On Thursday, November 14, BLACKPINK's Lisa made history as Billboard's first-ever global cover star as she took over the magazine's covers across ten regions. The ten regions are namely the USA, Canada, Arabia, Argentina, Italy, Brazil, Spain, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.
The BLACKPINK member, who recently embarked on a soloist and acting career, has been piling up one achievement after the other. Furthermore, she recently made history as the first Thai and K-pop act to grace the cover of Vanity Fair Hollywood. Apart from her cover and photoshoot for Billboard, the idol also sat down for an interview with Billboard.
She gave fans an insider look at her life as she traveled across the world ever since she kickstarted her solo career. Some of the behind-the-scenes stories included her meeting Sabrina Carpenter, waving the chequered flag at the F1 Miami Grand Prix game, attending the Paris Fashion Week, and more.
As fans were elated about the new content from Lisa, they were all the more proud and excited to learn about the idol's impressive milestone. Here are a few reactions on the same:
"INDEED A GLOBAL IT GIRL"
"LISA isn't just entering the solo scene; she's conquering it with the finesse of a chess grandmaster." said a fan on X
"She's truly setting new standards with her solo career, and being Billboard's first global cover star across 10 regions is incredible." added another fan
"every time you complain about seeing her everywhere, you’ll see her more" commented a netizen
More fans and netizens talked about how they were beyond impressed with the success rate of the BLACKPINK member.
"yesterday kpopies were mad at her variety cover and not even 24hrs after she’s on billboard and 10 covers at that. this is so funny" stated an X user
"“first ever” “simultaneously gracing the cover of Billboard Magazine across 10 countries” my girl is doing ALRIGHT" commented a fan
"She’s taking that ‘Global It Girl’ title way too srsly and we’re here for it." added another fan
"She’s not just biggest kpop artist she’s biggest Asian artist cause this is HUGE" stated a netizen
BLACKPINK's Lisa shares behind-the-scenes of her travel around the world in her recent interview with Billboard
In addition to Lisa gracing the Billboard cover over ten regions, the idol also talked about her experience of traveling across the world, given that she has been traveling for her solo projects. She started by talking about the time when she waved the flag at the F1 Miami Grand Prix game.
"I was so honored. I was like, are you sure you want me to wave the flag. Yeah, it was fun. I was so nervous though because the car was so fast and I don't know when to start so I tell the person beside me that please tap me okay?"
On the other hand, she also shared her experience of meeting the American singer, Sabrina Carpenter, in London. She said she first met the singer at High Park for her concert and visited her again in Paris when Sabrina rolled out her next convert date in Paris.
Additionally, she added that she would love to work with Sabrina if she ever got the chance. When asked about a festival or award show she'd like to perform at, she answered that she would love to perform at the Grammys one day.
The other things Lisa talked about included her travel essentials, her experience at the Paris Fashion Week, etc.