Rosé’s “APT.” Sets New K-pop Record with 34 Consecutive Weeks on Billboard Hot 100

“APT.”, a collaboration between BLACKPINK’s Rosé and pop star Bruno Mars, has established the longest-running streak for any K-pop track on the U.S. Billboard main single chart, the Hot 100. According to the latest Billboard chart released on June 21, “APT.” retained its position from the previous week at number 24, achieving 34 consecutive weeks on the chart. This surpasses the 33-week (non-consecutive) record set by BTS’s Jimin with his second solo album’s Title Track “Who.” It also breaks the 32-week consecutive charting record held by BTS’s “Dynamite.” Rosé first brought “APT.” onto the Hot 100 in October of the previous year, becoming the first K-pop female artist to enter the top ten. The song later reached number 3, setting a new record for the highest position ever achieved by a K-pop female artist on the Hot 100. As holiday carol songs faded from the chart, “APT.” experienced a resurgence, climbing back into the upper ranks and maintaining a high position to this day. “APT.” is a pre-release single from Rosé’s first full-length album, “Rosie.” The track was inspired by the popular Korean drinking game known as “Apartment Game,” with Rosé personally contributing to both the lyrics and music. Its lyrics and melody, which draw from Korean drinking game culture, earned it global phenomenon status. BLACKPINK is set to resume full-group activities after 1 year and 10 months, following their “Born Pink” tour in September 2023. They will begin their world tour “Deadline” on July 5–6 at the Goyang Stadium in Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, with 31 performances across 16 major cities including Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Milan, London, Bangkok, Singapore, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. Tickets for the first Goyang show sold out immediately upon opening for presales, and additional tickets for restricted-view sections were also sold out instantly. Meanwhile, KATSEYE’s “Nali,” a global group project by HYBE and Geffen Records, re-entered the Hot 100 at number 90, achieving its highest chart position to date.