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Rosé and Bruno Mars’ ‘APT.’ Surpasses 2 Billion YouTube Views in Under a Year

The feat follows her VMAs Song of the Year win for the duet, underscoring the single’s sustained global momentum.

Overview

  • The music video passed 2 billion views roughly 10 months after its October 18, 2024 release, marking Rosé’s first solo track to reach the milestone, NME reports.
  • PinkVilla reports the video hit the mark in 334 days, the fastest by a lead female artist and the fourth fastest overall to 2 billion views on YouTube.
  • Rosé recently won Song of the Year at the MTV VMAs, becoming the first Korean act to claim the prize.
  • Following its release, ‘APT.’ also became the fastest K-pop song to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify, according to NME.
  • NME lauded the track’s pop-rock flair and its interpolation of Toni Basil’s ‘Mickey,’ reflecting the collaboration’s broad critical appeal.