BLACKPINK's Lisa most followed K-pop star on Instagram

Lisa has been an idol trainee at YG Entertainment since she was 15. Screenshots from Lisa's Instagram

By Dong Sun-hwa

Lisa, a Thai member of K-pop girl band BLACKPINK, had garnered more than 17.5 million followers on her Instagram as of Monday, making her the K-pop star with the most followers.

YG Entertainment's star has dethroned Chanyeol, a rapper with K-pop boy group EXO, who has 17.4 million followers. As of Tuesday, BIGBANG's G-dragon (16.3 million) was next, followed by EXO's Sehun (15.9 million), and BLACKPINK's Jennie (15.2 million).

Lisa's band mates Rose (13.3 million) and Jisoo (12.8 million) rank ninth and tenth, respectively.

Lisa, 22, has been an idol trainee at YG Entertainment since she was 15, and debuted as a member of four-piece girl group BLACKPINK in 2016 with the digital single album “SQUARE ONE.”

The group rose to stardom with dozens of hits including "Whistle" and "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du.” It released a mini-album “Kill This Love” on April 5 and will begin a “dome tour” in Japan in December.