This title marks an important milestone in Rose's solo career, while affirming her position to go beyond the K-pop framework to become a pop artist of global stature.
According to Billboard, Rose's outstanding success in 2025 is associated with her debut studio album Rosie - a project that received many positive reviews from international critics. The album shows Rose's clear maturity in musical thinking, from melodic storytelling to building the image of an independent artist with a rich personal identity.
The album's highlight is the song "APT.", a hit that made a historic mark for a Korean artist on major charts. The song once rose to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained on the chart continuously for 45 weeks - the longest record ever recorded for a K-pop song. Not only achieving impressive commercial results, APT. also brought Rose three Grammy nominations in four important categories, bringing her name deeper into the world's leading prestigious music awards system.
Billboard commented that APT. is not simply a hit, but also represents a clear cultural shift. Inspired by a popular drinking game in Korea, the song has been transformed into a global pop product, showing how indigenous cultural elements can conquer international audiences when placed in modern music language.
As for Rosie, Rose is considered to have successfully built her own artistic story, separate but not separated from the platform she had from Blackpink. Billboard emphasized that Rose's influence in 2025 is "undeniable", both in terms of art, business and cultural impact in international pop music.
