Hong Ye-ji (, born January 31, 2002) is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition in 2018 as a participant in the reality competition show Produce 48. She made her acting debut as the lead cast in the 2022 film 2037.
Career
In June 2018, Hong Ye-ji participated in the reality competition show Produce 48 as one of the representatives of her then-label CNC, but she was eliminated on its fifth episode. In December, it was announced that CNC signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Stardium to manage the activities of their five trainees, including Hong, with an aim to debut them as a girl group in 2020.
However, in February 2021, she signed an exclusive contract with Bareuljung Entertainment to debut as an actress. In May, she was cast for the main character in director Mo Hong-jin's film 2037, under its working title Girl. In August, she, along with other actors from Bareuljung Entertainment, transferred to a newly established company Big Whale Entertainment.
Hong officially debuted as an actress with the release of 2037 on June 8, 2022, where she was praised for her performance as a 19-year-old prisoner. She also starred in a TVING short film titled School Caste, along with Jo Byeong-kyu. She then played a supporting role in the film A Normal Family, which premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2023.
In October 2023, it was announced that she will play the female lead role in the television series Love Song for Illusion, which is scheduled to premiere on KBS2 in January 2024.