Thai Prime Minister will meet Lisa, BLACKPINK's youngest sister hurriedly arranges schedules

The information that the Thai Prime Minister will have a meeting with Lisa (BLACKPINK) is attracting attention from the public and also with fans of the female idol of the Golden Temple. Currently, Lisa is also arranging a schedule to meet with the Prime Minister.

According to information from the Prime Minister's Office released on August 5, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will discuss with Lisa measures to promote soft power in the next 1 or 2 months. Meanwhile, Lisa is arranging her schedule to meet with the Prime Minister.

Lisa is known to be participating in the third season of the hit drama The White Lotus, which airs on HBO's Max channel (USA). In July, the female idol also traveled to Koh Samui in Surat Thani province to film the third season of The White Lotus.

For this reason, when the first image of the film was announced on August 5, the audience paid a lot of attention to the film even though the youngest BlackPink had not yet appeared. The 6-second trailer just released by HBO showcased stunning images of Thailand and Muay Thai - a martial art considered one of the country's soft powers.

These images were created by LisaNation - an account created by Lisa's international fans, with nearly 470,000 followers. In addition to Lisa, The White Lotus also features several other Thai actors including: Dom Hetrakul, Patravadi Mejudhon and Maethi Thapthimthong.

However, recently, instead of positive feedback, The White Lotus 3 has been criticized for using yellow as the background color for scenes filmed in Thailand. Many people may not see the problem, but Hollywood often uses this color to describe "developing countries" or countries that are very different from the West. often have a negative connotation.

After watching the trailer, the audience was outraged when a beautiful country like Thailand was shown in colors that seemed dull and old. "Any Southeast Asian country has the same color in a Western movie", "This image is like in a forest fire", "Not Westerners, but Hollywood. It's scary,... netizens commented.

Besides, one part thinks that many people are taking the issue seriously. Many explanations were given: "The yellow filter refers to the setting where the story takes place at a high temperature", "Isn't that the purpose of using that color because this is a dark satirical film?", "They also used this color for the film in Italy"...

The White Lotus is an American television series about the guests and staff at the White Lotus resort. Guests who come to the resort come from wealthy backgrounds, possess impeccable appearances, but all hide something dark. The first two parts received a lot of praise from the audience and critics. Season 3 is scheduled to air in 2025.

The film is expected to attract more tourists to Thailand when it airs in 2025. According to online travel site Agoda, hotel bookings in Koh Samui in June this year increased by 26% year-on-year after the news of Lisa's debut role.

Last month, scenes from the TV series Alien: Earth were filmed in Samut Prakan, and the upcoming film Jurassic World 4 was also filmed in Thailand in Krabi and Trang.

A source close to the Thai prime minister said the government is planning to improve measures to promote filmmaking in the country. Specifically, increasing the discount from 15-20% to 20-30% for projects from 100 million baht and raising the maximum discount from 75 million baht to 150 million baht per film.

According to a report by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, Thailand earned 3.13 billion baht from leasing sets to foreign film crews in 2018. This figure has increased to 4.86 billion baht (2019), 5 billion baht (2021).

Filmmakers from Greece, Malaysia, South Africa, Georgia, Colombia, India, the Philippines, South Korea, and Australia enjoyed these incentives for 43 films between 2017 and October 31, 2022.

Lisa has just encroached on the cinema field, and the unscreened film has been criticized badly Đình Như15:43:31 06/08/2024Lisa will participate in the third season of the hit drama The White Lotus, which airs on HBO's Max channel (USA). According to Variety, she uses her real name Lalisa Manobal as an actress.