The management group, LLOUD, announced on June 18, 2024, that Lisa of BLACKPINK will release her much-awaited solo song ROCKSTAR on June 27. The official poster for the single has gone viral on the internet as her fans were excited to see her all-new pop-funk avatar.
In the poster, the CEO & founder of LLOUD wears oversized crystal earring hoops by the Bulgarian designer, Milko Boyarov. She paired it with clear-glass futuristic sunglasses and a star-shaped teeth ornament.
Murdoc Hary (Senior Director of Digital Strategy RCA) expressed his excitement for the forthcoming release by commenting on Lisa's Instagram post. Joshua Binder, a top music attorney, shared the poster on his Instagram story. Even Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalia liked her post, showing support for the BLACKPINK idol's solo endeavor.
Fans praised the Thai rapper's new look for her upcoming solo release:
"I love that she tries a new style without any fear in every song, she doesn't repeat herself and gets bolder with every era she is so rihanna," — an X user wrote.
"One thing about Lisa is she never fails to set the bar high and exceed everyone’s expectations. We already knew that she’s gonna gag us but I truly didn’t expect her to gag me this crazy hard. She’s always fearless to try any kind of concept, she takes anything new as a challenge," — an X user wrote.
"It's giving grammys song of the year already. This is just me," — an X user wrote.
"yeah lisa is definitely playing the electric guitar in her music video because ive seen them use this emoji a lot," — an X user wrote.
"Lisa really is the coolest and at the same time hottest woman out there. Noones on her level. Shes raising the standard way too high every dmnn time." — an X user wrote.
"she’s definitely posting a teaser tonight or tmrw morning since it will be exactly one week before the actual release," — an X user wrote.
"now ask yg’s outdated creative team to come up with a concept and aesthetic like this and they’ll be speechless." — an X user wrote.
Lisa has stirred the fans with enthusiasm for her upcoming single ROCKSTAR
LLOUD revealed ROCKSTAR on Instagram with an energetic, cartoonish sound. From the first week of June 2024, the rapper has been teasing the release of ROCKSTAR.
On June 15, the Thai rapper posed for the camera wearing a white cropped tee along with a monochrome mini-skirt with knee-high Wellington heels, hinting at the next era of her music. In the Instagram reel, a snippet of ROCKSTAR played as its background music, which heightened fans' expectations. The line "Baby, I'm a rock star" is heard faintly in the background, which she later uploaded on TikTok as well.
Her TikTok account amassed over a million followers in 2 hours and 18 minutes—a Guinness World Record as the fastest female act. On the TikTok app, she gained over 9.5 million followers as of writing this article.
In other news, BLACKPINK's Lisa ended her exclusive contract with YG Entertainment in December 2023 and launched her company, LLOUD, in February 2024. LLOUD is in a partnership deal with the American record label, RCA Records, and announced Lisa's debut solo album release under its umbrella in May 2024.