Red Velvet’s Yeri Allegedly Received Less Screentime On Law Of The Jungle Due To Her Closeness With iKON’s B.I

Amidst former iKON member B.I‘s drug scandal, SBS has decided to edit him out of Law of the Jungle, on which he was a participant alongside Red Velvet‘s Yeri. The first episode aired on June 15, and viewers definitely noticed he had been edited out quite significantly.

hanbin literally with yeri always but we just see his half body. hnggg fuck sbs pic.twitter.com/BAPrFLCYfl

— ann (@artsyseuIgi) June 15, 2019

the editing made Yeri looked like she was talking to herself

— OT7 (@jeppgebu) June 15, 2019

Producers editing him out affected Yeri as well since the two spent a significant amount of time together. When he and Yeri were looking for food, B.I’s shoulder can be seen in almost every shot.

Hanbin helping Yeri 😭😭😭pic.twitter.com/0RgthmXlt9

— ………. (@chamcham_desu) June 15, 2019

Another bittersweet scene for Reveluv and iKONIC was how B.I thoughtfully gave Yeri his jacket after she was doused by a huge wave and left soaking wet.

SOMEONE SAVE YERI LMAOOOOO pic.twitter.com/MBZzzSFAAS

— ann (@artsyseuIgi) June 15, 2019

Had SBS decided to leave B.I’s scenes intact, this no doubt would’ve been a touching moment that fans would’ve loved to see.

i think hanbin gave his jacket to yeri or made her wear it because he went to the sea with the other crew. pic.twitter.com/Mr7YXT7ujM

— ann (@artsyseuIgi) June 15, 2019

Netizens are reporting that not only was B.I cut out of Yeri’s scenes, but Yeri’s scenes themselves were cut down because they included B.I.

yeri is getting less screentime and she was kinda cropped out on some scenes because she is literally with hanbin most of the timE i HATE THIS 🙁

— ice 🎡 (@fyseonlin) June 15, 2019

i feel bad for luvies cause yeri’s screentime got cut quite a lot it seems as she was mostly with hanbin 🥺🥺🥺 i’m sorry but pls don’t hate on hanbin 😭

— vi #StandWithHANBIN (@kpoptrashnim) June 15, 2019

It’s unfortunate that B.I was edited out so harshly, but even more unfortunate that his being edited out has now affected Yeri. Fans of both, however, are banding together and hopeful that someday they might get to glimpse the full, un-edited version of the show with B.I’s scenes left intact.