SEOUL — SEPTEMBER 2026
Lisa's solo run started with 2025's Alter Ego, her debut album stacked with features from Doja Cat, Rosalía, Future, Megan Thee Stallion, and Tyla, and global hits like "ROCKSTAR." In 2026 she returned to her roots: lead single "SaWaDiKa," out September 4, previews Press Play, an EP her label calls her "most personal" work yet, arriving October 23 alongside a Toronto Film Festival documentary premiere and her first Las Vegas concert residency, "VIVA LA LISA," this November.
News
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SEP 6
Released September 4 as the lead single from Press Play (due October 23), "SaWaDiKa" was filmed in Bangkok and leans on Thai cultural imagery — Muay Thai, tuk-tuks — throughout the video. It logged 70.8 million views in its first 24 hours and passed 100 million by September 6, making it one of 2026's biggest music-video debuts.
Summarized from Khaosod English by Blackpink Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗SEP 2026
The Sue Kim-directed documentary, produced by Sony Music Vision, world-premieres in the Gala program at the Toronto International Film Festival, running September 10–20, 2026.
Summarized from Billboard by Blackpink Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗AUG 2026
A "Hello Sawadika" global campaign — the word "hello" in eleven languages plastered across Bangkok billboards — preceded the reveal: lead single "SaWaDiKa" arrives September 3, followed by the full Press Play EP on October 23, described as "LISA at her most personal... honoring her roots in Thailand."
Summarized from Billboard Philippines by Blackpink Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗MAR 30
Her first Las Vegas concert residency lands at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on November 13, 14, 27, and 28, 2026 — timed to land right after the Press Play rollout.
Summarized from FOX5 Vegas by Blackpink Wire staff.
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"Alter Ego is a debut album with the guest list of a career victory lap — and Lisa spends all nine tracks proving she belongs at the top of the call sheet, not just on it."
Alter Ego (2025): Lisa's debut solo album, nine tracks deep, with almost every one built around a marquee feature. Doja Cat and Raye open it on "Born Again"; Rosalía turns up on "New Woman"; Future, Megan Thee Stallion, and Tyla all get their own tracks. "ROCKSTAR" became the era's signature hit, released through LLOUD, the label Lisa founded herself.
"SaWaDiKa," the September 4 lead single for Press Play, is a deliberate turn away from that maximalist, feature-stacked sound — a homecoming, timed with a documentary premiere (Always Lalisa, at TIFF this September) and the Las Vegas residency below.
Screening Room
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The September 4 Press Play lead single, embedded directly from LISAOfficialVEVO — filmed in Bangkok and past 100 million views in under 48 hours.
Alter Ego's signature hit, embedded directly from LLOUD Official.
One of Alter Ego's marquee collaborations, also from LLOUD Official.
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"SaWaDiKa" single Estimated time
"Always Lalisa" — TIFF Gala premiere Confirmed date
Press Play EP Estimated time
VIVA LA LISA — Caesars Palace, Night 1 Confirmed date
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