A Great Record in 11 Days and 22 Hours Since Release

Source: The Black Label

[The Fact | Reporter Park Ji-yoon] Group BLACKPINK member Rosé is captivating the world with 'APT.'

On the 30th, her agency The Black Label announced, "Rosé and Bruno Mars' duet song 'APT.' has achieved 200 million views on YouTube." This is the fastest record for a K-Pop female solo artist, reaching 200 million views in just 11 days and 22 hours since its release on the 18th.

The music video attracted attention for its witty visuals, featuring Rosé and Bruno Mars. It achieved the feat of surpassing 100 million views in just 5 days since its release, and has maintained its position as the No. 1 domestically popular video and No. 1 popular music, and has also risen to No. 1 in the US trending charts, showing off its irreplaceable popularity.

The record-breaking streak of 'APT.', which has caused a syndrome not only in Korea but also around the world, continues. 'APT.' settled in the No. 1 spot on Spotify's US chart immediately after its release, and also ranked No. 1 on iTunes charts in 40 regions, and also No. 1 on QQ Music, the music site with the largest market share in China.

Rosé is renewing her career high with 'APT.'. She is the first K-pop female solo artist to reach No. 1 on Spotify in the US and No. 1 on the global Spotify Top Songs chart. She broke the record for the shortest time for a K-pop female solo artist by reaching 100 million streams on Spotify in just 7 days after its release. It also entered the UK Official Singles Chart 'TOP 100' (Top Back) at No. 4.

In addition, it entered Billboard's main single chart 'HOT 100' (Hot Back) announced on the 29th (local time) at 8th place, making it the highest record for a female K-pop artist and the first to debut in the single digits. 'APT.' entered Billboard's 'Global 200 (including the US)' and 'Global 200 (excluding the US)' at 1st place, and on the 'Global 200 (including the US)' chart, it achieved the great record of reaching 1st place with the 2nd highest streaming number of all time in Billboard's tally.

'APT.' is a song inspired by 'Apartment Game', which is widely known in Korea. Rosé explained, "'Apartment Game' is a game that I really like. It's simple, fun, and perfect for setting the mood." She continued, "One night, I started working on the song after teaching the staff who were working in the studio how to play the game and watching them all having fun together. Bruno Mars joined and the song was completed."

'APT.' is a pre-released song ahead of Rosé's official comeback on December 6th, and will be included in her first full-length album 'rosie.' The new album contains a total of 12 tracks, including the title track and 'APT.' Rosé plans to participate in writing and composing all the songs in this album, telling more honest and intimate stories about herself.