Summary
- Lisa of Black Pink is releasing a solo album titled Alter-ego at the end of February 2025.
- The Alter-Ego manga, written by Lisa and illustrated by Minomiyabi, will be released on March 24, 2025.
- Korean web novels like Solo Leveling are gaining popularity, leading to anime adaptations by major studios.
There are only a handful of bands in the world that have the same level of popularity as Blackpink. The South Korean band has quickly developed into one of the most renowned music groups in the world. Blackpink has four members: Jennie, Jisoo, Rose, and Lisa.
Together, the group has released many hits that have accumulated millions of fans. Lisa, one of the group members, has released new songs on her own. In fact, she is releasing a solo album called Alter-ego, towards the end of February. In order to promote her album, Lisa is releasing a new manga that has the same title as the album. The Alter-Ego manga will be released on March 24, 2025, almost a month after the album is released.
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Lisa’s New Manga Will Release In March 2025
The Alter-Ego manga will have 56 pages, and it is written by LISA, while Minomiyabi is illustrating it. The manga follows the story of a group of friends who try to rescue their friend from a virtual reality environment. The premise of the manga is certainly interesting, so fans should definitely give it a try once it comes out.
Aside from pop stars, Korean light novels and web comics are also rapidly growing in terms of popularity. The first major title from Korea to become mainstream was Chugong’s Solo Leveling. Millions of people around the world read the web novel and were thoroughly impressed by its quality. So, it’s hardly surprising that the series received an anime adaptation.
More Korean Web Novels Will Get Anime Adaptations In The Coming Years
Given its fame, one might think that Solo Leveling would have received it much earlier, but after seeing the adaptation, fans can say it was worth the wait. A-1 Pictures has done a fabulous job of adapting the web novel and, at the time of writing, it is one of the most popular anime series. Following Solo Leveling’s success, other animation studios began searching for new Korean web novels to animate.
After Solo Leveling’s second season is over, anime fans can watch the Omniscient Reader. The anime has been licensed by Crunchyroll, meaning it will be available to stream on the website. Currently, it does not have a release date, but one should be disclosed sometime in 2025. If the adaptation is even half as good as Solo Leveling, then fans are in for a treat.
Lisa’s new manga will be released on March 24, 2025.
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