BLACKPINK’s Rosé is out here casually rewriting history—again. According to her label The Black Label, Rosé’s duet “APT.” with pop superstar Bruno Mars has officially hit a jaw-dropping 2 billion views on YouTube. That’s billion with a B, folks. And she did it in just 335 days—the fastest for any K-pop music video. Ever. Period.

This puts Rosé in a league of her own. She’s now the proud owner of not one, not two, but three music videos with over 2 billion views—“APT.” joining BLACKPINK anthems “DDU-DU DDU-DU” and “Kill This Love.” That makes her the first and only K-pop artist to hit the 2B club both as a group member and a soloist. Mic. Drop.

Let’s rewind. “APT.” dropped as a pre-release single from Rosé’s first full solo album “rosie” back on December 6, 2024. And people lost. their. minds. The combo of Rosé’s ethereal vocals and Bruno Mars’ smooth-as-butter charm was basically a musical cheat code. The song dominated charts left and right, turning into a full-blown global phenomenon.

Oh, and remember when everyone was drowning in holiday music last December? “APT.” somehow pulled a reverse Uno card on the Billboard charts and climbed back up mid-carol season. Because apparently, Rosé doesn’t care about your festive playlists—she is the season.

To top it all off, on September 7, “APT.” took home Song of the Year at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards—the first time a K-pop artist has ever snagged that title. K-pop didn’t just show up to the global music scene; it kicked the door down, and Rosé was leading the charge.

And just when you thought she might take a break? Nope. Rosé is still going strong on BLACKPINK’s “DEADLINE” world tour, which kicked off in July at the Goyang Sports Complex in Korea. Queen behavior.



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