Roseanne Park (born 11 February 1997), known mononymously as Rosé (Korean: 로제), is a New Zealand and South Korean singer. Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, Rosé moved to South Korea and signed with label YG Entertainment following a successful audition in 2012. She rose to prominence as a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, which debuted in August 2016 and became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.
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" topped the Billboard Global 200, making her the first artist to achieve this both as a soloist and as part of a group. It became the first song by a Korean female soloist to enter the UK Singles Chart and the most-viewed music video in the first 24 hours by a Korean solo artist on YouTube. In 2024, she signed with The Black Label and Atlantic Records and released "APT." with Bruno Mars as the lead single from her debut studio album Rosie (2024). The best-selling global single of 2025, "APT." topped charts in numerous countries including South Korea and Australia, where she became the first Korean female soloist to reach the summit. In the US and UK, Rosé earned the first song by a Korean female soloist to enter the top three with "APT." and the highest-charting album by a Korean female soloist with Rosie.
Rosé's accolades include a Brit Award, eight Guinness World Records, six MAMA Awards, three Melon Music Awards, a Golden Disc Award, and an MTV Video Music Award; she became the first Korean artist to win a Brit Award and the first to win Song of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards. She received three Grammy Award nominations including Record of the Year and Song of the Year, becoming the first Korean artist to be nominated for one of the Big Four categories as a lead artist. Rosé has appeared on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world (2025) and on the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 (2025–2026). In 2025, she received a South Korean Presidential Commendation for her contribution to popular culture in South Korea and abroad. In addition, to being the second-most followed Korean on Instagram, Rosé has been acknowledged for her influence in fashion as a global ambassador for Yves Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co.
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, and has an older sister. In 2004, at the age of seven, Rosé and her family moved to Melbourne, Australia, where she spent her childhood. 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 for YG Entertainment, a South Korean company whose 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 [herself]". Two months later, she had signed with the label as a trainee, and moved to Seoul, South Korea.
In the same year, Rosé was featured 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
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 including King of Masked Singer. Her vocal performance on the show was met with a 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. 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…