{
  "id": 16165131,
  "title": "BLACKPINK's Lisa drops 1st solo EP 'Press Play'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/blackpinks-lisa-drops-1st-solo-ep-press-play-16165131",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T08:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20261023/blackpinks-lisa-drops-1st-solo-ep-press-play"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BLACKPINK member Lisa has launched her debut solo EP, Press Play, on Friday, after a year and eight months since her last release. The six-song album is her first as a solo artist and follows her earlier full-length album, Alter Ego, released back in February of the previous year. The EP kicks off with the lead single, Tarantino, followed by Sawadika, V12, Cobra, Cut U Off, and Sweat.\n\nSawadika, released prior to the album in September, made history as it became Lisa's highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The track debuted at an impressive No. 69, setting a new record for the artist. Lisa's comeback also came after a significant achievement at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles last month. She took home the Best Pop award for Dream, a track from Alter Ego, marking her as the first Asian solo artist to win the prestigious prize.",
  "summary": "Lisa of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK returned to the music scene Friday with her new solo EP, \"Press Play,\" marking her first release in one year and eight months. The six-track album, released at midnight, serves as the singer's first solo EP and follows her debut full-length album, \"Alter Ego,\" which came out in February last year. Fronted by the lead track \"Tarantino,\" the EP also includes the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "BLACKPINK's Lisa drops 1st solo EP 'Press Play'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/blackpinks-lisa-drops-1st-solo-ep-press-play",
        "published": "2026-10-23T06:50:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}