note: this is just a thought of mine and gpt was used to help organize my thoughts and structure this post LOLOL
The more I look at LISA’s Alter Ego era, the more it feels like the rollout was changed mid-way
At first glance, the pre-release singles don’t look connected beyond promotion. But when you line things up, dates, teasers, and visuals, a very clear structure starts to appear.
LISA released:
- Rockstar on June 28, 2024
- New Woman on August 16, 2024 (+49 days)
- Moonlit Floor on October 4, 2024 (+49 days)
If this cycle had continued without changes:
- 4th pre-release → November 22, 2024 (+49 days)
- 5th pre-release → January 10, 2025 (+49 days)
- Album release → February 28, 2025 (+49 days again)
Each of these releases is spaced exactly the same amount of time apart, 49 DAYS. That spacing continues to make sense all the way to the album release on February 28, 2025, as if the album date itself was locked early and the singles were meant to lead into it at regular intervals.
What makes this more convincing is the Alter Ego album teaser. The instrumentals used in the teaser appear in a deliberate order:
- Where a fourth pre-release would logically fall, the instrumental playing is Lifestyle
- Where a fifth pre-release would fall, the instrumental is FUTW (FXCK UP THE WORLD)
This suggests that Lifestyle and FUTW weren’t just album tracks, but originally positioned as pre-release singles.
Then there’s the visual clue that feels almost too on-the-nose to ignore.
At the end of every pre-release music video, LISA’s Alter Ego star appears. The star has five points, and each release activates it progressively:
- Rockstar lights up 1 point
- New Woman lights up 2 points
- Moonlit Floor lights up 3 points
After that, the progression suddenly stops.
If the original rollout had continued:
- Lifestyle would’ve activated the 4th point
- FUTW would’ve activated the 5th point
Completing the star right before the album release.
Instead, everything pauses after October. No further star progression, no additional pre-releases, and a long gap until February. The most likely explanation is that the album was restructured late, possibly due to new tracks and collaborations being added, which forced the team to rethink the entire rollout.
That leads to the part I’m most curious about.
If Lifestyle and FUTW were originally planned as pre-release singles, then the album release itself would still need a new title track on February 28, something separate from the five pre-releases.
So the question is:
What do you think the original title track was supposed to be before the rollout changed?
Was it an unreleased song, a renamed track, or did the title track itself change once the album evolved?