A girl next door with her guitar and seething songs about alleged exes—Miss Swift is that you?
Blackpink’s Rosé just released her debut album, “Rosie,” on the heels of a global smash hit in “APT.” But, the Bruno Mars collab was anything but indicative of the album lying in wait.
Essentially the only ‘non-heartbreak’ song on the record, “APT.” practically stood out like a sore thumb on a run through the release—a gritty ’90s pop tune surrounded by ballads and heartfelt lyrics left and right.
Now it’s clear why she hesitated to include it in the final product. Though, we’re grateful she ended up choosing otherwise. Meanwhile, the rest of the album seeped of failed romantic exploits, pining, and a ‘mysterious’ pink-haired ex.
For an artist whose personal life has largely remained private and past romances only hinted at by rumor, the album has us wondering who was dumb enough to hurt this global sensation. But, if anything, “Rosie,” is indicative of her musical career moving forward and its similarity with yet another blonde-haired superstar.
A girl next door with her guitar and seething songs about alleged exes—Miss Swift is that you?
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A pop Disney princess
Though now liberated from the clutches of K-pop with her recent signing to Atlantic Records, Rosé has long been marketed as Blackpink’s musician. The vocalist is regarded for her affinity for songwriting such that she has several writing credits under her name prior to going solo.
Under Blackpink with Jennie the It girl, Lisa the dance queen, and Jisoo the visual, Rosé was the singer who’d stay behind after practice to write music and go on stage with nothing but her guitar.
Now with added agency concerning the direction of her solo career—though she is still signed with The Black Label—as it turns out, Rosé has a penchant for a hopelessly romantic sound.
Shades of black and pink
But why the comparison with arguably the largest pop star in the world?
Well, after listening to the entirety of “Rosie,” it seems Rosé is one with a few thorns. On one end, we have the romantic—with the likes of “Number One Girl,” which will have you looking out the window in nostalgia as if you were in a music video.
Isn’t it lonely?
I’d do anything to make you want me
I’d give it all up if you told me that I’d be
The number one girl in your eyes
But on the other end, “Toxic Till the End” proved she could bite. With sizzling lyrics on a past relationship and a music video that feeds into the rumors of her unconfirmed ex-boyfriend, future partners will have to think twice before hurting Rosé—lest they want a song and a couple of headlines dedicated to them.
I can forgive you for a lot of things
For not giving me back my Tiffany rings
I’ll never forgive you for one thing, my dear
You wasted my prettiest years
