BLACKPINK’s Rosé’s appearance on ‘You Quiz on the Block’ reportedly gets cancelled amid South Korea’s Martial Law repeal

On December 4, 2024, the South Korean media outlet OSEN reported that BLACKPINK’s Rosé's much-anticipated appearance on You Quiz on the Block was canceled amid the nation's martial law fallout. It is to be noted that the idol was slated to appear on the program on December 4, 2024, at 8:45 pm Korean Standard Time.

For those unversed, President Yoon Seok-yeol declared martial law on December 3, 2024, reportedly because the opposition party was involved in the dissemination of anti-state forces. However, within six hours, the government in power lifted the military rule under political pressure after all 190 lawmakers supported the lifting of martial law.

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BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars' APT. dominating the music charts

On October 18, 2024, BLACKPINK’s Rosé’ and the American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars unveiled their collaborative track APT. The song was accompanied by a music video uploaded on Rose's official YouTube channel.

Following its release, the song achieved multiple records on the music charts. The MV surpassed 100 million views on YouTube within five days and three hours of its release. Hence, it created the record for the fastest MV to achieve the feat in 2024 by the artist, according to the media outlet Soompi.

Subsequently, the track debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent three weeks. It further spent six weeks on the Pop Airplay Chart and charted at the number 38 position on the Radio Songs chart. Meanwhile, it continued to create waves in other countries, including the United Kingdom.

It debuted at number four position on the United Kingdom's official singles chart and spent four weeks on it. It further ranked at the number three and four positions on the Official Singles Downloads Chart and Official Singles Sales Chart, respectively. Meanwhile, Bruno Mars and BLACKPINK’s Rosé' topped all the domestic charts in South Korea.

BLACKPINK’s Rosé emerged as the first Korean act to spend a complete month at the top position on the Global Apple Music Daily on December 2, 2024. APT. is Rosé's first solo single in three years. It is her first release since her departure from YG Entertainment.

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Meanwhile, the idol is set to release her much-anticipated record Rosie on December 6, 2024, through The Black Label and The Atlantic Records. As part of album promotions, Rosé has been appearing on several Korean variety shows and popular YouTube shows such as Lee Young-ji's Rainbow and First We Feast's Hot Ones.