(LEAD) Rose's 'APT.' lands at 8th on Billboard Hot 100, highest for K-pop female artist

(ATTN: UPDATES with song's performances on Billboard's global charts, singer's reaction, more info in paras 4-9; CORRECTS background info in 4th para)

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Girl group BLACKPINK's Rose reached No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with her latest single, "APT.," featuring Bruno Mars, setting a new record for the highest-ranking song by a K-pop female artist.

Billboard announced on social platform X on Tuesday that "APT." had broken into the top 10 on this week's chart, joining other notable tracks like Billie Eilish's "Birds Of A Feather" (No. 3) and Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" (No. 5).

The previous highest-charting song by a K-pop female artist was BLACKPINK's 2020 collaboration with Selena Gomez, "Ice Cream," which peaked at No. 13.

Among songs by K-pop female soloists, "One Of The Girls" (2023), sung by BLACKPINK's Jennie, The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp, was the highest-charting track at No. 51. The song was the OST of the HBO series "The Idol," in which Jennie also made her acting debut.

Both Rose's 2021 single "On The Ground" and her bandmate Lisa's 2024 single "Rockstar" reached No. 70.

With "APT.," Rose surpassed her own previous Hot 100 record and became the fifth K-pop artist to enter the top 10 on the coveted music chart, following BTS, Jimin, Jungkook and Psy.

The song also performed well on Billboard's global charts, which were unveiled the same day, topping the Billboard Global 200 and coming third on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts.

"APT." earlier debuted at No. 4 on the latest British Official Singles Top 100 chart.

"Oh my gosh, what is happening? This is crazy," Rose wrote on her Instagram account upon hearing the news of her reaching No. 8 on the Hot 100. "Thank you so much Number Ones, Blinks, everyone. This one's for u. This is my dream come true," she said, referring to the names of her fandom and her band's.

"APT." will be included in Rose's first full-length solo album, "rosie," set for release in December.

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