Rosé made history with her freshly released Bruno Mars collaboration, “APT.,” as she’s officially the first female K-pop artist to reach the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Who is Rosé and what’s her story? We’re diving into her career in the newest Billboard Explains episode.
The 27-year-old star has been playing piano and guitar since childhood, and even performed in her church choir. In 2012, her father encouraged her to try out for YG Entertainment’s auditions for a new girl group. She came in first, and subsequently became a trainee at YG, before getting chosen to be a member of BLACKPINK four years later.
The group dropped their debut EP, Square Up, in 2016, and got their first Billboard chart hit when “Boombayah” topped the World Digital Song Sales chart, and “Whistle” followed at No. 2. Their first Hot 100 entry was “Dou-Du Dou-Du,” which peaked at No. 55. After a series of hits, their 2020 debut full-length project, The Album, topped the World Albums Chart and debuted at No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard 200, becoming the highest-charting album by a female K-pop act at the time. Their 2022 album, Born Pink, became their first leader on the Billboard 200.
Rosé embarked on her solo career with the 2021 single album, R, which featured the single Billboard Global 200-topping single, “On the Ground.” She’s set to release her debut studio album, Rosie, on December 6.
Watch Billboard Explains: Rosé’s Record-Breaking Ride on the Charts in the video above.
After the video, catch up on more Billboard Explains videos and learn about Tate McRae’s rise to superstardom, Peso Pluma and the Mexican music boom, the role record labels play, origins of hip-hop, how Beyoncé arrived at Renaissance, the evolution of girl groups, BBMAs, NFTs, SXSW, the magic of boy bands, American Music Awards, the Billboard Latin Music Awards, the Hot 100 chart, how R&B/hip-hop became the biggest genre in the U.S., how festivals book their lineups, Billie Eilish’s formula for success, the history of rap battles, nonbinary awareness in music, the Billboard Music Awards, the Free Britney movement, rise of K-pop in the U.S., why Taylor Swift is re-recording her first six albums, the boom of hit all-female collaborations, how Grammy nominees and winners are chosen, why songwriters are selling their publishing catalogs, how the Super Bowl halftime show is booked and more.
