Lisa

Lalisa Manoban (ปราณปริยา มโนบาล; born Pranpriya Manoban), better known by her stage name Lisa, is a Thai singer, rapper, dancer, and a member of the K-pop group Blackpink under YG Entertainment.



She was born on March 27, 1997 in Buriram, Thailand as an only child. Her mom is Thai and her stepfather, Marco Bruschweiler, is a Swiss renown chef in Thailand.



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In 2009, she joined the dance group We Zaa Cool in Thailand along with Bambam (from GOT7) and Ten (from NCT and SuperM). In 2010, at the age of 13, she auditioned for YGE during their Thailand auditions and ranked 1st; she was the only individual to pass the audition. In 2011, Lisa officially became part of YGE, moved to South Korea, and embarked on her new journey as a trainee where she practiced Korean, dancing, rapping, and singing.



In her early trainee days, she struggled communicating with others as she had no previous knowledge of Korean and others in the company were not allowed to speak to her in English in order to improve her Korean quickly. Her bandmates were very supportive throughout this time as she was the only non-Korean member of Blackpink. In 2013, prior to her debut, she made a small appearance in Taeyang's music video Ringa Linga.



Lisa spent over 5 years training with YG Entertainment before officially debuting with Blackpink in 2016. In November 2018, she officially released her YouTube channel, Lilifilm Official, which quickly garnered millions of subscribers. In October 2019, she joined the iQiyi’s Chinese survival show Idol Producer as a judge and mentor.

Based on MBTI

Lisa has a personality type of ESFP, known as the Entertainer. They have extraverted, observant, feeling, and prospecting personality characteristics. Entertainers live for experiences and enjoy the new. They are very social, love the spotlight, and have an eye for fashion. Because they are also very observant, they can catch other people's emotions very quickly and are quick to offer emotional support.



Based on Blood Type

Lisa has a personality type called the Warrior based on her blood type O. They are outgoing, positive, and often considered natural leaders and athletes. Warriors are very expressive and passionate but can also be very arrogant and competitive.



Based on Zodiac Sign

Lisa's zodiac sign is Aries. Aries are very passionate, driven, motivated, and confident leaders. They are ambitious, courageous, and love adventure and exploration.



In 2019, Lisa was voted 2nd in Starmometer’s Most Beautiful Woman in the World and 1st in TC Candler Asia’s Most Beautiful Face in Asia.



Make-up: Lisa’s signature look is a subtle cat-eye. She typically tightlines her upper lash line which make her lashes look fuller. For lips, she prefers lip products with natural colors, typically nude or corals; although, she can also be seeing wearing bold red lips. She is often seeing wearing Moonshot lipsticks since she is one of their beauty ambassadors. Lisa and Jennie spend the most in clothing out of all Blackpink members.

Lisa does not follow any strict or specific diet as she mentioned during an episode of YouthWithYou, a Chinese survival show where she was a mentor. She likes to have a detox juice daily.



While she doesn’t particularly enjoy working out, Lisa manages to stay in great shape through her dance practices. One of her favorite ways to exercise is doing pilates. Lisa demonstrated that despite her slim body, she is very strong and fit during an episode of Real Man 300. While many of the female cast members struggled doing push-ups, Lisa was able to do 20 push-ups, out-numbering the other cast members significantly.



• Age trivia: Lisa was 19 years old (international age) when she debuted with Blackpink in 2016.
• Height: Lisa has a height of 167 cm (5’6”), making her the second tallest member of Blackpink.
• She has an estimated weight of 45 kg (99 lbs).
• Hobbies: Lisa enjoys photography as a hobby. She released a limited edition photobook titled 0327 that was released on her birthday, March 27, 2020.
• Languages: Lisa can speak five different languages: Thai, Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese. Thai is her native language. She learned English growing up and has an advance level; she is often seeing speaking English to her stepfather, Marco Bruschweiler, and to her mentees during the show YouthWithYou. She learned Korean, Japanese, and Chinese during her pre-debut days as a trainee. Her Korean is fluent while her Japanese and Chinese are basic.
• Pets: Lisa has four cats named Leo, Lily, Louis, and Luca.
• Popularity: Lisa became the most followed kpop idol on Instagram with over 17 million followers in April 2019.
• Lisa moved to Korea at the age of 14.
• Training Time: Lisa was a trainee for five years and three months before her debut with Blackpink. She passed the audition with YG Entertainment in 2010 in Thailand and was the only one candidate that had passed out of 4000.
• Role models: Big Bang and 2NE1.
• Her birth name is Pranpriya. It was changed to Lalisa after a fortune teller suggested that the name Lalisa would give her luck. The name Lalisa means 'one who will receive praises' in Thai.
• She suffers from Trypanophobia, a condition of extreme fear of needles and/or injections.
• Instruments: ukelele, guitar.
• Ideal type: someone older but not too old that can cook and can take good care of her.

As a child, Lisa was part of the dance group We Zaa Cool in Thailand along with Bambam (from GOT7) and Ten (from NCT and SuperM).



Other Thai Kpop Idols include: Bambam (GOT7), Ten (NCT), Sorn (CLC), Minnie ((G)I-DLE), Nichkhun (2PM).



Lisa was a mentor in the Chinese reality show Youth With You. The group that debuted from the show was THE9.