Lisa continues to be the focus of Asian media when she is suspected of being murdered in China in recent days.
Management company YG Entertainment responded to questions related to Lisa on November 9. The news that Lisa allegedly refused to renew her contract with YG Entertainment has captured Asian public opinion since September. Following that, Lisa’s 5 performances at the Crazy Horse strip club made the star’s reputation worse. Kpop (Asian youth music) idols are affected.
Lisa is facing difficulties in her career.
Lisa faced a wave of protests in China and Korea after her performances at strip clubs.
Recently, she was suspected of being murdered in China. While the personal pages of other members and the Blackpink group on Weibo still function normally, Lisa’s personal page and Lisa’s fan page (page for fan community) on Weibo (China) were both deleted. .
YG Entertainment’s official account has continuously posted promotional project images of 3 members Jisoo, Jennie, and Rosé recently. Meanwhile, information related to Lisa is completely absent. This caused public opinion to discuss and suspect that Lisa and YG Entertainment could not renew the contract.
There are also opinions that because Lisa is the only foreign member in the group, YG Entertainment discriminates against her. Lisa is not a very famous name in the Korean market, but to Southeast Asian, Chinese and American audiences, Lisa is a face that attracts significant fans compared to the other 3 members.
Lisa is the member with the most followers with 98.6 million fans, the highest in the group and surpassing the number of followers of Blackpink’s official account on Instagram.
On November 9, YG Entertainment representative responded to Xports News in response to public speculation: “We are discussing contract extension.”
YG Entertainment’s answer does not seem to satisfy the audience. Because the contract extension was supposed to be completed in August. However, the company delayed announcing the extension results after the Born Pink global tour.
This tour ended in September but the contract extension between the group’s members and YG Entertainment is still open. In rare comments, YG Entertainment’s representative only replied: “Everything is under discussion.”
Korean media said that YG Entertainment must soon announce the results of the contract extension and the future of Blackpink’s activities. Previously, there was information that Lisa received a contract with an American company. Accordingly, the female singer will be given full control over her music, film, television, fashion and performance career.
The contract extension between Lisa and the management company YG Entertainment has not yet been announced.
Specifically, Lisa will have her own record label, which gives her the right to sign new artists to her label and start a new chapter in her career.
Faced with the pressure all this time, Lisa just remained silent. After 5 shows at the Crazy Horse club, she spent time resting, traveling, and having fun with her family. On her personal page with 98.6 million followers, Lisa mainly posts photos of traveling and having fun.
Currently, Lisa has not yet commented on whether she will continue to work with the management company or not. The contract between BlackPink and YG is still a big question mark. Many foreign sources said that Lisa plans to sign a contract with an American record label and has many attractive benefits if she accepts to leave YG. Previously, there was information that the Chinese entertainment company was willing to spend a large amount of money to sever Lisa’s contract with YG, but with the current situation, this possibility is unlikely to happen.
According to netizens, Lisa is unlikely to be as successful as she is now if she leaves YG and no longer has the BlackPink label. BlackPink and Lisa’s music products have been released, the female idol has never participated in production, even the famous dance videos were not choreographed by Lisa, they were all pre-made by someone. It can be said that YG created Lisa’s success and reputation. It is impossible to deny the female idol’s individual efforts, but YG has made a great contribution to creating Lisa’s young, beautiful, and wealthy role model.
Performing at a 19+ bar, many people criticized Lisa for her decline when she left YG’s arms. “She’s not as great as I thought without Korean-style makeup. Leaving YG is a real storm”, “YG shaped Lisa’s fashion style and makeup so well. Lisa no longer stands out.” like when you have bangs and get makeup done by the YG team”… Comments from the audience.
On the social network Douyin (Chinese TikTok), the filter (image filter – PV) of Lisa in the form of Crazy Horse is used by many people. Some people used the filter to mock the female idol like she was in a Halloween costume, saying she was only beautiful when the Korean crew painted her beauty.
It’s difficult to find the perfect choice for Lisa if she breaks up with YG. In addition, the 26-year-old star is also said to be in a romantic relationship with Frédéric Arnault – the son of the world’s second richest billionaire LVMH – currently owns 75 brands, such as Tiffany & Co, Celine, Fendi, Louis Vuitton… There is an opinion that Lisa can completely develop her career when associated with luxury brands without any restrictions from the management company.
It’s difficult for Lisa to find the perfect choice if she breaks up with YG.
With her current reputation, Lisa is also completely confident to find another direction for herself without relying on the management company. However, whether her career will progress like it did under YG or not must wait for the future to tell.
Lisa (born 1997) has been a YG Entertainment trainee since 2010. She left her hometown of Thailand to live in Korea and underwent training to become an idol star for nearly 6 years. This time was also quite difficult for Lisa as she was the only foreign member in the group and faced cultural and language differences.
In 2016, she officially debuted to fans as a member of Blackpink. With her beautiful appearance, excellent dancing and rapping skills, she became an indispensable part of Blackpink, helping the group become a global group. Lisa also has an impressive personal career and is the member with the largest fan base on Instagram.