Thai-born K-pop singer Lalisa ‘Lisa’ Manoban has pleased her lovers in Thailand by wearing the traditional golden headdress in the video for her first solo single that some are actually going out and buying their own. This video for “Lalisa”, hit band Blackpink member Lisa’s first solo song, has amassed more than 100 million views on YouTube ever since its release. The Thai-born South Korean artist explained why it was important for her to show her native Thailand in her first solo single. One segment also features Manoban sitting on an ornate golden throne and wearing the traditional tall, pointed headdress which in modern Thailand is worn predominantly in traditional dance forms.
Lisa, during the launching of the ‘LALISA’ music video shared, “I really wanted to include a Thai vibe in the song and Teddy arranged it in a way to include the Thai vibe. So I was very touched and happy”. “Lot of people have been ordering from us via the online shop, or while here at the shop, and there had been a constant flow of customers coming up to us, showing interest every day, the whole day, asking what kind of headgear we have, what style, what color,” says Samorn Suthiwong, who works at Fashion Point, a clothes’ store in the market. Another person Mew says, “I think it’s a perfect combination of fashion and tradition which makes it easier for Thai culture to be applied to our everyday lives”. Netizens also think that YG must give Lisa special favor so she can wear Haute Couture while still being able to promote her homeland’s culture right in the MV.
