# Dream (Lisa song)
**Dream** is a song by [Lisa](https://www.edgepedia.org/lisa-rapper) (LISA) of the South Korean group BLACKPINK, recorded in English and released on February 28, 2025 as the closing track of her debut solo album *[Alter Ego](https://www.edgepedia.org/alter-ego-lisa-album)*.[1](https://music.apple.com/us/song/dream/1798585533) • [2](https://musicbrainz.org/work/990bc527-ca8b-4a26-a3a8-784cc18ce6bc) • [3](https://www.generasia.com/wiki/Dream_(Lisa)) It is the album's only ballad, a piano-driven reflection on lost love that closes the record on what [Billboard](https://www.edgepedia.org/billboard-magazine) called a vulnerable, hauntingly tender note.[4](https://www.billboard.com/lists/lisa-alter-ego-songs-ranked/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist | LISA of BLACKPINK, from her debut solo album *Alter Ego*[1](https://music.apple.com/us/song/dream/1798585533) |
| Release | February 28, 2025, via LLOUD Co./RCA Records; track 13, the album's closing song[4](https://www.billboard.com/lists/lisa-alter-ego-songs-ranked/) • [3](https://www.generasia.com/wiki/Dream_(Lisa)) |
| Writers | LISA, Felicia Ferraro, her0ism, Ali Tamposi, and Shintaro Yasuda[2](https://musicbrainz.org/work/990bc527-ca8b-4a26-a3a8-784cc18ce6bc) |
| Production | Shintaro Yasuda, Her0ism, and Kuk Harrell; mixed by Serge Courtois, mastered by Randy Merrill[3](https://www.generasia.com/wiki/Dream_(Lisa)) |
| Style and length | English-language piano ballad, 3:43[2](https://musicbrainz.org/work/990bc527-ca8b-4a26-a3a8-784cc18ce6bc) • [4](https://www.billboard.com/lists/lisa-alter-ego-songs-ranked/) |
| Music video | Short film written and directed by OJun Kwon, co-starring Kentaro Sakaguchi, released August 2025[5](https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/lisa-blackpink-dreams-video-1236044136/) |
## Background and identity
The Lisa behind the song is LISA of the K-pop group BLACKPINK, whose debut solo album *Alter Ego* was released on February 28, 2025.[1](https://music.apple.com/us/song/dream/1798585533) • [4](https://www.billboard.com/lists/lisa-alter-ego-songs-ranked/)
## Release and production
*Alter Ego* arrived on February 28, 2025 through LLOUD Co./[RCA Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/rca-records), preceded by the singles "Rockstar", "New Woman", "Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me)", and "Born Again".[4](https://www.billboard.com/lists/lisa-alter-ego-songs-ranked/) "Dream" was held back as track 13, the final song on the album.[3](https://www.generasia.com/wiki/Dream_(Lisa))
The song's writing credits list LISA alongside Felicia Ferraro, her0ism, Ali Tamposi, and Shintaro Yasuda as lyricists and composers.[2](https://musicbrainz.org/work/990bc527-ca8b-4a26-a3a8-784cc18ce6bc) Liner-note credits name Shintaro Yasuda, Her0ism, and Kuk Harrell for arrangement and production, with Yasuda on drums, keyboards, and programming and Her0ism on acoustic guitar; Serge Courtois mixed the track and Randy Merrill mastered it.[3](https://www.generasia.com/wiki/Dream_(Lisa))
## Composition and lyrics
The song runs 3:43 and its lyrics are in English.[2](https://musicbrainz.org/work/990bc527-ca8b-4a26-a3a8-784cc18ce6bc) Billboard's ranking of the album describes it as the record's sole ballad, stripped back to piano and voice, highlighting LISA's raw, emotive vocals.[4](https://www.billboard.com/lists/lisa-alter-ego-songs-ranked/)
Lyrically, the song addresses a past heartbreak. Elle quoted the lines "Are you always gonna hate me for that night in Tokyo? / When it ended, I kinda hoped that it'd be open-ended" and "Been drowning in dreams lately / Like it's 2019, baby", and called the track one of the album's most personal and vulnerable songs.[6](https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a63976656/lisa-dream-lyrics-song-meaning/) The subject of the lyrics has not been publicly confirmed; only LISA and her co-writers know who inspired the track, and LISA declined to identify the song's subject.[6](https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a63976656/lisa-dream-lyrics-song-meaning/) Fan speculation connected the 2019 reference to the rapper One (Jung Jaewon), who left [YG Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/yg-entertainment) in July 2019, but this remains unconfirmed.[6](https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a63976656/lisa-dream-lyrics-song-meaning/)
## Music video
In August 2025, LISA released a short-film music video for the song, titled "LISA - DREAM feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi (Official Short Film MV)" on her YouTube channel, confirming the featured appearance of the Japanese model and actor Kentaro Sakaguchi.[7](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMX98ROVRCE) Elle reported the film would debut at 11 P.M. on August 13, with the two co-stars playing a married couple;[6](https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a63976656/lisa-dream-lyrics-song-meaning/) Billboard dated the five-minute video's release to August 14, 2025.[5](https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/lisa-blackpink-dreams-video-1236044136/)
The film was written and directed by OJun Kwon. It depicts LISA as a grieving widow haunted by dreams of her one true love, whose partner has been dead all along; the video ends with her releasing his ashes into a lake.[5](https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/lisa-blackpink-dreams-video-1236044136/)
## Context within LISA's catalog
The album's pre-release singles, "Rockstar", "New Woman", "Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me)", and "Born Again", preceded the record, and LISA spent over a year crafting tracks for the set that embody her five alter egos: Roxi, Sunni, Kiki, Speedi, and Vixi.[4](https://www.billboard.com/lists/lisa-alter-ego-songs-ranked/) Billboard described "Dream" as the album's sole ballad, noting that it strips everything back to highlight LISA's raw, emotive vocals.[4](https://www.billboard.com/lists/lisa-alter-ego-songs-ranked/)
The video arrived while LISA was on BLACKPINK's Deadline World Tour, with [Wembley Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/wembley-stadium) shows slated for August 15 and 16, 2025, and shortly after she earned her third MTV VMA nomination for best K-pop, for "Born Again" with [Doja Cat](https://www.edgepedia.org/doja-cat) and RAYE; she had won the category the previous year with the *Alter Ego* track "Rockstar".[5](https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/lisa-blackpink-dreams-video-1236044136/)
## References
1. [Dream – Song by LISA, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/song/dream/1798585533)
2. [Song "Dream" – MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/work/990bc527-ca8b-4a26-a3a8-784cc18ce6bc)
3. [Dream (Lisa) – generasia](https://www.generasia.com/wiki/Dream_(Lisa))
4. [LISA's 'Alter Ego': Songs Ranked – Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/lists/lisa-alter-ego-songs-ranked/)
5. [LISA Mourns the Loss of a Perfect Love in Cinematic 'Dreams' Video – Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/lisa-blackpink-dreams-video-1236044136/)
6. [Lisa's 'Dream' Lyrics Detail a Haunting 2019 Breakup – Elle](https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a63976656/lisa-dream-lyrics-song-meaning/)
7. [LISA - DREAM feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi (Official Short Film MV) – YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMX98ROVRCE)
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