Woosung: Dawn side has more daytime vibes, happier, easier. It’s really showing the listeners the duality of our music, and why it could be dark but also why it could be bright.Ĭan you elaborate on those two representations of the Rose? We wrote what we felt.ĭUAL, I think, is a little more intentional, in a way where we are giving two sides of a genre and two sides of a tone that we want to present to the audience as the Rose. In terms of the sound, it was more natural. We really wanted to heal through our music and writing it and the whole process of reminding ourselves why we love music and why we love doing music. Woosung: HEAL was definitely us coming back after a hiatus.
What is the story you wanted to tell with DUAL after the release of your first album, HEAL ? The Rose caught up with over Zoom in Seoul to talk about their new album, their musical influences growing up and preparing for their upcoming North American tour, which will see them playing some of the biggest venues of their career thus far. 14 on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart, and was named among the best "K-pop songs of 2017." The band's debut album, HEAL, followed in October 2022. The Rose made its official debut in 2017 with the soft-rock ballad "Sorry." The song reached No. The trio then formed a band called Windfall - now the name of the Rose’s self-made label - and later recruited Woosung. Keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist Dojoon and bassist Jaehyeong first connected busking in the same neighborhood drummer Hajoon and Jaehyeong were working with the same entertainment company. The Rose's busking origin story is unique among Korean groups, many of which are formed by entertainment companies. "I think experimenting with music and trying to connect different genres is really fun as a writer, and to showcase our personality,” said the Rose’s leader, vocalist and guitarist Woosung in an interview with. Their recently-released second studio album, DUAL, reflects on their past, present and future. Known for creating vulnerable, emotional songs in both English and Korean, the Rose are continuing to expand their sound. The quartet - which began six years ago as a group of street performers - have toured the world and performed at major music festivals including BST Hyde Park and Lollapalooza, but have never forgotten their busking roots.ĭuring a Lollapalooza midnight aftershow, the Rose went back to basics: They did away with their setlist and instead took requests from the audience testing their improvisation and memorization skills. South Korean indie rock band the Rose have reached new heights over the past year. On June 3, fans took overthe #WhiteLivesMatter to drown out racist comments and messages on Twitter.īTS Makes Statement In Support Of Black Lives Matter Since then, BTS and other K-pop artists, including Monsta X, have spoken out to denounce anti-blackness and racism. K-pop fans have also united to use their own assembling power against racism. Soju told the San Francisco Chronicle Black K-pop fans inspired him to write the letter. The letter stated concerns and asked for accountability in the K-pop industry's lack of support for the Black community. While K-pop owes much of its influence to Black culture, a conversation around support and accountability, like in the greater music industry, has surfaced on social media after artist Soju posted a letter to the K-pop industry in late May. #BlackLivesMatter," BTS' tweet read in English and Korean. "We stand against racial discrimination./ We condemn violence./ You, I and we all have the right to be respected. On June 3, BTS publically showed their support on social media for the movement that has been leading protests in Los Angeles and other cities across the country and has advocated for Black lives for the last few years. We are moved by the generosity of BTS and allies all over the world who stand in solidarity in the fight for Black lives," Scales said. "Black people all over the world are in pain at this moment from the trauma of centuries of oppression.
In a statement to Variety, Black Lives Matter's managing director Kailee Scales said the donation was a touching statement of solidarity. BTS did not publically comment on the donation. In a span of 24 hours, The BTS ARMY, the group's fandom, matched the donation, raising $1,026,531 with 35,609 donors, according to Variety. Don't underestimate the power of BTS and their army-the international pop stars have once again shown the power of their social influence as they, along with Big Hit Entertainment and The BTS ARMY, have collectively donated a little over $2 million in support of Black Lives Matter.ĭays after announcing their support for the Black Lives Matter movement, Variety confirmed BTS and Big Hit Entertainment donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc.
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