Rosé

The duet song ‘APT.’ by Blackpink’s Rosé and Bruno Mars is dominating music charts around the world.

The Black Label announced on the 25th that Rosé’s pre-released single ‘APT.’ has surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify, the world’s largest music platform.

‘APT.’ is a pre-release single released ahead of Rosé’s official comeback on December 6th, and will also be included in her first full-length album ‘rosie’. ‘APT.’ added another record by achieving 100 million streams on Spotify within 7 days of its release. This is the shortest record for a K-pop female solo artist, and she is the second K-pop artist to reach 100 million streams within a week.

Rosé and Bruno Mars’ duet song ‘APT.’, whose sound source and music video were released on the 18th, topped the real-time charts, daily charts, and ‘TOP 100’ of domestic music sites Melon, Genie, Bugs, and Vibe immediately after its release. Achieved ‘PAK’ (Perfect All Kill), sweeping first place.

In addition, it settled at number one on Spotify’s U.S. chart and took first place on iTunes charts in a total of 40 regions, proving its popularity not only domestically but also globally. It also ranked first on QQ Music, the music site with the largest market share in China, demonstrating the enthusiasm of ‘APT.’, which took the Americas and Asia by storm. In particular, Rosé once again broke a career high with this single ‘APT.’, including becoming the first Korean female solo artist to reach No. 1 on US Spotify and No. 1 on the Global Spotify Top Song Chart.

‘APT’ appeared with Bruno Mars and garnered attention with its witty visuals. The music video also surpassed 25 million views within 24 hours of its release and surpassed 100 million views within 5 days of its release. In addition, it maintained its position as the No. 1 trending video and trending music in Korea every day, and ranked No. 1 in Trending in Korea and No. 1 in Trending in the U.S., truly demonstrating the great integration of the global music market.

‘APT.’, in which Rosé directly participated, is a song inspired by the ‘Apartment Game’, which is widely known in Korea. Rosé said, “’Apartment Game’ is a game I really like. It’s simple, fun, and perfect for brightening the mood. “One night in the studio, I taught the staff I was working with how to play the game and started working on the song after seeing them all having fun. Bruno Mars joined and the song was completed.”

‘rosie’, a new album released on December 6th and containing the pre-released single ‘APT.’, is Rosé’s first full-length album and contains a total of 12 songs, including the title song. Rosé will participate in writing and composing all the songs in this album and will tell her own more honest and intimate story.

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