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Lisa, star of the K-pop group Blackpink, tests positive for coronavirus.

The group’s three other members tested negative, the production company announced.

Lisa, center, of Blackpink at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.Credit...Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella

Lalisa Manoban, a global megastar who performs as Lisa in the K-pop group Blackpink, tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, her production company announced.

The other members of Blackpink — Jennie, Jisoo and Rosé — all tested negative for the virus, the production company, YG Entertainment, said in an emailed statement on Thursday. The band’s production staff, security personnel and acquaintances have also tested negative, YG said, adding that all four members of the group had been vaccinated against Covid-19.

As of Thursday morning local time, Ms. Manoban, 24, had not addressed her nearly 68 million Instagram followers on the positive test. But YG said she was “without symptoms and in very good condition.”

A Thai-born singer and rapper, Ms. Manoban is among the most acclaimed faces of K-pop, with legions of fans. She is part of K-pop’s most globally successful all-female group, whose fame and commercial success have traveled far beyond South Korea. Five of Blackpink’s videos have been watched more than one billion times on YouTube, including 1.7 billion views for “DDU-DU DDU-DU.”

Ms. Manoban’s debut solo album, “Lalisa,” was released on Sept. 10; her first single, “LALISA,” set a YouTube record for the most-viewed music video by a solo artist in 24 hours with 73.6 million views, dethroning Taylor Swift’s “ME!” in 2019.

New reported cases by day
Feb. 2020
Sept.
Apr. 2021
Nov.
Jun. 2022
Jan. 2023
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000 cases
7-day average
10,220
Source: Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The daily average is calculated with data that was reported in the last seven days.

With strict limits on international travel and consistent masking, South Korea has been among the world’s most successful countries at limiting coronavirus outbreaks, reporting about 3,300 total deaths. Cases have surged to record levels in the past two weeks, reaching a new high of 4,115 new cases on Tuesday, but they have remained relatively low compared to much of the world: currently six daily cases per 100,000 people, compared with 29 in the United States, 35 in Singapore and 158 in Austria.

Daniel Victor is a general assignment reporter based in London after stints in Hong Kong and New York. He joined The Times in 2012. More about Daniel Victor

John Yoon reports from the Seoul newsroom of The New York Times. He joined The Times in 2020. More about John Yoon

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