On October 25, Bruno Mars took to social media, saying, “Thank you so much to all Korean fans!! I cried all morning after I got my first win in a music showㅠㅠ.”
He added: “A huge thank you to Rosé for helping me reach first place, and thanks for all the love on ‘APT.’. With love, Bruno Oppa.” His clever use of Korean in his message attracted a lot of attention.
Rosé responded by sharing her post, saying: “I’m so proud of you, Bruno Mars.“
Rosé’s new single “APT. (ROSÉ & Bruno Mars),” a pre-release track before its official return on December 6, topped the real-time, daily and “TOP 100” charts on major Korean music platforms such as Melon, Genie, Bugs and Vibe soon after its release on October 18th.
The song also reached #1 on Spotify’s US chart and topped the iTunes charts in 40 regions, demonstrating its global impact. It also took the top spot on China’s largest music platform QQ Music, further demonstrating the widespread popularity of “APT”. throughout the Americas and Asia.
Rosé made history as the first Korean female solo artist to reach No. 1 on the US Spotify chart and the global Spotify Daily Top Songs chart, breaking career records once again with the release of “APT.”.
In particular, the duet between Rosé and Bruno Mars reached 100 million views on YouTube (as of October 23) in just 5 days after its release.
On October 24th “APT”. took first place on Mnet’s “M Countdown” program.
Source: Naver
