Lalisa Manobal just dropped the official music video for “SaWaDiKa,” her new solo single under LLOUD Co. and RCA Records. Released September 3 at 5 p.m. PT (September 4 morning in Asia), the track and visuals hit YouTube through the LLOUD Official channel and are already streaming on major platforms. The title pulls straight from the Thai greeting “sawatdee ka,” the polite hello women use, turning a simple phrase into a bold statement of where she comes from.
This single leads her six-track EP Press Play, due October 23. It arrives after her 2025 album Alter Ego and earlier hits like “Rockstar,” which racked up hundreds of millions of views while showcasing Bangkok street energy. Lisa has kept weaving Thai elements into her solo work since “Lalisa” in 2021. The new visuals lean harder into that: concept images showed her in updated Muay Thai boxing shorts with her name across the waistband, hand wraps, a leather bodysuit, and high-heeled lace-up boots styled like fight gear. She sits inside a blue-and-red tuk-tuk under streaked lights that suggest speed. The MV teaser, which pulled millions of views in a day, gave a quick look at sharp performance moves and a hallway lined with TV screens. Full release timing lines up with a busy BLACKPINK solo stretch Jennie’s Fallen Angel EP landed recently, and Jisoo’s “Click” follows close behind.
Early reactions described the track as catchy, confident, and built for the dance floor, with the video’s movement and styling drawing the loudest praise.Lisa has spent years turning global stages Coachella, the World Cup opening, Met Gala committee work into platforms that still point back to Thailand. “SaWaDiKa” continues that thread without softening the edge. Stream the single and watch the video now; the full Press Play project is weeks away.