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(From left) Aubrey Plaza, Will Sharpe, Theo James and Meghann Fahey in season 2 of The White Lotus, set in Sicily. Lisa of K-pop girl group Blackpink will join season 3 of the HBO show set in luxury resorts, Variety reports. Photo: Fabio Lovino/HBO/TNS

Lisa, Blackpink’s Thailand-born singer, to appear in The White Lotus season 3, about to start filming in the country, report says

  • K-pop singer Lisa, full name Lalisa Manobal, of No 1 girl group Blackpink, has a so far undisclosed role in HBO series set in luxury resorts, Variety reports
  • The singer, who was born and raised in Thailand, setting for The White Lotus season 3, will be the second Blackpink member, after Jennie, to star in an HBO show
K-pop idols

Blackpink singer Lisa will appear in season 3 of the popular US television series The White Lotus, making her acting debut and becoming the second member of the popular South Korean K-pop girl group to appear on HBO, Variety reported on Monday.

Lisa will be credited in the show under her full name, Lalisa Manobal, when it airs, Variety said. Her role on the show, which focuses on intrigue at exotic resorts, was not disclosed.

Season 3 of The White Lotus will begin production in Koh Samui, Phuket and Bangkok, Thailand, in February, Variety reported. Lisa was born and raised in the country.
Lisa’s bandmate Jennie appeared in the HBO drama The Idol in 2023, credited as Jennie Ruby Jane.
A still from season 2 of The White Lotus. Photo: @thewhitelotus/Instagram

Blackpink recently set a Guinness world record for having the most-viewed music channel on YouTube, which now boasts over 90 million subscribers.

All four members of Blackpink renewed their contracts with South Korea’s YG Entertainment in December.
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