The world is attending to know Lisa on a first-name foundation.
The 27-year-old Ok-pop star from the lady group Blackpink is making strikes along with her debut solo album “Alter Ego,” which was launched on Friday, and she or he’ll carry out her “Born Again” single with Doja Cat and Raye on the Academy Awards on Sunday.
She’s additionally making a reputation for herself as an actress as Mook, a well being mentor on the resort on Season 3 of “The White Lotus,” which was filmed in her native nation of Thailand.
As she will get set to take the Academy Awards stage sizzling off of her new LP, right here’s every part you’ll want to learn about Lisa.
Lisa isn’t her actual identify:
Lisa’s actual identify is Lalisa Manobal, which she makes use of as an actress on “The White Lotus.” However she was truly born Pranpriya Manobal in Buriram. On the recommendation of a fortune teller when she was 13, she legally modified her identify to Lalisa, which suggests “one who is praised.”
She moved to South Korea alone when she was 14:
At 13, the Thai native auditioned for the South Korean company YG Leisure, and after being chosen as the corporate’s first worldwide recruit, she moved alone from Bangkok to Seoul when she was 14 — with out figuring out easy methods to converse Korean. “They wanted me to focus on speaking Korean more, so they told all the girls who trained with me: ‘No English with Lalisa,’” the singer — who had realized English in center faculty — advised Billboard.
She made her debut with Blackpink in 2016:
Blackpink made its debut with the 2016 EP “Square One” earlier than following up with one other EP, “Square Up,” in 2018. Then the lady group launched two LP, 2000’s “The Album” and 2022’s “Born Pink.”
She will get some all-star assists on “Alter Ego”:
Along with Doja Cat and Raye on “Born Again, “Alter Ego” additionally options Rosalía on “New Woman,” Future on “Fxck Up the World,” Megan Thee Stallion on “Rapunzel,” and Tyla on “When I’m with You.”
She adopts 5 completely different alter egos on her new LP:
Lisa splits into 5 completely different personalities on “Alter Ego”: Roxi, Kiki, Vixi, Sunni and Speedi. “It represents five characters of me as well, like I feel related with them,” she stated on “Hot Ones.” “It feels like I can express myself in a different version of me, and it’s fun.”
She’s an enormous fan of “The White Lotus” — even earlier than performing on the present:
“I’m a big fan of ‘The White Lotus,’ and as soon as I heard that I got an opportunity to audition for this role, I just went straight away and did it,” she advised The Hollywood Reporter. “I’m just so lucky and happy to be part of ‘The White Lotus’ family. They’ve been so nice to me. We’re like a big family.”
She’s impressed her ‘White Lotus’ co-stars along with her fame:
“If I’m really honest, I didn’t understand Lisa’s level of fame,” Aimee Lou Wooden, who performs Chelsea, advised Elle. “I wasn’t getting it, because she was so down-to-earth and so chill. And then I’d go to the airport, and we’d be flying to a different part of Thailand, and there’d just be posters of Lisa everywhere..”
“I did not know [her], but the butlers at the Four Seasons were gobsmacked,” Parker Posey, who performs Victoria Ratliff, advised Selection. “She’s big in Thailand.“
She’s rumored to be relationship the inheritor of one of many world’s richest males:
Lisa has been romantically linked with Frédéric Arnault, CEO of LVMH Watches — and son of LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, who, in response to Forbes, is the fifth wealthiest man on the planet with a internet value of $186.4 billion.
She’ll be reuniting with Blackpink for a tour later this yr:
Though Lisa’s solo profession is taking off, whereas her fellow Blackpink singers Rosé, Jisoo and Jennie have additionally pursued solo tasks, the group will probably be reuniting for a stadium tour this summer season. It kicks off at Goyang Stadium in South Korea on July 5 earlier than making North American stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto and New York. Then they head to Europe for reveals in Paris, Milan, Barcelona and London.
