Rosé (singer)

Roseanne Park (Korean: 박채영; Park Chae-young) was born on 11 February 1997[5][6] in Auckland, New Zealand, to South Korean immigrant parents.[7] She has an older sister. In 2004, at the age of seven, Rosé and her family moved to Melbourne, Australia.[8] She attended Kew East Primary School, graduating in 2009, and completed secondary education at Canterbury Girls' Secondary College in Melbourne, studying law.[4] She began singing and learned to play guitar and piano as a child and performed in church choirs.[8][4]

In 2012, at age 15, Rosé attended an audition in Sydney, Australia for South Korean record label YG Entertainment at her father's suggestion,[8] ranking first among 700 participants.[9][10] She enjoyed the label's music greatly, citing they had all the "cool" groups.[11] Within two months, Rosé dropped out of school, signed with the label as a trainee, and moved to Seoul, South Korea.[4] She initially presumed her father's idea was a joke due to the distance and difficulty of becoming a singer overseas, stating:

In Australia, I didn't think that there was much of a chance for me to become a singer, especially to become a K-pop star... I was living so far from the country that it never really occurred to me as a possibility.[8]

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 revealed only following her announcement as a member of Blackpink.[12] 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.[13][14]

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.[15] The group debuted on 8 August 2016 with the single album Square One, which featured the singles "Whistle" and "Boombayah".[16]

Rosé appeared on a variety of 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 [her] singing" and that she felt "happy and relieved" at the positive result.[7] 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".[17]

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.[18][19] 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.[20] 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.[21][22]

Rosé and Anthony Vaccarello attending the Met Gala in 2021

Rosé's debut single album, titled R, was released on 12 March 2021.[23] 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.[24] "On the Ground" peaked at number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the highest-charting song by a Korean female soloist in the US. The song also debuted and peaked at number one on both the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts, the first song by a Korean solo artist to do so.[25] R also set the record for the highest first-week sales by a Korean female soloist, with 448,089 copies sold.[26] On 24 March, Rosé received her first-ever music show win as a soloist with her single "On the Ground" on South Korean cable music program Show Champion and would go on to win five more.[27] On 5 April, the music video for Rosé's song "Gone" was released.[28]

In a radio interview, Rosé cited labelmate Taeyang of Big Bang as a role model in her musical career.[29] She also named American singer Tori Kelly as an inspiration towards her musical style.[30] Since her debut with Blackpink, Rosé's voice has received acknowledgement in the K-pop industry for its distinct vocal timbre.[31] Following Rosé's performance on Fantastic Duo 2, South Korean singer Gummy, whom Rosé cited as a musical role model,[17] complimented Rosé's voice for being "so unique" and describing it as "the [type of] voice young people love".[32]

In 2018, Rosé and fellow Blackpink member Jisoo were selected as endorsement models for the Korean cosmetics brand Kiss Me.[33] In October 2019, Rosé was revealed as a promotional model for the Perfect World Entertainment's MMORPG Perfect World Mobile.[34] In August 2021, Rosé became a model for Korean unisex casual brand 5252 BY OIOI and contemporary brand OIOICOLLECTION.[35] In December 2021, she announced her collaboration with the mediation and sleep app Calm, featuring her own bedtime story titled "Grounded With Rosé".[36] In February 2022, alongside actor Yeo Jin-goo, Rosé was selected as one of the models for Korean retail store Homeplus for the brand's 25th anniversary promotions.[37]

In July 2020, Rosé was named the global ambassador for Yves Saint Laurent by creative director Anthony Vaccarello, its first global ambassador in 59 years.[38] She was the global face of Saint Laurent's Fall 2020 campaign.[39] In January 2021, Rosé became the muse for luxury cosmetics brand Yves Saint Laurent Beauté.[40] In September 2021, Rosé attended the Met Gala, a fundraising event held annually at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute in New York City, as Vaccarello's guest.[41] Her and rapper CL's attendance made them the first female K-pop idols to attend the event.[42]

In April 2021, Rosé was revealed as Tiffany & Co's newest global ambassador, beginning with its 2021 Tiffany HardWear digital campaign. She stated, "I’ve always loved wearing Tiffany jewellery. To be part of an iconic brand that has been part of my life for a long time makes it that much more special to me. I am very honoured and excited to be a part of the HardWear campaign and I can't wait for everyone to see it".[43]

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[65]

Name of the song, year released, artist, and name of the album

Year	Artist	Song	Album	Lyrics	Music
2021	Rosé	"On the Ground"	R
		"Gone"