Lalisa Manoban (Thai: ลลิษา มโนบาล; born Pranpriya Manoban (Thai: ปราณปรียา มโนบาล) on March 27, 1997), better known by the mononym Lisa (Hangul: 리사), is a Thai rapper, singer and dancer based in South Korea as a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink under YG Entertainment.
Born as Pranpriya Manoban on March 27, 1997 in Buriram Province, Thailand, she later legally changed her name to Lalisa. She is the only child of her Thai mother and Swiss step-father. Lisa completed her secondary education at Praphamontree School I and II. From a young age, Lisa gained an interest in the South Korean pop industry, namely admiring artists Big Bang and 2NE1, hence wishing to someday follow down a similar path.[citation needed]
First taking dance classes at age 4, she competed in many dance contests throughout her childhood including "To Be Number One" and was a member of the dance crew We Zaa Cool, consisting of eleven members including BamBam of Got7. In September 2009, they entered the competition LG Entertainment Million Dream Sanan World broadcast on Channel 9, and won the "Special Team" Award. She also participated in a singing contest as a school representative for "Top 3 Good Morals of Thailand" hosted by the Moral Promotion Center in early 2009. Lisa finished as a runner-up. In 2010, Lisa auditioned to join YG Entertainment in Thailand. Among the 4,000 applicants, she was the only individual to pass. She officially joined the label as their first foreign trainee on April 11, 2011. In March 2015, Lisa undertook her first modelling job for street-wear brand Nona9on, following South Korean cosmetics brand Moonshot in 2016.
Lisa is multilingual. She speaks several languages including Thai, English, Korean, and basic Japanese and Chinese.
