India, Oct. 2 -- At the MTV VMAs last month, Rose from Blackpink won Song of The Year for APT., becoming the first K-pop artist to do so. When APT. released last October, Rose, 28, already had two albums and seven singles. But APT. felt different. Reels picked it up. We all know the dance moves, even the ones who haven't danced to it. Students in South Korea tried to avoid listening to it before exams because it was so catchy. Suddenly, everyone was shipping Rose and Bruno Mars.

Rose isn't the only Blackpink member chasing solo success. Jennie came out with Solo in 2019, three years after the group debuted. Lisa released her own solo album, Lalisa, in 2021, collabed with Meghan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat, and made her acting debut with T...