Irene and Seulgi from the South Korean group Red Velvet have shared their confusion after receiving suspicious direct messages purporting to be from a casting manager.

Both members took to their Instagram Stories on May 6 to post a screenshot of an English message allegedly from a foreign person claiming to be a casting manager named R. The message invited them to participate in an upcoming show in May and requested them to complete their profile and send it to the US.

Irene simply tagged Red Velvet’s official Instagram account, managed by SM Entertainment, while Seulgi added an ironic emoji and tagged the group’s official page, indicating their surprise at the strange message.

While Wendy, Joy, and Yeri of Red Velvet have not addressed the situation, it appears that only Irene and Seulgi received the suspicious message.

In recent news, Irene, Seulgi, and Joy have renewed their contracts with SM Entertainment, while Wendy and Yeri have signed with different agencies but will continue to promote with the group under SM Entertainment.