Lisa – Bio, Career, Age, Achievements

INTRODUCTION

Lisa (ลิซ่า), born Lalisa Manobal (ลลิษา มโนบาล), is a Thai rapper, singer, dancer, and actress. She rose to prominence as a member of the South Korean K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, which debuted under YG Entertainment in August 2016 and became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. She is the most-followed K-pop artist on Instagram and has established her own management company, Lloud.

Birth name

Pranpriya Manobal (later legally changed to Lalisa Manobal / ลลิษา มโนบาล)

Career

Rapper, singer, dancer, actress, model, entrepreneur

Birthday

March 27, 1997

Age

Zodiac Sign

Aries

Birthplace

Buriram Province, Thailand

Nationality

Thai

HOW BIG IS Lisa ON THE NET?

Lisa is the most-followed K-pop artist on Instagram with a massive global following. She maintains an active presence across social media platforms where she shares music, fashion, dance, and lifestyle content. Her influence extends across music, fashion, and entertainment industries worldwide.

HOW DID Lisa become famous?

She debuted as a member of BLACKPINK in August 2016, which became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. In September 2021, she released her debut single album Lalisa, which made her the first female artist to sell 736,000 copies in its first week in South Korea. Her song “Money” became the first song by a K-pop solo artist to reach one billion streams on Spotify. In 2024, she established Lloud and signed with RCA Records. She made her acting debut in 2025 in HBO’s The White Lotus. She was the first K-pop artist to stage a Las Vegas residency and the first Thai artist to headline a FIFA World Cup opening ceremony (2026).

BEFORE THE FAME

Before becoming a global superstar, Lisa was born in Buriram Province, Thailand. She enrolled in dance classes at age four and joined the eleven-member dance crew We Zaa Cool alongside BamBam of GOT7. In 2010, at age 13, she auditioned for YG Entertainment in Thailand and was the only one among 4,000 applicants to qualify. She moved to South Korea in 2011 to begin training as YG’s first non-ethnic Korean trainee.

CLOSE WITH (ASSOCIATED)

She has collaborated with Jennie, Jisoo, Rosé (BLACKPINK members), BamBam, DJ Snake, Doja Cat, Rosalía, Tyla, Anitta, and other international artists through music collaborations, brand campaigns, and entertainment industry connections.

Personal LIFE and Relationship

Lisa was born Pranpriya Manobal in Buriram Province, Thailand, and later legally changed her name to Lalisa, meaning “the one being praised.” She was raised by her Thai Buddhist mother, Chitthip Brüschweiler, and her Swiss stepfather, chef Marco Brüschweiler. She is multilingual, speaking Thai, Korean, English, and basic Japanese and Chinese. She was honored as a cultural ambassador leader by Thailand’s Ministry of Culture and was inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame in 2023.