BLACKPINK member Rose, right, speaks at the 2023 MAMA AWARDS ceremony in Osaka, Japan, Nov. 22, 2024, in this photo provided by CJ ENM. Left is Bruno Mars. Newsis

"APT.," the latest single from BLACKPINK member Rose, has scored No. 2 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100, while Jimin of K-pop supergroup BTS jumped to No. 5 with his latest release.

According to the chart unveiled Friday (British time), "APT." clinched second position for the second consecutive week in its 12th week on the chart.

After debuting at No. 4 in late October, "APT." rose to No. 2 the following week. It then held the No. 3 spot for five consecutive weeks before falling to No. 4, No. 5 and then No. 28. The song rebounded to No. 2 with the start of the new year.

"APT.," featuring global pop icon Bruno Mars, is a prerelease from "rosie," Rose's first solo full-length album, which was released Dec. 6.

The upbeat pop-punk track, inspired by a popular Korean drinking game, known as the "apartment game," has gained international popularity with its catchy chorus that repeatedly features the word "apartment," pronounced as "apateu," a Korean abbreviation of the word.

BTS' Jimin / Yonhap

Jimin's "Who" ranked fifth in its 19th week on the chart, jumping 59 spots from the previous week.

"Who" is a hip-hop and R&B genre song depicting a poignant situation where the speaker misses someone he has never met before. It is the lead track of Jimin's second solo album, "MUSE," which explores the singer's search for inspiration.

K-pop songs and albums typically reach their best rankings in the first week. The song's ascent from the second week of its release demonstrates its ongoing popularity. (Yonhap)