Rosé Proves Global Success with “APT.”: Wins Hitmaker Award and Nominated for Grammys

BLACKPINK’s Rosé is strengthening her global presence as a solo artist. On December 6 (local time), she received the “Global Hitmaker of the Year” award at the “2025 Hitmaker” ceremony held in Los Angeles, USA. Hosted by the American entertainment magazine Variety, this award recognizes musicians who contributed to the most popular songs of the year. In her acceptance speech, Rosé said, “Thank you for giving me such an amazing award. The past year has been truly the most fulfilling one yet,” adding, “It has been incredibly joyful to see my song ‘APT.’ grow and receive so much love.” She also thanked her agency, Double Black Label, and her mentor, Teddy Producer, for supporting her throughout what she described as an “incredibly busy year.” Rosé’s global achievements are notable. Her collaboration with Bruno Mars, titled “APT.,” reached ninth place on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and topped the Billboard Global 200 and Global Exclusively U.S. charts. Her debut studio album, *rosie*, entered at 112 on the Billboard 200 chart and at 41 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart. She also has a performance scheduled at the Grammys. Rosé was nominated for three main awards at the 68th Grammy Awards: “Song of the Year,” “Record of the Year,” and “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.” This marks a historic achievement as a K-pop artist being nominated in two of these major categories simultaneously. Meanwhile, the fictional girl group HUNTR/X from the film *KPop Demon Hunters* is drawing attention as well. The soundtrack track “Golden” was nominated for five awards at the 68th Grammy Awards, including “Song of the Year,” and also achieved outstanding results on Billboard charts. HUNTR/X reached 25th place on the Hot 100 chart, 24th on the Billboard Top Artists chart, and 10th on the Global 200 chart. Lay Aimi, who performed the song about HUNTR/X, muttered, “Hey, don’t cry, stay focused” during her performance, which prompted laughter from the audience.