Rosé makes history as 'APT.' claims No. 2 on British Official chart

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Rosé makes history as 'APT.' claims No. 2 on British Official chart

Published: 02 Nov. 2024, 11:29 Updated: 03 Nov. 2024, 14:08

The cover image for ″APT.″, a collaborative single by Blackpink's Rosé with American pop star Bruno Mars, provided by The Black Label [YONHAP]

Blackpink's Rosé has reached No. 2 on the British Official Singles Top 100 chart with "APT.," her collaboration single with Bruno Mars, setting a new record as the highest-charting female K-pop artist.

According to the chart released Friday, the single debuted at No. 4 and climbed two spots to come just behind U.S. singer-songwriter Gigi Perez's "Sailor Song," which currently holds the No. 1 position.

With this achievement, Rosé broke her own record, previously set upon the song's debut, for the highest position reached by a female K-pop artist.

"APT.," which dropped on Oct. 18, is a prerelease from Rosé's highly anticipated first solo full-length album, "rosie," scheduled for release on Dec. 6.

The upbeat pop-punk track, inspired by a popular Korean drinking game known as the "apartment game," is gaining international popularity with its catchy chorus that repeatedly features the word "apartment," pronounced as apateu, a Korean abbreviation of the word.

The single has reached No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, while its music video, featuring both Rosé and Mars, amassed over 200 million views within just 11 days, becoming the fastest video by a female K-pop soloist to reach the milestone.

Yonhap