Special Documentary (1)
A special documentary on Yoo A-yeon aired around the world.
The documentary opened with footage explaining exactly who Yoo A-yeon was.
[Broadcast Content]
One day, a paper claiming to prove the Riemann Hypothesis suddenly appeared on the archive. Though it came from an independent researcher with no affiliation or degree, number theorists around the globe read it and sensed something extraordinary.
“Perhaps the Riemann Hypothesis really has been solved.”
Scholars wanted to ask the author direct, detailed questions. Yet no one could discover the true identity of the paper’s author, Yoo A-yeon. There was no photo attached, no institution listed, no contact information—nothing.
Left with no choice, the scholars could only pore over the posted paper itself.
Then, on October 11, 2025, news broke that Yoo A-yeon would deliver a lecture at Seoul National University.
“I want to see the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis with my own eyes!”
The scholars were seized by that desire.
Such a monumental event in the mathematics world had not occurred in twenty-two years—not since Andrew Wiles solved Fermat’s Last Theorem in 1994 and Grigori Perelman solved the Poincaré conjecture in 2003.
Yet opportunities to hear the solution process presented as a lecture were rare. Andrew Wiles had advertised his talk as “On Elliptic Curves” rather than “Fermat’s Last Theorem,” so attendance was modest. Grigori Perelman had posted his proof on the archive and vanished, so no lecture ever took place.
This time was different. Seoul National University itself heavily promoted the lecture titled “Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis.”
Anticipation had already spread through academic circles. There was ample time before the lecture date, and the venue could comfortably seat a large audience.
The result: roughly one thousand scholars filled the grand auditorium, with another seven hundred in an adjacent hall—seventeen hundred in total. The live-streaming MeTube channel drew around ten thousand viewers from both Korea and abroad.
Everyone was waiting for the lecture. Then, suddenly, a five-year-old girl appeared…!
And that little girl claimed to be Yoo A-yeon before launching straight into her explanation of the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis!
[All nontrivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function ζ(s) have real part equal to 1/2.]
“I’m going to prove this right nowww!”
The situation was utterly abnormal. Rumors spread across every internet community and SNS platform, and by the time the lecture ended the viewer count had reached a record one hundred twenty thousand.
The broadcast then cut to the gallery section.
I missed the live broadcast and only saw it properly today—did that kid really prove the Riemann Hypothesis…?
- I thought it was AI-generated too, but it was real.
- The standing ovation from the professors was insane.
- Normies are still asking what’s going on while the experts are the first ones losing their minds, lol.
The Riemann Hypothesis proof already feels like peak national pride, but the moment she says she’s five it’s so absurd you can only laugh.
- The chat went absolutely nuclear at that part.
- Still feels unreal even now.
I hate myself for going to bed because I was sleepy (frog hanging itself meme).
- If you missed the chat you’re a loser in life.
- Chat reactions:
→ Cute lol
→ Is this staged?
→ Huh? No way?
→ Holy crap it’s real
→ What? Five years old?
- Honestly, Yoo A-yeon’s very existence is more shocking than the Riemann Hypothesis itself.
She just copied her predecessor’s notes and published it, right? If I’d had that notebook at home I could’ve proved the Riemann Hypothesis too, lol.
- Is this kid actually an idiot?
- (link)
- The Shin I-jun notes were already public five years ago…
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→ Wait, this actually happened in Korea!?
→ The atmosphere in the venue is way too serious.
→ I just found out watching TV now and it’s insane.
the audience reaction is killing me.
people watching this live must’ve lost their minds.
The broadcast moved to the next scene. A reporter visited Yoo A-yeon’s home.
“Please take good care of meee-!”
Yoo A-yeon bowed politely and greeted everyone with perfect manners. She walked over to the bookshelf, pulled out a thin book, and showed it to the camera—it was the latest issue of an overseas mathematics journal. She tore off the plastic wrapping, plopped onto the sofa, and began reading with her feet swinging happily in the air.
After a while she carried the journal over to her mother with quick little steps.
“Mom, I want to read this together!”
Yoo A-yeon climbed onto Han Seol-ae’s lap and listened intently as her mother read the journal aloud. It was a paper on algebraic geometry so advanced that even specialists found it difficult. Han Seol-ae read in English and took notes on the important formulas, but she kept stumbling. At those moments, Yoo A-yeon would examine the passage and explain the tricky parts to her mother using fluent mathematical terminology. It was the moment that proved Yoo A-yeon’s mathematical ability surpassed even her mother’s.
Later, Yoo A-yeon showed the reporters her IQ test results. A perfect score of 160—achieved at just twenty-six months old, far younger than the recommended minimum testing age of thirty months.
The lecture was the same—now she’s pretending to read a paper? She just memorized everything in advance. How much did the network pay her? Lol.
- That’s this month’s latest issue and it’s not sold separately. There aren’t even any used copies on the market, you idiot.
- Did you not see her tear open the new plastic wrap?
- Why are you so angry? Are you jealous of a kid?
- 🖕
- This “it’s staged” spammer has been around since last time. Even when shown proof they plug their ears and eyes—block them already.
- 🖕
(photo of Yoo A-yeon explaining with a confident expression.jpg)
(photo of Han Seol-ae smiling gently while patting Yoo A-yeon’s head.jpg)
I want to be born a genius under a pretty mom and get spoiled rotten…
- This life’s a bust so time to reset.
- Just put in the effort and get spoiled yourself.
- Hng… studying is too hard…
- (cute kid trying to punch meme)
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Haa… A-yeon…
(raccoon shoving face into camera uncomfortably.png)
Are you trying to drive oppa crazy?
- Squishy toe nibble nibble~
- Insane foot fetish crew. Damn
- Eugh
- (frog eyes popping tongue out meme)
My acquaintance in Mensa has 152 and didn’t seem that smart.
(cute kid resting chin on hand looking thoughtful meme)
- Different tests.
- Mensa and Wechsler have different standard deviations.
- Mensa’s is 24, Wechsler’s is 15.
- Uuu… I don’t get what you’re saying… explain it simpler…
- So Mensa 148 and Wechsler 130 are both two standard deviations. Wechsler 160 is four standard deviations above average—top 0.006%. Way higher.
- People with high IQs around me are mostly normal. They’re just a bit faster at mental math?
→ A five-year-old swinging her feet while reading algebraic geometry makes no sense.
→ The gap between her cute gestures and what she’s doing is breaking my brain.
→ The only time she looked like a normal kid was when she was proudly showing off her IQ result.
imagine a five-year-old next to you explaining the paper better than you 💀
honestly the IQ score is the LEAST shocking thing about her at this point.
The scenes of Yoo A-yeon and Yoo A-rin playing at the playground were completely edited out. The footage could have revealed the playground’s location, and the sisters deliberately chose times when no one else was around. If that information reached the media, the children could be exposed to kidnapping risks. Therefore, reporter Lee Dong-hyun and reporter Michael decided to delete the raw footage entirely before any editing could begin.
Instead, the chess club—far enough from home and busy enough to be safe—was deemed appropriate to include in the documentary.
The final broadcast featured an interview with the club director lavishly praising Yoo A-yeon’s genius, along with a brief promotional segment for the chess club. Yoo A-yeon defeated an older high-school sister in chess, then wiped her sweat and beamed with victory.
(Interviews with intermediate and advanced students who were close to Yoo A-yeon)
The reporter asked the students about Yoo A-yeon.
“A-yeon? She’s really, really good. She only started coming recently, but her skills are improving so fast you can see it with your own eyes.”
“A-yeon and ■■ are the youngest ones here and they both stand out. But they’re both incredibly talented.”
“I often give A-yeon chocolate. The way she chews it with that happy little face is just like a squirrel—so cute.”
The next scene showed Yoo A-yeon struggling to fit an entire Ferrero Rocher in her mouth, nibbling it several times before happily chewing.