Rosé Makes Hot 100 History Yet Again with ‘Apt.’

Rosé just hit another milestone on the Hot 100, and it’s the kind of chart feat that only the biggest names in K-pop ever come close to. The Blackpink singer and solo star keeps her current smash, “Apt.” with Bruno Mars, on the ranking of the most-consumed songs in the United States — and by doing so, she ties with one of the few K-pop acts to ever go the distance on the hugely competitive tally.

Rosé “Apt.” is Still Living on the Hot 100

This week, “Apt.” falls slightly from No. 7 to No. 13 on the Hot 100. That might look like a setback, but the fact that the track has now spent 25 weeks on the tally is what’s really important. That’s nearly half a year on the most important singles chart in the U.S., which is a truly rare sight for any cut by a K-pop star.

As it reaches that quarter-century mark, “Apt.” ties with “Cupid” by Fifty Fifty as the fourth-longest-running hit in Hot 100 history by any K-pop act. Rosé, who was born in New Zealand, made her name in South Korea first as one-fourth of Blackpink. Since then, she’s carved out her own solo lane, blending K-pop and top 40 pop into a genre-fluid sound that’s clearly working on both sides of the Pacific.

Rosé’s Smash Single May Soon Break a Historic Tie

With 25 frames behind it, “Apt.” is already in rare territory, but it’s not done charting yet. The song seems destined to stick around for at least one more week, and if that happens, it’ll stand alone in fourth place on the list of longest-charting K-pop tracks in Hot 100 history. Next frame, when it earns its twenty-sixth stay, “Apt.” will several its tie with “Cupid” and bump Fifty Fifty’s viral favorite down to fifth place.

Jimin, BTS and Psy Hold the All-Time Records

While Rosé is celebrating her own longevity, she’s still got a ways to go before challenging the top three biggest hits in this space. Leading the pack is Jimin, whose solo smash “Like Crazy” spent 33 weeks on the Hot 100, earning him the longest run of any K-pop musician in history.

Just behind him is his own band. BTS held that record for years with “Dynamite,” which managed 32 weeks on the tally — a run that was surely aided by the fact that it is almost entirely sung in English. Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” once the viral sensation heard around the world, ranks third with 31 weeks on the Hot 100, a record that went unchallenged for nearly a decade.