Fans have been introduced to ROSÉ of BLACKPINK, but now, they finally get to meet Rosie.
The 27-year-old pop K-pop star’s debut solo album rosie arrived Friday, bringing with it 12 new tracks written during a break from full-band obligations with JISOO, JENNIE and LISA.
The album include hit single “APT.” with Bruno Mars and “Number One Girl.”
In honor of the album dropping, ROSÉ also unveiled a third single Friday: “toxic till the end,” which is accompanied by a new Ramez Silyan-directed music video co-starring Evan Mock.
BLINKs have been waiting for more than two months to get their hands on rosie, which the “On the Ground” artist first announced October 1.
“I have poured my blood and tears into this album,” she wrote on Instagram at the time. “I cannot wait for you to listen to this little journal of mine. Rosie – is the name I allow my friends and family to call me. With this album, I hope you all feel that much closer to me.”
ROSÉ has also been open about how she challenged herself to get vulnerable during the writing sessions for the LP, telling Apple Music 1 in November that “Number One Girl” specifically was inspired by “feeling so miserable” after reading hate comments about herself.
She also touched on Track 7, “Game Boy,” which she alluded to being about an ex-relationship.
“I’d never like the person to know about it, but I would talk about [them] so much,” she said. “I needed to get it off my chest.”
The performer’s solo exhibition comes a little over two years after BLACKPINK’s last album, Born Pink.
After a year of touring, the group dispersed to focus on solo projects, and a band reunion is expected to take place in 2025.