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PINK's Rosé in a recent interview revealed that the group members took a year break to seek creative inspiration and work on their solo music projects before they reunite. Rosé, who dropped her viral hit track APT. with Bruno Mars, recently appeared on a video interview at SiriusXM to share her experience working on a solo project while being a part of the K-pop group BLACKPINK.
When the interview asked her why it was the perfect time to drop her solo music given the global success of the group. She opened up about her experience of releasing BLACKPINK's second full-length album BORN PINK and subsequently going on the second world tour with the girl group.
She explained that it was the best time now to work on their solo projects and gain creative insights before they reunite. She said,
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“I think it was about time for us to be inspired because we’re people and we’re creatives. We all need to work on ourselves… We promised ourselves a year of just doing everything we wanted to do, so that we could get together and it was perfect.”
More about BLACKPINK's Rosé latest single APT. with Bruno Mars
BLACKPINK's Rosé has taken over the internet with her solo single APT. in collaboration with Bruno Mars. On October 18, 2024, the Australian-Korean singer dropped APT., and soon after the release the song went viral on different platforms like Instagram and X.
Many K-pop artists like CHUU, TREASURE, aespa, ZEROBASEONE's Kim Jiwoong, Sung Hanbin, Zhang Hao, TWS, and many more celebrities took part in the challenge.
On October 24, 2024, Rosé's APT. Became the fastest music video to surpass 100 million views on YouTube in 2024, within 5 days of its release. On October 22, she earned the biggest streaming day with APT., surpassing over 42.80 million streams on Spotify. She earned the record of being the first K-pop artist to reach this milestone in 2024.
On October 21, APT. reached No. 4 on the Apple Music US Pop charts, earning her the highest charting song by a K-pop act in history, surpassing Seven by Jungkook which previously held the record. Notably, she is also the second K-pop artist to enter the Top 10 of the Apple Music US Pop charts.
On October 20, the song achieved 6.85 million streams on Spotify and debuted with 8.5 million plays including unfiltered and filtered streams on the music service platform, becoming the biggest debut day for an artist this year. Besides this, it also dominated domestic charts in Korea including FLO, Bug, Genie, and MelOn.
What is BLACKPINK's Rosé's APT. about?
Rosé's APT. is a popular drinking game in South Korea which basically means the apartment game. In an interview with The Korea Times, she revealed that it was her favorite game as it helps break ice during parties and meet-ups.
While playing the game, the leader specifies a particular number and the members start stacking up their hands sequentially upwards. The members then call out different numbers and whoever says the number mentioned by the leader has to take a shot. Moreover, if two people say the same number at the same time, then both of the players have to drink.
Meanwhile, APT. by Rosé is available on major music services platforms like Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, and more for streaming.
