Seulgi And Irene Red Velvet Establish The Group's First Sub Unit

Seulgi and Irene from Red Velvet. (Photo: Twitter @RVsmtown)

JAKARTA - SM Entertainment has confirmed that Red Velvet will have its first sub unit. This sub unit consists of Seulgi and Irene, where they are the oldest members in the group who made their debut in 2014. This news was first conveyed by SPOTV News which was immediately confirmed by the Red Velvet agency.

This news was confirmed by the agency on Tuesday, April 21. The agency that oversees NCT also reported that they are currently in the final stages of preparing for the first album.

The names Seulgi and Irene are certainly familiar to fans, because both of them are often paired up to appear before their debut until now.

Before debuting as Red Velvet, they had performed a video dancing to Be Natural under the banner of SMROOKIES14G, a unit for those trainees who were training before their debut.

During the annual SMTown concert, the two also performed Ariana Grande's Greedy. This attracted the attention of fans who thought the two deserved to be united in a sub unit. Seulgi who is the main vocal juxtaposed with Irene as the main rapper becomes a unified unit.

아이린 & 슬기 나일론 5 월호 커버 화보 공개! 화보 장인 아이린 과 슬기 가 나일론 5 월호 커버 걸로 선정 됐습니다! 봄 햇살 과 여유 로움 이 느껴지는 아이린 & 슬기 의 화보 와 인터뷰 를 나일론 5 월호 에서 만나 보세요! ❤️💛 # 아이린 #IRENE # 슬기 #SEULGI # 레드 벨벳 #RedVelvet # 나일론 #NYLON pic.twitter.com/yxTDSnGdK3

- Red Velvet (@RVsmtown) April 17, 2020

Seulgi and Irene will be Red Velvet's first sub-unit after the group took a break after member Wendy broke her bone while rehearsing on stage for the annual SBS event. At that time, the other four members decided to keep performing until the end of the event.

The existence of this sub unit is good news for Reveluv (as Red Velvet fans) who have been waiting for Red Velvet's latest project for a long time, in addition to Red Velvet's comeback, which is still waiting for Wendy's recovery from illness. Quoted from Soompi, SM Entertainment will announce the release of Seulgi and Irene's debut after the production process is complete.

On the other hand, this news was greeted by fans by trending the word SEULRENE (Seulgi Irene) on the trending topic of Twitter after this news was confirmed. This sub unit is SM's newest project after establishing EXO-SC in 2019. EXO-SC is a sub unit of the EXO group consisting of Chanyeol and Sehun.