Stray Kids Bang Chan Reveals He's BFFs With BLACKPINK Lisa
Bang Chan is known as Stray Kids' social butterfly. Other than his fellow JYP Entertainment labelmates, he's been spotted being friendly with artists from other groups, such as AB6IX's Woong, KARD's BM, IZ*ONE's Chaeyeon, MONSTA X's Shownu, THE BOYZ's Younghoon, and more. Well, it looks like we can add another idol to that list - BLACKPINK's Lisa!
In the latest V Live episode of "Chan's Room", he revealed that he and Lisa are actually close friends, and spills the beans on how they got close.
chan said he’s really close with lisa from blackpink! he’s known her since he was a trainee pic.twitter.com/kiv7VMT2pj — addy (@CB97LINO) September 5, 2020
Despite what most fans would think, they have been friends for a long time - even before Stray Kids debuted! He said, "I knew her since I was a trainee." As many fans know, Chan has been training under JYP Entertainment for eight years, and it seems the two have known each other since then. It turns out the two were introduced to each other by a mutual friend.
And that mutual friend is GOT7's Bambam! Bambam and Lisa has known each other since childhood, as they were both part of We Zaa Cool, a dance team in Thailand. They both ended up coming to Korea and training together. Bang Chan and Bambam got close while training alongside one another, as they were both '97 liners. With Bambam knowing both of them well, it's no surprise they all got close!
Here's to hoping for more Stray Kids x BLACKPINK interactions!
In other news, Stray Kids released the video for "UNVEIL: TRACK "B Me" on September 6, Sunday. It is a song that comes from their first album, which is available now on all major streaming sites. With the cinematic video, fans are already wondering what it could mean, and many have speculated that their next release will tell a story in line with the video.
Check it out below:
ABOUT BANG CHAN
Bang Chan is the leader, main producer, lead vocalist, lead dancer, and sub rapper of Stray Kids. He debuted with the group in 2018 and was created through the survival program with the same name.
Bang Chan is 1/2 of the Australian line, as he was raised in Sydney. Prior to his debut, Chan used to take ballet and modern dance classes. He signed under JYP Entertainment as a trainee after passing the auditions in 2010, training for eight years. During his trainee years, he was part of a pre-debut group called 3RACAH with fellow Stay Kids members Changbin and Jisung. His stage name at the time was CB97. As a trainee, he appeared in TWICE's "Like OOH-AHH" and Miss A's "Only You" music videos.
ABOUT LISA
Lisa is the main dancer, lead rapper, sub vocalist, and maknae of BLACKPINK. She debuted with the group in 2016 under YG Entertainment. She is the first non-Korean to ever debut in a YG Entertainment group.
Prior to her debut, she was active in dance contests back in Thailand and was also part of a dance crew called We Zaa Cool alongside GOT7's Bambam. She auditioned for YG Entertainment in 2010 and was the only one to pass, moving to Korea in 2011 to train under the label. She is the company's first foreign trainee. She was active as a model during her trainee years, modeling for Nona9on and Moonshot.
Other than her work with BLACKPINK, Lisa is has participated in variety programs. Her appearance on "Real Man 300" earned her a "Character of the Year" award at the 2018 MBC Awards. In 2019, Lisa was announced as the dance mentor of the Chinese survival show "Youth With You". She also has a YouTube channel called Lilifilm Official.
