- For other people known as 'Rose', see Rose.
Rosé (로제) is a South Korean-New Zealander singer-songwriter under The Black Label and Atlantic Records. She is the main vocalist of the girl group BLACKPINK.
She made her solo debut on March 12, 2021 with her first single album, "-R-".
Career[]
Pre-debut[]
Rosé participated in an audition for YG Entertainment in Sydney, Australia, in 2012. After passing, she moved to South Korea to train, and in the same year, she featured on G-Dragon's "Without You".[citation needed]
2016: Debut with BLACKPINK[]
She was revealed as the fourth and final member of BLACKPINK on June 22, 2016.[1] The group made their debut on August 8 with their first digital single album "Square One".
2018–2020: Solo activities[]
In October 2018, YG Entertainment announced that all BLACKPINK members would get the chance to make a solo debut, starting with Jennie, and then Rosé, Lisa and Jisoo. However, only Jennie debuted that time and there was no updates on this statement.
On May 31, 2020, the agency made another announcement regarding their activities. It was announced that Rosé's solo debut is planned to be in September after the release of BLACKPINK's first studio album, with multiple songs in an album format.[2]
On December 30, 2020, it was revealed that filming for Rosé's solo debut music video would happen in mid-January 2021.[3]
2021: Solo debut with -R-[]
On January 25, 2021, YG Entertainment officially confirmed that Rosé would premiere her solo song at BLACKPINK: The Show with its first performance.[4] At the concert, she performed "Gone", a song that YG Entertainment described as a "sub-title track". A teaser video for the song was also released at the concert and later online.[5]
On February 10, it was revealed Rosé would make her official solo debut sometime in March.[6] On the midnight of March 2, teaser posters were released and confirmed the date to be March 12.[7] Her debut solo single album, -R-, was released on March 12 with "On The Ground" as the title track.
2023: Departure from YG Entertainment[]
YG Entertainment announced on December 5, 2023, that the members of BLACKPINK had renewed their contracts for group activities but individual contracts were still under negotiation.[8] On December 29, YG announced that Rosé and her fellow members have agreed not to continue under YG Entertainment for their future solo endeavors.[9]
2024: “Final Love Song”, signing with The Black Label and Atlantic Records, Rosie[]
On March 28, it was revealed that Rosé would sing “Final Love Song,” the signal song for I-LAND 2, to be released on April 4.[10]
On June 17, The Black Label confirmed that they are currently discussing signing an exclusive contract with Rosé. The next day, it was announced that Rosé is now under the label for her solo activities.[11]
On September 27, Rosé announced that she had signed with Atlantic Records to manage her activities in the United States.[12]
On October 2, The Black Label announced that Rosé will be releasing her first full-length album Rosie, on December 6.[13]
Personal life[]
Education[]
She attended Canterbury Girls Secondary College. However, she later dropped out after passing her YG audition.[14]
Discography[]
Korean[]Studio albums[]
Features[]
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English[]Single albums[]
Other releases[]
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Producing and writing credits[]
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[15]
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||
| Herself | "On The Ground" | "-R-" | Writing |
| "Gone" | |||
| 2022 | |||
| BLACKPINK | "Yeah Yeah Yeah" | Born Pink | Writing |
| 2023 | |||
| BLACKPINK | "The Girls" | Writing Composing | |
Filmography[]
Variety shows[]
- Blackpink House (JTBC, 2018)
Web shows[]
- YG Future Strategy Office (Netflix, 2018) - guest (Episode 1)
Endorsements[]
- KISS ME (with Jisoo) (2018)
- YSL Beauty (2021)
Photobooks[]
- Season’s Greetings: From Hank & Rosé To You [2024][16]
Trivia[]
- She had an interest and talent in singing since she was young, as she was part of her church choir. Her father believed in her talent and flew her from Melbourne to Sydney just to audition for YG. Rosé placed first out of the 400 applicants. [17]
- G-Dragon thanked Rosé for featuring and said he really likes her voice.
- According to her, her inspirations to become a singer are American pop stars Michael Jackson and Beyonce.[18]
- She and Lisa are huge fans of popular South Korean actor Gong Yoo.[19][20]
- Her Zodiac Sign is Aquarius.
- Her Chinese Zodiac Sign is Ox.
- She can speak Korean, English and Japanese.
- She and Jang Dae Hyeon were born the exact same day.
- Her favorite food is Kimchi Jjigae (stew).
- She doesn't like jokbal and avocados.
- Her hobbies are drawing, riding a bicycle and playing the guitar.
- Nicknames: Rose, Rosie, Pasta, Godsé.
- She is left-handed and can rotate her arm 360 degrees. [21]
- She becomes sad when she cannot sing.
- She is very emotional and cries easily.
- She can play the guitar and piano.
- She becomes sleepy when she does nothing.
- Rosé goes to church often.
- Her stylist said that her pants size is 24 (size 0) and her waist is less than 24 inches (60.96 cm) wide.
- Her ideal type is someone nice and genuine, with a good/unique voice. [22] She prefers cute guys rather than sexy.
- She is friends with Sofia Richie (the youngest daughter of legendary American singer Lionel Richie and younger sister of Nicole Richie).[23]
- One of her role models is IU. In an interview in 2017, IU said she wants to collaborate with Rosé.
- She also mentioned Taeyang (member of boy group, BIGBANG) and Gummy as her role models.
- She was a featured artist on the song "Without You" by G-Dragon as a YG trainee before she officially debuted as a member of BLACKPINK.
- On Fantastic Duo (s.2; ep. 23), Taeyang said Rosé is his favorite female vocalist.
- She covered many English songs, such as "Livin' La Vida Loca" [24], "Shape of You" [25], "Cry", "Versace on the Floor", and "Let It Be".
- She was nominated for "The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2020".[26]
- As of December 28, 2020, she now has her own Spotify profile.[27]
- Both her solo songs are fully in English.
- She was born in New Zealand and raised in Australia.
- Fans often give her funny nicknames connected to her pseudonym, such as Foodsé or Drunksé.
- She is an ESFJ.[28]
- She was invested by King Charles III as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) during a special investiture at Buckingham Palace which was also attended by President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol.[29]
Gallery[]
- Main article: Rosé/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ Naver: YG, 새 걸그룹 네번째 멤버 로제 공개..호주 출신 실력파..'강렬'
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK Members To Release Solo Tracks Starting In September
- ↑ (KR) OSEN: Rosé reveals details about her solo debut
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK's Rosé To Premiere Solo Debut Track This Month
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK’s Rosé Excites With “Coming Soon” Teaser Video For Sub-Title Track Ahead Of Solo Debut
- ↑ Daum (Korean): 블랙핑크 로제, 3월 솔로출격
- ↑ YG Family on Twitter: #ROSÉ TEASER POSTER 2021.03.12 (March 2, 2021)
- ↑ Soompi: All 4 BLACKPINK Members Renew Contracts For Group Activities With YG Entertainment
- ↑ Soompi: YG Announces BLACKPINK Is Not Renewing Individual Contracts For Solo Activities
- ↑ Soompi: Watch: “I-LAND2 : N/A” Producers Introduce Signal Song In New Teaser + BLACKPINK's Rosé To Feature In Performance Video
- ↑ Soompi: Update: BLACKPINK's Rosé Signs With THEBLACKLABEL
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK's Rosé Signs With American Label Atlantic Records
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK's Rosé Announces Solo Comeback With Teasers For 1st Studio Album "rosie"
- ↑ SCMP: Rosé's education info
- ↑ KOMCA: Searching Works (search 10030226 under Writers & Publishers)
- ↑ YG Select: Season’s Greetings: From HANK & ROSÉ To You [2024] (2023)
- ↑ YouTube: Rosé Talking About Her Audition.
- ↑ Koreaboo: BLACKPINK’s Rosé Calls Her Childhood Dream “Absurd” And Reveals Her Current Dream
- ↑ Koreaboo: BLACKPINK’s Rose And Lisa Are Both Obsessed With This Hot Actor
- ↑ Soompi: BLACKPINK’s Rosé Talks About Her Love For Gong Yoo
- ↑ YouTube: Rosé Rotating Her Arm 360 Degrees.
- ↑ YouTube: Lisa Confirming Rosé's Ideal Type.
- ↑ Koreaboo: BLACKPINK’s Rosé Congratulates Her Friend Sofia Richie On Her Engagement
- ↑ YouTube: Rosé's Cover of "Livin' La Vida Loca"
- ↑ YouTube: Rosé's cover of "Shape Of You"
- ↑ @tccandler on Instagram (April 16, 2020)
- ↑ Rosé's Spotify profile
- ↑ Personality Database: Rosé (BLACKPINK) is ESFJ
- ↑ Reuteurs: K-Pop band BLACKPINK receive honorary MBEs from Britain's King Charles
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