The Rose

Influenced by K-pop and indie rock, South Korean band The Rose has garnered a worldwide following since forming in 2017. ∙ Years before joining The Rose, lead singer/guitarist Woosung made his debut on the first season of the reality-TV singing competition K-Pop Star. ∙ Members Dojoon, Jaehyeong, and Hajoon originally met while busking in Seoul’s Hongdae region, before they formed the indie band Windfall in 2015. ∙ Void, the group’s 2018 debut LP, earned them their first Top 10 hit on Billboard’s World Albums chart. ∙ The band starred in The Rose TV, a 2018 reality miniseries that profiled each member. ∙ In 2018, they won Most Promising Artist at the International K-Music Awards, a ceremony honoring excellence in K-pop and J-pop. ∙ They recorded the 2019 single “Strangers” as the theme song for the Korean horror TV series Strangers From Hell.