BLACKPINK’s Rosé to Make Her Official Solo Debut With Single Album ‘-R-‘ Under YG Entertainment
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Rosé has officially revealed the release date of her first single solo debut album under YG Entertainment, –R-, via tweets from the girl band’s official Twitter account.
BLACKPINK’s official Twitter account shared two tweets revealing teaser posters for Rosé’s first single album with the hashtags #FirstSingleAlbum, #R, #20210312_0amEST, #20210312_2pmKST, and #YG. The photo shares the date of March 12, 2021, with the name ROSÉ plastered in yellow print, accompanied by a photo of the k-pop singer in a dreamy purple background.
A second tweet was shared on March 3 with the same hashtags, labeled as the official teaser poster for her first single album.
ROSÉ – FIRST SINGLE ALBUM -R- TEASER POSTER#ROSÉ #로제 #BLACKPINK #블랙핑크 #FirstSingleAlbum #R #20210312_0amEST #20210312_2pmKST #RELEASE #YG pic.twitter.com/cHT4nKVuVw
— BLACKPINKOFFICIAL (@BLACKPINK) March 3, 2021
ROSÉ – ‘On The Ground’ TITLE POSTER#ROSÉ #로제 #BLACKPINK #블랙핑크 #FirstSingleAlbum #R #TITLE #OnTheGround #20210312_0amEST #20210312_2pmKST #RELEASE #YG pic.twitter.com/O6Du3cc58E
— BLACKPINKOFFICIAL (@BLACKPINK) March 4, 2021
On January 25, Rosé shared a 30-second teaser trailer for her official solo debut with the track “Gone” on BLACKPINK’s official YouTube channel.
Later that month Rosé performed the track at BLACKPINK’s online concert performance The Show, and fans have been eager for the release ever since, sharing their excitement through social media posts.
MY LOVE 🥺💜
— coleen (@exoblink__) March 3, 2021
i love how blackpink just literally using simple words for their comeback title track but the impact is crazy. 🥺👏#ROSÉ #로제 #BLACKPINK #블랙핑크 #FirstSingleAlbum #R #20210312_2pmKST pic.twitter.com/afPcpvHaKS
The title of the single album has been revealed as –R-, the first letter of her name, which means “a new beginning” as she embarks on a new beginning as a solo artist. Following the release date announcement, the YouTube teaser trailer surpassed 4M likes, making it the first teaser by a solo artist of the group to reach this number.
The highly anticipated –R- will be available on March 12 at Midnight EST and 2:00 pm KST, and available for pre-order starting March 4 at 2:00 pm KST here.

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