After School Singer Lizzy Opens Up About The Ankle Injury That Forced Her Into A Hiatus From Performing

Lizzy of the eight-member South Korean girl group After School opened up about the strained ankle ligament that forced her to clear her schedule at a comeback showcase for the band on Thursday.

Lizzy didn't perform with After School at the showcase, which took place at Seoul's Lotte Card Art Center, but did describe the events that led to her sidelining injury.

"I was so enthusiastic that I tried out a move that we hadn't even learned yet, and I fell awkwardly during the landing and injured myself," the singer said, according to the website allkpop.

"I was so upset that all my practice of six months went to nothing, and I was also upset that the other members' efforts were for naught as well."

Lizzy admitted the days following the injury, which she suffered on June 7, were difficult ones.

"I cried a lot," she said.

"But I [reconsidered what happened], and I don't think that just because we can't all be together doesn't mean all our efforts will go to nothing. I hope the public understand our efforts."

Despite the fact she had to cancel all upcoming performances with After School as they prepared for their comeback concert and the release of their new single "First Love" on Thursday, Lizzy still attended all the rehearsals with the band, at one of K-pop's famous training camps.

She recalls the experience as not a completely pleasant one.

"I injured my leg, but I still went to training camp with the other members," Lizzy said.

"During [my time at] the camp, I got a call from a variety show interview, so I came outside to pick up the phone, and I got poison ivy. The members said I keep doing all sorts of things, so they call me Park Everything."

Poison ivy aside, Lizzy has taken the whole thing in stride from the beginning, even joking on Twitter the day she received the injury.

"I was happy because I lost leg fat, but I'm upset because I can't go to filming because of my leg," Lizzy wrote.

"I haven't used my right leg at all, and it's atrophied to the point I can stick my hand in the cast. I don't mind if I have mismatched legs, I just want it to heal soon. I want to stand on stage."

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