On December 5, K-pop idol Rose (Blackpink) appeared on Big Bang Daesung’s YouTube talk show “Zip Daesung.” During the show, Rose shared her experience with depression.
She confessed: "I don't have any hobbies other than work. I only feel accomplished through work, and when I have time off, I don't want to do anything.
I'm a workaholic, so I work nonstop. The problem is, although I'm not at the point of burnout, as I continue, my brain starts to feel like it's about to shut down.
I started to worry that if I kept going in the wrong direction, I might not even be able to continue doing the work I love.”
Rose reflected on the need to balance herself, continuing, "I think I need to be careful. Ultimately, the only person who can be responsible for me is myself.
I took a day off and the sunset was beautiful. I went to a famous pasta restaurant. It was a feeling I had never had before in my life.”
The singer also described how her life has changed since taking time off: “Before, I had so much to do that I built a wall around myself, keeping people from coming into contact with me. If that wall collapsed, I thought I wouldn't be able to do anything.
But after resting, I gained the ability to pay attention to things that I had previously neglected.”
Rose also revealed that she had shingles due to too much stress. She shared: “This is the first time I'm talking about this, but I had shingles. I was so stressed because I was worried, 'What if no one cares about Blackpink anymore? What am I going to do with my life?'. I felt like I could become unemployed at this young age.”
Rose also admitted that she has experienced depression: "I only had depression once. I think it's something that anyone can experience, like having a cold."
