The Western music industry has a habit of underestimating K-pop, but ROSÉ isn't letting them. After years of Korean music still being treated like a niche genre in the U.S., the singer’s debut album rosie proves that emotional vulnerability is the key to undeniable crossover success.
ROSÉ walked a long path toward her first full-length solo album, which finally arrived on December 6, 2024 (via Atlantic Records/THEBLACKLABEL). The 27-year-old—whose real name is Roseanne Park or Park Chae-young—was born in New Zealand and grew up in Australia until the age of 15, when she moved to South Korea to train as an idol under YG Entertainment. In 2016, she debuted as a member of BLACKPINK, and they immediately set off on a meteoric rise to become one of the world’s biggest girl groups, selling out stadiums for their “Born Pink” world tour and headlining Coachella in 2023. But when YG announced in December 2023 that all four members—also including JISOO, JENNIE, and LISA—were not renewing their solo contracts with the company, it became clear that they were setting out in new directions as individual artists (while the label would still manage future BLACKPINK activities).
