SEOUL — AUGUST 2026
Rosé's debut solo album rosie (December 2024) debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and made her the first female K-pop soloist in the UK Albums Chart top 5, powered by "APT.," her crossover single with Bruno Mars. In February 2026, the two performed "APT." at the Grammy Awards — the first time a K-pop solo artist has ever been invited to perform at the ceremony. No new solo release has been announced since; this desk updates the moment one is.
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FEB 2026
The performance made history as the first time a K-pop solo artist has been invited to perform at the Grammys — previous K-pop appearances at the ceremony had all been in group or collaborative formats.
Summarized from Consequence by Blackpink Wire staff.
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Eight months after its December 2024 release, rosie was still logging weeks on the chart — breaking the record for longest Billboard 200 run by any female K-pop soloist's album.
Summarized from Forbes by Blackpink Wire staff.
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"rosie doesn't chase a crossover moment so much as document one already happening in real time — a twelve-track diary that just happens to contain the biggest K-pop single of the decade."
rosie (2024): Rosé's twelve-track solo debut, anchored by "APT." featuring Bruno Mars. The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 102,000 equivalent units, hit No. 4 in the UK — the first top-5 UK album by a female K-pop soloist — and went double platinum in South Korea.
"APT." itself became one of the biggest global crossover hits in K-pop history, and its Grammy stage performance in February 2026 turned a chart story into a genuinely historic one. No follow-up era has been confirmed yet — Rosé has said only that she's "consistently working on music."
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rosie's lead single, embedded directly from Rosé's own channel — the song later performed at the 2026 Grammys.
rosie's second single, also from Rosé's own official channel.
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