On July 17, the "Friendly Competition" film crew announced that Hyeri would star in the project.
Produced based on a famous webtoon of the same name, the mysterious horror work for young adults will revolve around the relationships of teenage girls in a survival competition, even harsher than entrance exam.
The story takes place at Chaehwa Girls' High School, where the best 1% of students in Korea gather, when Woo Seul Gi - who comes from a local orphanage - transfers to the school but does not fit in with the environment. this school.
In the film, Hyeri plays Yoo Jae Yi - a student at Chaehwa Girls' High School who holds great power when coming from a noble family. At the same time, she has a beautiful appearance, a high IQ, and is a genius student in the top 0.1% of her school.
Clearly aware of his advantage, Yoo Jae Yi is also very good at controlling situations. However, her life changes when she becomes interested in new classmate Woo Seul Gi, leading to a precarious relationship where the lines between friendship and obsession become blurred.
Ten Asia commented, "Friendly Competition" portrays the free life of teenage girls obsessed with competition, and is expected to be one of the most anticipated projects of 2025.
In addition, in this project, Hyeri is expected to have a new transformation, becoming a character who hides her true self behind a perfect appearance. This is also the latest work after 2 years of the female singer's absence from the small screen, since the movie " 100 Won Butler " in 2022.
Along with filming a TV series, on August 14, a movie set in 1999, "Victory" (roughly translated: Victory) starring Hyeri and Park Se Wan will also hit theaters in Korea .
Previously, the female star admitted that at first she was hesitant about whether to accept the role or not because the script was too good and because she thought she could not perform this role well.
However, after meeting the director, Hyeri's doubt turned into trust. Thanks to that, she felt happy to be given the opportunity to portray the role of Pil Seon with a new, youthful color.
