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Rose of the group BLACKPINK lifted the trophy at the "Brit Awards."
Rosé won the International Song of the Year for her duet song "APT." (apartment) with Bruno Mars at the 46th BRIT Awards 2026 (hereinafter referred to as "Brit Awards") held in Manchester, England on the 28th (local time).
The Brit Awards is a prestigious award ceremony organized by the British Music Industry Association that began in 1977, and has selected candidates with more than 1,000 panel votes consisting of radio, TV DJs and hosts, broadcasters, record producers, and journalists. Rosé set another milestone as the first and only K-pop artist to be nominated for the "Brit Awards" in both the group and solo, and was honored with the award.
Rosé, who took the stage, said, "It's an honor to receive a great award in front of such talented musicians." In addition, he said, "I want to say I love and thank you to everyone I want to thank, including Bruno Mars, who has been my mentor and close friend, the Black Pink members who have always been my inspiration, and Teddy, the producer."
Rosé's duet song "APT." with Bruno Mars, released in October 2024, broke various records on music charts around the world. It was the first K-pop artist to win the Song of the Year Award at the "2025 MTV Video Music Awards," one of the four major popular music awards in the United States, and was nominated for the Song of the Year and Record of the Year Award for the first time in K-pop at the Grammy Awards, the most prestigious U.S. pop music industry. As a result, Rosé achieved achievements at all of the most prestigious awards ceremonies in the Anglo-American world, breaking barriers.
In addition, it topped the global single chart released by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) on the 19th, continuing its record-breaking. The IFPI Global Singles Chart is an indicator of the most globally popular songs by analyzing the number of downloads and consumption of sound sources in a year. Rosé is the first K-pop artist to top the chart, and she even set a milestone of becoming the first to reach the top outside North America and Europe.
Meanwhile, Blackpink, which includes Rosé, released its third mini-album "DEADLINE" and title song "GO" on the 27th, showing its full performance in three years and five months, enthusiastic global fandom.
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