Actress Lee Hyeri's new face, who couldn't even hide a same-sex kiss, 'Friendly Rivalry'

Do you still see Hyeri as Deok-seon?

Lee Hyeri is giving a great performance in 'Friendly Rivalry' as ​​Yoo Jaeyi, a top 0.1% hexagonal high school student who struggles to uncover her father's secret.

'Friendly Rivalry' is a drama that can only be watched on U+tv and U+mobile tv without being released on OTT, but it became a viral hit in the beginning because of Lee Hyeri's same-sex kiss scene, and with the interesting story and Lee Hyeri's acting skills that she took on as the lead in a drama for the first

time in a long time, it received good reviews and became a hot topic. 'Friendly Rivalry' was simultaneously released in Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, and it ranked first in Asian dramas on Japan's HULU, first in Korean dramas on Japanese OTT platform Abema, and first on Watcha, recording good results. It also ranked first on Taiwan's OTT Friday and second on the drama chart on global OTT platform iQiyi, maintaining its high ranking and causing a big stir. Thanks to the hot topic, 'Friendly Rivalry' has confirmed its release on OTT Tving in March.

Lee Hye-ri, who debuted in the entertainment industry as a member of Girl's Day, received much love for her role as Sung Deoksun in tvN's 'Reply 1988' in 2015. In 'Reply 1988', she showed her potential as an actress by showing her daily life acting, but after that, she was embroiled in controversy over her acting skills due to instability, poor pronunciation, and lack of ability to handle lines in SBS's 'Entertainer' (2016), MBC's 'Two Cops' (2017), and the movie 'Monstrum' (2018).

However, Lee Hyeri has completely erased her life character, Deoksun, through her consistent efforts. Lee Hyeri is receiving favorable reviews for her 'acting skills shine' as she perfectly digests the character, who seems like a kind model student but smokes, goes to clubs, and shows blind affection and kindness to Seulgi while kissing her but whose true feelings are hard to understand.

Despite the controversy over her acting skills and the label of her life character, Deoksun, Lee Hyeri steadily built up her filmography and engaged in 'Friendly Rivalry'. In the end, she became an actress who fits the title of 'actress' better than anyone else. This is why we can expect more from actress Lee Hyeri in the future.

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