LISA Sets November 18 Release for Always Lalisa Documentary and New Single Leave With Me

A year of solo risks reaches a global audience

LISA will release her documentary Always Lalisa exclusively on YouTube Premium on November 18, 2026, alongside Leave With Me, a new single written for the film. The announcement on November 10 brings a story already shown at festivals and cinemas to viewers at home, while giving its closing song an official release on music streaming platforms.

Directed by Sue Kim and produced by Sony Music Vision, the documentary follows roughly a year in which the Thai singer, rapper and BLACKPINK member concentrated on building her individual career. Its subjects include her debut solo album Alter Ego, her solo Coachella debut, her first acting role in HBO's The White Lotus and the work of running her company, LLOUD.

The film follows a period away from BLACKPINK's group activities, with a return to the group approaching. That timetable adds pressure to a demanding stretch: LISA is trying to establish her own artistic identity, manage a business and protect parts of her personal life while working toward several public milestones.

The November release also arrives during another busy month. LISA has six Viva La Lisa shows scheduled at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, beginning November 12, following the October release of her EP PRESS PLAY.

What arrives on November 18?

Always Lalisa will be available exclusively to YouTube Premium members. Leave With Me will arrive the same day as a separate music release, allowing listeners to hear the song outside the documentary. The release announcement gives a calendar date but does not specify an exact launch time or time zone.

Cinema audiences have already heard Leave With Me over the film's end credits. Its November 18 release therefore connects two audiences: people discovering the documentary for the first time and those who have been waiting to listen to its closing song again.

LISA, whose full name is Lalisa Manobal, described the platform as a longstanding connection to her audience. Explaining why she wanted to share the documentary there, she said:

YouTube has been such a big part of my journey from the beginning.

Her music videos and Coachella livestream have helped audiences follow her work across countries. The documentary adds a longer, more personal account to those performances, with access through a paid subscription rather than an ordinary public video upload.

From Toronto to cinemas and home viewing

Always Lalisa made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2026. A limited theatrical release followed from October 12, including screenings in IMAX and selected cinemas worldwide.

The move to streaming is the next stage of that release, after opportunities to see the film at a festival and on a cinema screen. The sequence also explains why some fans already know the documentary and its closing song even though the new streaming date is still ahead.

• September 2026: Always Lalisa premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival.
• October 12: The limited worldwide cinema and IMAX release begins.
• October 23: LISA releases the EP PRESS PLAY.
• November 10: The November 18 documentary and single release date is announced.
• November 11: LLOUD Official shares a deleted scene showing LISA taking a driving licence test in the United States.
• November 12: The six scheduled Viva La Lisa concerts begin in Las Vegas.
• November 18: Always Lalisa arrives on YouTube Premium, and Leave With Me receives its official music release.

LISA has said she and her mother went to a cinema to watch the documentary and were looking forward to being able to watch it repeatedly at home. That personal response sits alongside the larger release campaign, which has moved from festival screenings to cinemas and now to a subscription platform.

What the documentary follows beyond the stage

Sue Kim's film brings together several kinds of work that audiences usually encounter separately. An album reaches listeners as finished songs; a festival appearance becomes a performance; a television role appears as a character on screen. Always Lalisa follows the person moving between those responsibilities.

Alter Ego, released in 2025, provides one central thread. It was LISA's first full solo album, requiring her to define a project under her own name during the period away from group activities. Her solo Coachella appearance created another major public test, while The White Lotus introduced the demands of acting.

LLOUD adds a business dimension. The documentary includes the experience of building and running her own company alongside her creative work. For LISA, independence involves decisions about how her career operates as well as what she performs.

The film's description also identifies the pressure of establishing herself in the Western music market, where she faces scrutiny while trying to decide how she wants to present herself. Its personal thread concerns her effort to maintain a life beyond public attention during that process.

Private struggles become part of the story

LISA has said that even close friends learned about difficulties she had faced after watching Always Lalisa. She described having presented a strong face to people around her while dealing privately with challenges.

That response helps explain the documentary's focus on uncertainty alongside achievement. The public milestones are familiar destinations, but the film also follows the fear and expectations surrounding the work needed to reach them.

LISA, speaking about bringing that account to viewers around the world, said:

Bringing Always Lalisa to YouTube Premium gives us a global stage to share my story in a truly personal way. I can't wait for everyone to see more behind the scenes of my journey so far.

The approaching return to BLACKPINK gives this period a defined shape. LISA is pursuing individual ambitions within a particular window, balancing the desire to succeed on her own with commitments to the group through which many fans first discovered her.

A driving test shows a different kind of pressure

LLOUD Official shared a deleted scene on November 11 that takes the story away from recording studios and concert stages. The clip shows LISA visiting a Department of Motor Vehicles office, commonly called the DMV, to take a driving licence test in the United States.

Before entering the examination room, she brings her palms together in a wai, the Thai gesture used for greetings, respect and prayer. In the clip, she makes the gesture while seeking a blessing before the test.

LISA fails on her first attempt, tries again and eventually passes. She then smiles and shows the paperwork recording her success. The scene gives viewers a concrete example of the ordinary tasks continuing alongside her international career.

The driving test footage was released separately as a deleted scene. Its small sequence of nerves, disappointment and relief fits the wider personal story surrounding Always Lalisa, while offering fans an additional moment ahead of the streaming release.

PRESS PLAY brings new music into the release campaign

LISA's latest EP, PRESS PLAY, arrived on October 23, led by the advance single SaWaDiKa. The project debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard 200, the United States album chart, while Alter Ego reached No. 7.

Those chart positions place two different solo projects in the same recent stretch of her career. Alter Ego is part of the year documented in Always Lalisa; PRESS PLAY supplies newer music as the film reaches home audiences and LISA prepares for Las Vegas.

YouTube marked the EP's release with an event at Vinyl Room in Los Angeles. Invited fans watched LISA discuss her music with Quenlin Blackwell and premiere the video for Tarantino, while thousands more joined through a livestream.

The event extended a connection between live appearances, music videos and online audiences. Leave With Me adds another release to that sequence, this time with a song created specifically for the documentary rather than introduced as part of the EP campaign.

Las Vegas adds six shows to a crowded November

LISA's Viva La Lisa residency is scheduled to begin November 12 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. A residency is a run of performances at the same venue, rather than a tour moving between cities. Six shows are planned during November.

The Colosseum holds just over 4,000 people, giving LISA a closer view of the audience than the stadiums and festival grounds where she has performed. Speaking while preparing for rehearsals, she described feeling excited and a little nervous about the engagement.

LISA explained that the audience's familiarity with her music was part of what she anticipated. Discussing the Las Vegas performances, she said:

It's going to be so much fun.

The documentary's November 18 release falls within the month of those performances. Fans following her current work will be able to move between the new EP, the Las Vegas shows and a film tracing the earlier decisions and pressures behind her solo career.

The production team behind Always Lalisa

Sony Music Vision produced Always Lalisa in association with RCA Records, Tremolo Productions, Salt Water Productions and LLOUD CO. Sue Kim directs and also produces alongside Courtney Crockett for Salt Water Productions.

The executive producers include Morgan Neville and Caitrin Rogers for Tremolo Productions; Alice Kang and Joojong Joe for LLOUD CO; and Peter Edge, John Fleckenstein and Camille Yorrick for RCA Records. Sony Music Vision's executive producers are Tom Mackay, Krista Wegener and Abby Lynn Kang Davis.

The production connects documentary filmmakers, music companies and LISA's own business around one period of her life. Its central story is the work of becoming a solo artist while remaining a member of BLACKPINK, with personal uncertainty running alongside the performances and releases.

Key Points

• Always Lalisa will stream exclusively on YouTube Premium from November 18, 2026.
• Leave With Me, created for the documentary and heard in its end credits, receives its official music release the same day.
• Sue Kim's film follows Alter Ego, Coachella, The White Lotus, LLOUD and LISA's efforts to maintain a private life.
• The documentary premiered in Toronto in September before a limited cinema and IMAX release beginning October 12.
• A separately released deleted scene shows LISA failing a driving licence test, trying again and passing.
• Six Viva La Lisa shows are scheduled in Las Vegas during November, beginning November 12.