'MZ wannabe icon' IVE's Liz captivated living rooms with her clear vocal tone.
Liz recently appeared on MBC's 'Hangout with Yoo?' and performed as a member of the blue team during the Chuseok grand party and after-party with finalists from the '80s MBC Seoul Music Festival.
That day Liz mentioned Lee Ji‑yeon's 'Wind, Please Stop' stage she had previously performed at the festival, drawing attention. The cast said, "She looked like an angel on that stage," and "It was one of the best performances," and Liz expressed gratitude and pride.
She said, "I felt so relieved after finishing the stage. I felt so happy that I thought I didn't even need to receive an award," and added a heartwarming afterstory, saying her mother came to cheer her on that day: "My mom wore the scarf she received and put the confetti in a zipper bag and told me it was 'a very good memory.'"
After that, the blue-versus-white song contest in the full Chuseok grand party officially began. Liz competed in round three as a member of the blue team and passionately performed Cho Deok‑bae's 'My Old Story,' which she had considered for the festival finals.
Dressed neatly in hanbok, Liz enhanced the song's lyrical mood with her clear vocal tone, prompting cast members to respond, "It feels like a first love somehow," and "It's different when Liz sings it." Judge Yoo Jae‑suk also praised, "'My Old Story' sounded different when Liz sang it," and Liz's performance led the blue team to victory in round three.
Liz's variety sense also captured viewers' attention. Just before round three, when the youngest member Liz was given the decision to choose one of 'Chu', 'Seok', or 'Dae' for the prize selection, teammate Park Myung‑soo suggested, "Let's take 'Dae' big," but Liz confidently replied, "I'll choose 'Chu'," and her witty remark brought the place to laughter. In addition, Liz showed abundant reactions by swaying and applauding for other cast members' stages, helping raise the excitement of the Chuseok grand party.
Since August, Liz has captured viewers' hearts with her versatile charm across variety and music through her special appearance on the '80s MBC Seoul Music Festival.' In the preliminaries, under the nickname 'New York Bakery,' she performed Nami's 'Round and Round' and Lee Moon‑se's 'Girl' with her distinct pure head voice to earn a pass, and in the finals she chose Lee Ji‑yeon's 'Wind, Please Stop,' perfectly recreating the charm of an '80s high‑teen star as if turning back time and drawing public attention. Through this Chuseok grand party, she once again showcased a trusted vocal tone and bubbly variety sense, firmly leaving an impression on living rooms.
Through her agency Starship Entertainment, Liz said, "I was so happy to be able to join 'Hangout with Yoo?' for the '80s MBC Seoul Music Festival' and the Chuseok grand party. Above all, it was an immense honor to stand on the same stage as seniors I respect, and I was filled with excitement while preparing every performance. It was an unforgettable, gift-like time."
She added, "I sincerely thank the viewers who sent so much love and interest, the cast who participated, and the staff," and said, "I will do my best to greet you with even better performances in the future as Liz."
Meanwhile, IVE, the group Liz belongs to, will hold the Seoul shows of their second world tour 'SHOW WHAT I AM' at the KSPO DOME (formerly Olympic Gymnastics Arena) from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2.<
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