BLACKPINK’s Rose (L) and American pop star Bruno Mars are seen in this photo provided by The Black Label. (Image courtesy of Yonhap) SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Rose and global pop star Bruno Mars will give the first live performance of their collaboration single “APT.
” at this year’s MAMA Awards. The two artists will perform on the first day of the two-day awards show to be held at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan, the event’s organizer, CJ ENM, said Thursday. It marks the first time that the two will deliver a live performance of the global hit.
A prerelease from Rose’s upcoming first full-length album, “rosie,” “APT.” was inspired by a popular Korean drinking game, known as the “apartment game.” The song is gaining international popularity with its catchy chorus that repeatedly features the word “apartment,” pronounced as “apateu,” a Korean abbreviation of the word.
The track reached No. 2 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100 and No. 8 on the U.
S. Billboard’s Hot 100 main singles chart. This year’s MAMA Awards, one of K-pop’s most prestigious year-end music events, is set to make its U.
S. debut in Los Angeles on Friday, marking the first time in its 25-year history that it will be held outside Asia. The two-day, cross-continental event will kick off on Friday at 12 p.
m. (Korean time) at the iconic Dolby Theatre and will continue at 4 p.m.
the same day and at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Kyocera D.
