You might have noticed that Lalisa Manoban, better known as Lisa from the prominent K-pop group Blackpink, is trending on Twitter right now. She has been all morning, since news of her positive COVID-19 test result first broke earlier today.
As most of us already know, the 24-year-old singer and dancer is one of four performers in Blackpink.
The group, which also includes fellow members Jisoo, Jennie, and Rosé, was originally formed in 2016 and is based in Seoul. The artists developed an enormous fan following online as Blackpink's music became popular across the globe.
A spokesperson from YG Entertainment, the agency representing Blackpink, confirmed that Lisa was diagnosed with COVID-19 in a statement originally sent to Star News, a South Korean news website.
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Her diagnosis came amid a notable rise in COVID-19 cases across South Korea over the past couple of weeks.
The statement noted that Jisoo, Jennie, and Rosé hadn't yet been classified as Lisa's close contacts, but each underwent PCR tests following her diagnosis. They were still waiting on those results at the time YG's statement was written.
Lisa — who released a debut solo album in September and broke a YouTube record with the video for her single "Lalisa" — didn't address the COVID diagnosis on social media today.
But fans flooded the comments section of her most recent Instagram post nonetheless, sharing "get well soon" messages that mirrored similar sentiments posted on Twitter.
