After months of speculation, Blackpink singer, rapper and dancer Lisa has just released her debut solo album. Already the most-followed K-Pop star on social media, she has just got even bigger.
Known in South Korea as Lalisa Manoban, shortened to Lisa, the singer is in fact Thai, and was born Pranpriya Manoban in Bangkok. Having won various talent competitions in her homeland, she was invited to join the gruelling, five-year K-Pop training programme. She made the move to South Korea in 2011, and in 2016, she joined the all-girl group Blackpink, as lead singer and main dancer and rapper.
Now, after endless rumours, the singer, 24, has just launched her first solo album, Lalisa. To accompany the new release, Lisa has also unveiled a 10-piece merchandise collection for her fans, who are known as Blinks.
With prices ranging from $30 to $65 (Dh110 - Dh238), it features jogging pants and hoodies, decorated with an L for Lisa, as well as branded T shirts, and even a jigsaw set. There are tie dye socks, a tie dye hoodie and for the diehard fans, even two L-shaped rugs. In addition to the beanie hats, there is a Bluetooth record player, complete with L slipmats.
The most expensive investment mistake you will ever make
When is the best time to start saving in a pension? The answer is simple – at the earliest possible moment. The first pound, euro, dollar or dirham you invest is the most valuable, as it has so much longer to grow in value. If you start in your twenties, it could be invested for 40 years or more, which means you have decades for compound interest to work its magic.
“You get growth upon growth upon growth, followed by more growth. The earlier you start the process, the more it will all roll up,” says Chris Davies, chartered financial planner at The Fry Group in Dubai.
This table shows how much you would have in your pension at age 65, depending on when you start and how much you pay in (it assumes your investments grow 7 per cent a year after charges and you have no other savings).
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Age
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$250 a month
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$500 a month
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$1,000 a month
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25
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$640,829
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$1,281,657
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$2,563,315
|
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35
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$303,219
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$606,439
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$1,212,877
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45
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$131,596
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$263,191
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$526,382
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55
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$44,351
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$88,702
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$177,403
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