Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT” Sets New K-POP Record for Fastest 1 Billion Views, Surpassing Psy’s Mark

The music video for “APT” (APT.), the collaboration between BLACKPINK’s Rosé and pop star Bruno Mars, surpassed 1 billion views last month. Released on October 18 of last year, the video achieved this milestone 105 days after its release, making it the fastest K-POP video to reach 1 billion views. It reached 100 million views 5 days after release, 300 million views 22 days later, and 500 million views 47 days after launch, finally hitting 1 billion views on last month’s 31st. This achievement beats Psy’s previous K-POP record for “Gangnam Style,” which took 158 days, by 53 days. “APT” is also the fifth fastest music video globally, following Adele’s “Hello,” Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito,” Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You,” and J Balvin and Willy William’s “Mi Gente.” It marks the first time a K-POP female solo artist has reached 1 billion views. Rosé further became the first female K-POP artist to have a music video win a Grammy Award. The song’s performance on music charts is equally impressive. “APT” reached third place on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and second place on the UK Official Singles Chart, behind Laura Young’s “MESSY.” It stayed in second place on the UK chart for five consecutive weeks and has remained on the chart for 15 weeks since debuting at fourth place. Through “APT,” Rosé became the first K-POP female solo artist to top the global Spotify chart. She also set a record as the first K-POP artist to exceed 50 million monthly listeners, surpassing BTS’s Jung Kook’s previous record of 40.7 million. “APT” is a track from Rosé’s debut solo album “rosie” and has gained widespread popularity thanks to its catchy chorus. Rosé and Bruno Mars first performed “APT” live at the MAMA Awards last year. Rosé also made a cameo appearance alongside Lady Gaga in Bruno Mars’s “Fat Juicy & Wet” (featuring Sexyy Red) music video. Rosé released her debut solo album “rosie” on December 6, 2024, along with the music video for its Title Track “toxic till the end” (featuring Ivan Mok).