BLACKPINK’s Rose has reached No. 2 on the British Official Singles High 100 chart with “APT.,” her collaboration single with American pop star Bruno Mars, setting a brand new file because the highest-charting feminine Okay-pop artist.
The one debuted at No. 4 and climbed two spots to return simply behind U.S. singer-songwriter Gigi Perez’s “Sailor Tune,” which presently holds the No. 1 place, in keeping with the chart launched Friday (British time).
With the achievement, Rose has damaged her personal file, beforehand set upon the track’s debut, for the best place reached by a feminine Okay-pop artist.
Psy’s 2012 megahit single “Gangnam Fashion” stays the one Okay-pop track to have topped the chart.
“APT.,” which dropped on Oct. 18, is a prerelease from Rose’s extremely anticipated first solo full-length album, titled “rosie,” scheduled for launch on Dec. 6.
The upbeat pop-punk observe, impressed by a well-liked Korean consuming sport, referred to as the “condominium sport,” is gaining worldwide recognition with its catchy refrain that repeatedly options the phrase “condominium,” pronounced as “apateu,” a Korean abbreviation of the phrase.
The one has reached No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Scorching 100, whereas its music video, that includes each Rose and Mars, amassed over 200 million views inside simply 11 days, changing into the quickest video by a feminine Okay-pop soloist to achieve the milestone.
The track has sparked a social media problem amongst worldwide Okay-pop followers to repeat the Korean pronunciation of “condominium.”
Business consultants predict the one could climb even greater on the charts subsequent week amid this international craze. If it does, Rose would develop into solely the second Okay-pop artist in historical past, after Psy, to attain this feat.
Different Okay-pop acts on the most recent chart have been Jin and Jimin, each members of boy group BTS, in addition to Rose’s bandmate Jennie.
Jin’s new solo single “I will Be There” debuted at No. 44 whereas “Who,” the lead observe from Jimin’s second solo album, ranked fiftieth in its fifteenth week on the chart. Jennie’s single “Matra” positioned at No. 67.
