Blackpink’s Lisa (Image: Instagram/@lalalalisa_m)
Blackpink member Lisa’s long-awaited solo debut album “Lalisa” is finally coming this September, the singer announced yesterday, Aug. 25.
Lisa confirmed the album’s release date by showing its cover art on her Instagram page on the same day. It showed the South Korean girl group’s lead rapper and main dancer in a red printed dress with gray, braided pigtails.
“My first single album,” she said in the post, which also included the release date “2021.09.10.”
Meanwhile, Blackpink’s agency, YG Entertainment, announced the album’s release by showing two teaser posters on its Twitter page also yesterday.
Lisa’s announcement has garnered more than five million likes, while YG Entertainment’s teaser received over 82,000 retweets, as of this writing.
#LISA FIRST SINGLE ALBUM LALISA TEASER POSTER
FIRST SINGLE ALBUM LALISA
✅2021.09.10 12AM (EST) / 1PM (KST)#리사 #BLACKPINK #블랙핑크 #FIRSTSINGLEALBUM #LALISA #20210910_12amEST #20210910_1pmKST #RELEASE #YG pic.twitter.com/43PKCTvATV— YG FAMILY (@ygent_official) August 25, 2021
Shortly after the teaser was released, Lisa entered Twitter Philippines’ trends list. The hashtag “#SoloistLisa” claimed the top spot on the platform, with more than 1.74 million tweets as of this writing.
The clamor also sent the phrase “PINKS WORLD DOMINATION” on Twitter’s trends list.
Image: screengrab from Twitter
Image: screengrab from Twitter
Prior to Lisa’s debut announcement, fellow Blackpink members had already shown fans their own solo outings. Jennie released the song “Solo” in 2018 and Rosé debuted her album “R” earlier this year. Meanwhile, Jisoo was cast last year for the lead role in the drama series “Snowdrop.”
Lisa’s solo debut was first confirmed by YG Entertainment last July. /ra
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