Recently, a fan in a video call fansign event asked Red Velvet‘s Irene about some of her favorite girl group members, and among them, Irene named her BLACKPINK bias!
(Top row, L to R) BLACKPINK’s Jisoo, Rosé, Lisa, and Jennie (Bottom row, L to R) Red Velvet’s Seulgi, Wendy, Yeri, Joy, and Irene at the 8th Gaon Chart Music Awards in 2019
BLACKPINK and Red Velvet are two of the top 3rd-gen girl groups, and while they’re not often photographed together, the two groups are known to be close friends.
A fan wanted to know more about the friendships between the two iconic groups, so they played a game with Irene where the fan named a K-Pop group and asked Irene to name her favorite member from the group.
Red Velvet’s Irene | @renebaebae/Instagram
One of the groups the fan named was fellow SM Entertainment girl group aespa. The two groups, Red Velvet and aespa, recently collaborated on a holiday single, “Beautiful Christmas,” which gave them the opportunity to spend more time together.
For aespa, she couldn’t name a favorite member as they’re all adorable to her!
Red Velvet and aespa for their “Beautiful Christmas” collaboration | @RVsmtown/Twitter
When asked about BLACKPINK, Irene had one member as her bias in mind.
Irene has previously spoken about finding it difficult to become close to people, but a member of BLACKPINK greeted her in a sweet way at a hair salon and quickly worked her way into Irene’s heart.
| @renebaebae/Instagram
When asked about BLACKPINK, Irene naturally named her bestie Jennie!
BLACKPINK’s Jennie (left) and Red Velvet’s Irene (right)
The two have an iconic friendship and have even been spotted hanging out overseas!
In 2019, they were famously spotted getting a meal together while in Los Angeles and were hilariously caught adorably “battling” each other for the bill.
2019 photos of BLACKPINK’s Jennie and Red Velvet’s Irene “fighting” over the bill in LA
Irene naming her BLACKPINK bias wasn’t the only viral moment from her recent fan calls.
