BLACKPINK Lisa is the newest spokesperson for Zhenguoli Yogurt drinks!
On May 20, the brand company welcomed the female idol through an official announcement posted on their Weibo account, saying, "Introducing Lisa as a new part of the Zhenguoli family, from now on, let's welcome the aromatic flavor of floral along with fruit bits, together."
Along with their official announcement, Meng Niu's Zhenguoli also dropped a poster with BLACKPINK's Lisa, looking gorgeous in an all-pink concept outfit, while her long, lush black hair flows on her back. She is also holding a HuaGuoQinru yogurt drink, and its strawberry flavor concluded the sweetness of the poster.
Previously, fans had already suspected Lisa as the yogurt brand company's spokesperson, as Zhenguoli posted some hints prior to the announcement.
In the teaser photo, clues are provided with the caption, "Attention, Guoli planet is about to introduce a new friend, the significant clues are in the photo," calling on fans to guess. But BLINKs were quick to assume that it could be a BLACKPINK member, mainly speculating that it is Lisa due to hints, such as "Maimeetangka," "327," Leo being in the photo, Lisa's beloved cat with youtiao, and "Li" is also written in the picture, which is the idol's nickname.
Moreover, a video was uploaded as well, with Zhenguoli character dancing to the K-pop girl group's hit track, "DDU DDU DDU DDU," which strengthened BLINKs' speculation that it is indeed the quartet's main dancer.
Upon confirmation, fans expressed their joy and excitement through various social media platforms, congratulating and cheering for the Thai K-pop superstar.
Also, shortly after the announcement, BLACKPINK's Lisa, as the new spokesperson of a Chinese Yogurt brand, becomes one of the trending searches on Weibo, the largest social media platform in China.
Indeed, Lisa's popularity in China is rising, getting her second endorsement deal with a Chinese brand. On May 7, Lisa was also introduced as P&G Downy China's newest Hallyu spokesperson.
In addition to Chinese brand signing, Lisa is also hailed as good role model and influencer to the youth of China, wherein the female idol is also a dance mentor of the Chinese survival show, "Youth with You."
Her unrivaled skills in dancing, bright and unique personality on and off the camera, exotic image and stunning visuals, as well as her global popularity after breaking the culture-barrier as among the first Thai K-pop idols being accepted by the mainstream, are some of the characteristics that are making the youth follows her path as well.
On the other hand, aside from her escalating fame overseas, Lisa still holds a huge fandom base in Korea, wherein she was recently chosen as Allure Korea's cover girl for its June issue.
In her short interview with the fashion magazine, Lisa was asked about her life as Lisa and as a K-pop star and had the chance to discuss the importance of self-love.
When questioned about her thoughts about her influence and popularity, the idol humbly answered, "Everyone indeed looks at me, but there are various and different views about me. However, what I just want is to share positivity and to be able to become a strength for everyone."