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'The Interview': K-Pop Trained Rosé to Be ‘a Perfect Girl.’ Now She’s Trying to Be Herself.

The Daily

2024/11/23
The Daily

The Daily

2024/11/23

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The Blackpink star strikes out on her own, away from the system that turned her into a global phenomenon. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytime...

Highlights

In this podcast, Blackpink's Rosé opens up about her solo album 'Rosie' and the journey of discovering her true self beyond the K-pop machine. She shares the stark contrast between her polished public image and her private, vulnerable identity, revealing the personal struggles and triumphs that shaped her new music.
00:00
Rosé is the public persona, Rosie is the private self
03:33
Excitement and fear about being vulnerable.
09:34
Fear of returning to Australia as a failure
18:02
Fear of sharing normal experiences was previously off-limits.
21:06
My album is about art, not relationships.

Chapters

Who is Rosie? The story behind the solo album and the two sides of a K-pop star
00:00
From Australia to Seoul: How a father's nudge and a 2012 audition changed everything
03:33
The grueling reality of trainee life: 9:30 AM to 2 AM and the fear of going home a failure
09:34
The pressure of perfection: Navigating fame with Blackpink and the struggle to be real
14:46
Writing through the pain: How 'Number One Girl' became a therapeutic confession
21:06

Transcript

Solana Pine: Hi, I'm Solana Pine. I'm the director of video at The New York Times. For years, my team has made videos that bring you closer to big news moments. Videos by Times journalists that have the expertise to help you understand what's going on. Now...