BLACKPINK’s Rosé is revealing a more vulnerable side in her latest solo album, Rosie. In a heartfelt interview with PAPER Magazine, the K-pop star talked about everything from the emotional challenges of her 20s to how she’s handled toxic relationships and the pressures of fame.
Rosie is the result of a year-long creative process in Los Angeles, where Rosé worked closely with top producers like Amy Allen and Michael Pollack, whom she fondly refers to as her “mom and dad.” The album dives into themes like “missed red flags, having dark nights of the soul at 3 AM and being toxic until the end,” according to PAPER Magazine.
Talking about her experiences in her 20s, Rosé said, “I think I’m grateful enough to have gone through a few relationships, you know, like a normal girl in her 20s.” She shared. “I do want people to understand that I’m not much different from your average girlfriend, or 23-year-old girl. I’m probably very relatable if you listen to my songs, and if anyone’s been in that kind of a relationship. It doesn’t even have to be about a boyfriend, just any type of toxic relationship.”
She added, “Your 20s is not an easy time to live through. It’s when you’re very vulnerable and confused, excited and angry about life. That’s what I wanted to sing about.”
Rosé also admitted she’s struggled with late-night doomscrolling, where she would read negative comments that stuck with her. “I realized how vulnerable and addicted I was to this online world and that craving for feeling like I wanted to be loved and understood,” she said. Determined to confront this, Rosé wrote a song that’s “so disgustingly vulnerable and honest” that people learn that she is a person who goes through those emotions. “I hated that about myself. If anything, it’s something I want to cover up. Even in interviews, I’m like nothing really fazes me, you know? But it does. Every word, every comment, it crushes me.”
PAPER Magazine also gave insight into Rosé ’s intense work schedule over the past year. Her days were an endless loop: waking up at noon, heading to the studio at 2 PM, recording until 7 or 10 PM, having dinner, and then crashing into bed to do it all over again. “And repeated that for days on end and days on end,” she recalled. Even short trips back to Korea weren’t a break, as she’d fly right back to work. She admitted feeling isolated and said she became somewhat of a workaholic.
While describing this period as “very toxic,” Rosé still found joy in small accomplishments, like finally learning how to drive and getting her license. She also took a break from public appearances to reconnect with herself. “I needed to find the Rosie inside of me, not the one everyone else sees,” she explained. As for hobbies? “That’s the hardest question everyone asks me! What’s a hobby? My hobby is my work. Maybe I’m the type of person that can do one thing at a time.”
Rosé kept her new music mostly to herself, only sharing it with a few trusted friends and some BLACKPINK members. Even though solo projects have kept the group busy, they’ve had a few reunions, including an NYC baddie meet-up with Jennie in May 2024 and a car ride in Korea with Lisa. Recalling her moment with Lisa, she described how Lisa reacted to her new song. “She was like, ‘Oh my god, this is so cool, I love it. That’s when she was like, ‘Rosie, you have to make lots of songs for us.’ And I was like, ‘Thank you so much for saying that.’ I felt so great.”
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