Born as Pranpriya Manoban in Bangkok, Thailand, the Ok-pop icon modified her identify to Lalisa (which suggests “one who is praised”) on the recommendation of a fortune teller when she did not hear again after auditioning for YG Entertainment — Blackpink’s file label and a expertise company. In Thailand, it’s normal to vary your identify to vary your fortune.
According to Lisa, it labored. “The week after I changed my name, YG called me back and said, ‘You should come [be a trainee],'” she advised Billboard. “I was like, ‘Wow!'”
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