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Bruno Mars reacts to ‘APT.’ topping Korea’s ‘M! Countdown’
Bruno Mars reacts to ‘APT.’ topping Korea’s ‘M! Countdown’
Toff C.
Published Oct 25, 2024 02:37 PM PHT

Bruno Mars took to social media to express his gratitude to the Korean fans after his song collaboration with Rosé titled "APT." ranked number one in the music show M! Countdown.
Bruno Mars took to social media to express his gratitude to the Korean fans after his song collaboration with Rosé titled "APT." ranked number one in the music show M! Countdown.
"Thank you so much to all the Korean fans! I cried this morning because we got first place on the music show!" he posted on his Instagram Stories as per English translation.
"Thank you so much to all the Korean fans! I cried this morning because we got first place on the music show!" he posted on his Instagram Stories as per English translation.
The singer also thanked Rosé saying: "Thank you so much to Rosie for helping us achieve first place, and also to those who love 'Apartment' so much. I really appreciate it. Love, Bruno Oppa."
The singer also thanked Rosé saying: "Thank you so much to Rosie for helping us achieve first place, and also to those who love 'Apartment' so much. I really appreciate it. Love, Bruno Oppa."

"APT." was released on October 18 as the first single off of Rosé's upcoming debut studio album.
"APT." was released on October 18 as the first single off of Rosé's upcoming debut studio album.
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As per Chart Data, "APT." gained the biggest debut for a male-female duet on YouTube this year. It achieved more than 25 million views on YouTube on its first day on the platform. It surpassed the record previously set by Taylor Swift and Post Malone with "Fortnight."
As per Chart Data, "APT." gained the biggest debut for a male-female duet on YouTube this year. It achieved more than 25 million views on YouTube on its first day on the platform. It surpassed the record previously set by Taylor Swift and Post Malone with "Fortnight."
In an interview with Vogue, Rosé shared that "APT." was inspired by the Korean drinking game Apartment. It is pronounced as apateu or 아파트 in Korean.
In an interview with Vogue, Rosé shared that "APT." was inspired by the Korean drinking game Apartment. It is pronounced as apateu or 아파트 in Korean.
The BLACKPINK member admitted that she initially had hesitations releasing the song: "I was like, 'Is this okay that I've written like a song about like a drinking game? Is this too unserious?' And so I like got all of the producers and songwriters to delete the song off of their phones," she remarked.
The BLACKPINK member admitted that she initially had hesitations releasing the song: "I was like, 'Is this okay that I've written like a song about like a drinking game? Is this too unserious?' And so I like got all of the producers and songwriters to delete the song off of their phones," she remarked.
After realizing that those who listened to the song from her team became "obsessed" with it, she decided to push through on finishing the track.
After realizing that those who listened to the song from her team became "obsessed" with it, she decided to push through on finishing the track.
On how her collaboration with Bruno Mars came into fruition, Rosé shared: "Last year, Bruno came to perform in Korea, in Seoul and my friends were like, 'Do you wanna go watch a Bruno Mars concert?' And so ever since then I was like, 'Oh my god, I love Bruno Mars, I play his songs all the time.'"
On how her collaboration with Bruno Mars came into fruition, Rosé shared: "Last year, Bruno came to perform in Korea, in Seoul and my friends were like, 'Do you wanna go watch a Bruno Mars concert?' And so ever since then I was like, 'Oh my god, I love Bruno Mars, I play his songs all the time.'"
She went on: "Fast forward somebody set up a meeting with him and I. And I met him and I was like, I was fangirling so much, and he liked jumped on the song and he had all these like crazy ideas for it."
She went on: "Fast forward somebody set up a meeting with him and I. And I met him and I was like, I was fangirling so much, and he liked jumped on the song and he had all these like crazy ideas for it."
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