LISA has released SaWaDiKa as an official music video, posted to her Vevo channel on 4 September 2026 (KST). The title is neither Korean nor English — it is Thai, and that is the first thing worth explaining here.

SaWaDiKa is a greeting, and the last syllable is gendered

สวัสดีค่ะ, romanised in the title as SaWaDiKa, is the ordinary Thai hello. Sawasdee is the greeting proper, adapted from the Sanskrit svasti, meaning wellbeing or good fortune. The ค่ะ on the end is a politeness particle that female speakers attach to a sentence; a male speaker would say ครับ instead. So the phrase is courteous and gendered by construction, not by tone of voice. LISA is Thai, born in Buriram province, and remains the only member of BLACKPINK who is not Korean — this is her first language rather than a borrowed phrase.

About this release

SaWaDiKa was published on 4 September 2026 (KST) with no featured artist credited. The official description carries follow links for LISA and for LLOUD, the company she established for her solo work, along with a pre-save link filed under the name PRESSPLAY. The hashtags point to that same name, which suggests the track belongs to a wider project rather than standing alone.

Watching from outside Korea

SaWaDiKa is the title’s chosen spelling, distinct from other romanisations of the Thai greeting. Watch the featured video on this page and continue exploring solo releases on OSEYO KOREA.

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