BLACKPINK’s Rosé Was Terrified To Write About Her Ex Because Of K-Pop’s “Strict Dating Rules”

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Despite initial fears, she went through with it.

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As BLACKPINK’s Rosé prepares for the release of her debut solo album, rosie, she’s breaking barriers and getting deeply personal — but not without hesitation.

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In a recent interview with The New York Times, Rosé revealed her struggles with writing about topics like heartbreak and lost love, sharing that K-Pop’s rigid dating culture made her nervous about opening up.

The BLACKPINK star revealed that when she first sat down to write about the stories she wanted to, she often felt anxious and scared of saying some things.

I had moments where I was like: “Wait, can we say this? Wait, maybe we shouldn’t put that word in there. Maybe this is too much. Should we not?”

— Rosé via The New York Times

When asked about where that fear was coming from, Rosé shared she wondered if she could talk about her experiences even though it was simply romance and nothing “crazy.”

Interviewer: What’s the fear?

Rosé: Can I show this side of me, and am I allowed to talk about this? But it’s not even crazy things, to be honest. It’s very normal things.

Interviewer: The themes are heartache, lost love, anger sometimes — the range of human emotions.

Rosé: Yeah, romance. But even that — it’s scary for me.

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Though it was simple themes such as human emotions, the fear of overstepping boundaries lingered. Rosé acknowledged that the strict norms in the K-Pop industry around dating — partly designed to maintain a fan-idol fantasy — made her hesitant to fully express herself.

Interviewer: I’ve seen reporting that K-pop agencies have strict rules when it comes to dating, in part maybe because they want fans to feel as if idols are in a relationship with them. Is that part of the fear? That it’s not normal for stars to share that part of them?

Rosé: Yeah, it was not normal. It isn’t normal. But also it’s just not normal for me too. I had never really spoken about it too, because I feel like there’s no need for me to ever confirm anything or talk about it.

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Rosé then ended the question with the clarification that the deeply personal themes in her music — from romance to heartbreak — are meant to serve as inspiration for her art rather than a reflection of her dating history.