Lisa, Practice Footage Leaked to Murder Threats: "Didn't Know the Meaning of Racial Slur"[Star Issue]

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BLACKPINK's Lisa has directly apologized for using the racial slur N-word during her trainee days.

In an interview with Variety on the 14th (local time), Lisa addressed her use of racially offensive expressions while she was a YG Entertainment trainee.

The new documentary "Always Lalisa," which chronicles Lisa's rapid rise to stardom as YG Entertainment's first non-Korean trainee, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 14 and is scheduled for theatrical release on October 12.

The documentary also covers a past incident involving leaked footage of BLACKPINK members rapping along to songs during their trainee days while using the racial slur N-word.

According to Variety, the leaked video surfaced ahead of Lisa's Coachella solo performance in 2025 and became known as the "YG Leaker" incident. The leaker allegedly issued murder threats against Lisa. The documentary also shows that Lisa and her team wanted to issue a direct statement on the matter at the time, but their agency did not permit it.

Regarding this, Lisa said, "I truly believe I should apologize." She added, "Honestly, I am Thai and grew up in Thailand. At that time, I had no opportunity to learn about such things, so I didn't understand what they meant."

She continued, "But now, through learning and education, I have come to understand, and I will never engage in such behavior again. That was wrong. It truly was," she apologized.

Given that the video leak occurred just before Lisa's first solo Coachella performance, she also revealed that she was emotionally struggling at the time.

Lisa stated, "Everything was real. I wanted to focus only on the performance, but many things happened that were beyond my control. It was heartbreaking, but in the end, I overcame it."

Meanwhile, Lisa debuted with BLACKPINK in 2016 and has since established herself as a global star. While continuing her group activities under YG Entertainment, she is pursuing individual projects independently and has founded her own company, LLOUD, expanding her career as both a solo singer and actress.

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