Lisa, a member of the K-pop group Blackpink, will appear in “The White Lotus”as an actress for the third time.
According to entertainment news source Variety, the rapper Blackpink Lisa , real name Lalisa Manobal, would receive credit on HBO’s dark comedy series. Her role’s specifics are being withheld.
The next season, which will be filmed this month in Bangkok, Phuket, and Koh Samui, Thailand, is a fantastic fit for Lisa, who is originally from Thailand.
Under Mike White’s direction, “The White Lotus” also features Christian Friedel, Julian Kostov, Morgana O’Reilly, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Tayme Thapthimthong, and Lek Patravadi. Leslie Bibb also stars.
Every season of the show centers on the interactions between the staff and patrons of White Lotus, a make-believe chain of resorts.
The show’s second season, which debuted in 2022 and was filmed in Sicily, was set in Hawaii, whereas the first season debuted on HBO in 2021.
Jisoo and Jennie, two other members of Blackpink, have already debuted as actors in television shows including “Snowdrop” and “The Idol,” respectively.
Role of Blackpink Lisa in “The White Lotus” Season 3′
Lisa, a member of Blackpink, has joined “The White Lotus” Season 3’s ensemble, Variety has exclusively learnt. She will appear in the third season of the popular HBO series as Lalisa Manobal, using her given name. Her role in the third season is being kept under wraps, just like all other casting decisions.
Production on “The White Lotus” is scheduled to start in February in and around Bangkok, Phuket, and Koh Samui, Thailand. Apart from the fact that it will follow a fresh set of visitors at a White Lotus resort property, specific plot specifics are being kept under wraps.
Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Tayme Thapthimthong, Christian Friedel, Julian Kostov, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Carrie Coon, Scott Glenn, Francesca Corney, Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Natasha Rothwell, Walton Goggins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Aimee Lou Wood, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Sam Nivola are already part of the large ensemble cast.
Manobal will make her acting debut in “The White Lotus.”
She is currently Blackpink’s second member to make an appearance in an HBO series. In June 2023, Jennie (billed as Jennie Ruby Jane) debuted as an actor in the drama “The Idol.”
One of the most well-known musical groups worldwide is called Blackpink, and its members are Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. Under YG Entertainment, they made their debut in August 2016 with the single album “Square One.” Their song “Boombayah” became the most viewed debut music video by a Korean act when it peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart. With “Ddu-Du Ddu Du,” which peaked at No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, they became the highest-charting female K-pop group. They were also the first K-pop girl group to debut at the top of the Billboard Emerging Artists chart. Later on, the group worked with Selena Gomez, Cardi B, Lady Gaga, and Dua Lipa.
Manobal, who just founded Lloud Co., her own management company, has smashed multiple records on her own. She became the first female artist in South Korea history to sell 736,999 copies of her solo album “Lalisa” in its first week of release in 2021. “Money,” the longest-charting song by a female K-pop soloist on the U.S. Billboard Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, became the album’s lead single. “Lalisa,” another of her singles, also climbed in the top 10 of the Billboard Global 200. As the K-pop singer with the most Instagram followers and the first-ever solo K-pop winner of the MTV Video Music Awards and MTV Europe Music Awards, she broke three Guinness World Records in 2023.
“The White Lotus” was directed and executive produced by Mike White. Mark Kamine and David Bernad serve as executive producers. To help with the third installment’s filming and promotion, HBO has teamed up with the Tourism Authority of Thailand. When “The White Lotus” premiered on HBO in 2021, it became an instant smash. Hawaii-based first season won ten Emmys, including best limited or anthology series, and was nominated for twenty more. The second season, which took place in Sicily and debuted in December 2022, was nominated for 23 Emmys, including outstanding drama series, and eventually took home five trophies.
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