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| Black Pink's Lisa. Korea Times file |
By Ko Dong-hwan
Following the first leg of her band's world tour this year, Lisa's fan base has soared on social networks, making her and the group influential K-pop artists outside Korea.
Black Pink opened "2019 World Tour Black Pink In Your Area" at Impact Arena in Bangkok on Jan. 11 ― the four-member band's first concert in Thailand, Lisa's home country.
At the sold-out gig, the YG Entertainment unit performed hits like "Ddu Du Ddu Du," "Forever Young," "Stay" and "Whistle."
But what kept the fans most busy online was the Thai star's solo dance performance to the tune of Jason Derulo's fast-tempo number "Swalla." The video posted on Twitter was retweeted more than 63,000 times in a day. The 64 second clip had been viewed more than 4.3 million times as of Sunday.
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| Black Pink performs at Olympic Park Gymnasium in Seoul last November. Courtesy of YG Entertainment |
Lisa, 21, the main dancer whose real name is Lalisa Manobal, also outranked all Korean celebrities in Instagram followers with 13 million as of Sunday. Jennie was followed by 11.77 million, Rose 10.07 million and Jisoo 9.95 million.
The members opened their individual page in June 2018.
On its first world tour since its debut in 2016, the band is visiting Jakarta, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Taipei until March, with more countries in other regions on the schedule.
The band is also due to play at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California in April ―- the first K-pop band to do so.
