Rosé Suffered Depression Due to Stress “The Only One Who Can Take Responsibility for Me Is Myself”
On December 5, Rosé appeared as a guest on the YouTube channel of BIGBANG’s Daesung in a video titled, “BangPink in your area | It’s a BIGBANG and BLACKPINK crossover | ZIP DAESUNG ep.34”.
During the interview, Rosé opened up about her struggles, revealing that recently, her hobby is work.
“I only feel achievement when I’m working. When I have time off, I literally do nothing”, she confessed, adding, “But I never stop working because I enjoy it so much.”
The female idol then continued, “I don’t feel burned out… I’ve been doing this every day… But I love my work so much, I thought that was the adult thing to do, because working hard is a good thing.”
However, the female idol later realized that her brain was malfunctioning, to the point she had to learn how to rest, saying, “If I let this be, I’d end up not being able to do the things I really need to do.Because I’m the one responsible for myself.”
She then explained how she made a conscious effort to take a break, sharing, “I took a whole day off. I’m a feelings person! And I was just strolling and found a famous pasta place! So I went in. No waiting! I just felt… I’ve never felt that (having a full day off) ever in my life.”
Rosé continued to explain her situation at the time, saying, “I had so many things to do at the time so… I had built this wall made of cement. And no one would be able to pass. Because then I’d have to open up all my resources. If the wall fell I’d be too affected to do anything.”
However, according to the female idol, the experience of taking a full day off has truly transformed her, and the next day, she found herself paying attention to all the things she couldn’t before.
As Daesung mentioned how COVID-19 has affected him a lot, Rosé revealed a deeply personal struggle, saying that she actually had shingles during COVID due to being concerned about BLACKPINK.
“I thought ‘What if no one looks for BLACKPINK anymore?’, At the time we were… striving to go higher. But I was so worried no one would want us. I thought of what else I could do. Ever since I was 16, I’ve been training to be a singer. But at my age (then)! I could end up jobless”, she mentioned, explaining that the stress ended up giving her shingles, which prompted Daesung to laugh.
Her candid confession left a deep impression, shedding light on the pressures idols face behind the scenes despite their global success.
Meanwhile, in the same video, Rosé also disclosed her love for rice and her scary drinking habits of cleaning the whole house and doing everything she postponed while drunk.