ROSÉ Says the Songwriting Process for ‘Rosie’ Was ‘Like a Free Therapy Session’

ROSÉ is fresh off the release of her solo debut album, Rosie, and she joined Kelly Clarkson on the latter’s daytime talk show to open up about how vulnerable she’s been getting on her solo music.

“Rosie is the name that my friends and family call me, so as much as this album is a little journal of my twenties, I wanted my fans to feel like they can call me Rosie and feel like I’m their friend,” she said of her first full-length project outside of BLACKPINK. “I healed so much through the whole process. For me, it’s a really personal album and I’m really grateful for it.”

Of being open and “trauma dumping” during the songwriting process, ROSÉ noted that she’s “extroverted,” adding, “I ended up figuring out that I love talking about my problems in life to strangers. […] It was like a free therapy session.”

The 12-track set, which was released in December, includes hit single “APT.” with Bruno Mars — which has spent 10 weeks so far at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 — and “Number One Girl.” “I have poured my blood and tears into this album,” she wrote on Instagram when she first announced the project back in October. “I cannot wait for you to listen to this little journal of mine. Rosie – is the name I allow my friends and family to call me. With this album, I hope you all feel that much closer to me.”

The performer’s solo exhibition comes a little over two years after BLACKPINK’s last album, Born Pink, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.