BLACKPINK Lisa achieves a new record early ahead of her solo debut, which proved her powerful global influence.YG Entertainment confirmed that Lisa's solo single album 'LALISA' achieves 700,000 pre-orders in just four days (as of August 30) after pre-orders began on the 26th. Although it is the first count, it already achieved the highest number of pre-orders for a single album by a K-pop female solo artist. With about 10 days left until the official release of the album, the order volume is expected to rise further.

Orders are coming from several countries such as the United States, China, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia, as well as Korea. As we can get a glimpse of Lisa's powerful presence in the global music market, we are looking forward to the new history of K-pop female soloists that she is going to write about. Lisa, who has outstanding dancing skills, rapping skills, and a gorgeous appearance, has been in perfect match with the BLACKPINK members and has shown strong attraction in the solo part.

The situation drew a lot of attention she is planning to expand her abilities as a solo artist with the alum 'LALISA' under her own name.  YG foretold the music that melted Lisa's identity and the culmination of a performance that transcends the charisma he has shown so far.

Meanwhile, Lisa's'LALISA' physical album will be released in three ways CD, Kit (KiT), and LP.  While the song will be available on September 10th at 0 PM Eastern Time and 1 PM Korean Time.

Hwanhee's agency, BT Entertainment, is firing back after serious fairness allegations were raised regarding the popular show ‘King of Singers Season 2’. They’ve denied all accusations and promised strong legal action for defamation.

On February 5th, the agency issued a statement through their official fan cafe, saying, “We want to correct the false claims.”

They explained that Hwanhee was initially approached to join the show in August 2024 by the production team. However, after checking with the event planning company, Dion Communication, they confirmed Hwanhee had no connection to the show or any related performances.

Despite this, the agency pointed out that certain media outlets published unverified articles, wrongly suggesting that Hwanhee’s involvement could compromise the fairness of the program.

BT Entertainment was quick to defend their artist, stressing the damage done to both Hwanhee's reputation and the agency itself due to these false claims. They added, "This has caused great harm to Hwanhee, who joined the program after careful consideration."

The statement didn’t stop there. BT Entertainment made it clear that they won’t stand for any further defamation. They said, “We are taking legal action against these baseless reports” and emphasized their commitment to protecting Hwanhee from any further harm.

They also reassured their fans, stating, “We will take swift action against any future misinformation to avoid any further harm to Hwanhee and his supporters.”

This controversy started after a media outlet raised concerns on January 23rd about Hwanhee’s participation in the show. The report claimed that BT Entertainment’s CEO, who is also a director at Dion Communication, had invested 1.1 billion KRW in the ‘King of Singers Season 2’ concert, leading to suspicions of favoritism towards certain contestants.

In the meantime, ‘King of Singers Season 2’ continues its intense competition, with Hwanhee making it to the semifinals. Fans are watching closely as he currently holds 1st place in the first round of the semifinals, cementing his position as a strong contender to represent Korea in the Korea-Japan King of Kings battle.

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