Bruno Mars had an emotional reaction when he won for the first time on a weekly music show in South Korea. On October 24, Rosé (BLACKPINK) and Bruno Mars’ song “APT.” surpassed Seventeen’s “Love, Money, Fame” to win on Mnet’s M Countdown music program. This marks the first time “APT.” has achieved victory in Korea since its release.
In the K-pop industry, winning on weekly music shows like M Countdown, Inkigayo, Show Champion, Music Bank, The Show, and Music Core is a testament to the success of the music product and the popularity of the artist. The score that determines the winner is usually based on several criteria, including digital music points, album points, audience voting points, and broadcasting points on television.
Upon receiving this exciting news, Rosé posted a photo on Instagram, tagging Bruno Mars and sending her congratulations: “You did it!” In response, Bruno Mars shared Rosé’s post and expressed his gratitude to Korean fans: “Thank you so much to all the Korean fans! I cried all morning because of my first win on a music show. Thank you, Rosé, for helping me reach number one, and thank you for loving ‘APT.’ Best, Bruno oppa.”
Interestingly, despite being a talented artist who has won 15 Grammy Awards, Bruno Mars couldn’t hide his emotions when he achieved his first win on a weekly music show in Korea. “APT.” has helped Bruno Mars make a mark with the title “the first artist to win number one on a music show after 14 years of debut.”
Notably, “APT.” defeated Seventeen’s song even though it received two zero points in the album and broadcasting categories. The M Countdown score table shows that “APT.” was only released on October 18 but achieved a perfect score in the digital music category just two days later.
With the frenzy surrounding “APT.”, not only has Rosé set new K-pop records, but Bruno Mars has also reached the highest achievements of his career. This song had the largest streaming day for Bruno on Spotify, with 14,596,132 streams globally on October 22.
Bruno Mars and Rosé’s musical journey together with “APT.” is sure to continue capturing fans’ attention and lead to new successes in the future.
