Bruno Mars thanks fans after his collab with Rosé, "APT.", hits No. 1 on Mnet's "M COUNTDOWN" and goes viral worldwide.
October/25/2024 11:52
The collaboration song "APT." with BLACKPINK's Rosé won first place on a music program, and Bruno Mars revealed his thoughts. On the 25th, Bruno Mars announced through his Instagram story that the collaboration song "APT." won first place on Mnet's "M COUNTDOWN". He expressed in Korean, "Thank you so much to all the Korean fans! I cried all morning after winning first place for the first time on a music program. I sincerely thank Rosé for helping us reach first place and appreciate everyone who loves 'APT.'" After seeing this post, Rosé responded in English, "So proud of you bruno mars." The collaboration song "APT." is gaining worldwide popularity, being referred to as the second "Gangnam Style." The music video surpassed 25 million views on YouTube within 24 hours and has consistently ranked first in Korea's trending videos and music. It also topped social media trends in both Korea and the USA. Currently, Rosé's pre-released song "APT." is sweeping charts both domestically and internationally, dominating Korean music streaming sites like MelOn, genie, Bugs!, as well as Spotify's US chart, the iTunes chart in 40 regions worldwide, and QQ MUSIC, China's largest music streaming site. Notably, she achieved the milestone of being the first Korean female solo artist to reach No. 1 on the US Spotify chart with this single. "APT." is set to be included in Rosé's first full album "rosie," which will be released on December 6.
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