Blackpink star Lisa pays Chinatown shopkeepers US$540 each to shut street for video shoot
- K-pop idol pays to clear Bangkok street to shoot video which has attracted 55 million views on YouTube since its June 28 release
Famous Thai singer Lisa of the K-pop group Blackpink has paid shopkeepers 20,000 baht (US$540) each so that she could close down a bustling Bangkok Chinatown street to shoot a music video.
Lisa, whose real name is Lalisa Manoban, released a new solo Rockstar and the accompanying music video on June 28, news outlet sina.com.cn reported.
The song, which blends contemporary R&B with hip-hop, is her first solo track released by her newly founded company LLOUD after she left her previous talent agent YG.
“I’m so thrilled that I can finally share my new single Rockstar with you guys,” Lisa, 27, said on Instagram.
“I’ve been working on this project for quite some time and had so much fun while preparing this. Thank you for your patience and I am really happy to celebrate this together with you all,” she wrote in Instagram.