Who is Roseanne Park?
Roseanne Park is a musician, singer, and dancer, who is best known to the world under her stage name of Rose, and as a member of the South Korean group, Blackpink, formed by YG Entertainment in 2016. She has been with the YG Entertainment since 2012, and before Blackpink was in a duo with musician G-Dragon.
The Untold Truth of Roseanne Park
She was born on the 11th February 1997, in Auckland, New Zealand, the younger daughter of South Korean immigrants – her Korean name is Park Chae-young.
Rose and the whole family moved to Australian in the mid- 2000s and settled in Melbourne, where she went to Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College from which she matriculated in 2015. Rose was interested in music and started singing from an early age, performing in church choirs, and would also pick up the guitar.
Start of her Career
It was in her teenage years that Rose started pursuing a music career more actively, and signed up for an audition with the South Korean record label YG Entertainment on her father’s insistence, when an audition was held in Australia.
Nevertheless, Roseanne was the first of 700 participants, and in two months became a member of YG Entertainment, and settled in Seoul. After the first period of training, Rose was recognized as a great talent, and was given an opportunity to showcase her talent teaming-up with another K-pop star, G-Dragon, to record the song “Without You”. At first, she wasn’t credited for her work, and only got her name on the song once she was announced as a member of Blackpink.
Creation of Blackpink
YG Entertainment created Blackpink in August 2016, at which point Rose had been with the company for four years, before she was joined by Jisoo, Lisa, and Jeannie to form the girl group.
They made their debut on the 8th August 2016 with the single album “Square One”, which spawned such hits as “Whistle”, and “Boombayah” – “Whistle” topped the South Korean chart, while “Boombayah” made No. 1 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart. Accordingly, Blackpink and Rose herself became stars in South Korea.
Rise to Stardom
Together with the rest of the members, Rose continued to make new music, and “Square Two” another ‘maxi single’ came out on the 1st November 2016.
Songs such as “Playing with Fire”, topped the Billboard World Digital Songs chart, pushing them higher into the music scene. Thanks to their early success, Blackpink won several awards at Korean music award shows, including Asia Artist, Golden Disc, Seoul Music, and of course Gaon Chart Music Awards. They continued to improve and with their ever-growing popularity in South Korea, the group also started making a name for themselves in Japan – their debut for the Japanese market happened in August 2017, with the release of the “Blackpink” EP.
The EP topped the Japanese chart, and since then, they have become global stars, first with the EP “Square Up”, which spawned the single “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” that hit the charts in the UK, reaching No. 17 on the Official Trending Chart, and in doing so, Blackpink became the first female K-pop group to chart in the UK.
Debut Studio Album and Recent Endeavors
Blackpink released the EP “Square Up” in June 2018, then finally got their debut album “Blackpink in Your Area” released on the 8th December 2018 for the Japanese market – it reached No. 9 on the Japanese Album chart.
In the same year, Blackpink collaborated with pop-star Dua Lipa on the song “Kiss and Make Up”. Most recently, Blackpink released their second EP – “Kill This Love” – which topped the US World chart and reached No. 3 on the Korean chart, achieving platinum status. Rose herself has worked on the cover of Nat King Cole’s “The Christmas Song”, and announced it as a gift for her loyal fans – you can hear her rendition of this popular song here.
Roseanne Park Net Worth, Height, Weight, Body Measurements, and Appearance
Rose is a world star thanks to her success with Blackpink since 2016, and her wealth has been increasing so that according to authoritative sources, Roseanne Park’s net worth is estimated at over $8 million, as of early 2020.
Rose stands at 5ft 6ins (1.68m) tall, while she weighs approximately 101lbs ~ 46kgs; her vital statistics are unknown, but she has a slim body. She has naturally dark brown hair, however, she has often dyed it in various colors, from pink to red, auburn, and others; she has dark brown eyes.
Roseanne Park Personal Life, Dating, Boyfriend
Because of her contract with YG Entertainment, Rose and the other members of Blackpink have a few restrictions and rules that they must obey, including no smoking, no drinking, and …. no dating. As a result, Rose hasn’t dated anyone so far, at least publicly, and is solely focused on her career.
Living in several countries and performing from an early age has its perks, as Roseanne is now fluent in Korean and Japanese as well as English.
Influence, News, and Popularity
Like most of K-pop idols, Rose has built a fan base online and is now one of the most popular South Korean artists. She has influenced a number of other young stars – she considers Tori Kelly as her own idol and inspiration. According to some reports, Rose has struggled to maintain a good relationship with other band members, which has also expanded to management and some fans.