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Squid Game star Jung Ho Yeon has signed with CAA (Creative Artists Agency), an American talent and sports agency based in Los Angeles, California).As recently reported by Deadline that every agency in town has been trying to land Jung and her co-stars as well as the Netflix series writer-director, Hwang Dong-hyuk and Jung Ho Yeons contract marks the first of that group to land at a major agency.Jung made her acting debut as Kang Sae-Byeok, a North Korean defector, in the hit South Korean SquidGame, which ranks as Netflixs most watched series ever. In the weeks following the series premiere, Jung became the most followed Korean actress on Instagram; she currently has 23.5 million followers.She began her career at 16 as a model and established herself at Seoul Fashion Week before appearing on Koreas Next Top Model. Jung is a global ambassador for Louis Vuitton and has appeared on the covers of Vogue Korea, Vogue Japan, Harpers Bazaar, W Korea, and Elle Korea, among others.She continues to be represented by Saram Entertainment in Korea for acting and managed by Nomad Mgmt for modeling.As far as the show is concerned, director Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed last week that SquidGame will be back for a second season. "I almost feel like you leave us no choice. There's been so much pressure, so much demand and so much love for a second season," Hwang Dong-hyuk said in a statement at a red-carpet celebration for the show. "It's in my head right now. I'm in the planning process currently. But I do think it's too early to say when and how that's going to happen. So I will promise you this, Gi-hun will be back and he'll do something for the world," Hwang added.

Musician Mark Tuan, who popularly goes by his first name Mark in the South Korean group GOT7, now finally has a representation. The 27-year-old artist has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) - an American agency based in Los Angeles, California. It is home to many talents including Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Nas X, H.E.R among many more established names.According to Deadline, "Tuan is looking to expand his digital presence in the United States with CAA." Mark has been working in South Korea since he began his career as a musician. GOT7 did not renew their contracts with their former agency JYP Entertainment. Since then, all members have now new representations while the leader of the group JAY B is yet to announce his rep.Back in February 2021, Tuan released his solo single 'One In A Million' in collaboration with BangladeshiAmerican musician, electronic music producer, and DJ - Sanjoy. The song reached No. 1 on the iTunes chart in more than 20 countries within 24 hours since it released.Mark Tuan has been hosting live streams lately. He recently launched the new apparel capsule collection, called XC3, with Represent which is already sold out.