Lalisa Manobal (also spelled Manoban; born Pranpriya Manobal; March 27, 1997), known mononymously as Lisa, is a Thai rapper, singer, dancer, and actress.
Born Pranpriya Manobal on March 27, 1997, in Buriram Province, Thailand, she later legally changed her name to Lalisa, meaning "the one being praised", at the advice of a fortune teller for prosperity.
An only child, she was raised by her Thai mother, Chitthip Brüschweiler, and Swiss stepfather and chef Marco Brüschweiler.
Lisa completed secondary education at Praphamontree School I and II.
She is multilingual; along with her native Thai, she speaks fluent Korean and English, as well as basic Japanese and Chinese.
After enrolling in dance classes at the age of four, she began competing regularly in contests, including in To Be Number One, and joined the eleven-member dance crew We Zaa Cool alongside BamBam of Got7.
2009
In September 2009, the crew entered the LG Entertainment Million Dream Sanan World competition broadcast on Channel 9 and won the Special Team Award.
Lisa also participated as a school representative in the singing contest Top 3 Good Morals of Thailand, hosted by the Moral Promotion Center in early 2009, finishing as the runner-up.
2010
In 2010, at age 13, Lisa auditioned to join South Korean record label YG Entertainment in Thailand.
She gained an interest in the K-pop industry in her childhood, admiring artists such as BigBang and 2NE1, and aspired to 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.
At her audition, Lisa also impressed one of the judges, Danny Im of 1TYM, who later praised her on-stage confidence and her off-stage attitude.
2011
In 2011, Lisa moved to South Korea to begin her formal training as a trainee.
She officially joined the label as its first non-ethnically Korean trainee on April 11.
2013
In November 2013, she appeared in the music video for labelmate Taeyang's single "Ringa Linga" as a background dancer alongside members of labelmates and boy bands iKon and Winner.
2015
In March 2015, Lisa undertook her first modelling job for the streetwear brand Nona9on, followed by South Korean cosmetics brand Moonshot in 2016.
2016
She is a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, which debuted under YG Entertainment in August 2016.
She is set to make her acting debut in 2025 in the HBO television series The White Lotus.
Lisa made her solo music debut with her single album Lalisa in September 2021, which made her the first female artist to sell 736,000 copies of an album in its first week in South Korea.
The music video for its lead single of the same name broke the record for the most-viewed music video in the first 24 hours on YouTube by a solo artist.
Both "Lalisa" and the album's viral second single "Money" charted in the top ten of the Billboard Global 200, the latter becoming the first multiweek charting song by a female K-pop soloist on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.
Lalisa and "Money" became the first album and song by a K-pop solo artist to reach one billion streams on Spotify, respectively.
In February 2024, Lisa established her own management company named Lloud.
Lisa earned several accolades throughout her career, including the most Guinness World Records won by a K-pop soloist with eight, a Gaon Chart Music Award, a Mnet Asian Music Award, and the first MTV Video Music Award and MTV Europe Music Award ever won by a K-pop soloist.
She is the most-followed K-pop artist on Instagram, as well as the most-subscribed K-pop solo artist on YouTube.
Lisa was honored as a cultural ambassador leader by the Thailand Ministry of Culture and has been acknowledged by former Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha for her contributions to spreading Thai culture globally.
In August 2016, Lisa debuted as one of four members of South Korean girl group Blackpink, the first non-ethnically Korean artist under the label.
The group's debut single album Square One featured lead singles "Whistle", which topped all South Korean charts upon debut, and "Boombayah".
2018
In 2018, Blackpink signed with Interscope Records in a global partnership with YG Entertainment.
Lisa became a permanent cast member on the Korea Army Academy edition of the MBC military variety program Real Man 300 from September 21, 2018, onward.
Her first role on a television program since her debut, it earned her the unofficial Character of the Year award at the 2018 MBC Entertainment Awards.
On November 5, 2018, Lisa unveiled her YouTube channel, Lilifilm Official, focusing on travelling, lifestyle, and dance.
2019
As of July 2019, she has over 1.3 million subscribers and received a YouTube Gold Play Button.
2020
One of her dance performance videos went viral in 2020 as a result of a meme derived from the video; celebrities such as Dolly Parton, Stephen Colbert, James Corden, Luke Evans, and Lil Nas X participated in the trend.
In March 2020, Lisa served as the dance mentor on iQIYI's Chinese girl group survival program Youth With You Season 2.
In February 2021, she returned as dance mentor in the show's third season for boy groups.
On April 19, 2021, YG Entertainment revealed to The Korea Herald that Lisa would be the third member of Blackpink to debut as a soloist, with the official schedule to be announced later.
On July 12, through Star News, the label revealed that filming for her music video was underway.
Lisa's debut single album Lalisa and its lead single of the same name were released on September 10, 2021.
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, for which she earned two Guinness World Records.
