Netizen’s opinions also varied.
Koreaboo
3 hours ago
On February 1, the 68th Grammy Awards took place, honoring a year of music from artists around the world.
BLACKPINK‘s Rose was nominated in multiple categories for her smash collaboration with Bruno Mars,”Apt.” The idol was also announced to be one of the night’s performers, making her the first female K-Pop soloist to perform at the ceremony.
BLACKPINK’s Rosé | YG Entertainment
HYBE girl group KATSEYE also earned nominations for “Best New Artist” and “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance,” and were among the night’s performers.
KATSEYE | HYBE
For the black-tie event, both acts stuck to black-and-white looks, with BLACKPINK‘s Rosé wearing a YSL dress. She wore her hair in a shorter bob and went without any jewelry around her neck.
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KATSEYE went with white and grey looks, many of which featured lace and see-through elements. The group are known for leaning more into sexy looks, and these outfits seemed to balance sexy and elegant.
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Reactions to the looks have varied, both from netizens and from news outlets reporting on the night’s fashion.
The Cut mentioned both in their article, listing KATSEYE last on their “best” list, saying they “want more from them” but appreciated the coordination efforts. Rosé was listed among the “worst” outfits, with the look described as out of proportion.
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KATSEYE also made the “best dressed” list from Yahoo!News, and were given a shoutout by ELLE for their fashion. Rosé was featured in the “best dressed” looks by People Magazine, Yahoo!Life, and The LA TIMES.
Netizen reaction-wise, KATSEYE earned reactions that leaned more positive…
clean, classy and coordinated without fully matching that’s how girl groups should look on the red carpet https://t.co/BuCY9PDlHK
— taylor ❦ (@manonsarchives) February 2, 2026
…while many expressed “boredom” with Rosé’s look, calling it “questionable.”
All these dress fab ysl archives that she can pull among this… im sick asf rosé fire your stylist https://t.co/R35zShaMXm pic.twitter.com/4eD7hxFm4d
— 𝒞ℳ (@Callmee___) February 1, 2026
Regardless of opinions on their outfits, both acts have made major history for themselves!