BLACKPINK's Rose sets a new record for K-pop girl groups and female soloists, debuting at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "APT." featuring Bruno Mars. Courtesy of The Black Label

BLACKPINK's Rose has set a new record for both girl groups and female solo artists in South Korea by debuting at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her song "APT." in collaboration with Bruno Mars.

The track also claimed the No. 1 spot on both the Billboard Global 200 and Global (excluding the U.S.) charts, which rank songs globally and outside the U.S., respectively.

Billboard announced on its social media on Tuesday that "APT." ranked eighth on the Hot 100, which charts songs of all genres released in the U.S.

This is the highest placement for a song by a K-pop girl group or female solo artist on this chart, surpassing BLACKPINK's previous record of No. 13 with "Ice Cream," featuring Selena Gomez, in 2020.

Among female solo artists, BLACKPINK's Jennie also previously peaked at No. 51, while Rose's 2021 solo single "On the Ground" reached No. 70.

Rose is now the fifth Korean artist to enter the Hot 100 Top 10, joining BTS, Jimin, Jung Kook and PSY. "APT." also debuted at No. 4 on the U.K. Official Singles Chart, making it the highest ranking track by a Korean female solo artist.

Expressing her excitement on Instagram, Rose wrote, "What in the world is happening? Dream come true." She also extended her gratitude to her fans, known as “Number One,” and BLACKPINK's BLINKs. (the group's official fandom name).

Following the success of "APT.," Rose plans to release her first full-length album, "rosie," later this year.

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.