HOME / ENTERTAINMENT / MUSIC

Rosé to debut solo at Blackpink's 'The Show' concert, fans are in a meltdown after '2 years of waiting'

'She wants to perform for us no matter how it could affect her charting, or it being leaked or any of that, she needs to be let known how much we appreciate her'

After what may have felt likes ages for many fans, the wait is finally nearing its end. Rosé's solo debut finally has a confirmed date. Blinks, mark your calendars for January 31, 2021, as the Blackpink member will showcase her new solo song for the first time via a performance at an upcoming Blackpink concert. The song's title has not been revealed yet.

Rosé's record label YG Entertainment has already revealed that the singer has wrapped up filming the song's music video. Presumably, it looks like the agency has big plans and has invested a lot in her solo pursuits as the music video reported as being a big-budget visual and with production costs that were higher than ever before.

According to reports, after post-production for the music video is complete, YG Entertainment will share the promotion schedule for the song. Additionally, Rosé wants to first give fans a taste of the solo track through a concert performance before it hits the streaming shelves. Rosé will perform the song at Blackpink's upcoming concert 'The Show'. The event will also feature another first: 'The Show' will mark the first time that the K-pop girl group is doing a live-stream concert.

As far as the concept for the new Rosé song goes, very little is known till now, apart from YG saying that the song features the "sweet yet soulful vocal" of the singer and hints that it will be "surely different from BLACKPINK's usual musical style".

Fans on Twitter are in a meltdown over the news of Rosé performing a solo number at 'The Show', which has made the event trend on Twitter. "After more than 2 years of waiting, we're now only 6 days away from hearing Rosé solo at 'The Show'.. omfg @blackpink," said a fan while another wrote, "she's coming hide your faves."

Fans are also appreciating Rosé's decision to reveal the song first through 'The Show'. "Rosé's name needs to be everywhere the night of the show like... two years of waiting and she wants to perform for us no matter how it could affect her charting, or it being leaked or any of that, she needs to be let known how much we appreciate her," said a fan. One fan tweeted, "If it was her decision to perform her solo for the first time during THE SHOW then I don’t see what’s the problem. I understand people want good charting etc but if your’e gonna value things like that over the music itself then idk what to tell you. I’m excited regardless."

"Your time to shine has come my baby, go give us everything at THE SHOW! Slay the stage with RS1. READY FOR ROSÉ SOLO RS1 IS COMING," added another fan.