Mnet's M! Countdown is back with a weekly show featuring your favorite artists.
This week's episode featured a special broadcast of "KCON Germany 2024 x M! Countdown" instead of the usual live show.
According to the list, Rose Blackpink and Bruno Mars, aespa were nominated. However, the result was Rose Blackpink and Bruno Mars won with the hit "APT.".
APT. was inspired by Rose's favorite Korean drinking game - "apateu" (apartment).
The song quickly became a hit in Korea and around the world, earning Rose her first Perfect All-Kill certification in her solo career, debuting at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and many other achievements.
The popularity of APT. also brought another song with the same name to the top of the Korean charts, Apartment by Yoon Soo Il. This song was released in 1982 and was considered a "national hit" at that time.
Many artists still cover and remix this song, the most recent and famous being the performance by "trot king" Lim Young Woong at the World Cup Sangam Seoul stadium.