BLACKPINK’s Rosé revealed the unexpected behind-the-scenes story of how the song “APT” came to be. was composed
Rosé, a member of BLACKPINK active as a solo singer, appeared on the December 11 broadcast of tvN’s entertainment program “You Quiz on the Block” and talked about her collaboration with pop star Bruno Mars on the song “APT.” .
First of all, Rosé confessed, “It was pretty interesting. My family likes the song too”. MC Yoo Jae-suk commented, “You don’t just sing the song, you also participated in its composition and writing the lyrics. Once again, I want to congratulate you on the success of the song. “APT.” It’s about a drinking game in Korea and has become so famous all over the world.” He was also curious about how the song was made.
In response, Rosé explained, “It was when I started working on some songs with my friends. I told them, “Let me show you how to play some Korean drinking games,” because the games are really interesting. Among many games, I like ‘apt. game’ and it is also very easy to play. So I showed them how to play it first, but after that they kept repeating ‘apateu~ apateu~’”.
Listening to the story, Yoo Jae-suk said, “So you didn’t turn the game into a song on purpose, but it became popular and addictive”. Rose added: “Right. I was amazed that so many people liked it. I found it funny to see my foreign friends repeating ‘apateu~ apateu~’, and then turning it into a song.”
