LISA has delivered another major streaming milestone with “SaWaDiKa,” scoring the biggest debut on Spotify by a K-pop soloist in 2026. The new song opened at No. 13 on the Daily Global Spotify Chart with 2.787 million streams, while also entering the U.S. chart at No. 53 with 466,000 streams.
The result gives LISA the biggest debut day on Spotify this year for a K-pop soloist, adding another record to an opening week that has already made “SaWaDiKa” one of the biggest releases of 2026. Released September 3, the song launched the rollout for her upcoming six-track EP PRESS PLAY, due October 23 through RCA Records under exclusive license from Lloud Co.
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“SaWaDiKa” also becomes LISA’s sixth-highest-charting song on Spotify globally. Her current ranking is led by “New Woman,” which reached No. 4 with 6 million streams, followed by “Rockstar” at No. 8 with 5.9 million and “Moonlit Floor” at No. 9 with 4.4 million. “FUTW” also peaked at No. 10 with 4.4 million, while “MONEY” reached No. 9 with 3.2 million.
Her latest entry lands at No. 13, ahead of “LALISA,” which peaked at No. 15 with 3.2 million streams in 2021. “SG” debuted at No. 24 with 2.3 million, while “Priceless” reached No. 31 with 2.8 million.
The Spotify performance arrives alongside an even larger YouTube opening. “SaWaDiKa” generated 70.8 million views in its first 24 hours, becoming the biggest music-video debut of 2026 across all artists. It also ranks as the second-biggest 24-hour debut by a soloist in YouTube history, trailing only LISA’s own “LALISA,” which opened with 73.6 million views. With both “LALISA” and “SaWaDiKa” above 70 million views in their first 24 hours, LISA became the first soloist to achieve that feat multiple times.
The song’s performance comes as LISA puts her Thai heritage at the center of the PRESS PLAY era. “SaWaDiKa,” named after the traditional Thai greeting “Sawatdee ka,” blends bass-heavy hip-hop and trap production with rapid-fire rap verses, while its cinematic video incorporates Thai-inspired imagery, elaborate fashion and choreography.
Photo: LLOUD/LISA
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