‘Always Lalisa’ Director Sue Kim Reveals Secrets Behind Lisa Doc, From YG Blocking Blackpink Music to Lots of Tequila Shots

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Early in “Always Lalisa,” a fly-on-the-wall documentary chronicling a year in the life of Blackpink’s Lisa as she embarks on a solo career, the K-pop star runs through a list of things prohibited by their label YG. They are not allowed to drink, not allowed to date, not allowed to have a driver’s license, not allowed to go out and see their friends and their every movement is tracked.

Sue Kim’s doc, in theaters Oct. 12, is unique in that it not only follows the Thai superstar as she takes a break from her popular girl group to form a management company; drop her first solo album “Alter Ego”; sing a Bond theme at the Oscars; make her acting debut in “The White Lotus”; and play Coachella, but also a time when she was finally freed from those harsh label restrictions to do as she pleased.

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