{"id":29710,"date":"2026-09-04T12:21:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T05:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/?p=29710"},"modified":"2026-09-10T10:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T03:23:36","slug":"where-lisas-sawadika-takes-us-around-bangkok-and-into-thai-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/th\/2026\/09\/04\/where-lisas-sawadika-takes-us-around-bangkok-and-into-thai-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Lisa\u2019s SaWaDiKa Takes Us Around Bangkok and Into Thai Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"h-lisa-s-sawadika-puts-bangkok-thai-culture-contemporary-art-and-local-symbols-on-the-global-pop-culture-map\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lisa\u2019s <em>SaWaDiKa<\/em> puts Bangkok, Thai culture, contemporary art and local symbols on the global pop culture map.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lalisa \u201cLisa\u201d Manoban is back with <em>SaWaDiKa<\/em>, and she has packed this comeback with Thai codes, Bangkok energy and a little bit of art-world flex. Released this morning, 4 September, the new music video moves through Bangkok and brings together familiar Thai places, contemporary art, fashion and cultural symbols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The title takes its cue from sawasdee ka, the Thai greeting, but there\u2019s more to it than a familiar phrase. After <em>LALISA<\/em> and <em>ROCKSTAR<\/em>, LISA returns to Bangkok once again, adding another Thai detail to a solo catalogue that already knows how to make local references travel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LISA - SaWaDiKa (Official Music Video)\" width=\"787\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FyS5dAywkEo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-home-but-make-it-cool\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Home, But Make It Cool<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing Lisa consistently does in her solo work is come back home. <em>ROCKSTAR<\/em> took her to Yaowarat, where Bangkok\u2019s Chinatown got a very Lisa-style upgrade: Thai-Chinese, loud, touristy and suddenly very cool. She also used the old Oscar Cinema on New Phetchaburi Road. Bangkok does not need a glossy makeover to look good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" data-id=\"29712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-12.07.58-1024x666.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-12.07.58-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-12.07.58-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-12.07.58-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-12.07.58-1536x999.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-12.07.58-2048x1332.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" data-id=\"29715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.54.37-1024x666.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.54.37-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.54.37-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.54.37-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.54.37-1536x999.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.54.37-2048x1332.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" data-id=\"29714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.50.59-1024x666.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.50.59-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.50.59-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.50.59-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.50.59-1536x999.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.50.59-2048x1332.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" data-id=\"29713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.56.02-1024x666.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.56.02-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.56.02-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.56.02-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.56.02-1536x999.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.56.02-2048x1332.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>SaWaDiKa<\/em> keeps that habit but shows a different side of the city. One standout location is Dib Bangkok, the international contemporary art museum in Sukhumvit 40. The video features James Turrell\u2019s <em>Straight Up<\/em> and Alicja Kwade\u2019s <em>Pars pro Toto<\/em>. Contemporary art sits right beside Lisa\u2019s take on Thai identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.50.13-1024x666.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.50.13-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.50.13-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.50.13-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.50.13-1536x999.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.50.13-2048x1332.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The choice feels deliberate. Lisa does not build her version of Thailand from temples, traditional costumes or postcard landmarks alone. She puts Thai identity next to contemporary art, fashion and architecture, making room for a Bangkok that feels international without losing its local character. The video then moves to Bangkok rooftops before returning to more familiar urban details around Hua Lamphong and Rong Muang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.56.37-1024x666.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.56.37-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.56.37-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.56.37-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.56.37-1536x999.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.56.37-2048x1332.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-the-thai-touch-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Thai Touch&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.57.31-1024x666.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.57.31-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.57.31-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.57.31-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.57.31-1536x999.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.57.31-2048x1332.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it\u2019s not just about the locations. <em>SaWaDiKa<\/em> packs in plenty of Thai symbols too. Lisa wears Muay Thai gear, with the sport itself as part of the MV. She rides a tuk-tuk instead of a Ferrari, a playful switch that feels very on-brand. Thai silk also flows through the scene, and then there\u2019s the Chula kite, one of Thailand\u2019s most recognisable traditional kites, because apparently the MV needed one more Thai icon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" data-id=\"29723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-11.44.38-1024x666.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-11.44.38-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-11.44.38-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-11.44.38-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-11.44.38-1536x999.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-11.44.38-2048x1332.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" data-id=\"29722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-10.01.28-1024x666.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-10.01.28-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-10.01.28-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-10.01.28-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-10.01.28-1536x999.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-10.01.28-2048x1332.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" data-id=\"29718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.55.12-1024x666.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.55.12-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.55.12-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.55.12-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.55.12-1536x999.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2569-09-04-at-09.55.12-2048x1332.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then comes the language. For once, Thai does not sit in the background. The catchy lyrics slip in \u201cBangkok\u201d and \u201cgeng mak\u201d, which means \u201cvery good\u201d, in the line \u201cScreaming, geng mak with my gang\u201d, alongside a reference to Thai baht flowing into her bank account. Thai is not just part of the picture here. It gets a line too. The Thai palms-together greeting makes its way into the choreography, turning <em>SaWaDiKa<\/em> into a greeting you can dance to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Dc2NhK3T-fl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Dc2NhK3T-fl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Dc2NhK3T-fl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by LLOUD (@wearelloud)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-and-she-s-just-getting-started\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>And She\u2019s Just Getting Started<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SaWaDiKa is only the start. Lisa will follow the single with her new album, PRESS PLAY, set for release on 23 October 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcySoAfz6HD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcySoAfz6HD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; 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