According to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), Rosé is no longer content to be seen solely as one quarter of BLACKPINK. In its Oct. 1, 2025 cover story, titled “Why Rosé Can’t Chill: Why K-Pop’s Biggest Star Is Everywhere Now,” the magazine frames her as an artist determined to become a fully fledged global solo force, while still carrying the legacy of one of the world’s biggest girl groups. Hollywood Reporter
The feature, which THR promoted across its own channels and which Rosé highlighted again via her official Instagram account, follows her from the rehearsal rooms of YG Entertainment to stadium tours and global festivals. The emphasis, according to the outlet, is less on spectacle and more on how she negotiates fame, authenticity and creative control at a moment when her solo career is accelerating. Hollywood Reporter+1
One of the most striking moments in the profile looks back on her trainee years. In the interview, Rosé recalls the intensity with which she approached those days, telling The Hollywood Reporter: “When I was a trainee, I was badass… I was just fueled.” The line, widely circulated on X (formerly Twitter) by fans quoting THR, captures the sense of defiant energy that powered her through an industry notorious for its grueling training system. X (formerly Twitter)+1
From there, the story pivots to a more vulnerable present. THR describes Rosé wrestling with the pressure to maintain perfection while pursuing something harder to pin down: emotional truth. In coverage of the piece and its related video content, commentators note that she speaks candidly about days colored by anxiety or self-doubt, and how those moments have pushed her to be more honest in her music rather than simply polished. YouTube
This quest for authenticity aligns with how other outlets have assessed her recent work. The Recording Academy, in a separate review of her debut full-length album rosie, describes the record as an “introspective masterpiece” that allows Rosé to take control of her story, leaning into vulnerability and a quieter, more nuanced sound than many of BLACKPINK’s bombastic hits. GRAMMY While that GRAMMY.com piece is not part of the THR interview package, it echoes the same through-line that THR identifies: a star intentionally stripping away armor.
The Hollywood Reporter feature also underlines the scale of what Rosé is attempting as a Korean artist operating in a global pop ecosystem. According to the outlet, she is pushing against “iron-clad global barriers” that historically limited how far K-pop idols could travel creatively and commercially as solo acts. Hollywood Reporter In this reading, her solo work is not simply a side project, but a test case for how K-pop stars might redefine their careers beyond tightly managed group identities.
The profile further situates Rosé within a network of global collaborators and supporters. A widely shared Facebook post citing the THR story notes that Bruno Mars referred to her affectionately as “big bad Rosie” in an email to the magazine, praising her talent and presence. Facebook While that detail comes to the public via social media, its origin is still the Hollywood Reporter correspondence, reinforcing the article’s role as the primary source on her current ambitions and industry relationships.
In the closing sections of the cover story, THR positions Rosé as both restless and resolute: an artist who, despite commercial success and streaming dominance, “can’t chill” because she is still chasing a version of herself that feels entirely real. External synopses of the article highlight how she talks about balancing global schedules with the need for ordinary moments, and about learning to accept her own imperfections while remaining rigorously committed to her craft. YouTube+1
Taken together, the interview and its subsequent amplification across Instagram, X and Facebook sketch a coherent picture. The primary account of Rosé’s thinking and language comes from The Hollywood Reporter’s original cover story; social-media posts function mainly as redistribution channels that quote or reference that text. According to THR, Rosé is consciously charting a path defined by authenticity, creative agency and cross-border ambition — not just as a K-pop idol gone solo, but as a pop artist determined to write the next chapter on her own terms. Hollywood Reporter
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