K-pop idol Blackpink’s Rosé is making waves around the world with her song “APT.” in collaboration with 15-time Grammy-winning pop star Bruno Mars.
“APT.” is currently dominating the top spot on the global Spotify and iTunes charts, and is also number one on Spotify in the US. In South Korea, the song reached number one on all major music charts.
“APT.” serves as a pre-release single for Rosé’s first full-length album titled Rosiewhich will contain 12 tracks and will be released on December 6th.
In a recent interview, Rosé shared that she put her heart and soul into this album.
The singer revealed that she flew to Los Angeles for several weeks, intending to record the songs continuously for 14 days. However, by the tenth day, she was exhausted.
As a result, he canceled the recording sessions scheduled for the weekend to rest. But when she finally had some free time, Rosé found herself not knowing what to do. She eventually returned to a different studio and recorded another song for the album.
Rosé expressed that during the making of the album, she felt “addicted” to being in the studio.
Furthermore, when attending meetings with Atlantis Records, Rosé attempted to maintain her independence, adopting a “boss” attitude, often saying“So, what do you have for me?” She emphasized that this album has a lot of meaning for her, so she wanted everything to be perfect.
Rosé’s revelations surprised many and earned her admiration for the dedication she poured into this album.
So far, the song “APT”. it maintained its number one position on the global and US Spotify charts for two consecutive days. The song’s streaming numbers steadily increased in the four days following its release.
On October 21st “APT”. reached 14.18 million streams globally on Spotify and 1.96 million streams in the US, marking Rosé’s highest streaming number for a single song to date.
Rosé still holds the record as the first female K-pop solo artist in history to reach number one on the Spotify global chart and first female K-pop artist to top the US Spotify chart. “APT.” it also boasts the highest single-day streaming numbers for a song by an Asian artist.
“APT.” it is expected to debut at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and take the top spot on the Billboard Global 200 next week.
