BLACKPINK's Rosé breaks records with 'APT.' music video surpassing 2 billion views and wins 'Song of the Year' at the MTV VMAs.
September/18/2025 17:57
BLACKPINK's Rosé has updated a significant record with the mega-hit song 'APT.' On September 18, according to YouTube, the music video for 'APT.' recorded 2 billion 308 million 8 thousand 959 views. Achieving this feat of surpassing 2 billion views in less than a year since its release on October 18, 2024. As a result, Rosé became the first K-POP artist to simultaneously hold music videos for both a solo song and a group song that have surpassed 2 billion views. This is also the first time a BLACKPINK member's solo song music video has exceeded 2 billion views. Furthermore, Rosé set a record for the fastest K-POP music video to surpass 2 billion views, breaking the previous records held by PSY's 'Gangnam Style' and BTS's 'Dynamite.' The duet 'APT.' with global artist Bruno Mars gained attention and dominated charts both domestically and internationally upon its release in October 2024. Rosé debuted at 8th on the US Billboard Hot 100 with 'APT.' and later climbed to 3rd place, and was also selected by TIME magazine as one of the '100 Most Influential People in the World' in 2025. Not stopping there, on September 7, Rosé became the first K-POP artist to win the 'Song of the Year' trophy at the American music awards, the '2025 MTV Video Music Awards (2025 MTV VMA)'. BLACKPINK Rosé, the first in K-POP to receive two crowns! Artists shining in each category of the 'MTV VMA' were announced. BLACKPINK Rosé, the first K-POP artist! Won 'Song of the Year' at the 'MTV VMA'.
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