Blackpinks Lisa, hot off her new solo album, is performing at the Oscars 2025 and you know her from White Lotus

The world is getting to know Lisa on a first-name basis.The 27-year-old K-pop star from the girl group Blackpink is making moves with her debut solo album “Alter Ego,” which was released on Friday, and she’ll perform her “Born Again” single with Doja Cat and Raye at the Academy Awards on Sunday.She’s also making a name for herself as an actress as Mook, a health mentor at the resort on Season 3 of “The White Lotus,” which was filmed in her native country of Thailand.As she gets set to take the Academy Awards stage hot off of her new LP, here’s everything you need to know about Lisa.Lisa’s real name is Lalisa Manobal, which she uses as an actress on “The White Lotus.” But she was actually born Pranpriya Manobal in Buriram.At the advice of a fortune teller when she was 13, she legally changed her name to Lalisa, which means “one who is praised.”At 13, the Thai native auditioned for the South Korean agency YG Entertainment, and after being selected as the company’s first international recruit, she moved alone from Bangkok to Seoul when she was 14 — without knowing how to speak Korean.

“They wanted me to focus on speaking Korean more, so they told all the girls who trained with me: ‘No English with Lalisa,’” the singer — who had learned English in middle school — told Billboard.Blackpink made its debut with the 2016 EP “Square One” before following up with another EP, “Square Up,” in 2018.Then the girl group released two LP, 2000’s “The Album” and 2022’s “Born Pink.”In addition to Doja Cat and Raye on “Born Again, “Alter Ego” also features Rosalía on “New Woman,” Future on “Fxck Up the World,” Megan Thee Stallion on “Rapunzel,” and Tyla on “When I’m with You.”Lisa splits into five different personalities on “Alter Ego”: Roxi, Kiki, Vixi, Sunni and Speedi.

“It represents five characters of me as well, like I feel related with them,” she said on “Hot Ones.” “It feels l...