On 27 March, Blackpink ’s Lisa Manoban turned 24. It would be easy to assume her mountain of gifts from Celine and and personalised cake from MAC added up to the perfect birthday, but Lisa admitted that for her, something was missing.

Addressing her 48.9 million followers, Lisa explained that she wasn’t able to spend her birthday with her family – an experience that will strike a chord with so many. As Lisa is based in Seoul but her family are from Thailand, travel restrictions prevented them from getting together to mark her special day. It’s a bittersweet feeling that will be familiar to many of her fans, not least her fellow Aries signs among them, who are marking their second birthday in lockdown.

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INDIO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 12: (L-R) Singer Rose of BLACKPINK performs onstage during the 2019 … [+] Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 12, 2019 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella)

As “On The Ground” debuts on the Hot 100, Rosé makes history as just the fifth solo South Korean musician to appear on the most competitive songs ranking in the U.S. It’s still relatively uncommon for new acts from the Asian nation to rack up enough streams and sales in a single week to make their way to the list, and Rosé is in excellent company with this win.

The first South Korean solo musician to chart a hit on the Hot 100 was Psy, who remains the musician with the most placements (when excluding groups, that is). His viral sensation “Gangnam Style” brought K-pop to new heights on the ranking in 2012 and introduced countless millions to the style. It remains one of the highest-ranking efforts by an artist from that part of the world, as it peaked at No. 2.

Psy would go on to place four more tracks on the Hot 100 over the next several years, and he is still the South Korean soloist with the most hits on the tally.

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The only two other South Korean musicians who have landed on the Hot 100 solo are members of the band BTS, and they benefited greatly from the immense popularity of the boy band.

In 2019, J-Hope recruited Latin/pop singer Becky G for “Chicken Noodle Soup,” which rose as high as No. 81. Last year, his bandmate Suga, using his moniker Agust D, stepped up a little higher. His solo cut “Daechwita” peaked at No. 76 in June 2020.

“On The Ground” was released as a double single, with “Gone” appearing on the two-track collection Rosé titled R . The latter cut was also a strong seller in America in its introductory week, but it didn’t perform quite well enough to reach the Hot 100.

These two songs may be just the first taste of solo music from Rosé, and she could soon make history again with more music on her own, which may very well climb even higher.

Here’s How the BLACKPINK Members Supported Rosé Ahead of Her Solo Debut

Rosé is one of the main vocalists of K-pop group BLACKPINK. Many people often know her for her work in the group, but she recently debuted as a solo artist.

This is Rosé’s first time working on an album by herself, and taking on such a feat can be nerve-wracking for some people. Fortunately, Rosé’s fellow BLACKPINK members were there to support her.

In an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music , Rosé revealed that she had been wanting to release her own solo music “for a very, very long time.” In fact, she recorded her first solo song in the studio about three years ago