A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and comprising liquid crystal molecules which are substantially vertically aligned when an electric field is not generated in the liquid crystal layer; and a plurality of pixels, each of which comprises a first subpixel and a second subpixel, wherein each of the first subpixel and the second subpixel comprises: a first electrode (191h, 191l) formed as a planar electrode in a shape of flat plate and disposed on the first substrate; a second electrode (192h, 192l) disposed on the first substrate and opposite to and spaced apart from the first electrode and comprising a linear electrode; and a third electrode formed as a planar electrode in a shape of flat plate disposed on the second substrate; wherein the first electrode of the first subpixel and the first electrode of the second subpixel are electrically connected to each other, and the third electrode of the first subpixel and the third electrode of the second subpixel are electrically connected to each other; and wherein the liquid crystal display device is configured to apply: a common potential to either the first electrodes or the third electrodes of both subpixels, a potential to the second electrode of the first subpixel that is different from a potential applied to the second electrode of the second subpixel, wherein the two different potentials applied to the second electrodes are two different bias potentials or at most one of the two different potentials applied to the second electrodes is a float potential. a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and comprising liquid crystal molecules which are substantially vertically aligned when an electric field is not generated in the liquid crystal layer; and a plurality of pixels, each of which comprises a first subpixel and a second subpixel, wherein each of the first subpixel and the second subpixel comprises: a first electrode (191h, 191l) formed as a planar electrode in a shape of flat plate and disposed on the first substrate; a second electrode (192h, 192l) disposed on the first substrate and opposite to and spaced apart from the first electrode and comprising a linear electrode; and a third electrode formed as a planar electrode in a shape of flat plate disposed on the second substrate; a first electrode (191h, 191l) formed as a planar electrode in a shape of flat plate and disposed on the first substrate; a second electrode (192h, 192l) disposed on the first substrate and opposite to and spaced apart from the first electrode and comprising a linear electrode; and a third electrode formed as a planar electrode in a shape of flat plate disposed on the second substrate; wherein the first electrode of the first subpixel and the first electrode of the second subpixel are electrically connected to each other, and the third electrode of the first subpixel and the third electrode of the second subpixel are electrically connected to each other; and wherein the liquid crystal display device is configured to apply: a common potential to either the first electrodes or the third electrodes of both subpixels, a potential to the second electrode of the first subpixel that is different from a potential applied to the second electrode of the second subpixel, wherein the two different potentials applied to the second electrodes are two different bias potentials or at most one of the two different potentials applied to the second electrodes is a float potential. a common potential to either the first electrodes or the third electrodes of both subpixels, a potential to the second electrode of the first subpixel that is different from a potential applied to the second electrode of the second subpixel, wherein the two different potentials applied to the second electrodes are two different bias potentials or at most one of the two different potentials applied to the second electrodes is a float potential.