About Lisa
Lalisa Manobal (also spelled Manoban; born Pranpriya Manobal, March 27, 1997), known mononymously as Lisa, is a Thai rapper, singer, and dancer based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink formed by YG Entertainment.
Career beginnings
In 2010, 13-year-old Lisa auditioned to join South Korean record label YG Entertainment in Thailand. From a young age, Lisa gained an interest in the K-Pop industry, namely admiring artists Big Bang and 2NE1, and wished to someday follow a similar path. Among the 4,000 applicants, she was the only individual to qualify, which prompted then CEO, Yang Hyun-suk into offering Lisa a chance to become a YG Entertainment trainee.In 2011, Lisa moved to South Korea to begin her formal training as a trainee, which lasted five years. She officially joined the label as their first non-ethnically Korean trainee on April 11, 2011.
2016–present: Debut with Blackpink and solo ventures
In August 2016, Lisa debuted as one of four members of South Korean girl group Blackpink, as well as the first non-ethnically Korean to debut under the agency.Blackpink debuted with single album Square One with lead singles «Whistle» and «Boombayah». «Whistle» achieved a perfect «all-kill», topping all South Korean charts upon debut.As of October 2020, the group has released two studio albums, Blackpink in Your Area and The Album, three extended plays, Blackpink, Square Up and Kill This Love, and two single albums, Square One and Square Two.
On November 5, 2018, she unveiled her YouTube channel, Lilifilm Official, focusing on travelling and lifestyle alongside dance performances.
Lisa’s debut single album Lalisa and its lead single of the same name were released on September 10, 2021.Upon release, the music video for «Lalisa» became the most-viewed video by a soloist in 24 hours with 73.6 million views, breaking the record held by Taylor Swift’s «Me!» featuring Brendon Urie, which received 65.2 million views in 24 hours. The song debuted at number 84 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the Billboard Global 200, becoming Lisa’s first top-ten hit on the latter.The single album sold 736,221 copies in Korea on the first week of release, setting the record for the highest first-week sales among all female artists and making Lisa the first female soloist to achieve 500,000 copies in first-week sales. Following its success, B-side track «Money» was sent as the album’s second single to US contemporary hit radio and peaked at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number ten on the Billboard Global 200, earning Lisa her second career entries on both charts and her second top-ten global hit.
In October 2021, Lisa confirmed her collaboration with DJ Snake, Ozuna, and Megan Thee Stallion by dropping a teaser of the song.Entitled «SG», it included songwriting and composing credits for Lisa and was released on October 22 alongside the music video. The collaboration debuted at number 19 on the Billboard Global 200 and at number two on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
BLACKPINK IN YOUR AREA 