Red Velvet’s Yeri Is The Perfect “Rich B*tch” Queen Bee — And Netizens Are Here For It
Red Velvet‘s Yeri showed off her acting skills in a new K-Drama called BITCH X RICH, and netizens are impressed with her villainous performance.
On May 31, BITCH X RICH aired its first episode. The web drama is about a poor student named Kim Hye In (played by Lee Eun Saem), who becomes the only witness to the murder of a high school student at the prestigious Cheongdam International High School, which houses kids from noble families. She becomes entangled with Baek Jenna (played by Yeri), the queen of the school, who becomes the leading suspect.
From the first scene she appears in, Baek Jenna is a spoiled heiress who cannot be messed with because of her powerful family—and she knows it. Nobody in the school can stand up to her, not even her teachers.
⚠️ Don’t mess with Baek Jenna ⚠️#CheongdamInternationalHighSchool
Every Wed 20:00 (GMT+8) 2EP back-to-back 🇸🇬🇲🇾🇮🇩🇵🇭 #tvNAsia #BestKoreanEntertainment #SameDayExpress #BitchXRich #CheongdamInternationalHighSchool #LeeEunSaem #KimYeRim #Yeri #LeeJongHyuk #YooJungHoo pic.twitter.com/iAlPldNYMD— tvN (@tvN_Asia) June 4, 2023
In the four episodes released so far, Yeri portrayed the “b*tchiness” of Baek Jenna so well that netizens were impressed. Many tweeted about her performance with the caption, “JENNA WELCOMES YOU TO HELL.”
JENNA WELCOMES YOU TO HELL #BITCHxRICH_Premiere pic.twitter.com/vqQueAlRRn
— BaeBaefan🩷waiting for Ka-Ching ✨ (@baebaefan329) May 31, 2023
jenna’s condescending sneer… she ate that#BITCHxRICH_Premiere pic.twitter.com/s0PUskXVFj
— 🦦⋆. (@abseuiute) May 31, 2023
'genius acting' is the title that everyone gave to Yeri on her debut as an actress n I'm sure she will get more attention now! go bad go bitch n become a freakin rich with the bitchxrich!!
JENNA WELCOMES YOU TO HELL #BITCHxRICH_Premiere pic.twitter.com/Cl19eSLodA
— Kathelyn (@yermiesc) May 31, 2023
Yeri even posted a behind-the-scenes clip on her Instagram that showed playing Baek Jenna wasn’t easy.
Realize first-class values with innate nobility and extraordinary dignity… Value of name, Cheongdam International High School… 😇 Watch the new episode now at @wavve.official / @netflixkr
— Yeri
In November 2022, when SM Entertainment confirmed that she would be playing a rich heiress, Yeri stated her excitement about showing a different side of her as an actress.
I’m happy to be able to show you a different side of myself through the role of Baek Jenna. I’m preparing and working hard with amazing actors and production staff, so please give us a lot of support.
— Yeri
Some of the other students that attend Cheongdam International High School in BITCH X RICH are played by actors Lee Jong Hyuk and Yoo Jung Hoo.
This isn’t the first time Yeri showed off her acting skills; she made her acting debut in 2021 with tvN‘s Drama Stage — Mint Condition and, in the same year, acted in Naver TV‘s web drama Blue Birthday.
We’re excited to see how Yeri portrays new sides of queen bee Baek Jenna in future episodes of BITCH X RICH. Meanwhile, two new episodes are released every Wednesday at 8 p.m. KST.
