Lisa’s ‘Always Lalisa’ Heads to YouTube Premium, Singer to Release New Single “Leave With Me” (Exclusive)

Always Lalisa, director Sue Kim’s behind-the-scenes look at global pop star Lisa, will soon be able to be viewed on YouTube Premium, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.

The documentary, hailing from Sony Music Vision, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and made a limited-release stop in theaters last month. Lyor Cohen, head of global music at YouTube, told THR that the decision to bring the documentary to the platform was a no-brainer, given the platform’s global-forward focus.

“YouTube has been such a big part of my journey from the beginning,” Lisa tells THR. The global superstar, a member of girl group Blackpink, speaks on the phone from rehearsals.

“From sharing music videos, to my Coachella livestream it has helped me reach fans around the world so it felt right for me to share my documentary on YouTube,” she continues.

The film heads to video platform on Nov. 18 and will be exclusive to premium members. The 29-year-old rapper and singer will also release a new single, “Leave With Me,” on Nov. 18. The song was made for and featured in the documentary.

“I’m excited,” Lisa tells THR about people being able to watch the film at home. “Me and my mom went to theater to see the movie, but we were also like, ‘Oh, we can’t wait for this movie to come up on YouTube so we can just nonstop watching it.'”

The singer says the reception to the documentary from people in her life has been great. Even some of her closest friends told her that the film helped them learn more about her, finding out about some of the struggles she’s had to overcome through the film as she had remained strong to those around her.

Lisa recently released an EP Press Play in October, led by the pre-release single “SaWaDiKa.” In the time since that album dropped, the singer’s been busy preparing for her upcoming Las Vegas residency, which kicks off on Thursday (Nov. 12) at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The singer exudes excitement, and a little nervousness, about the accomplishment, as she’ll be the first K-pop star to hold a Las Vegas residency.

“It’s going to be so much fun,” she says. “Everybody’s going to be there for me, [and] all my fans know every single of my songs, so it’s going to be a fun night.”

The venue, which sits at just over a 4,000 cap, is intimate for the singer, who’s used to playing stadiums, arenas and festival crowds. “You can see everyone faces up close,” she says. “I know that they’re going to be so up close to me, so I hope that I can just [get] eye to eye with everyone.”