BLACKPINK’s Lisa took a break from her busy schedule to go and visit viral monkey Punch in Japan.

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The K-pop star and actor went to visit Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba Prefecture, just outside Tokyo, Japan over the weekend (Saturday March 7), and posted some photos where she spotted the monkey who has gone viral online lately.

The monkey is the baby macaque called Punch who found traction online after he was seen being bullied by others in his enclosure, and was subsequently offered a stuffed toy that he now carries everywhere.

When Lisa went to the zoo, she brought her own stuffed orange orangutan that matched the one owned by Punch, and was spotted holding it up for the baby macaque to see.

She also took to Instagram Stories to show her excitement at being there, posting a number of photos that saw her posing with the stuffed animal.

LISA shares that she recently visited Punch, the viral lonely monkey. pic.twitter.com/t6mHDVxPxG

— Pop Base (@PopBase) March 7, 2026

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