Overview
- Rosé and Bruno Mars’ APT. finished No. 9 on the 2025 year-end Hot 100 and placed No. 1 on the year-end Global 200.
- The Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack logged seven Hot 100 entries led by Golden at No. 25 and ranked No. 13 on the Billboard 200 year-end list.
- Jimin was the only BTS member on the Hot 100 year-ender with Who at No. 57, and outlets noted he was the lone K-pop soloist to appear.
- Other K-pop albums on the Billboard 200 year-end chart included Rosé’s Rosie at No. 112, Stray Kids’ Karma and HOP at Nos. 128 and 157, and KATSEYE’s Beautiful Chaos at No. 182.
- Some coverage described Rosé’s Hot 100 top-10 finish as an unprecedented milestone for K-pop, a claim reported with varying sourcing.