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The Korea Times

Lisa, a Thai member of K-pop girl band Blackpink, has notched up more than 17.6 million followers on Instagram, making her the K-pop star with the most followers.
The YG Entertainment star has dethroned Chanyeol, a rapper with K-pop boy group Exo, who has 17.4 million followers.
As of Tuesday, BigBang’s G-Dragon (16.3 million) was next, followed by Exo’s Sehun (15.9 million), and Blackpink’s Jennie (15.2 million).
Lisa’s band mates Rose (13.3 million) and Jisoo (12.8 million) rank ninth and 10th respectively.

Lisa has been an idol trainee at YG Entertainment since she was 15 years old.
She debuted as a member of the four-member girl group Blackpink in 2016 with the digital single album Square One, containing the hit Whistle.


Later hits such as Ddu-Du Ddu-Du followed and the group released a mini-album Kill This Love on April 5. The group will tour Japan in December.
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The Thai singer has more than 17.6 million followers on Instagram, beating Chanyeol, a rapper with K-pop boy group Exo, who has 17.4 million
BigBang’s G-Dragon is next with 16.3 million, followed by Exo’s Sehun on 15.9 million



The Thai singer has more than 17.6 million followers on Instagram, beating Chanyeol, a rapper with K-pop boy group Exo, who has 17.4 million. BigBang’s G-Dragon is next with 16.3 million, followed by Exo’s Sehun on 15.9 million.


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