Currently, Lisa (BLACKPINK) is one of the influential female idols reaching out globally and is always sought after when becoming Asia’s top celeb. However, to get to where she is today, the singer had to go through more or less early events.
Lisa (BLACKPINK) was born in 1997 in a rural area of Thailand. She was sent to dance classes by her mother and regularly won many awards. This is the premise that helps Lisa possess professional performance skills. It was also a “springboard” to help her realize that she wanted to become an idol like now.
In 2010, Lisa participated in auditions held by YG Entertainment in Thailand. Overcoming more than 4,000 contestants, she was the only one who qualified to become a trainee of the company. The 14-year-old girl has moved away from her hometown, away from her family and friends to pursue her passion.
As the only foreign member, Lisa struggled to integrate into Korean culture and people. She could not be as fluent in Korean as the other members. For the first three months, she cried every day, calling her mother. Lisa once said, “In the early days, my Korean was zero. I can speak English, but the company requires me to use Korean. At that time, I could only say two hellos.”
Lisa is often subjected to criticism, disparagement for her appearance, doubts about her singing and dancing abilities Many anti-fans drop rude, disparaging remarks, disparaging her as “countryman”, “transgender”: “She is so beautiful because of Korean makeup technology!”; “Peel off that makeup, and her face is full of Southeast Asian features;” Go back to Thailand, don’t go to Korea to earn fame anymore. No one likes you here.”
By the time she joined the group, Lisa still suffered from negative comments about her Thai roots. Someone commented: “Go back to Thailand because you don’t fit into K-pop.” Another said: “Lisa is trying to cling to her Korean colleague to be famous.”
In the face of the impolite actions of the online community of kimchi, many fans and celebrities also defended the idol. They launched a movement on social media called #RespectLisa (Please respect Lisa).
Faced with this pressure, Lisa cried, repeatedly calling her mother because she was frustrated. But fortunately, the members are always by her side, encouraging and helping the little girl overcome to become one of the popular female rappers of K-pop today.
As soon as the tide of racism seems to have subsided, Lisa can restart her career path more smoothly. However, just some time later, Lisa received an email from a person claiming to be a fan, threatening to kill her in various forms such as stabbing, shooting, and b.om as the group prepared to tour.
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By 2020, Lisa continued to be targeted by anti-fans. At the time, an anonymous account appeared on Twitter and made a threat: “As long as BLACKPINK returns to the stage, I will shoot Lisa. You can say goodbye to your idol, because that’s the last time you can see that ugly face.”
This account shows a location in Seoul, South Korea. The reason is said to be that some viewers commented that Lisa does not have the talent and beauty to be famous.
This incident made the group’s fandom very worried about the safety of foreign members. It was the fans who had to appeal for help to the Thai Embassy in Seoul. The ambassador later spoke out in Lisa’s defense, affirming that they would consider investigating the incident.
However, black luck still persisted for the Thai female idol, 3 years ago, the global media was “shocked” when the press of Kim Chi reported that Lisa (BLACKPINK) was cheated of VND 19 billion, even, the above incident was called an “international case” by international netizen.
At that time, Korean media reported that BLACKPINK Lisa was defrauded by their former manager of 1 billion won (equivalent to VND 19 billion). Accordingly, this manager has been with Lisa since she was a newly launched rookie, and at the same time earned the trust of the company and other members.
However, he took advantage of that trust to profit from Lisa. The Thai idol handed over the money to her former manager with the desire to buy real estate, but this man spent all the money on gambling.
The revealed scam caused a great psychological shock to Lisa, the youngest BLACKPINK sibling, who experienced anxiety, fear, and disappointment when betrayed by her confidants.
Instead of “brandishing a drum dance” to get justice for herself, Lisa chose the gentlest solution so that the manager’s life would not be affected much. YG apologized to the audience, saying the manager had quit and returned part of Lisa’s money. The two sides reached an agreement on the payment of the remainder.
It can be seen that really “brilliant aura” as a Vietnamese artist once said, tasting these 4 words is a lot of suffering, disadvantage and hurt. Besides, netizens once again have the opportunity to see Lisa’s person better, beautiful, brave and talented to help her affirm her position not only in Korea but also in the world.
