Lisa

**Lalisa Manoban** (Thai: ลลิษา มโนบาล; born **Pranpriya Manoban** (Thai: ปราณปรียา มโนบาล) on March 27, 1997), better known by the mononym **Lisa** (Hangul: 리사), is a Thai rapper, singer and dancer based in South Korea as a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink under YG Entertainment.

## Biography

### Early life

Born as Pranpriya Manoban on March 27, 1997 in Buriram Province, Thailand, she later legally changed her name to Lalisa. She is the only child of her Thai mother and Swiss step-father. Lisa completed her secondary education at Praphamontree School I and II. From a young age, Lisa gained an interest in the South Korean pop industry, namely admiring artists Big Bang and 2NE1, hence wishing to someday follow down a similar path.[*citation needed*]

First taking dance classes at age 4, she competed in many dance contests throughout her childhood including "To Be Number One" and was a member of the dance crew We Zaa Cool, consisting of eleven members including BamBam of Got7. In September 2009, they entered the competition *LG Entertainment Million Dream Sanan World* broadcast on Channel 9, and won the "Special Team" Award. She also participated in a singing contest as a school representative for "Top 3 Good Morals of Thailand" hosted by the Moral Promotion Center in early 2009. Lisa finished as a runner-up. In 2010, Lisa auditioned to join YG Entertainment in Thailand. Among the 4,000 applicants, she was the only individual to pass. She officially joined the label as their first foreign trainee on April 11, 2011. In March 2015, Lisa undertook her first modelling job for street-wear brand Nona9on, following South Korean cosmetics brand Moonshot in 2016.
Lisa at the Golden Disc Awards on January 6, 2019

### 2016–present: Debut with Blackpink and solo endeavours

Main article: Blackpink

In August 2016, Lisa debuted as one of four members of South Korean girl group Blackpink, as well as the first non-Korean to debut under the agency. Blackpink debuted with single album *Square One* with lead singles "Whistle" and "Boombayah". "Whistle" achieved a perfect "all-kill", topping all South Korean charts upon debut. As of July 2019, the group has released one Japanese studio album, *Blackpink in Your Area*, three extended plays, *Blackpink*, *Square Up* and *Kill This Love*, and two single albums, *Square One* and *Square Two*.

Lisa was cast by the MBC military variety program *Real Man 300* as a permanent member on the show as part of the Korea Army Academy edition from September 21, 2018 onward. The show marked her first permanent role on a television program since debut. Her appearance earned her an unofficial award titled "Character of the Year" through the 2018 MBC Entertainment Awards. On November 5, 2018, she unveiled her YouTube channel, *Lilifilm Official*, which focuses on Travelling and Lifestyle. As of July 2019 she had over 1.3 million subscribers, and had received a YouTube Gold Play Button. On October 15, 2019, Lisa was announced to join the third installment of iQiyi's Chinese survival program *Idol Producer* as the dance mentor.

## Personal life

Lisa is multilingual. She speaks several languages including Thai, English, Korean, and basic Japanese and Chinese

## Other ventures

### Endorsements

Through her work as a model for the South Korean cosmetics brand Moonshot, she became their brand ambassador in China on March 21, 2018.

On July 25, 2019 Lisa became the brand ambassador and presenter exclusively for the new collection launched in Thailand where six of the products include Manoban's signature as part of the packaging. On March 28, 2019 Lisa signed her first solo endorsement deal for AIS Thailand, the largest GSM mobile phone operator in Thailand. Lisa became the highest paid brand presenter for AIS. Furthermore, her advertising campaign became the highest rated commercial in Thailand. On May 11, 2019, Lisa became the brand presenter for the Samsung Galaxy S10 in Thailand. Her first promotional material for the brand was released on May 14. The mobile game *Ragnarok M: Eternal Love* uses Lisa as their endorsement model and appears as a character on their "Midnight Party" server from July 24, 2019 onward.

In January 2020, Lisa joined labelmate Winner's Mino as an endorsement model for sportswear brand Adidas's SS20 season *My Shelter* clothing range. Through Lisa's newfound popularity in China through her appearance on iQiyi's Youth With You 2 as a dance mentor, she was revealed to be the new brand spokesperson in China for the fabric softener company D&G Downy on May 13. Later that month, she soon went on to becoming the new brand spokesperson for one of China's largest dairy company, Mengniu Dairy's Chinese yoghurt brand, Zhengouli. On June 27, Tencent Games announced Lisa as Supercell's newest spokesperson in China for their mobile video game, Brawl Stars.

### Fashion and photography

In January 2019, Lisa became the muse of Hedi Slimane, the artistic, creative and image director for Celine, a French luxury brand. The same year, in November, Penshoppe revealed Lisa had joined the Penshoppe family as their newest ambassador. Furthermore, on July 24, 2020 Lisa was officially selected as the newest brand ambassador representing Bulgari, an Italian luxury brand. As an ambassador for Bulgari, she participated in the digital campaigns for the "Serpenti" and "Bzero One" collections.

Through YG Entertainment, Lisa released a limited edition photobook titled "0327" composed entirely with self-taken photographs through a film camera. The photobook was released on her birthday, March 27, 2020.

### Philanthropy

On September 17, 2019, after torrential rain brought by a monsoon caused flooding across 32 Thai provinces, Thai beauty blogger Koi Onusa, a relative of Lisa, revealed that Lisa had donated ฿100,000 to Thai actor Bin Bunluerit's fund to help those evacuated in the floods as disaster relief.

## Impact and influence

In April 2019, Lisa became the most followed K-pop idol on Instagram, with 17.4 million followers at the time. As of March 2020, Lisa maintains that status with 30.1 million followers on the platform.

While Lisa landed her first solo magazine cover for *Harper's Bazaar* Thailand's May 2019 issue, MEI, a distributor of *Harper's Bazaar*, reported that all 120,000 printed copies in stock were sold out. It was reported that, on average, 30,000 copies are normally printed, and well-known celebrities have an average of 60,000 copies printed. However, despite selling 120,000 copies, the public's demand was still not met.

Following Lisa's attendance at the Celine Fashion Show for Men's Spring Summer 2020 collection in Paris, France, during Paris Fashion Week, Lyst reported that global searches for Celine's Triomphe bag leapt 66% on June 28, 2019, after she published an image of the style on her social media, thus garnering attention among the public.

In an interview, former Nature girl group member, Gaga, revealed Lisa as a role-model.