IVE’s Liz Sparks Fierce Debate For A Simple Mathematical Mistake

The life of a K-Pop idol can be hard, considering there will always be someone monitoring your every move and every word you say. Even things seen as a simple mistake can be blown out of proportion.

On September 12, an online Nate Pann post garnered much attention from netizens for a Bubble message sent by IVE’s Liz.

3/2 of my day is sleep. Snorlax. Ah, they’re saying it’s 2/3. My mistake. Wait? I was right? I’m confused so let’s just move on. But I do know factorization.

— Liz

Korean netizens were divided in their response to her mistake.

• “But at least she does her job well. Each job has different strong points, there’s no need to ridicule someone of being dumb when it’s just something different.”
• “This isn’t something that you can wrong because you were confused.”
• “3/2 isn’t something you say out lout and you could get confused about the slash sign. Don’t understand why she needs to be bashed because of this.”
• “Member Leeseo spells words wrong all the time and Yujin failed the basic writing portion of drivers test multiple times. Just a bunch of empty-headed kids gathered together. It would be fun to add up their average IQ.”
• “It’s totally possible to get confused with the slash sign…why is she being bashed about being stupid because of this. Have you never gotten something wrong before?”

• “Seeing how Leeseo spells, this group is just a bit dumber than normal.”
• “People are really trying to drag them down. It’s ok to make a mistake as long as they don’t make fun of students again.”
• “Trolls are dragging other idols once again…”
• “Is it that important to know the right way to use fractions while living life? I’m sure they make way more money than you, who knows how to use fractions.”

What are your thoughts on this?