Lisa Reveals How a Fortune Teller Inspired Her Stage Name Before She Became a Member of BLACKPINK Raven BrunnerTue, June 23, 2026 at 10:12 PM UTC 0 Lisa from BLACKPINK attends the MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, N.Y.Credit: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty BLACKPINK&x27;s Lisa, born Pranpriya Manobal, legally changed her name to Lalisa Manobal when she was 13 She revealed a visit to a fortune teller led her to shorten the name to Lisa "I mean, I don&x27;t know about the culture here, but in Thailand, it&x27;s fun to go see a fortune teller," the pop star said in a recent interview BLACKPINK&x27;s ...
Lisa Reveals How a Fortune Teller Inspired Her Stage Name Before She Became a Member of BLACKPINK
Raven BrunnerTue, June 23, 2026 at 10:12 PM UTC
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Lisa from BLACKPINK attends the MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, N.Y.Credit: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty -
BLACKPINK's Lisa, born Pranpriya Manobal, legally changed her name to Lalisa Manobal when she was 13
She revealed a visit to a fortune teller led her to shorten the name to Lisa
"I mean, I don't know about the culture here, but in Thailand, it's fun to go see a fortune teller," the pop star said in a recent interview
BLACKPINK's Lisa revealed the story behind her name.
The pop star, born Pranpriya Manobal, shared that an experience with a fortune teller led her to legally change her name in an interview with Vanity Fair published on Tuesday, June 23.
She changed her name to Lalisa Manobal when she was only 13. The name, in Thai, translates to, "one who is praised." She later shortened it to Lisa for her stage name.
"I mean, I don't know about the culture here, but in Thailand, it's fun to go see a fortune teller," she told Vanity Fair.
Lisa attends the 2022 Bulgari Aurora Awards in Seoul.Credit: The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty
Lisa and her mom visited a fortune teller after her audition for the South Korean media agency YG Entertainment. She asked the fortune teller about her future and received a suggestion that she change her name to something more auspicious.
The Thai rapper recalled thinking, "You know what? I'll do anything."
Afterward, she got a callback from YG and moved to South Korea to join its trainee program.
Lisa also shared how she knew she loved the spotlight from a very young age.
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"I feel like when I was little, I never got shy," the performer, who started taking dance lessons in kindergarten, told Vanity Fair.
"I love being on stage. I love to express myself, so maybe my mom and my family saw that they pushed me," she said.
Lisa had her breakthrough in the K-pop group BLACKPINK alongside fellow members Jisoo, Jennie and Rosé. The band, formed by YG, debuted in 2016 and released their first studio album in 2020. They notched five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 with their hit "Ice Cream" featuring Selena Gomez peaking at No. 13.
The singer and dancer dropped her first solo studio album, Alter Ego, in 2025.
(L-R) Lisa, Jisoo, Rosé and Jennie of BLACKPINK perform at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 22, 2023 in Indio, California.Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty
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Earlier this year, she announced her history-making Las Vegas residency that will begin in November.
Lisa starred in The White Lotus season 3, and she's currently working on a documentary as well as the Netflix movie Tygo.
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Published: June 23, 2026 at 06:36PM on Source: PRIME TIME
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