On December 11 (local time), an article titled “4 Ways ROSÉ’s ‘Rosie’ Sets Her Apart From BLACKPINK” was published on the official website of The Grammy Awards (hereinafter referred to as ‘The Grammys’).
According to this article, Rosé took the opposite approach to K-pop’s characteristic “lacquered perfectionism” with catchy, palatable choruses and little lyrical depth, and instead introduced “a new kind of vulnerability”.
As a result, “rosie” not only feels more vulnerable than Rosé’s release with BLACKPINK, but also is “one of the most introspective works to ever come out of K-pop.”
“Rosé confesses raunchier things K-pop artists aren’t typically given space to talk about, from missing having someone in her bed for ‘two years’, to being unafraid to tell an ex they ‘f—ed up’ on ‘not the same’”, the Grammys also said.
Additionally, the site also wrote that Rosé “proudly details her mistake” via “rosie”, as if the female idol was “screaming at her past self”. It was also via this album that Rosé reveals her innate ability to write flavorful lyrics full of honesty, alongside stupid and pathetic stuff a person does while in love.
The article also highlights the fact that Rosé wasn’t confined to one sound, proving that Rosé refuses to be put in a box, going from soft intimate tracks to uptempo moments in her album.
Finally, the Grammys concluded that Rosé was able to explore her sense of self via “rosie”, from admitting her need for validation to learning her lessons the hard way.
“Through it all, Rosé uses rosie to confront the pains of the past, but ultimately move forward to a healthier, brighter future. And as she reclaims her narrative personally, she also puts a revelatory foot forward professionally; ‘rosie’ hints that this is just the beginning of a beautifully vulnerable solo career”, the site concluded.
Source: Grammy Awards
