“Rosy (feat. HeeJin)” (Hangul: 로지) is the second track from single album Olivia Hye by HyeJu of LOONA. It was released on March 30, 2018 as the twelfth and final part of the “Girl of the Month” project. The song is a duet between Olivia Hye and Go Won, featuring rapping by HeeJin.
Go Won and Olivia Hye’s duet “Rosy” captures the pretty but edgy unpredictable emotions of modern girls who are nice but chic, kind but naughty, or interested but not enough to go out with someone.[2]
고원과 Olivia Hye가 함께한 커플링 곡 “Rosy”는 두 소녀의 상냥하지만 시크한, 친절하지만 불친절한, 혹은 마음에 들지만 사귀기는 귀찮은 요즘 시대의 어디로 튈지 모르는 난파된 나침반 같은 심리를 담아 예쁘지만 가시 돋힌 감정을 노래했다.[2]
Composition: BADD, Kim Jin-hyung (김진형), Hickee (히키)
Arrangement: BADD, Kim Jin-hyung (김진형)
All Programming: Choi Jae-il (최재일)
Keyboard: Kim Jin-hyung (김진형)
Background Vocals: Hickee (히키)
Recording: Woo Min-jung (우민정) at InGrid Studio
Mixing: Ko Hyun-jung (고현정) at Koko Sound Studio
Trivia[]
The guide vocalist for this song was a male singer.[3]
Go Won and HyeJu didn’t know each other that well at the time of the recording. As she hadn’t heard HyeJu sing before, Go Won asked her, “Hey, you good at singing?”, and HyeJu replied awkwardly, “Oh... no, I’m not”, which made Go Won feel relieved.[3]
Go Won and HyeJu heard the song for the first time on the way to the recording. They recorded for nine hours the first day and were asked to sing with a melancholy feeling. However, the next day the producers decided to start over entirely, with a brighter style this time.[3]
When Go Won and HyeJu recorded “Rosy”, Go Won thought it was meant to be included in her solo single.[3]
Lyricist Darly spoke about the song on her blog.[4]
Origins: “This is the song that got me involved with the LOONA girls, and it’s a very special song for me. And in my mind HyeJu really seems to resemble a rose petal. So maybe for that reason, I think she really fit well with ‘Rosy’ and its odd and dreamy atmosphere.”
Lore importance: “When I came to the lyrics were completed, and the reactions were more explosive than I thought ㅇㅅㅇ;;; The label was also very favorable towards it, and so as I said earlier, this song was what helped me to keep working with the LOONA girls. And according to composer oppa, he said this song significantly influenced the construction of LOONA’s lore. I don’t know if he told me that just so I could feel good (ㅋㅋㅋㅋ) But it does feel like I got to play a part in the lore //ㅅ//”
Breakdown: “The overall story is that I compared a woman to a ‘flower’, and people get drunk on her beauty and try possess her and pluck her. Isn’t it a little sad when you hear it that way? It’s the story of a rose that’s lonely because it’s beautiful.”
Go Won and HyeJu have read her commentary of the song and liked it. They think it would be helpful for when they perform the song in the future.[3]
