BLACKPINK Rosé and Bruno Mars’ ‘APT.’ Achieves Record as 2024’s Biggest Male-Female Duet Debut, Outshining Taylor Swift and Post Malone’s ‘Fortnight’
The collaborative single “APT.”by BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars has overtaken Taylor Swift and Post Malone’s “Fortnight”to become the largest male-female debut on YouTube in 2024. This track has achieved the status of the most appreciated and quickest duet to reach 10 million views on the platform this year. Since its launch on October 18, “APT.”has been breaking numerous records.
Released on April 19, 2024, “Fortnight”initially claimed the title of the biggest debut of the year until Rosé and Bruno’s “APT.”took the crown. The duo’s collaboration also won the Best Collaboration award at the 2024 Video Music Awards.
Record-Setting Success of BLACKPINK Rosé and Bruno Mars’ APT.
Within the first 24 hours of its release, Rosé made history as the highest-charting K-pop female solo artist on the US iTunes Top 10. She stands out as the top debuting female Asian artist on US iTunes, with the track climbing the charts in over 32 nations, including places like the UAE, Taiwan, and Poland.
“APT.”has also broken records for being the fastest music video by a Korean solo artist to achieve one million likes and to hit 10 million views in 2024.
In just a day, Rosé and Bruno Mars achieved a real-time all-kill on several Korean music streaming services, claiming the number one spot on platforms such as Melon, Genie, Flo, and Bugs. Rosé also enjoyed her first solo number one ranking on the MelOn Top 100 with “APT.”
Support from BLACKPINK Members for Rosé
“Regarding Jisoo… she is just the best. She always asks how I’m doing, where I am in the world, and tells me to come back to Korea; I miss her,”
The youngest member of BLACKPINK, Lisa, also showed her enthusiasm for the single via an Instagram story, saying:
“Omg…very my style!!”
Bruno Mars Embraces His ‘Oppa Era’
In Korean culture, ‘oppa’ is a term used by women when addressing older males as a sign of respect.
“the night I taught Bruno how to play a Korean drinking game.”
Bruno also shared a picture of himself with Rosé, surrounded by friends with their hands stacked on top of one another, along with a cheeky caption that stirred a surprised reaction from Rosé:
“So this was me hanging on for dear life after @roses_are_rosie introduced me to this Korean drinking game and got me saucy. Then, she tried to kiss me, and I was like, ‘woah Rosie! what part of the game is this?’ She replied, ‘I ain’t playin games with you anymore lil boy! Big Rosie about that BUSINESS!’ I nervously said, ‘stop Rosie, I’m scared!’ But other than that, super chill night.”
Rosé is set to release her solo debut album, “Rosie,”on December 6, featuring 12 tracks, including “APT.”
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