Rosé makes two records in as many weeks in Australia, where “APT”. maintains the top spot on the national singles chart.
Earlier, the New Zealand-born, Australian-raised BLACKPINK star ended Sabrina Carpenter's reign on the ARIA Singles Chart, as “APT”. (via Atlantic/Warner), her collaboration with Bruno Mars, debuted at No. 1.
With this feat, Rosé (born Roseanne Park) became the first solo female K-pop star to reach the top and only the second solo artist from South Korea to climb the chart ladder after PSY's “Gangnam Style” which spent six weeks at the top. in 2012.
“SUITABLE.” enters second week at ARIA map summitmarking the first time a Korean solo artist or group has spent more than a week at the top spot since “Gangnam Style.” She is the first solo Korean artist to do so.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Rosé moved to South Korea at the age of 15 when the world of K-pop collided. At her father's suggestion, she auditioned for the South Korean music company YG Entertainment. It was a smart move. The rest is music history.
Consisting of Rosé, Jisoo, Jennie and Lisa, BLACKPINK is a record breaking machine – here and everywhere. In 2022, BLACKPINK scored the highest debut single by a K-pop group in ARIA Chart History when “Pink Venom” reached No. 1, surpassing the No. 2 start for BTS's 2020 hit “Dynamite.”
BLACKPINK's two studio albums, The album (from 2020) and Born Pink (2022), both debuted and reached No. 2 on the Australian Albums Chart. In support of him Born Pinkthe pop group last year embarked on an east coast tour in Australia.
A reference to the Korean drinking game aparteu, or apartment in English, “APT”. is the first single from his debut album Rosé Rosie, which is set for release on December 6th.
The cut bowed at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US charts, and opened at No. 4 on the Official UK Singles Chart, setting a new record in the process.
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