Fortnite Just Dropped a Music Pass Starring Lisa, and the Internet Exploded Immediately

Fortnite is having a moment again. Not a "there's a new skin" moment, not a "there's a map update" moment. A full cultural moment. Epic Games just revealed the Fortnite Festival Music Pass featuring Lisa from Blackpink, and the fan reaction looks like someone plugged the entire K-pop fandom directly into the Item Shop.

This new Festival Pass is part of Fortnite's massive push into rhythm gaming, concerts, online music stages, and whatever you want to call this new corner of the multiverse. Fortnite Festival already gave players a way to perform, collect instruments, and flex their virtual musician identity. But adding Lisa as the spotlight artist turns the whole thing into an event.

Her pass includes a full collection of cosmetics, themed instruments, Jam Tracks, and emotes. The skin itself is already getting attention for looking sharp, stylish, and unmistakably Lisa. The full lineup includes multiple stages of unlocks, music-themed gear, signature poses, and interactive items that work inside the Festival mode.

This is Epic's clearest signal that Fortnite Festival is not a side mode. It is a long-term music platform. And choosing Lisa for the first major seasonal push makes perfect sense. She is one of the biggest global performers in the world, with a fanbase that treats digital cosmetics as high art. Her presence brings a global audience to a mode that needs adoption and hype.

The timing is smart. Fortnite's rebrand into multiple games within one ecosystem means each sub-game needs its own flagship star. Festival now has one. Expect social media to spend the week filled with video clips of players using the new Jam Tracks, rhythm combos, and of course, the inevitable "Lisa joins Larry the Llama" memes.

Fans are already calling this one of the strongest celebrity drops Fortnite has done all year. And if this is where Fortnite Festival begins, you can expect more massive stars, more music collections, and probably more nights where half the internet logs in just to see what the skins look like up close.

If Fortnite wanted to dominate December, this was the way to do it.