Rose’s ‘APT.’ lands at 8th on Billboard Hot 100, highest for K-pop female artist

Girl group BLACKPINK's Rose reached No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with her latest single, "APT.," featuring Bruno Mars, setting a new record for the highest-ranking song by a K-pop female artist. Billboard announced on social platform X on Tuesday that "APT." had broken into the top 10 on this week's chart, joining other notable tracks like Billie Eilish's "Birds Of A Feather" (No. 3) and Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" (No. 5). The previous highest-charting song by a K-pop female artist was BLACKPINK's 2020 collaboration with Selena Gomez, "Ice Cream," which peaked at No. 13. Among songs by K-pop female soloists, "One Of The Girls" (2023), sung by BLACKPINK's Jennie, The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp, was the highest-charting track at No. 51. The song was the OST of the HBO series "The Idol," in which Jennie also made her acting debut. Both Rose's 2021 single "On The Ground" and her bandmate Lisa's 2024 single "Rockstar" reached No. 70. With "APT.," Rose surpassed her own previous Hot 100 record. "APT." debuted at No. 4 on the latest British Official Singles Top 100 chart. The song will be included in Rose's first full-length solo album, "rosie," set for release in December. Source: Yonhap News Agency