Lisa's 'SaWaDiKa': The Teaser Backlash Didn't Survive the Song
BLACKPINK's Lisa dropped her new single "SaWaDiKa" at 9 a.m. KST on September 4 — 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET the day before for anyone counting in the US — and it landed on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube at the same moment. This is the first taste of her second solo era, not her debut. That was Alter Ego , the five-persona full album that opened at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 back in February 2025. "SaWaDiKa" leads a different project: a six-track EP called Press Play , out October 23 through LLOUD Co. and RCA Records. What Actually Dropped The title is a stylized spelling of "sawasdee ka," the everyday Thai greeting for hello — not a made-up word, just Lisa writing out how it actually sounds when someone says it fast. The track itself is produced by Thom Bridges with the songwriting duo Ojivolta, and it's a rap song first. Pounding percussion, sharp synth stabs, a hook built for repetition rather than a ballad melody. Lyrically she's back in ...