BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ ‘APT’ Hits Number One – Discover the Drinking Game That Inspired Their Collaboration

On October 20, 2024, Rosé of BLACKPINK made waves in the music industry by achieving her first Perfect All Kill (PAK) as a solo performer. Her latest track, “APT.”featuring Bruno Mars, clinched the top spot on all leading Korean music streaming platforms, including Bugs, MelOn, Genie, and FLO.

This new single racked up an impressive 6.85 million streams on Spotify and recorded an extraordinary 8.5 million total streams (factoring both filtered and unfiltered) on its debut. This monumental achievement marks it as the largest debut by any artist in 2024. Additionally, “APT.”secured the No. 1 position on the YouTube Music Korea daily chart, garnering over 2.6 million views. As of this writing, the official music video has surpassed 55 million views on YouTube.

Notably, the theme of Rosé’s new solo release draws inspiration from the popular Korean drinking game known as the “Apartment Game.”Prior to the track’s release, she was spotted demonstrating the game during the Yves Saint Laurent show at Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2024.

For those unfamiliar, the game involves a leader calling out a number while players stack their hands on top of one another. Participants then sequentially call out different numbers and withdraw their hands one at a time, starting from the bottom. If a player pulls out their hand on the leader’s called number or repeats a previously mentioned number, they must drink as a penalty.

According to The Korea Times, Rosé elaborated on the concept through her agency, The Black Label, stating:

“‘APT.’ is actually my favorite Korean drinking game that I play with my friends back home. It’s so simple, puts a smile on your face and breaks the ice at any party. One night in the studio, I taught my crew how to play the game.”

She further commented:

“Everyone was fascinated, especially when I started the chant, so we played around with it and I said we should make a song out of it… and after Bruno joined the track, the rest became history!”

Rosé of BLACKPINK Celebrates a Spectacular Comeback with APT., Garnering Numerous Accolades Within 24 Hours

Below is a comprehensive list of achievements secured by “APT.”from BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars:

Highest Debut for a K-Pop Female Artist on Spotify
Ranked No. 8 as the Largest Soloist on Global Spotify History
Top K-Pop Female Act of 2024 with 6.87 million streams
Highest-Debuting Song for a K-Pop Female Solo Artist in History & K-Pop
Ranked No. 3 as a Female Act in 2024 on Global Spotify
Largest Debut for a K-Pop Female Artist in Spotify US History (1.17 million streams)
First Korean Female Solo Artist to Debut Multiple Tracks on the Global Spotify Top 10
Largest Debut for a K-Pop Female Solo Artist in Spotify across USA, UK, South Korea, France & More
“APT.”(featuring Bruno Mars) is the first song to receive over 200k streams on Spotify
Biggest Debut for K-Pop Female Soloist Song in History on Spotify Counter
Leading 2024 K-Pop Female Act Song ‘2nd Overall K-Pop Female Song Ever’ (8.54 million streams)
First K-Pop Female Solo Artist to Launch a Song with 8 Million Streams on Spotify
Largest 2024 Debut for Any Collaboration on YouTube (25.24 million)

Additionally, in terms of the largest 2024 debut for any Korean act or soloist on YouTube, here are some noteworthy records:

Most Liked 2024 Music Video by a Korean Act on its First Day on YouTube (2.91 million)
No. 1 on iTunes Worldwide Song Chart across 51 countries
Fastest 2024 K-Pop Female Act to enter Apple Music US (Pop Genre)
Ranked #1 on Melon Top 100, marking the first-ever collaboration to achieve this for Rosé & Bruno Mars
First collaboration by Rosé & Bruno Mars to attain multiple hits on Melon
#1 on YouTube Daily Songs Global in the USA, South Korea, Australia, and Canada

According to a January 2024 report by Billboard, BLACKPINK’s Rosé is set to unveil her full-length studio album, titled “Rosie,”on December 6, 2024, which will include a total of 12 tracks.

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