By newsfirstusa 
Rosé, the nightingale of the hugely widespread Korean girl group Blackpink, has flown the nest and introduced her first solo booklet “Rosie.” She’s the primary of the superior foursome to drop a full-length solo file, and in English at that. Participants Jisoo and Jennie have prior to now exempt singles, and Lisa is gearing up for her personal studio booklet in 2025.
Throughout “Rosie,” titled nearest Rosé’s nickname to keep in touch one of those non-public intimacy, the singer is going to superior lengths to detach herself sonically from her band. In contrast to Blackpink’s prime power electro-pop output, Rosé’s solo subject material is that of a coffee-house dweller with a sideline in romantic drama. However don’t be expecting finger-plucked acoustic guitar balladry solely — “Rosie” is reserved in some moments, filled with hour in others.
The booklet begins off chipper, with the hovering piano ballad “Number One Girl,” the cool synth-pop monitor “Two Years,” the dynamic, catchy Bruno Mars collaboration “Apt.,” and the fresh, Taylor Swift-indebted pop of “Poisonous Until the Finish.” But it invariably slows down, preferring fairly stripped back production throughout. She’s got the voice and she’s flaunting it; it’s her prerogative to showcase her range at the expense of a more energetic beat.
Across 12-tracks, the album studies heartache over lost loves (“It’s been two years and you’re still not gone/It doesn’t make sense that I can’t move on,” she sings on “Two Years”), missed chances (“Are we lovers or friends/’Cause it’s as good as it gets” in “Call it the End”) and ambivalence over situationships that probably should’ve been nipped in the bud but staggered along, strung by the power of lust and not much else. (That one is everywhere — particularly in the dubious boyfriends of “Toxic Till the End” and “Gameboy.”) Who can’t relate?
The album is an emotional rollercoaster easy to empathize with, stuffed with songs that articulate the trials and tribulations of early adult years — the search for connection and getting dragged into romances that lead nowhere. But throughout, fans of both Blackpink and Rosé might miss the spirited songs of her group. After all — your 20s are for partying, too — not just heartbreak.
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