LALISALisa's first solo single album, released on 10 September 2021 with 'LALISA' and 'MONEY'.
LALISA is the first solo single album by BLACKPINK’s Lisa, released on 10 September 2021. It carries two songs, ‘LALISA’ and ‘MONEY’, and the title track is ‘LALISA’. YG Entertainment’s album introduction presents it as the first solo work Lisa put out under her own name, and says the record and its title track take their name from her given name. According to the same text, TEDDY, who has worked with her since her debut, made the two songs with Bekuh BOOM, 24, Vince and R.Tee.
‘LALISA’ has lyrics by TEDDY and Bekuh BOOM and music by 24, Bekuh BOOM and TEDDY, arranged by 24. The album introduction describes a hip-hop song that states outright the strength and confidence a name carries, and says it builds its chorus on a siren-like brass riff and the rhythm of the repeated word ‘LALISA’.
‘MONEY’ is the second track, which the same introduction calls a minimal hip-hop song. Its lyrics are by Bekuh BOOM and Vince and its music by 24, Bekuh BOOM, R.Tee and Vince, and the introduction describes a brass riff and piano driving the rhythm, with a dance break that lifts the song near the end. On the Billboard charts dated 23 October 2021 it stood at number 10 on the Global 200 and number seven on the Global Excl. U.S.
The record reached number one on the Circle Chart weekly album chart in its release week, week 37 of 2021 (5 to 11 September), and ‘LALISA’ reached number 64 on the Circle Chart weekly digital chart the week after. On the Billboard charts dated 25 September 2021 it was number 84 on the Hot 100 and number two on both the Global 200 and the Global Excl. U.S., and it entered the UK’s Official Singles Chart at number 68 on the chart dated 23 September 2021.
The Korea Herald wrote in an 8 September 2025 article that Lisa won best K-pop at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) with ‘LALISA’. According to the same article, she won the category again in 2024 with ‘Rockstar’ and in 2025 with ‘Born Again’. BLACKPINK’s and Lisa’s VMA nominations are covered in the story on the 2026 VMA nominations.
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MTV announced the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations on 18 August local time. BLACKPINK's 'JUMP' is up for Best K-pop, and Lisa's 'Dream' is nominated in four categories: Best Pop, Best K-pop, Best Cinematography and Best Editing. 'Eyes Closed', by Jisoo and ZAYN, is up for Best Visual Effects.
