“She’s a genius”- Fans react as BLACKPINK's Rosé reveals how she came to work with Bruno Mars on ‘APT’ despite advices against her decision

On November 28, tvN network’s chat show You Quiz on The Block shared a preview video for its upcoming episode on YouTube featuring BLACKPINK's Rosé as the guest on the show. The latest episode of You Quiz on The Block is set to air on December 4.

While conversing with the host, the K-pop star discussed how her sensational hit single APT came to be. As shown in the trailer, the K-pop idol revealed how she ended up collaborating with American musician Bruno Mars.

Rosé said that she sent three tracks to Bruno Mars, despite others telling her not to include APT, stating he would not accept it. Despite her doubts, she emailed it, and it went viral around the world.

The latest revelation of her recent release was appreciated by BLACKPINK's Rosé’s fans. Many called her a genius and praised her for her amazing work with APT. One user on X expressed this sentiment in the following text:

“don’t doubt rosé, She’s a genius.”

Many other BLACKPINK's Rosé’s admirers lauded her brave move of trusting herself and sending APT to Bruno Mars.

“so f**king genius of her and this is like her 10th time saying this yet antis still ignore the fact that she wrote APT first herself,” stated one fan.

“See! People who discredit her just sound so wrong. She can bagging thee bruno mars is already proved that she is great. She is the mastermind here,” stated another admirer.

“the way people try to discredit rosé when it comes to the success of APT literally makes no sense like the song wouldn't even EXIST if it wasn't for her,” remarked another fan.

“love her big brain! rosé you are a real artist never let anyone make you question your decisions,” stated another admirer.

Another fan highlighted that BLACKPINK's Rosé's artistic instincts demonstrated her trust in her abilities. A few of her supporters referred to her as “mastermind.”

“shes a MASTERMIND,” a fan commented.

“Like at the end of the day, it's a song that SHÉ wrote and composed inspired by HÉR favorite drinking game that will be a part of HÉR upcoming album! What APT. achieved is rightfully HÉRS!,” wrote another fan.

“I think the most important takeaway for Rosie from this era will be that she should continue to trust into herself and her instincts, and that is a HARD thing to do,” commented an admirer.

“As soon as I understood the meaning of APT, I had to praise her intelligence. No one expected that by the end of the year we would have a global hit like APT,” stated another fan.

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BLACKPINK's Rosé and Bruno Mars’ APT won the Global Sensation Award at the 2024 MAMA Awards

BLACKPINK's Rosé and Bruno Mars received the Global Sensation Award at the 2024 MAMA Awards on November 22, for their most recent joint release, APT. Both singers arrived on stage to receive their awards. Besides, the duo also gave their first live performance on APT at the 2024 MAMA Awards.

On October 18, 2024, BLACKPINK's Rosé and Bruno Mars presented APT. This is the initial pre-release tune from Rosé's solo album, Rosie. APT ended up being the fastest collaborative music video to surpass 300 million YouTube views. From October 18, 2024, to November 9, 2024, the APT MV attained the feat in 22 days, 6 hours, and 30 minutes.

As of writing, the MV of Rosé’s track has garnered over 449 million views on YouTube.