BLACKPINK's Lisa Reveals the Reason She Changed Her Name to Lalisa
Lisa of BLACKPINK is opening up about her real name.
The 24-year-old superstar spoke to Billboard about her name, and the reason behind changing it when she was younger.
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During the interview, Lisa - who was born Pranpriya Manobal – was asked about a story of changing her name to Lalisa after visiting a fortune teller when she was younger.
“Well, my mom took me there and asked me! We made an audition for YG [Entertainment, Blackpink’s label/management company], but YG didn’t contact us back. We really wanted to get it. So the fortune teller said, ‘You should change your name.’ [In Thai culture, changing one’s name, including doing so for good luck, is not uncommon.] The week after I changed my name, YG called me back and said, ‘You should come [be a trainee].’ I was like, “Wow!’” she said.
“It’s very funny, weeks ago, one of the camera men asked me, ‘What is Lalisa?’ I was like, ‘It’s my name!’ People don’t really know that Lalisa is my real name, because they just know me as Lisa from Blackpink. So I’m really happy that I get to do this project with the title Lalisa.”