R Album – ROSÉ (BLACKPINK)

Album Details

About R Album

R is the debut single album by New Zealand and South Korean singer Rosé, released on March 12, 2021, through YG Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album was produced by Teddy, 24, Jorgen Odegard, Ojivolta, Jon Bellion, and Brian Lee. R blends pop with influences from synth-pop, dance-pop, electropop, EDM, alternative rock, soft rock, indie rock, and rock elements.

The physical version debuted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart, becoming the best-selling album by a female soloist in the chart’s history. It also set the record for the highest first-week sales by a female K-pop soloist, with 448,089 copies sold, a record later broken by her bandmate Lisa. The album was certified double platinum by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) in November 2021 for selling 500,000 copies and was later certified triple platinum in December 2023 for 750,000 copies. R received positive reviews, particularly for Rosé’s vocals and songwriting.

The lead single, “On the Ground,” was released on the same day as the album. It peaked at number four on South Korea’s Gaon Digital Chart and number 70 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it the highest-charting song by a female K-pop soloist in the United States in 2021. It also debuted and topped both the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts, marking the first time a solo K-pop artist achieved such a feat. The music video for “Gone” was released on April 4, 2021, and the single peaked at number six in South Korea, earning Rosé her second top-ten hit in the country.

R Tracklist

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R – CD only (bonus tracks)