Yeri from Red Velvet confirmed for 'Bitch X Rich' Season 2, portraying Baek Jena, a character navigating power struggles in high school.
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Yeri from Red Velvet will appear in 'Bitch X Rich' Season 2. On the 14th, according to an SM Entertainment official, Yeri has confirmed her role as Baek Jena in the high-teen psychological thriller drama 'Bitch X Rich' Season 2 (scripted by Kwak Yong-im, directed by Im Dae-woon and Park Hyun-won), which depicts the power games in school that people envy. In Season 1 of 'Bitch X Rich', she played Baek Jena, the queen of the highest class 'Diamond 6' at Cheongdam International High School. She realistically expressed both the glamorous and dignified charm of a chaebol heir and the inner pain inflicted by her family, receiving positive reviews. In Season 2, she is expected to maintain her poker face and fight alone to not lose what is hers, even amidst changed relationships and perspectives. Furthermore, viewers will see Baek Jena grow while fiercely battling to understand what she truly needs to protect. Throughout Season 1, she proved her potential as an actor by winning the 'Acting Idol of the Year' at the '2023 Brand Awards' and the Female Acting Award for Web Drama at the '2023 APAN STAR AWARDS'. Recently, she has also confirmed her film debut through the movie 'Next'. Filming for 'Bitch X Rich' Season 2 is scheduled to start in December.
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