Blackpink’s Rosé He reached a historical milestone with his successful single “APT”, Wying of Psych “Gangnam Style” as the longest 10 k-pop solo track on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song, which was a collaboration with Bruno Mars, spent 12 consecutive weeks in the top 10 of the ranking, ensuring the place n. 6 in his last ranking on Hot 100.
“APT”, released as the main single by Rosé’s Solo album of debut RosieIt was a global feeling from his debut in October 2024. The track initially entered Hot 100 at n. 8, marking the highest debut for a women’s k-pop solo. Subsequently it went to n. 5, establishing a new record for the highest position achieved by a K-Pop female artist in the standings.
The successful success of the song on The Hot 100 also made the K-Pop Song in fifth long duration In the history of the graph, overcoming BTS’s “butter”. In addition, “APT” spent 21 weeks on The Hot 100, becoming the most long-lived song from a K-Pop soloist, overcoming “one of Jennie’s girls” (20 weeks).
In addition to Hot 100, “APT” continues to dominate global graphs. He spent 21 weeks both for Billboard Global 200 and for Billboard Global Exc. The US rankings, keeping the place n. 2 in his latest rankings. The track also beat Mariah Carey’s record keeping position no. 1 On the Billboard Global Exc. United States table for 15 consecutive weeks, overcoming Carey’s 14 weeks with “All I Want for Christmas Sei You”.
Rosé’s results with “APT” also extend to other platforms. The song made the first K-Pop artist to reach the number 1 in the top 100 Global Chart of Apple Music, a company confirmed by Guinness World Records.
The collaboration of Rosé with Bruno Mars on “APT” It started with a simple text message from Mars who expresses interest in working together. Rosé sent three pitches of songs, including “APT”, which was inspired by a game of Korean drinking that often played with friends. Mars was intrigued by the concept and chose it for their collaboration.
