jang Young-hye I Am a Running Mate Yoon Jeong-hee The Price of Confession Kang So-mang Cameo 2026 Filing for Love Park Ah-jung Final Table Choi Song-yi Embassy for Foreign Monsters in Korea Go Mi-yoo

Web series Year Title Role 2022 Only You Hyun Seul-gi

Music video appearances Year Title Artist 2020 "Lower Your Expectations" Sugarbowl

Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, work of the nominee, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Work Result APAN Star Awards 2025 Best New Actress Buried Hearts, Tastefully Yours, I Am a Running Mate Korea Drama Awards 2025 SBS Drama Awards 2025 Buried Hearts