ROSÉ just spilled a bunch of tea about BLACKPINK, from details about the band’s upcoming mini-album to what the members would do if one of them didn’t want to be in the group anymore.
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Appearing on the episode of Call Her Daddy posted Wednesday (Jan. 28), the Grammy nominee shed some light on Deadline, BLACKPINK’s first collection of songs as a group since 2022’s Born Pink album. It will arrive after the foursome — which is also comprised of JISOO, JENNIE and LISA — reunited for their world tour last summer.
“It’s an album that we’ve all kind of obviously come back from after that year of exploring and all being our individual selves,” ROSÉ said, referencing BLACKPINK’s hiatus in 2024 as the women pursued solo projects. “And so I think it was really interesting to come back and see what was created after that. I really like all the songs there.”
Specifically shouting out “Jump,” the mini-album’s lead single released in July, the New Zealand native also teased, “We have a fun collaboration that’s coming up. And I played it for a bunch of my team and my friends, and they all were like, ‘It feels like “Jump,” but it’s, like, so different’ … It’s a big funky mixture of like all these things, but for some reason it works, and I’m really excited for the fans to see that.”
It’s been years since BLACKPINK properly released music as a group. After debuting in 2016 under YG Entertainment and working nonstop for years afterward, the quartet spent some time apart before re-signing their contracts ahead of their reunion last year.
But what happens if one of the ladies decides she doesn’t want to be in the band anymore? I think if one of us feels like at that time, that’s not the right thing, then we’re all in,” ROSÉ told host Alex Cooper. “We will understand, and — like any relationship — if one person is not ready for something, then it should just be respected, and I think we will always be ready to do that, because BLACKPINK is only four members. We will not be able to neglect anyone’s decision at any time in their life, and we trust that every decision made is the right decision for each person.”
Elsewhere in the podcast, ROSÉ rehashed the time Taylor Swift gave her advice at a party — “She pulled me aside, and she’s like, ‘Ask me anything’” — and recalled her initial reaction to her label choosing her stage name pre-debut. “It was the day before they released my picture … and, like, the name got announced,” she said. “I freaked out. I think it was like eight hours before it came out.”
“I love [ROSÉ] now,” she added. “But at the time, I was like, ‘What is it, ROSÉ?’ I was like, I sound like a grandma … Then they typed it on the computer, and they’re like, ‘Look, it’s going to look so cool.’ And then I saw it on screen, and that’s when I was like, ‘OK, it looks nice.’”
Watch ROSÉ’s full interview on Call Her Daddy above.
