Lisa Reveals How This Hannah Montana Song Changed Her Carreer

Lisa opened up about the track that led to her debut as a member of Blackpink to her rise as a solo artist, and beyond.

During a playful Q&A with The Guardian, Lisa credited Hannah Montana, the beloved Disney Channel character famously played by Miley Cyrus, for launching her musical aspirations. When asked which song changed her life, Lisa replied, “I auditioned for Blackpink in Thailand by singing Ice Cream Freeze (Let’s Chill) by Hannah Montana, so Miley Cyrus.” She added, “There must have been 1,000 people, so I never thought I would get picked. It’s a fun song and good to dance to, so I think it really suited my style.”

Elsewhere, Lisa also chatted about knowing all the lyrics to 2010’s “Baby” by Justin Bieber and Ludacris, and how when she met Bieber a few years ago, she was “too shy” to “tell him how much I loved him.”

The Blackpink singer did, however, get to gush to Rihanna in person, and also said that the Anti icon’s track “Work” is the best song to play at a party.

Lisa, who joined the cast for the third season of White Lotus, stopped by Hot Ones last month and took on the wing-eating challenge. In between bites of spicy chicken, Lisa told host Sean Evans how her new album, Alter-Ego, showcases five characters that “express a different version of me.”

In a Rolling Stone review of the album, which dropped in February, writer Maura Johnston says that Lisa “shines brightest in the moments when her sturdy, yet winsome singing takes center stage,” and that her “versatility is clearly a strength,” helping “make Alter Ego feel like an encouraging first step in her figuring out how where her solo career might go.”