During IVE‘s recent concert in Sydney, an unexpected technical mishap occurred on stage.
At the end of the song “I AM,” an audio malfunction occurred, resulting in Liz continuing to sing the last few seconds of the song without music.
IVE performs ‘I AM’ during audio malfunction at recent concert. pic.twitter.com/pQrY2itrFe
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) July 28, 2024
This Audio malfunction scene in 4K 😇
音響トラブルの瞬間を最前列4Kで😆240728 IVE SHOW WHAT i HAVE Sydney#IVE_WORLD_TOUR #SHOW_WHAT_I_HAVE_IN_SYD #IVEinSydney pic.twitter.com/pgIaGd32O7
— Hiro (K-Pop from VIP Seat) (@Ochiai_H) July 29, 2024
From different angles, you can see the shocked expressions of various members’ faces.
OHH?? AND PEOPLE STILL DOUBTING THEIR LIVE?? CAN YOU NOT HEAR THIS?
(but on a serious note, hopefully the audio issues stop happening 😔)
pic.twitter.com/4c5NutwGq0
— forever ive | accendio 🪄 (@forever_ive6) July 28, 2024
Some netizens accused them of creating a staged moment in attempt to go viral, such as NMIXX‘s viral staged audio malfunction earlier this year.
엔믹스 노래하다 반주 끊켰는데
걍 쌩라이브로 말아주심.. pic.twitter.com/ucwMbgjrB1— 아눙 (@anung_56) May 27, 2024
However, fans quickly defended them against the accusations, stating that an audio malfunction at their own concert is very different from doing so at a university festival.
“they’re trying to go viral” since when does ive need a viral moment 💀 sold out arenas for their first world tour even back in march trust they’re doing fine without this video! https://t.co/TFqYqdPMue
— J 💞 cheeky icy 1 thing (@xdinaryluvs) July 29, 2024
“their trying to have their x moment”
now let’s not act like IVE needs to to do this to go viral https://t.co/lrViBpeuqK
— ʷ (@itswonyseo) July 29, 2024
Additionally, fans shared clips from the soundcheck event at the same venue where audio difficulties had already begun.
“They want their nmixx moment so bad”
This is from the soundcheck today, they literally had some issue with the system that reoccured.
And even in the concert clip you can see that Liz was shocked. Qrts coming for her vocals when she outsang all your favespic.twitter.com/ngQ0Eh3j5m https://t.co/tHeuAsD4KM— ♥︎ (@everywonblink) July 28, 2024
Based on these factors, netizens feel it was probably a mistake on the venue’s part. Additionally, many praised Liz for her professionalism during the incident.
She held it so well – the note, the stage, the professionalism and everything and the way the other members continued bc she didn’t stop too 😭👏👏👏 https://t.co/0kGLM3TojE
— ✌️ (@yujintwo) July 28, 2024
It’s safe to say it wasn’t a viral stunt: They’re just that good! Plus, when the members aren’t caught off guard, they perform even better. Check out the clip of Liz below.
[CLIP] 240718 IVE LIZ “I AM” Encore in The Show
🔗 https://t.co/x2MHxdKeUm#아이브 #IVE #리즈 #LIZ pic.twitter.com/0hoslJED2p
— IVE LIZ UPDATES (@IVELIZUPDATES) April 19, 2023
