Kathmandu. Rose, the singer of K-pop band Blackpink, recently collaborated with pop star Bruno Mars on the single ‘Apt’. Since its release two months ago, this song has been trending at the top of YouTube, Spotify, iTunes and Billboard charts.
Not only has it been trending for a long time, it has also held the world record for the fastest music video to reach 600 million views on YouTube. This song has been viewed 61 million times so far. On Tuesday, Rose and Bruno Mars collaborated on this blockbuster song that set the record on YouTube. This song, which was released on 18 October 2024, achieved this feat in 59 days and 18 hours of streaming.
It is considered as the first K-pop music video to set this record. This is also the first female K-pop music video to achieve this feat. After Rose and Mars performed at the Asian Music Awards of 2024, the hype of this song has increased.
The song peaked at number eight on the Billboard 100, establishing Rose as the highest-charting K-pop artist. K-pop star Rose started her solo singing career this year. She also became the first K-pop female singer to cross the 100 million mark on Spotify, setting a record.
Bruno Mars is a Grammy-winning American pop star. He is known to Korean audiences for songs like ‘Just the Way You Are,’ ‘Marry You’ and ‘Uptown Funk.’ His concert held in Seoul last year sold more than 100,000 tickets.
Even in Nepal, there are many Gen-G fans who follow Rose and Bruno Mars. This is confirmed by the fact that the song ‘Apt’ has been streaming for two consecutive weeks at the top of Nepal’s trending charts. It has been analyzed that the song is becoming a global hit due to its catchy production, broad appeal and cultural relevance.
