BLACKPINK's Rosé is said to have pocketed a profit of up to 13.3 billion won from streaming the song APT. since two weeks of the song's release. The collaborative project with Bruno Mars was first released on October 18, 2024.
This achievement was mentioned in the 265th episode of 20th Century Hit Song on KBS Joy, which aired on Friday May 16, 2025 local time. The Korea Times reported on Saturday May 17, 2025 that the event that night used the theme "Smells like money - astonishing hit songs" so they discussed songs that were huge commercial successes.
"Do you know what Rosé's "APT.", EXO's "Growl," and BTS's "Dynamite" have in common?" asked Mi-joo, the host. He then explained, "They were all huge hits that managed to rake in huge revenues. Rosé earned 13.3 billion won from streaming alone in just two weeks after releasing APT."
Mi-joo then went on to reveal that EXO also earned 10.5 billion won from physical album sales of Growl, while BTS's Dynamite managed to earn 200 billion won, which also shows the scale of K-pop's success on the global stage.
Super Junior's Heechul as another host then asked Mi-joo about what she would do if she got that much profit. “I will pretend I don’t have it and continue working hard,” Mi-joo replies. Overall, however, the top of the night's astonishing money-making list went to Roo'ra's 1995 release Angel Who Lost Wings.
Meanwhile, APT. is a single that also marks the beginning of BLACKPINK's Rosé's official solo comeback on October 18, 2024. APT. is Rose's first single under The Black Label and the global label Atlantic Records.
APT. is the first single from Rose's first full album titled rosie. The solo album consists of 12 songs and was released on December 6, 2024. The catchy-themed song successfully made Rose the first South Korean female soloist to enter the Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 list.
This was announced directly by Billboard on Tuesday October 29, 2024, along with the success of the top charts in the United States. The song APT. successfully debuted at number eight. Meanwhile, on the Billboard 200 Global chart, APT.'s song actually ranked number one.
The album titled Rosie successfully achieved various prestigious achievements in the week of its release, such as obtaining a double platinum certificate from the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) after successfully selling 500 thousand copies of the album.
A series of songs from Rosie's album include APT. (ft. Bruno Mars), Number One Girl, toxic till the end, 3am, two years, drinks or coffee, gameboy, stay a little longer, dance all night, too bad for us, and others.
On the other hand, BLACKPINK's Rose has just released a new song titled Messy which is the soundtrack for the film F1. This news was announced directly through a poster upload that presented a list of musicians who will be filling the soundtrack for the F1 film on their official account on Thursday May 1, 2025.
F1 THE ALBUM itself was produced under the direction of GRAMMY winner Atlantic Records West Coast President Kevin Weaver in collaboration with Atlantic Records EVP and Co-Head of Pop/Rock A&R, Brandon Davis and Atlantic Records SVP A&R/Marketing, and Joseph Khoury.
The soundtrack tracklist for the F1 film includes the songs Don Toliver - Lose My Mind (feat. Doja Cat), Dom Dolla - No Room for A Saint (feat. Nathan Nicholson), Ed Sheeran - Drive, Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching, ROSÉ - Messy, Burna Boy - Don't Let Me Drown, and Roddy Ricch - Underdog.
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