Rose (D.O. song)

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"Rose"
Single by D.O.
from the EP Empathy
Language
ReleasedJuly 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)
Recorded2021
Studio SM Yellow Tail (Seoul)
Genre Folk-pop
Length2:33
Label
Composer(s)
  • Emanuel Abrahamsson
  • Benjamin Ingrosso
  • Axel Ehnström
Lyricist(s)
  • Emanuel Abrahamsson
  • Benjamin Ingrosso
  • Axel Ehnström
  • Doh Kyung-soo
Producer(s) Emanuel Abrahamsson
D.O. singles chronology
"That's Okay"
(2019)		"Rose"
(2021)		"I Do"
(2022)
Music video
"Rose" on YouTube

"Rose" is a song recorded in both Korean and English by South Korean singer-actor, D.O. that was released on July 26, 2021, by SM Entertainment and distributed by Dreamus. The Korean version served as the lead single of D.O.'s debut EP, Empathy , while the English version is included as the bonus track.

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Background

D.O. previously released digital single "That's Okay" on July 1, 2019, coinciding with the day he entered his military enlistment. [1] He was discharged on January 25, 2021, after taking his final military vacation leave in December 2020, without having to return to his military base due to the COVID-19 protocols. [2]

D.O. returned to Exo for their seventh EP, Don't Fight the Feeling that was released on June 7. [3] Later that month, SM announced that D.O. will release his first EP Empathy on July 26, with pre-orders commencing on July 1. [4]

"Rose" was announced as the lead single of the EP on July 15, with D.O. himself reported to be involved in the songwriting process. [5] The teaser video for the song's music video was released on July 23. [6]

The song was released alongside its EP on July 26. [7]

Composition

Produced by Emanuel Abrahamsson, "Rose" is an "easy listening folk-pop song with cheerful sound of acoustic guitar. [7] Billboard labeled the song as "breezy." [8] The lyrics were originally penned by Abrahamsson, Benjamin Ingrosso, and Axel Ehnström in English before D.O. translated the song into Korean, depicting a love story. [9]

Lasting at two minutes and thirty-three seconds, the song was composed by Abrahamsson, Ingrosso, and Ehnström in the key of C major, and arranged by Abrahamsson with the tempo of 75 beats per minute. [10]

D.O. recorded the English version of the song because the guide language of the song was in English, but he enjoyed the lyrics and the feel of the music so much and ended up recording the song in both Korean and English. [11]

Music video

The music video was released on July 26, showing D.O. avoiding disasters while enjoying a sunny day in the neighborhood. [12]

Commercial performance

"Rose" peaked domestically on the Gaon Digital Chart and the K-pop Hot 100 charts at numbers 33 and 91 respectively. [13] [14] Overseas, it peaked at number 16 in the World Digital Song Sales chart. [15]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Rose"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon) [13] 33
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) ( Billboard) [14] 91
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) [15] 16

Accolades

Year-end lists
PublisherYearListiclePlacementRef.
NME 2021"The 25 best K-pop songs of 2021"16th [16]
The Philippine Star "21 K-pop title tracks that defined 2021" [17]
Music show awards
SongProgramDateRankRef.
"Rose" Music Bank (KBS)August 6, 20211 [18]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes. [19]

Studio

Personnel

Release history

Release history for "Rose"
RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaJuly 26, 2021
VariousSM

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