R (single album)

For other albums, see R § Music.

R
Digital and standard digipak cover
Single album by
Rosé
Released12 March 2021 (2021-03-12)
Recorded2019–2020
StudioThe Black Label Studio (Seoul)
GenrePop
Length6:15
LanguageEnglish
Label
Producer
Vinyl LP cover
Singles from R
  1. "On the Ground"
    Released: 12 March 2021
  2. "Gone"
    Released: 5 April 2021

R (stylised as -R-) is the debut single album recorded by South Korean-New Zealand singer and Blackpink member Rosé. It was released on 12 March 2021 through YG Entertainment and Interscope Records. The single album was produced by Teddy, 24, Jorgen Odegard, Ojivolta, Jon Bellion and Brian Lee. R is primarily a pop record with influences of synth-pop, dance-pop, electropop, EDM, alternative rock, soft rock, indie rock and rock elements.

The physical version debuted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart and became the best-selling album by a female soloist in the chart's history. R also set the record for the highest first-week sales by a female K-pop soloist with 448,089 copies sold, before her bandmate Lisa broke the record. It was certified double platinum by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) in November 2021 for selling 500,000 copies, and was later certified triple platinum in December 2023 for selling 750,000 copies. The single album was met with positive reviews centering on Rosé's vocals and songwriting.

"On the Ground" was released as the lead single on the same day the album was released. The single peaked at number four on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and number 70 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the highest-charting song by a female K-pop soloist in the United States. The song also debuted and peaked at number one on both the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts, the first song by a solo K-pop artist to do so in the charts' histories. The music video for "Gone" was released on 5 April 2021, and the single peaked at number six in South Korea, earning Rosé her second top-ten hit in the country.