The Official Award Of A Certificate
BLACKPINK’s Rose and pop superstar Bruno Mars shattered records when their collaborative single “APT.” became the most viewed K-pop music video on YouTube in 2024, a milestone certified by the K-Pop Records Library on March 27, 2025. Released on October 18, 2024, under The Black Label/Atlantic Records, the vibrant pop-punk anthem amassed over 803 million views by December 31, 2024, per YouTube analytics, outpacing BABYMONSTER’s “DRIP” (498 million) and Lisa’s “ROCKSTAR” (451 million), driven by BLINKs and Mars’ global fanbase.
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The infectious track, inspired by a Korean drinking game, paired Rosé’s dynamic vocals with Mars’ retro flair, while the music video directed with colorful, playful visuals captured their electric chemistry. “APT.” debuted with 44.6 million views in its first 24 hours, per Billboard, and surpassed 217.7 million views in just 13 days, overtaking “ROCKSTAR” as the top K-pop soloist video, per X posts (@charts_rose). Its viral choreography and catchy “brrah” hook dominated social media, with 2.8 billion Spotify streams by March 2025, per RouteNote. The video also topped the Billboard Global 200 for 19 weeks, a K-pop record, per Korea JoongAng Daily.
The K-Pop Records Library awarded Rosé and Bruno Mars a certificate, celebrating “APT.”’s 803 million YouTube views as a landmark of K-pop’s global visual dominance in 2024.
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