BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars are indeed the trailblazers of the year. With their song, APT, the duo are ruling the music charts globally. On April 20 at 8 PM KST, the music video garnered over 1.5 billion views on YouTube. More importantly, the video gained such status in merely 184 days on October 18, 2024, at 1 PM KST.
The song is now facing the hit J Balvin and Willy William’s Mi Gente, racing as the third-fastest to achieve such feat. The song is preceded by Luis Fonsi’s Despacito (feat. Daddy Yankee) and Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You.
What does APT mean?
Now, let’s address any questions you may still have about what exactly APT means. It is a contraction of the Korean term for apartment, “아쌌슸” (apateu). The fun part, though, is that it’s also the name of a cheeky drinking game that’s typically played in apartments with friends. BLACKPINK’s Rosé stated, “APT is the name of my single that just dropped and APT is actually a Korean drinking game that I love to play with my friends.”
Rosé shared during an interview with Vogue, “I remember heading home, totally freaking out, thinking, ‘Is this okay? Writing a song about a drinking game? Is it too silly?”
