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Lalisa Manoban, better known by her stage name Lisa, is part of the most famous female KPOP group in the world, Blackpink. She is the youngest in the group, the maknae, and certainly one of the most well-known members of Blackpink as well as of K-Pop culture.
She is a rapper, main artist, and lead dancer from South Korea. Although she raps and sings, her dancing skills are the best and deserve to be mentioned! The mix of smooth body rolls, sharp moves, and captivating looks has often made Blackpink's videos go viral. Lisa is also the first non-Korean artist of YG Entertainment.
She auditioned for YG when they held a series of trials in her home country in 2010. She was the only one to pass and signed to become a trainee in April 2011. Today, she has become a global superstar and has mesmerized countless people just with her charming face. She ranked second in the 2020 most beautiful faces list. There are her 74.2 million fans on Instagram, her ambassadorships with Bulgari and Céline, her work as an artist and rapper in Blackpink, and currently, her first song, "Lalisa", which reached number one on iTunes charts in 60 countries and became the fastest K-pop soloist track to reach 100 million views, an achievement accomplished in just two days.
Here are ten intriguing things about Lisa, the global K-pop star.
If you are eager to know the subtleties behind BLACKPINK star’s name change, know that Lisa was originally named Pranpriya Manoban, which means beloved soul. After a fortune teller advised her to change her name to "Lalisa" because it would bring her more luck, Lisa and her family agreed to this choice. Seeing how amazing she is now, one can say it really worked! I need the fortune teller’s number!
Their decision was explained in more detail in an online post, stating that "Pranpriya" had a risky letter and vowel combination that did not match Lisa’s direction and birthday. Changing one’s name after birth is certainly not unusual in Thailand, especially if the individual recognizes it will help improve their life.
By ethnicity, Lisa is Thai and was raised in Thailand, making her the main non-Korean member of Blackpink. Her parents’ names have not been revealed to the public. However, her stepfather is Marco Bruschweiler, a prestigious Swiss chef in Thailand. Blackpink is known for the diversity of its members’ origins, each bringing unique abilities to the group. Jennie was born in Korea but raised in New Zealand. Rosé was born in New Zealand and raised in Australia.
Her youth in Thailand and her stay in South Korea made Lisa an expert in Thai and Korean, as well as English, Japanese, and some basics of Chinese. When Lisa moved to South Korea in 2011 to try to become a K-pop idol, she could not speak any Korean. She learned the language while completing her K-pop training.
Other Blackpink members also master different dialects, including English, Japanese, and Chinese. They have also recorded some songs in Japanese for Blinks.
While Lisa is not anxious about performing in front of large crowds on huge stages like Coachella, she is one who might raise a white flag at needles.
All things considered, Lisa Unnie is simply a human being with her own fears. She revealed to the crowd during a V Live chat that she fainted right on Rose’s lap after getting a flu shot.
More than 60% of members voted for Lisa on CHOEADOL, an app where people vote for various categories, when they asked the local region which female icon deserved the title of "Dancing Queen".
Moreover, her groupmates closely followed behind her. The top four names on the CHOEADOL ranking are all members of BLACKPINK, which convinces us to imagine their dance practices are as remarkable as they are satisfying.
Before BLACKPINK and BTS, there was BIGBANG.
Around the mid-2010s, BIGBANG was topping charts worldwide. Indeed, the most up-to-date K-pop fans would recognize some of their members’ names: G-Dragon and Taeyang.
Lisa actually starred in a music video for one of Taeyang’s most famous singles, "Ringa Linga." To date, the video has been viewed over 120 million times.
"Ringa Linga" reached third place on the Billboard "US World Digital Songs" chart and sixth place on the Gaon chart in South Korea.
Although she is a rapper and talented artist, Lisa is also the main dancer of Blackpink, due to her past as a young girl in a dance team in Thailand. She then auditioned for YG Entertainment in 2010, at age 13, where she gained her first experience and transformed into a YG Entertainment trainee.
Today, after some time of training, it is her "mix of dance, sharp moves, and captivating looks that has frequently become the subject of Blackpink’s viral recordings," reports Time magazine.
When she is not dominating the charts or the web, Lisa spends time with her furry friends. The K-pop icon is the mother of Luca, Leo, Lily, and Louis. In addition to her kittens, she also has a dog named "Love." Blinks find them absolutely adorable!
Lisa seriously loves cosmetics. She enjoys exploring different avenues in cosmetics. During a meeting, Blackpink members said Lisa is the one who owns the most cosmetic items. For a while, Lisa was accused of having plastic surgery to make her nose look thinner, but this is undeniably false, and Blackpink members think Lisa knows how to skillfully use makeup to make her nose appear more refined.
Lisa is the global ambassador for the French fashion brand Celine and the Italian luxury brand Bvlgari. On her Instagram, which has nearly 60 million fans, you can also find her various styles, ranging from "spitfire" style to city and stage outfits.
Her presentation caused an uproar among her fans on Twitter, many expressing their enthusiasm for the artist and pointing out that, in one scene, the models wore short hair with bangs, proving that Lisa could well be the dream of innovation chief Hedi Slimane.
If you are still not convinced by her, go watch LISA’s beloved Ehehe aegyo. She does it cutely with delightful hand movements and an "Ehehe" sound. She usually makes people smile and sometimes they follow her aegyo. No wonder Blinks adore her!
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