Season 3 of the U.S. HBO drama 「The White Lotus」, which drew attention by starring Lisa (real name Larissa Manoban), a member of the K-pop superstar group Blackpink, recently ended. However, throughout the broadcast, it was pointed out that Lisa's volume and role were too small compared to expectations, and even Anglo-American media gave a sharp evaluation of "Waste of the Best Talent".
'White Rotus' is a series with great fandom worldwide, about a week-long story at the ultra-luxury hotel White Rotus on the beach of Hawaii. Season 3 was released through Coupang Play in Korea, and the number of viewers in the last eight episodes reached 6.2 million, the highest ever.
Lisa played the role of a charming employee 'Mooke' who works at a resort in the play. He showed his presence by speaking English and Thai naturally, but he did not show any further performance.
The British daily `Guardian' had a laughable little to do about Lisa"It's no different from hiring Lady Gaga and using her as an extra" he criticized. Other foreign media also pointed out that "MOOC is an overly flat character, a small role that does not suit A-list K-pop stars".
Expectations and concerns coexisted because this was Lisa's first acting challenge. In an interview with Variety in February, he revealed that he was a fan of the `White Lotus' cast in his third season and was `really happy to play the role of Mook.'"On the first day of filming, I was so nervous that I sweated, and I couldn't remember the lines."," he said.
Also "MOOC is similar to me, but more ladylike and flirtatious. I'm more of a tomboy" he explained the character.
Meanwhile, Lisa, who debuted as Blackpink in 2016, took her first step as an actor through this season 3 of White Lotus.
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