On October 25th, Bruno Mars took to social media, saying, “Thank you so much to all the Korean fans!! I cried all morning after getting my first win on a music showㅠㅠ.”
He added, “A huge thanks to Rosé for helping me achieve first place, and thank you for all the love for ‘APT.’. Love, Bruno oppa.” His clever use of Korean in his message drew a lot of attention.
Rosé responded by sharing his post, saying, “So proud of you, Bruno Mars.“
Rosé’s new single “APT. (ROSÉ & Bruno Mars)”, a pre-release track ahead of her official comeback on December 6th, topped real-time, daily and “TOP 100” charts on major Korean music platforms like Melon, Genie, Bugs and Vibe immediately after its release on October 18th.
The song also hit No.1 on Spotify’s U.S. chart and topped iTunes charts in 40 regions, proving its global impact. It even claimed the top spot on China’s largest music platform QQ Music, further showcasing the widespread popularity of “APT.” across the Americas and Asia.
Rosé made history as the first Korean female solo artist to reach No.1 on the U.S. Spotify chart and the Global Spotify Daily Top Songs chart, once again breaking career records with the release of “APT.”.
In particular, the duet between Rosé and Bruno Mars achieved 100 million views on YouTube (as of October 23rd) in just 5 days after its release.
On October 24th, “APT.” claimed first place on Mnet’s “M Countdown”.