Two of BLACKPINK's four members put dates on the calendar within the same afternoon. On Monday, August 24, 2026, LISA and JISOO each confirmed a solo project on social media, hours apart, with no shared rollout between their two independent labels.
What LISA and JISOO Confirmed on August 24
LISA confirmed a six-track EP titled PRESS PLAY, out October 23, 2026 via RCA Records under exclusive license from her own company, Lloud Co. . JISOO confirmed a pre-release single, "CLICK," dated September 4, 2026, announced through an Instagram teaser video carrying the text "CLICK JISOO" and that date . Billboard described the two reveals as breaking "just a few hours apart on social media," landing days before JENNIE's already-dated EP Fallen Angel on August 28 .
Quick Answer: On August 24, 2026, LISA announced her six-track EP PRESS PLAY for October 23, led by the single "SaWaDiKa" on September 3. Hours later, JISOO announced "CLICK," a September 4 pre-release single from her first full-length album. Billboard confirmed both landed the same Monday.
- LISA — PRESS PLAY: six-track EP, October 23, 2026; lead single "SaWaDiKa" on September 3, 2026 .
- JISOO — "CLICK": pre-release single, September 4, 2026, from an untitled debut studio album on her label BLISSOO .
- Shared thread: both projects carry Bangkok ties — LISA's Thai-language concept built around "HELLO สวัสดีค่ะ," and JISOO's music video shot in a northeastern district of Bangkok .
On JISOO's side, the Korea Herald reported the news first, citing an industry source: "The new song won't feature another artist this time, and it's part of her first full-length solo album, which will include several other songs," — industry source cited by The Korea Herald. Neither camp signaled advance coordination, which fits an arrangement where each member now schedules through her own company.
LISA's PRESS PLAY: Lead Single, Release Date and Thai Concept
PRESS PLAY is LISA's six-track EP, out October 23, 2026 via RCA Records under exclusive license from her own company, Lloud Co., led by the single "SaWaDiKa" on September 3, 2026 . Her label account stated the date plainly — "LISA's EP PRESS PLAY. Out Oct 23" — and the single lands one day before JISOO's "CLICK" . The single title is a phonetic rendering of the Thai greeting สวัสดีค่ะ.
The physical edition is already listed. LISA's official Thailand store shows the CD shipping October 23, 2026 at 631.00 THB, packaged in a super jewel case with a 12-page booklet and one random photocard from a set of five . One metadata note worth flagging for anyone tracking release timing: the Spotify pre-save page renders the release as October 22, 2026 with six tracks — almost certainly a timezone rendering of the same global date .
The rollout leaned on the Thai framing before the August 24 reveal. A deep-red teaser website was built around the phrase "HELLO สวัสดีค่ะ," followed by "Hello Sawadika" billboards reported across Bangkok, New York, Los Angeles and Mexico City in the days beforehand . Store copy describes the EP as "LISA's bold follow-up to her debut full-length album — a celebration of how far she's come, and a reminder of where it all began," positioning it as work that acknowledges her Thai roots alongside her international schedule .
That "debut full-length album" reference points to Alter Ego, released February 28, 2025 , which puts PRESS PLAY roughly 20 months later. The gap covered a season 3 role in The White Lotus, sold-out Las Vegas dates and a documentary premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival . Her VIVA LA LISA Las Vegas residency is reported to begin in November 2026, weeks after the EP arrives . The full PRESS PLAY tracklist beyond "SaWaDiKa" as the opener remains unannounced.
JISOO's CLICK: Director, Sound and What's Still Unconfirmed
"CLICK" is the pre-release single from JISOO's first full-length solo album, dated September 4, 2026 . She announced it on August 24 with an Instagram teaser video carrying the text "CLICK JISOO" and the date "2026.09.04," released through BLISSOO, the company she founded after leaving YG Entertainment . Unlike her previous single, the track carries no featured artist.
That detail came from an industry source cited by The Korea Herald, which reported the story first.
"The new song won't feature another artist this time, and it's part of her first full-length solo album, which will include several other songs," — industry source, via The Korea Herald.
The music video was directed by Joseph Kahn — the Grammy-winning director behind videos for Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Eminem — and was shot in a northeastern district of Bangkok, Thailand . The teaser's accompanying Instagram story leaned on amusement-park imagery, including dolls and a carousel, which Design Scene read as a darker, more surreal visual direction than her earlier solo work .
"CLICK" is her first release in roughly 11 months. Her last single, "Eyes Closed (feat. Zayn)," arrived in October 2025 , and her only prior solo project as a BLISSOO artist was the four-track EP Amortage, released February 14, 2025 . The full-length would make her the last of BLACKPINK's four members to deliver a solo LP.
On the album itself, little is confirmed. The title, tracklist and release date remain unannounced . The clearest signal of intent so far came from JISOO herself in a May 2026 interview with V Magazine: "Since I'm preparing a full-length album this time, I'm working on showing a wider range of music" . Until BLISSOO issues a schedule image, September 4 is the only fixed date attached to the project.
Why Two BLACKPINK Members Announced the Same Day
Two BLACKPINK members announced on the same afternoon because no single agency schedules their solo releases anymore. Since the members' exclusive contracts with YG Entertainment ended and individual activities were separated in late 2023 , LISA works through her own Lloud Co. and JISOO through BLISSOO, the company she founded after leaving YG . Two independent camps posting hours apart on August 24 is the predictable output of that structure, not a coordinated stunt.
The result is a compressed autumn calendar in which four separate release schedules overlap. JENNIE's EP Fallen Angel was already dated August 28 when the two announcements landed , and LISA's lead single arrives one day before JISOO's.
| Date (2026) | Artist | Release | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 28 | JENNIE | Fallen Angel (EP) | OA (independent) |
| Sept. 3 | LISA | "SaWaDiKa" (lead single) | Lloud Co. / RCA |
| Sept. 4 | JISOO | "CLICK" (pre-release single) | BLISSOO |
| Oct. 23 | LISA | PRESS PLAY (EP) | Lloud Co. / RCA |
Sources: LISA official Thailand store, The Korea Herald and Billboard .
There is precedent for the clustering. The four members' first post-separation projects arrived within weeks of one another in the same window: ROSÉ's rosie in December 2024, JISOO's four-track EP Amortage on February 14, 2025, LISA's Alter Ego on February 28, 2025, and JENNIE's Ruby on March 7, 2025 . That sequence also explains JISOO's position now: she is the last of the four to move from an EP to a full-length solo album .
The financial backdrop is part of the shift. YG Entertainment reported revenue of 365.8 billion KRW in 2024 against an operating loss of 23.9 billion KRW — its first recorded operating loss — plus a net deficit of roughly 500 million KRW . With solo output now funded and scheduled by four independent camps, and group activity running on its own track after the 2025–26 world tour closed with a three-day Tokyo Dome finale in January 2026 , there is no shared release calendar left to deconflict (video: KOOKIELIT).
Following the Comebacks: Official Releases and Fan Logistics
Only one of the two projects has a purchasable product attached today: LISA's PRESS PLAY CD, listed on her official Thailand store at 631.00 THB with an October 23, 2026 ship date . The physical edition ships in a super jewel case with a 12-page booklet and one random photocard from a set of five . Digitally, the six-track EP is already listed for pre-save on Spotify, where the page renders the date as October 22, 2026 — a timezone artifact of the same global release .
JISOO's side has no equivalent listing yet. As of reporting, "CLICK" exists as a September 4, 2026 single date and an Instagram teaser — no pre-order page, no physical edition, no ticketed event, and no album title, tracklist or album date from BLISSOO . Fans working through BLACKPINK's group catalog, including editions such as the Deadline Silver Ver. album, may also see stock move as solo attention spikes around comeback weeks; treat restocks as store-level events, not announcements.
The near-term checkpoints are sequential and close together: JENNIE's EP Fallen Angel on August 28, LISA's lead single "SaWaDiKa" on September 3, then JISOO's "CLICK" on September 4 . The practical takeaway: pre-order PRESS PLAY now if you want the photocard variant, and watch BLISSOO's channels — not fan aggregators — for the first real JISOO album details.
Frequently asked questions
When do LISA's and JISOO's new releases actually come out?
LISA's lead single "SaWaDiKa" arrives September 3, 2026, and her six-track EP PRESS PLAY follows on October 23, 2026 . JISOO's single "CLICK" drops September 4, 2026, one day after LISA's single, ahead of a full-length album that has no announced title or date yet . One caveat for streaming users: the Spotify pre-save page renders PRESS PLAY as October 22, 2026, which is a timezone rendering of the same global October 23 date .
Is CLICK part of a JISOO album?
Yes. Both the Korea Herald and Design Scene report that "CLICK" is a pre-release single from JISOO's first full-length solo album, not a standalone track . An industry source told the Korea Herald that the song has no featured artist this time and that the album "will include several other songs" . The album title, tracklist and release date remain unannounced as of August 25, 2026, so any date circulating online is unverified.
Why did LISA and JISOO announce comebacks on the same day?
Because no single agency schedules BLACKPINK members' solo releases anymore. After the members' exclusive contracts with YG Entertainment ended and individual activities were separated in late 2023, each member set up or signed with her own camp — Lloud Co. for LISA, BLISSOO for JISOO — so release calendars are planned independently . Billboard described the two artists as "breaking the news Monday (Aug. 24) just a few hours apart on social media," with JENNIE's EP Fallen Angel already dated for August 28 . The overlap is a scheduling coincidence, not a coordinated rollout.
Is this LISA's first solo album?
No. PRESS PLAY is a six-track EP that follows her debut full-length album Alter Ego, released February 28, 2025 — roughly 20 months earlier . The official store copy frames the EP as "LISA's bold follow-up to her debut full-length album," a project built around her Thai roots alongside her international work . It is released via RCA Records under exclusive license from Lloud Co., her own company .
Where can fans get PRESS PLAY on physical CD?
LISA's official Thailand store lists the physical CD with a ship date of October 23, 2026, priced at 631.00 THB . The listing specifies a super jewel case, a 12-page booklet and one random photocard drawn from a set of five, so collectors chasing a specific member card should expect to order multiples . Order through the official store rather than resellers to confirm the ship window, and check Lloud Co.'s own channels for any additional regional editions .
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