Bae Joo-hyun, popularly known as Irene of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet, is set to mark her debut on the big screen through the upcoming film Double Patty.
SM Entertainment, the 29-year-old K-Pop star’s agency, confirmed the reports that Irene has snagged her first-ever movie role.
“Irene will be appearing in the film ‘Double Patty.’ She will be playing the role of an aspiring anchorwoman,” said a representative from SM Entertainment, as translated by Korean entertainment site Soompi.
The film will reportedly follow the story of a group of young people on their journey of growth and development.
This is not the first time Irene entered the world of acting as she previously appeared in a 2016 web drama called “Game Development Girls.” She likewise made a cameo in Descendants of the Sun in the same year.
Meanwhile, the cameras will reportedly start rolling some time in August while the screening in cinemas is slated towards the end of the year.
Having joined SM Entertainment in 2009, Irene trained for five years before debuting as part of Red Velvet in 2014.
From 2015 to 2016, Irene co-hosted the KBS show Music Bank with Korean heartthrob Park Bo-gum.
Known as the leader of Red Velvet’s main group, she also leads the sub-unit called Irene and Seulgi.
Red Velvet is the group behind hits “Psycho,” “Bad Boy,” “Red Flavor,” and “Zimzalabim” among others.