Lalisa

Lalisa (stylized in all caps) is the debut single album by Thai rapper and singer Lisa, a member of South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released on September 10, 2021, by YG Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album is a hip hop record produced by Teddy, 24, and R. Tee and received mixed reviews by critics. The physical version debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart, becoming the best-selling album by a female soloist in the chart's history, and set the record for the highest first-week sales among all female acts with 736,221 copies sold. It was certified double platinum by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) in November 2021 for selling 500,000 copies, and was later certified triple platinum in August 2023 for selling 750,000 copies. "Lalisa" was released as the lead single on the same day the album was released. The song debuted at number two on the Billboard Global 200 and number 84 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The B-side track "Money" was sent to US contemporary hit radio on November 9 following its viral success, and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Global 200 and at number 90 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2023, Lalisa earned a Guinness World Record for becoming the first album by a solo K-pop artist to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify. Background On April 19, 2021, an official from YG Entertainment revealed to South Korean media outlet The Korea Herald that Lisa would debut as the third soloist from her group (after her group-mates Jennie and Rosé respectively) with schedules later to be officially announced through a notice. On July 12, through Star News, her label revealed filming for her music video was underway. On July 25, the singer uploaded two images from her in a recording studio onto her Instagram stories, where a close-up of a screen is shown alongside two different soundwaves and the caption "What’s my name?", hinting at the single album's title.