BANGKOK — The Thai government’s desire to hire Lalisa Manobal, also known as Lisa of the K-pop girl band Blackpink, as the icon of the country’s tourism revival has been shattered, as the Thai star’s talent agency has turned down a request for her to co-star in a year-end event on the southern island of Phuket.
Thailand will start welcoming fully vaccinated international visitors from 45 countries and a territory without any quarantine period from Nov. 1. The year-end event is meant to be a celebration in style of the successful reopening.
“We are very grateful and honored for such a proposal,” said Lisa’s agency YG Entertainment in a statement. “But unfortunately, Lisa will not be able to attend the event. We hope there will not be any confusion.” The agency cited the 24-year-old’s busy schedule as the reason for opting out.
Tourism Authority of Thailand Gov. Yuthasak Supasorn…
