Recently, BLACKPINK's "Apartment (APT)" sung by Rose and Bruno Mas has become a global hit. Within 11 days of its release on YouTube (Oct. 18), the song garnered 2 million views (Oct. 30) and became the first K-pop female act to reach the top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
On Nov. 2, the song peaked at No. 2 on the United Kingdom (U.K.) Official Singles Top 100. This is also a first for a female Korean K-pop star.