“With 3 songs out is insane”— Fans react as BLACKPINK’s Rosé surpasses BTS to become K-pop artist with highest Spotify monthly listeners

Rosé from BLACKPINK has reached a remarkable milestone, becoming the first K-pop artist to hold the highest number of monthly listeners on Spotify. This achievement, announced on November 10, 2024, has set a new record, surpassing the previous mark held by BTS. With her latest track, APT., featuring Bruno Mars, she now has an impressive 46.5 million monthly listeners, surpassing BTS' former record of 45.8 million.

A fan commented on this achievement, saying,

“Doing that with only 3 songs is insane”

The record, previously held by BTS, was longstanding, making Rosé’s accomplishment particularly significant in the K-pop world. Fans are celebrating this breakthrough, flooding X with congratulatory messages and praising her success.

"That’s definitely worth celebrating," a fan claimed.

"She is doing incredibly good. She deserves all the love," a fan said.

"Her achievement is incredible," a fan exclaimed.

Some other fans mentioned,

"Rose beats BTS that's insane to hear," a fan expressed.

"I’m in my era of waking up and seeing ROSÉ breaking records," a fan wrote.

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Rosé becomes the most listened-to K-pop artist of the month on Spotify, with 46.5 million listeners

BLACKPINK’s Rosé has been setting record-breaking milestones with her latest release, APT., which dropped less than a month ago. She has previously topped iTunes charts in multiple countries and performed exceptionally on global Apple Music charts.

She has now taken her achievements to another level by hitting a historic milestone on Spotify’s monthly listeners chart. With this feat, she has become the K-pop act with the highest monthly peak of listeners, especially considering that she has only released three solo songs: Gone, On The Ground, and APT.

Fans are particularly thrilled by Rosé’s growth trajectory. In 2021, with her debut solo song On The Ground, she set a new high for monthly listeners as a K-pop soloist. Fast forward to now, APT. has propelled her to an all-time peak for any K-pop act.

K-pop acts with the highest peaks of monthly listeners in Spotify history:

1. Rose - 46.4M
2. BTS - 45.8M
3. Jungkook- 40.1M
4. JENNIE - 39M
5. FIFTY FIFTY - 37.6M

Adding to her list of accomplishments, APT., a collaboration with Bruno Mars, debuted as the largest male-female duet release of 2024. It even surpassed Taylor Swift and Post Malone’s Fortnight.

The track has also reached unprecedented heights on the Apple Music US Pop Charts. It now ranks as the highest-peaking K-pop solo song on the chart, overtaking previous records set by BTS’ Jungkook with Seven.

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As fans eagerly look forward to her first solo album, Rosie, set to release on December 6, they continue celebrating her ongoing chart domination and the impact of her solo career.