KPOP 3rd generation · Windfall / Transparent Arts
The Rose
ザ・ローズ / 더로즈
The Rose write emotional rock with melodies that carry in English, which is how they built an audience by touring rather than by broadcast.
- 2017DebutAug 3, 2017
- 4Members
- 3thGeneration
- Black RoseFandom
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In 30 seconds: The Rose
Four members, guitars at the centre, and a catalogue that grew bigger as the rooms did.
Start here if you want a Korean band that you can see live in your own country.
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Key facts
- Group name
- The Rose
- Reading / Hangul
- ザ・ローズ / 더로즈
- Company
- Windfall / Transparent Arts
- Debut date
- August 3, 2017
- Days active
- 3,376 days (9 years, 2 months)
- Debut song
- Sorry
- Generation
- 3rd generation
- Fandom name
- Black Rose(ブラックローズ)
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Member guide
ハジュン하준 · HajoonView in Japanese
ジェヒョン재형 · JaehyeongView in JapaneseProfile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ウソン | 1993-02-25 | 33 | 173cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea · United States |
| ドジュン | 1993-04-20 | 33 | 176cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ハジュン | 1994-07-29 | 32 | 174cm | AB | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ジェヒョン | 1994-11-03 | 31 | 181cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
Ages are as of 2026-10-31.
Selected releases
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Start here
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
Sorry MVThe debut is the most lyrical of the early songs and the natural entry point.
She's In The Rain MVShe's In The Rain is the one people cry to and the best-known thing they play.
Back To Me MVBack To Me belongs to the later years and shows how much bigger the sound has become.MVView in JapanesePerformanceView in JapaneseLiveView in JapaneseStageView in JapaneseAudioView in Japanese
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From debut to now
- 2017The Rose debuted officially with Sorry, making a band sound unlike a K-pop idol act and the voice of Woosung the way in.
- 2018Baby and She's In The Rain pushed aching feeling and the spread of the band forward, building the emotional core that marks The Rose.
- 2019RED showed a bright band-pop way in, revealing a range in The Rose beyond dark emotional songs.
- 2021Beauty and the Beast carried on a dramatic band expression and built the bridge to the global period that followed.
- 2022On the album HEAL, Sour and Childhood strengthened a way of listening at album length that moves between healing and loneliness.
- 2023Back To Me, Alive and You're Beautiful strengthened the rock colour and a global live feel.
- 2025The official footage for Trauma shows The Rose still renewing heavy feeling and band sound now.
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Achievements
Key milestones
Verified information
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Official links
Official site
Official social accounts and platforms
Shopping guide
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KPOP DISCOVER's The Rose note
What anchors The Rose is a vocal that sits close to the feeling and a guitar-led band sound. A 4-piece band out of Korea, they carry melodies that travel easily into English-speaking ears, which makes them an easy first K-band to hear. Sorry in 2017 set the starting point on a band sound unlike a K-pop idol act and on the voice of Woosung.
The ache of She's In The Rain, the bright band pop of RED, the healing and loneliness that the album HEAL moves between: the range runs well past dark emotional songs. Put the music videos and the live footage side by side and the outline comes through.
Recently, working from a self-run base and global touring, they have pushed the rock colour and the live feel through Back To Me, Alive and Trauma. Sorry, then She's In The Rain, then Back To Me covers the lyricism, the ache and a global sense of scale.
Editors' take Sorry / She's In The Rain / Back To Me — a vocal close to the feeling and a guitar-led sound, across three songs from a 4-piece K-band out of Korea.
Trivia worth knowing
Entry point
Sorry is the way in for the aching sound of the beginning, while Back To Me shows the rockier shape of recent years.
Voice
Woosung's voice is the loudest hook, yet the playing of Dojoon, Hajoon and Jaehyeong builds the emotional weight underneath.
Band
Nothing here rests on choreography; the playing and the live feel carry it, so Live Clips and stage footage matter as much as the videos.
Releases
Heard as whole albums, Heal and Dual reveal a narrative that single tracks alone never show.
Fandom name
Black Rose holds beauty and a dark aftertaste in one name, which suits the tone of the songs.
Comparison
Set beside DAY6, ONEWE and N.Flying, the emotional line and the outward global reach separate one K-band from another.
Frequently asked questions
What defines The Rose?
Four members, guitars at the centre, and a catalogue that grew bigger as the rooms did.
Why should a new listener start with The Rose?
Start here if you want a Korean band that you can see live in your own country.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Sorry, She's In The Rain, Back To Me, then continue to the official video index.