Lalisa Manobal

Biography

Lalisa Manobal, known mononymously as Lisa, is a Thai rapper, singer, dancer, and actress under LLOUD. She rose to prominence as a member of the South Korean girl group BLACKPINK, which debuted under YG Entertainment in August 2016 and became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.

In September 2021, Lisa released her debut single album Lalisa, which made her the first female artist to sell 736,000 copies of an album in its first week in South Korea and spawned the Billboard Global 200 top-ten singles Lalisa and Money. The music video for Lalisa is the most-viewed in the first 24 hours on YouTube by a solo artist, while Money became the first song by a K-pop solo artist to reach one billion streams on Spotify.

In 2024, Lisa established her own management company named LLOUD and signed with RCA Records. She reached number 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. US with Rockstar, the lead single from her debut studio album Alter Ego (2025). The album debuted in the top ten of the US Billboard 200 and included the Official Thailand Chart number-one songs Born Again and Dream.

Outside of music, Lisa made her acting debut in 2025 in the HBO television series The White Lotus. Her accolades include nine Guinness World Records, a Mnet Asian Music Award, three MTV Europe Music Awards, and three MTV Video Music Awards; she became the first K-pop soloist to win at the latter two award ceremonies. Lisa was honored as a cultural ambassador leader by Thailand's Ministry of Culture and was acknowledged by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for her contributions to spreading Thai culture globally. She was inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame in 2023 and has appeared on the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 (2025–2026). In addition to being the most-followed K-pop artist on Instagram, Lisa has been recognized for her influence in fashion as a global ambassador for Celine, Bulgari, and Louis Vuitton.

Selected Filmography

• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon(2014)TV Series · 1 epas Self - Guest
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert(2015)TV Series · 1 epas Self - Musical Guest
• Running Man(2010)TV Series · 2 eps
• Men on a Mission(2015)TV Series · 2 epsas Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!(2003)TV Series · 2 epsas Self - Musical Guest
• Hot Ones(2015)TV Series · 1 epas Self
• The White Lotus(2021)TV Series · 8 epsas Mook
• Golden Globe Awards(1944)TV Series · 1 epas Self - Presenter
• MTV Video Music Awards(1984)TV Series · 3 epsas Self
• Star Road(2018)TV Series · 24 eps
• The Oscars(1953)TV Series · 1 epas Self - Performer
• Star Academy(2001)TV Series · 1 epas Self
• Victoria's Secret Fashion Show(1995)TV Series · 1 epas Self
• Idol Room(2018)TV Series · 1 epas Self
• ZIP DAESUNG(2024)TV Series · 1 epas Self
• Youth With You(2019)TV Series · 95 epsas Self - Dance Mentor
• Absolutely Nothing Prepared(2022)TV Series · 1 epas Self
• Chuang Asia(2024)TV Series · 17 epsas Self - Special Mentor
• Grand Prix SundayTV Series · 1 epas Self
• BLACKPINK HOUSE(2018)TV Series · 59 epsas Self