World renowned rapper, singer, dancer, and style icon, LISA (Lalisa Manobal) dominated the MTV VMAs last night in New York City.
She delivered an electrifying, flame-filled, solo debut medley performance of her brand new hit singles “New Woman” and “Rockstar.” Outfitted in a custom Chrome Hearts red leather set, she took the stage with her dancers to bring fans one of the most exciting, choreography-filled, badass performances of the night.
Later in the evening she was awarded Best K-Pop for “Rockstar.” She previously took home the moonman for Best K-Pop in 2022, as the first solo act to ever win the award and now breaks a new record as the first solo act to win this category multiple times. “Rockstar” which is produced by Ryan Tedder and Sam Homaee debuted at #1 on the Billboard Global Ex. US Chart and #4 on the Billboard Global 200 weekly while debuting at #8 on Spotify’s Global Daily Chart and charting in more than 20 markets worldwide. The single has also held the #1 spot in Thailand on Spotify, LISA’s home country, for 10 consecutive days and has three times the streams as the #2 song. The official music video for “Rockstar”, directed by Henry Scholfield and choreographed by Sean Bankhead, amassed an impressive 180.5 million views to date and hit #1 on YouTube’s global weekly chart.
Earlier in the night, LISA hit the carpet in a custom Mugler look which wow’ed fans for another bold, high fashion moment, earning her a spot on many of the “Best Dressed” lists from the night.
Most recently, LISA graced the cover of ELLE Magazine’s highly coveted September issue. See the stunning images, shot by Gregory Harris and styled by Nicola Formichetti, and read the piece here.
Aside from making music history, LISA continues to lead the way in the fashion space. Louis Vuitton recently announced LISA as their newest House Ambassador and she continues to be the face of Bulgari. Keeping the momentum going, LISA was also announced as a co-headliner for this year’s Global Citizen Festival in New York City’s Central Park on September 28. This will mark LISA’s first festival performance as a solo artist. LISA joins previously announced headliners Post Malone, Doja Cat, Jelly Roll and Rauw Alejandro, and Global Citizen Ambassador Hugh Jackman as host. Global Citizen is the world’s leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty and tickets to the Global Citizen Festival are free and can be earned by taking action on the Global Citizen app or at globalcitizenfestival.com to defeat poverty, defend the planet and demand equity.
LISA is best known as a member of one of the most popular K-pop girl groups BLACKPINK. Beyond her success with BLACKPINK, LISA has broken several records globally as a solo artist with singles “Lalisa” and “Money” charting in the top 10 of the Billboard Global 200 and “Money” holding the record as the longest-charting song by a solo female K-pop artist on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and on the U.K. Singles Chart
LISA broke the Guinness World Record in 2023 as the most Instagram followers for a K-pop artist (currently at 104 Million followers on the platform), she is also the first solo K-pop winner at both the MTV Video Music Awards and the MTV European Music Awards.
LISA is set to star in the upcoming season of the hit HBO Original series, The White Lotus, season 3. This role will mark her major on screen debut and is filming in her native Thailand.