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 BLACKPINK outing, but it’s also “one of the most introspective works ever to come out of K-pop.”
“Rosé confesses to raunchier things that K-pop artists aren’t typically given space to talk about, from not having someone in her bed for ‘two years,’ to not being afraid to tell an ex they ‘pissed off’ for ‘not the Same'”, the Grammys also said.
Furthermore, the site also wrote that Rosé “He proudly describes his mistake” via “rosie”, as if the female idol was “screaming at his past self.” It was also through this album that Rosé reveals her innate ability to write lyrics full of flavor and honesty, along with stupid and pathetic things a person does when they are in love.
The article also highlights the fact that Rosé hasn’t limited himself to just one sound, proving that Rosé refuses to be put in a box, moving from soft, intimate tracks to uptempo moments on his album.
Ultimately, the Grammys concluded that Rosé was able to explore her sense of self through “rosie,” from admitting her need for validation to learning her lessons the hard way.
“Through it all, Rosé uses Rosie to deal with the pain of the past, but ultimately moves forward towards a healthier, brighter future. And while he claims his narrative personally, he also takes a revealing step forward on a professional level; ‘rosie’ suggests that this is just the beginning of a wonderfully vulnerable solo career”, concludes the site.
Source: Grammy Awards
