Blackpink Rose and her solo fiery reign: How APT burns bright as an anthem for all seasons
The Blackpink star scripted history with several nominations at the MTV VMA's
Game….start!
Aaptau aapteu UHUHUH.
You can’t go anywhere without hearing Rose and Bruno Mars's song, and, you will admit, it’s too catchy to forget. It released last year in October, and has somehow lasted all seasons.
It’s a summer bop. Your winter jam to keep things interesting.
It even got us through spring, because how can you not dance to it, with a little bop in your step?
And, then there’s the different concert performances between the two stars Rose and Bruno Mars, who concocted this special: That stellar sync at MAMA, to Rose singing it with Psy too. Tch, tch.
This song has gone long without stopping. And in the past year, it has hit several milestones.
Game start. (Sorry, it's hard to resist).
The milestones for Rose and Apt
Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Rosé the highest-charting female K-pop soloist to date
Spent 12 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200—the longest of any track in 2024
Topped charts in Australia (ARIA), Japan (Hot 100), South Korea (Circle Chart), and France—an unprecedented global sweep for a bilingual track
Became the first K-pop female soloist to top Australia’s ARIA chart
Streaming and YouTube records:
· Hit 1 billion Spotify streams in just 100 days, the second fastest in the platform’s history
·Surpassed 1.2 billion YouTube views in 131 days, making it the 5th fastest music video ever to hit that milestone
·Topped YouTube’s Global Songs Chart for six straight weeks, drawing over 56 million plays in a single tracking week
Streaming and YouTube records:
Hit 1 billion Spotify streams in just 100 days, the second fastest in the platform’s history
Surpassed 1.2 billion YouTube views in 131 days, making it the 5th fastest music video ever to hit that milestone
Topped YouTube’s Global Songs Chart for six straight weeks, drawing over 56 million plays in a single tracking week
It has also earned seven nominations at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards—including Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Pop, Best Direction, Best Art Direction, and Best Visual Effects.
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