Roseanne Park MBE (born 11 February 1997), better known by her stage name Rosé (Korean: 로제), is a New Zealand and South Korean singer. Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, Rosé signed with South Korean label YG Entertainment following a successful audition in 2012 and trained for four years before debuting as a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink in August 2016.
In March 2021, Rosé released her debut single album R, which sold 448,089 copies in its first week, the highest figure by a Korean female soloist. Its lead single "On the Ground" made her the first artist to top the Billboard Global 200 as a soloist and as part of a group, the first Korean female soloist to enter the UK Singles Chart, and the Korean solo artist with the most-viewed music video in the first 24 hours on YouTube. She signed with the Black Label and Atlantic Records in 2024 and released the Billboard Global 200 number-one hit "Apt." with Bruno Mars as the lead single from her debut studio album Rosie (2024). "Apt." topped charts in numerous countries worldwide including South Korea's Circle Digital Chart and Australia's ARIA Singles Chart, where it became the first song by a Korean female soloist to reach the summit. Likewise, it became the first song by a Korean female soloist to reach the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.
Rosé has received several accolades throughout her career, including two Guinness World Records and two MAMA Awards. She is the third-most followed Korean individual on Instagram and appeared on Rolling Stone's list of living icons from Australia and New Zealand. Rosé has been acknowledged for her role in fashion as a global ambassador for Yves Saint Laurent, and became one of the first female K-pop idols to attend the Met Gala in 2021.
Life and career
1997–2012: Early life
Roseanne Park, Korean name Park Chae-young (박채영), was born on 11 February 1997 in Auckland, New Zealand to South Korean immigrant parents. Rosé' has an older sister named Alice. In 2004, at the age of seven, Rosé and her family moved to Melbourne, Australia. She began singing and learned to play guitar and piano as a child and performed in church choirs. She attended Kew East Primary School in Kew East and Canterbury Girls' Secondary College in Canterbury, Victoria, a Melbourne suburb, but dropped out before year 11, after signing with South Korean record label YG Entertainment.
2012–2015: Pre-debut
In 2012, Rosé attended an audition in Sydney, Australia for YG Entertainment, a South Korean company whose label's music she already liked. She went at her father's suggestion and came in first among the 700 participants. She had initially presumed her father's idea was a joke due to the distance and difficulty of becoming a singer overseas saying that "she didn't think that there was much of a chance to become a K-pop star ." Two months later, she had signed with the label as a trainee, and moved to Seoul, South Korea.
In the same year, Rosé was given an opportunity to feature on labelmate G-Dragon's song "Without You" from his extended play (EP) One of a Kind (2012). Her name was not publicised at the time of release, her credit was revealed only following her announcement as a member of Blackpink. The song peaked at number ten on South Korea's Gaon Music Chart and at number 15 on the Billboard Korea K-pop Hot 100.
2016–2022: Debut with Blackpink and R
See also: Blackpink
Rosé trained at YG Entertainment for four years before she was revealed as the final member of the girl group Blackpink on 22 June 2016. The group debuted on 8 August 2016 with the single album Square One, which featured the chart-topping single "Whistle" as well as the single "Boombayah". In 2018, Blackpink signed with Interscope Records in a global partnership with YG Entertainment.
Rosé appeared on various broadcast programs, such as King of Masked Singer. Her vocal performance on the show was met with warm reception by the audience, to which Rosé commented that she "didn't know if the audience would like singing" and that she felt "happy and relieved" at the positive result. She later appeared as a performer on the second season of Fantastic Duo. The show's production staff stated that her appearance was intended to "reveal Rosé's vocal appeal, which is different from Blackpink". On 1 June 2020, it was announced that Rosé would debut as a solo artist following the release of Blackpink's first Korean language full-length album. On 30 December 2020, in an interview with South Korean media outlet Osen, her label revealed that filming for her debut music video would begin in mid-January 2021. On 26 January 2021, a promotional teaser of Rosé's solo debut was released, revealing that a preview of her solo debut would be revealed through Blackpink Livestream Concert: The Show on 31 January 2021.
Rosé's debut single album, titled R, was released on 12 March 2021. The album set the record for the highest first-week sales by a Korean female soloist, with 448,089 copies sold. With 41.6 million views in 24 hours of the music video for the lead single "On the Ground", she broke the almost eight-year record held by former labelmate Psy's "Gentleman" for the most viewed music video by a Korean soloist in 24 hours. "On the Ground" also debuted and peaked at number one on both the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts, the first song by a Korean solo artist to top either chart in history. These accomplishments led Rosé to be awarded two Guinness World Records, for achieving the most-viewed YouTube music video in 24 hours by a solo K-pop artist as well as being the first artist to reach number one on a Billboard Global chart as a soloist and as part of a group.
"On the Ground" was a commercial success in South Korea, peaking at number four on the Gaon Digital Chart and number three on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100. It also peaked at number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the highest-charting song by a female K-pop soloist and the second-highest by a K-pop soloist in the United States. In the United Kingdom, "On the Ground" became the first song by a female K-pop solo artist to enter the UK Singles Chart, with a debut at number 43. It debuted at number 35 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 and became the highest-charting hit by a Korean female soloist in Canada. On 24 March, Rosé received her first-ever music show win as a soloist for "On the Ground" on South Korean cable music program Show Champion, and went on to win five more for the single. On 5 April, the music video for the second single from R, "Gone", was released. The song also performed well in South Korea, peaking at number six on the Gaon Digital Chart and number five on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100. Globally, it peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Global 200 and number 17 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S.
"Hard to Love", a pop-disco solo sung by Rosé, is featured as the fifth track of Blackpink's second studio album Born Pink, which was released on 16 September 2022. Additionally, Rosé contributed songwriting credits to "Yeah Yeah Yeah", the fourth track of Born Pink.
2023–present: Solo activities and Rosie
On 5 December 2023, YG Entertainment announced that Rosé along with the other members of Blackpink had renewed their contracts for group activities and that the members' individual contracts were still under discussion. YG Entertainment subsequently confirmed on 29 December 2023 that Rosé and the other Blackpink members agreed not to proceed with a contract with the label for individual activities. In celebration of her 27th birthday on 11 February 2024, Rosé teased the upcoming release of new solo music and shared a snippet of a new song called "Vampirehollie". On 4 April, she released the song "Final Love Song" as the theme song for the survival reality show I-Land 2: N/a.
The Black Label, an associate company of YG Entertainment founded by Blackpink's main producer Teddy, disclosed on 17 June that they were in discussions with Rosé regarding an exclusive contract; it was confirmed the following day that she signed a management contract with the label. It was later revealed on 26 September that she had signed a solo deal with Atlantic Records. She recorded a cover of Coldplay's 2008 song "Viva la Vida" for the trailer and finale of the Apple TV+ series Pachinko's second season in 2024.
On 1 October, Rosé announced that her debut studio album Rosie would be released on 6 December 2024. On 18 October, she pre-released the album's lead single "Apt." in collaboration with American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. The song was a huge commercial success worldwide and became Rosé's second number-one single on the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts. It topped the charts in several countries including New Zealand and Australia, where it became the first song by a solo female K-pop artist to reach number one on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, marking the first time a female K-pop soloist reached the top ten. In the United States, it debuted at eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, making Rosé the first female K-pop artist to enter the chart's top ten in history. On 22 November, Rosé pre-released her album's second single "Number One Girl". It was announced on 25 November that she signed a global publishing administration deal with Warner Chappell Music. Her album's third single "Toxic Till the End" was released on 6 December alongside the album.
