The Only Non-Korean Member, and the Group's Best Dancer
Lalisa Manoban moved from Thailand to Korea as a young teenager to train, becoming BLACKPINK's main dancer and rapper — and, for years, the group's most visible connection to Southeast Asia's massive K-pop fanbase.
Her dancing became something close to a genre unto itself online: full stadiums of fans learning her choreography note for note, long before she'd released a single solo song.
LLOUD, and Betting on Herself
Lisa founded her own label, LLOUD, and released "Rockstar" as her first single under it — a clear statement that she intended to run her solo career on her own terms rather than folding it into someone else's system.
The pace never really slowed from there: more singles, a featured verse with Doja Cat and RAYE on "Born Again," and a full solo album, "Alter Ego," arriving in early 2025.
From Stage to Screen
In 2025, Lisa made her acting debut in the third season of HBO's "The White Lotus" — a genuinely unexpected pivot for a performer already stretched across music, dance, and a growing business empire, and a sign of how far she's willing to push past the K-pop-idol label entirely.
Between the label, the music, and now acting, Lisa's career increasingly looks less like a solo era and more like a full media company built around one very hard-working person.