Blackpink’s Rosé thanks herself for Song of the Year win at MTV VMAs

K-pop girl group Blackpink’s Rosé seemed stunned when her name was called for Song of the Year at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. But on Sunday night, she arrived on stage prepared, pulling out a two-page speech she had written “just in case”. The award, presented by Paris Hilton, honoured Rosé and Bruno Mars for their collaboration, “Apt”. Accepting the trophy, Rosé’s excitement was evident as she began by thanking Mars for both his artistry and his friendship. She then recalled being asked once about her greatest fear. Her answer, she told the audience, was letting down her 16-year-old self, “an oddball among society,” as she put it, who had only dreamt of one day pursuing her ambitions with...