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Lisa's 2021 LALISA debut and Tonight Show performance

Lisa released her solo debut LALISA on September 10, 2021, with a Tonight Show performance announced for the same evening. A solo release did not itself announce BLACKPINK's breakup.

An original NewsCubby historical explainer. Event dates appear in the article; this is not a breaking-news announcement.

The release-day announcement

Universal Music Canada's September 10, 2021 announcement identified LALISA as Lisa's debut solo release through YG Entertainment and Interscope. It announced her solo late-night television debut on NBC's Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that evening. Those details locate the performance in the release campaign, rather than indicating a new upcoming booking today.

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Group membership and solo work

A performer can have both a group identity and an individual release. The words solo debut describe the project and billing; they are not, by themselves, a statement that the group has ended or that every later activity will be solo. BTS's 2022 announcement provides another example of why those distinctions matter.

When revisiting a music performance, separate the recording's release date, the television broadcast and later clips uploaded online. They may refer to the same promotion without sharing a publication timestamp. This article preserves the original announcement and links to current Music coverage for later releases.

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Sources and further reading

  1. Universal Music Canada — Lisa releases LALISA, September 10, 2021 ↗