Roseanne Park, better known by the stage name Rosé, is a New Zealand singer currently based in South Korea. Rosé signed with South Korean label YG Entertainment following an audition in 2012, training there for four years. She eventually made her debut as a vocalist in the girl group Blackpink in August 2016. As a solo artist, she has featured in labelmate G-Dragon's 2012 track "Without You", which peaked at number ten on the Gaon Music Chart.
Life and career
1997–2015: Early life and career
Roseanne Park was born on 11 February 1997 in Auckland, New Zealand, to South Korean immigrant parents. She has an older sister. In 2004, at the age of seven, Rosé and her family moved to Melbourne, Australia. Rosé attended Canterbury Girls' Secondary College in Melbourne. She began singing and learned to play guitar and piano as a child and performed in church choirs. In 2012, 15-year-old Rosé attended an audition in Australia for South Korean record label YG Entertainment at her father's suggestion and was ranked first among 700 participants. Within two months she had signed with the label and moved to Seoul. Rosé initially thought her father's idea was a joke due to the distance and difficulty of becoming a singer overseas, stating: The same year, Rosé was given an opportunity to feature on labelmate G-Dragon's song "Without You" off his EPOne of a Kind. Her name was not publicised at the time of release with her credit revealed following her announcement as a Blackpink member. 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–present: Debut with Blackpink
Rosé trained at YG Entertainment for four years before her announcement as a member of Blackpink in June 2016. She was the last member to be revealed. The group debuted on 8 August 2016 with the single albumSquare One and lead singles "Whistle" and Boombayah". The singer has also appeared on a variety of broadcast programmes such as music shows King ofMasked Singer and Fantastic Duo 2. Her vocal performance on King of Masked Singer was met with a 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. Rosé 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 June 2, 2020, YG Entertainment announced that Rosé would debut solo in September 2020, following the release of Blackpink’s first full album.
Artistry
Rosé's voice has received acknowledgement in the K-pop industry for its distinct vocal timbre, following her debut as a member of Blackpink. Following Rosé's performance on an episode of Fantastic Duo 2, South Korean singer Gummy, whom Rosé cited as a musical role model, stated that " voice is so unique, it's the voice young people love". Through a radio interview, Rosé cited labelmate senior Big Bang's Taeyang as her role model towards her musical career. As a musician, Rosé also considers American singer Tori Kelly an inspiration on her musical style.
As of April 2020, Rosé was the third most-followed K-pop idol on Instagram with over 25 million followers. Rosé has appeared on the Korean Business Research Institute's female celebrity brand reputation list since 2018, a chart that tracks the Korean celebrities with the most online searches and engagements. She has also reached the top 20.
