K-pop group BLACKPINK’s Lisa’s sleek and sassy debut solo album, “Lalisa”, debuted on Sept. 10 and has already stoked K-pop BLINK fans, has taken to this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart. “Lalisa” ranks at No. 84 on the week’s most popular songs in the United States.
The South Korean girl band’s Lisa Manobal is a 24-year-old Thai rapper, aka Lisa is known in the K-pop industry for her singing skills and her crisp dance moves on stage.
On Friday, as Lisa finally marked her long-due solo debut with her single music video, Lalisa managed to zoom past the 170 million views mark within a week.
‘LALISA’ and its title track under the same name took only 24 hours to surpass over 70 million views in real-time, officially setting a new record with the artists’ first single album on Youtube.
Apart from the Hot 100, “Lalisa” has also shaken the Global 200 chart for the week dated Sept. 25. ranking No. 2, with its catch hip-hop track with a bold and dynamic composition by Bekuh Boom, 24 and Teddy.
Lauded to present the power of her name ‘Lisa’, the title is an inspiration from her birth name.
The Massive Success of “LALISA”
‘LALISA’ having gained a massive number of views on Youtube in only a few days of its release and considering its release on the weekend; the music video has already started ruling the global charts in multiple regions after crossing over 100 million on Youtube.
Also, the track has managed to the top spot on iTunes Top Songs charts right after its release on Sept. 10 in at least 60 different regions. The physical album of Lisa has also caught the audience with bling and garnered 700,000 stock pre-orders within four days.
This massive success has made Lisa the No1 spot on the weekly album sales charts, as per media reports. Lisa Manoban, in the past, has been part of Billboard charts, but only with her Blackpink bandmates.
But this time, Lisa comes out as a successful solo artist after securing three spots on Billboard charts on Tuesday, she has made a name for herself with her track “Lalisa” from the album under the same name.
Rosé’s “On the Ground,” which took the maiden record on the charts after entering at No. 70, made her the first BLACKPINK bandmate, followed by Lisa to have a solo entry on the Billboard chart, as per Soompi.
According to Forbes, the solo album sold 9,200 digital copies in its first tracking frame after its release earlier this week, Lisa’s first in the U.S.
Forbes added that the B-side track of the album “Money” is about to chart on this week’s Digital songs sales chart at No. 8 and has a record sold of 6,900 online copies.
“Lalisa” has successfully charmed fans from the U.K. as well as America, with music enthusiasts in the U.K. voting the No. 68 spot on the weekly ranking track, which claimed recognition among the most popular songs in the country.
Blackpink’s Lisa Joins Psy, BTS’s Suga And Rosé In Making U.K. History
Lisa is now officially the second-ever solo female musician from South Korea to dominate the chart in the U.K., despite her origin from Thailand.
Psy being the first-ever South Korean solo artist to have charted hits with “Gangnam Style” in 2012 in the U.K., followed by his track “Gentleman” in 2013. BTS’ J-Hope, follows him in a collaborative project with Becky G. that rose to No. 82 on the chart in 2019 “Chicken Noodle Soup.”
After that, BTS’ Suga released a mixtape titled “D-2” under his moniker Agust D in May 2020, where the track “Daechwita” from the same album scored a debut No. 68, making him the third South Korean to rock in the U.K. chart.
BLACKPINK’s Lisa beats Taylor Swift’s solo artist record for 24-hour views with the new track’ LALISA.’
International sensation Taylor Swift’s 2019 hit track ‘M.E.!’, known for a record-breaking 65.2 million views within 24 hours, got rolled over by Lisa’s ‘LALISA’ for the same category.
‘LALISA’ marginally recorded over 73.6 million views during the first 24 hour period of the music video’s release on YouTube globally.
Soon after this, Youtube confirmed the official view count on Monday with over 73.6 million views during its release’s first 24 hour period. This record dominates her over Korean YouTube.
