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[THEQOO] IVE Liz is often misunderstood as a foreigner or mixed race member.
Liz is often misunderstood as a foreign member in Theku and various online communities. Except for Kongsuni Ray (Japanese), all five IVE members are Korean.
Liz's real name is Jibon Kim from Jeju Island.
Jeju tangerine girl is a real tangerine spoon pic.twitter.com/SHpYrPEY1s
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While Liz and the film crew were talking about the Queen of Tears, when he said 'Kim Ji-won', Liz said that her real name was also Kim Ji-won, and Liz was shocked because she thought Liz was her real name and that she was a foreigner. GERMAN LIZ IS REAL ???? pic.twitter.com/3Q7rJJ4VKU
— Hello zz♡ | ???????????????? ☀️???? (@anyujinsss) May 9, 2024
Moreover, overseas fans often ask her if she is a foreigner or Korean. I don't know how she became a meme, but there's a joke about her saying Liz is German (German Liz)
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Overseas fans jokingly call her ‘Liz German’, right? They keep saying she's German… haha Our Jiwon is a tangerine princess who runs a tangerine farm…!
Born in Nohyeong-dong, Jeju City. I think they call her that because of her unique facial features and Western appearance.
I think the reason why people are often misunderstood as foreign members is because of their unique features and Western appearance + their name is Liz haha.
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Source: Theku / translation: KpopNetizen
Article: IVE Liz is often mistaken for a foreigner or mixed race member.
-Wow, I thought I was half Korean until now haha.
-The other members also have Korean names, so at first I thought they were foreigners because their stage name was Liz.
-Kim Ji-won was born at Jeju Future Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic in Nohyeong-dong, Jeju-si.
-Oh, I heard about a meme made by overseas fans that Liz's real name is Elizabeth Helga Mueller.
-Wow, I thought there were two foreign members in IVE too…
-It reminded me a little of Jeon So-mi and made me wonder if one of her parents was a foreigner haha.
-It’s so pretty haha.
-Liz is beautiful.
-But why Germany lol?
-You look like you're Korean in your graduation photo, but when you dye your hair, you actually look half Korean… It's so pretty~~
-The stage name ‘Liz’ really suits you..
-I think I'm from Uzbekistan.
-I think it's because I'm of German descent…
-How does your graduation photo look like this? she is so beautiful
-Germany's Liz meme started with her outfit in the “Eleven” music video. It looked like traditional German clothing.