BLINKs, get excited for BLACKPINK’s dancing goddess Lisa (리사)‘s highly-anticipated solo debut this week!
Lisa will be the third member from the groundbreaking all-female group to drop her solo album, following Jennie‘s “Solo” release back in 2018 and Rosé‘s two-track EP “R” earlier in March this year.
In case you didn’t know, the upcoming record, “Lalisa” (named after the artist’s real name – Lalisa Manoban), will be released on 10th September 2021. Since the last couple of weeks, the talented performer has been “teasing” die-hard fans with a series of concept photos, short videos, posters and also visual teasers, giving them a glimpse of what the album will look and sound like.
Here’s what we know about Lisa’s impending solo debut so far:
1. “Lalisa”s full track list
On 5th September, a poster revealing the full track list for her first solo single album was uploaded on both Lisa and BLACKPINK’s official Instagram accounts. The album will be comprised of two tracks – the title track “Lalisa” and a B-side track called “Money”.
“Lalisa” was composed by BLACKPINK’s frequent collaborators namely 24, Bekuh Boom and Teddy, while the lyrics were written by the dynamic duo of Boom and Teddy. On the other hand, the lyrics of “Money” were penned by Boom and Vince, while the composers of the song are 24, Boom, R.Tee and Vince.
In addition, the single album will also come with instrumental versions of the two aforesaid tracks.
2. The single album surpassed 700k pre order sales in just 4 days
As revealed by the star’s home label YG Entertainment, Lisa’s upcoming solo single album “Lalisa” has surpassed 700,000 stock pre-orders earlier on 30th August, just four days since pre-order sales began on 26th August. With this feat, Lisa has officially been handed the honour as the highest pre-order record for any K-Pop female solo artist of all time!
3. “‘Lalisa’ Countdown Live” on V Live App
In conjunction with the release of her much-awaited solo debut, The Thai K-pop idol will be hosting a V Live broadcast this coming 10th September at 12pm KST (11am local time). Interestingly enough, a few lucky winners will also get the chance to have a one-on-one chat with Lisa during the live session as well!
4. Lisa will be performing her solo single for the 1st time on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”
Surprise! @BLACKPINK’s Lisa is coming to #FallonTonight on 9/10 to perform her first solo single #LALISA!! 🖤💗 #LISAonFallon pic.twitter.com/tZOVc0xjVY
— The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) September 3, 2021
“The Tonight Show” revealed on its official social media pages earlier on 3rd September stating that Lisa will appear on the programme to showcase her stage performance of “Lalisa” for the first time on 10th September. Soon after the news broke out, many fans have taken to Twitter and started trending the hashtag #LISAonFallon to express their excitement with the upcoming performance.
5. Lisa will be hosting a comeback special show on NAVER NOW
Apart from the V Live broadcast that we mentioned earlier, Korean streaming service Naver NOW has also revealed that Lisa will be hosting her come back special show on September 14 at 8pm KST (7pm local time). And the best part is, fans will be able to enjoy the show for free with no ads! For those who are interested, check out the link here.
Sources: NME, Soompi, AllKpop (1)(2), Pink Villa. Featured image credit by @SITTlNGPRETTY.
