BLACKPINK Lisa’s Inclusivity And Pay Rate For Cast Of Upcoming Music Video

BLACKPINK Lisa‘s inclusivity and pay for the cast of her upcoming music video gains praise.

On June 26, Lisa released the teaser for her upcoming song “Rockstar.”

The video’s grand scale immediately became a hot topic, with sources revealing that the iconic China Town in Bangkok was shut down for some of the scenes.

After the video came out, a photo from a Thai Facebook page also revealed more details about the casting and payment that people could receive for starring in the music video.

The post explained some of the information about the shoot, including that it would be filmed between May 22 and 24 with 12-hour shifts and 1-hour breaks. The rehearsal would take place between May 21 and 22, and the payment, including the styling, was 3,000 Baht (around $80 USD) with training from a French choreographer. They even wanted 70 general people who are male, female, or LGBTQ for the music video.

In particular, it specified various groups or kinds of people that they wanted, with a lot of inclusivity and varying pay depending on the roles.

• Group of Motorbikers – 1,500 Baht (around $40 USD)
• Group of (kid) skateboarders – 3,000 Baht (around $350 USD)
• LGBTQ/Drag Queens – 5,000 Baht – 8,000 Baht (around $135 to $215 USD), but the price was to be confirmed later.
• Other actors (focusing on unique characters, not necessarily visuals of being beautiful/handsome) – 1,500 Baht – 3,000 Baht (around $40 to $80 USD), but the price was to be confirmed later.

When the details were shared online…

-Shoot: May 22-24, 2024
-French choreographer
-Extras (Male, Female, LGBTQ) 70 people
-Group of Bikers
-Group of skateboarders
-LGBTQ/Dragqueen
-People with unique characters, not necessarily beautiful/handsome

ROCKSTAR MV TEASER#LISAxROCKSTAR #LISA pic.twitter.com/0XhPUpxTbG

— ᴛᴀᴛᴀ🐣ʟʟᴏᴜᴅ💋 (@LiLi327TWEET) June 26, 2024

Netizens loved how inclusive the casting call was, and praised Lisa for the small details.

“-LGBTQ/Dragqueen” that’s right mother https://t.co/7djc0e0bUy pic.twitter.com/n2Sp0U5447

— ra ra girl³²⁷ (@lalisamgger) June 26, 2024

She is breaking that kpop norm, this should be an indication to lilies who still wants her to be in kpop. https://t.co/HXqJnYJ9WJ

— Lalisa Manoban (@lalisalaferra) June 26, 2024

she really went down to the underground side of the city IM SO READY FOR THIS SHE’S LITERALLY QUEEN https://t.co/K5u2WpkwCR

— XIAOLISA (@xiao1isa) June 26, 2024

lisa including lgbtq+ ppl/drag queens… oh she said it’s truly pride month 😩 https://t.co/JlqvOMh3PK

— ‏bīīً ‏ً (@lsmdolls) June 26, 2024

The video has already become a hot topic, and it’s not even come out yet. You can read more about it below.

BLACKPINK’s Lisa Amazes Fans With The Scale Of Her New Music Video