LISA Channels Tarantino’s Cinema in Action-packed New Video

WHO:

Billboard - LISA stars in the “Tarantino” music video, directed by James Mackel.

Yahoo - LISA is a K-pop star and identified Quentin Tarantino as her favorite director.

Yahoo - Quentin Tarantino is the director whose movies inspired the song and video.

WHAT:

Billboard - The “Tarantino” video is an action-packed visual described as “three-and-a-half minutes of spy stuff”; LISA takes on the villains in her hotel.

Yahoo - LISA released the single “Tarantino” with a music video inspired by classic movies by Quentin Tarantino.

Yahoo - The video follows LISA on an action-packed journey to deliver a note to Tarantino.

Yahoo - The song’s lyrics reference Tarantino films including *Kill Bill* and *Death Proof*.

Yahoo - The chorus includes: “Got my nails really long like the barrel of my gun / And my lipstick all over your face / I'm a boss, I'm a don when I'm drivin' to the sun / It's a movie, baby, come and press play (Press play) / Tarantino, Tarantino / Got my feet hangin' out the Camino (Oh).”

Yahoo - LISA’s EP *Press Play* contains six songs, including “Tarantino,” “SaWaDiKa,” “V12,” “Cobra,” “Cut U Off,” and “Sweat.”

WHY:

Yahoo - The EP’s six songs were created with a movie in mind, inviting listeners to sit down and “press play.”

Yahoo - LISA said the EP reflects “my journey from my roots to where I am right now today”; she added that it includes Thai elements and that each song has its own character and vibe, combining “like a movie.”

HOW:

Billboard - James Mackel directed the video.

Yahoo - LISA described the EP on *Fallon* as a combination of tracks with distinct characters and vibes, saying, “So you just press play.”

(UPDATED October 23, 2026 08:12 UTC)

K-pop star LISA has released “Tarantino,” a single inspired by the films of her favorite director, Quentin Tarantino. Its action-packed video, directed by James Mackel, follows LISA on a mission to deliver a note to the filmmaker, while she takes on villains inside her hotel. LISA described the clip as “three-and-a-half minutes of spy stuff.” The song also nods to Tarantino’s movies, with lyrics referencing *Kill Bill* and *Death Proof*. “Tarantino” appears on LISA’s six-song EP, *Press Play*, alongside “SaWaDiKa,” “V12,” “Cobra,” “Cut U Off” and “Sweat.” LISA said she imagined the tracks as parts of a movie, each with its own character and vibe. The EP, she said, reflects her journey from her roots to where she is now and incorporates Thai elements. Her invitation to listeners: sit down and “press play.”