Rosé (BlackPink) was ridiculed

Rosé's new ballad song cannot achieve the same resounding success as "APT.". The BlackPink singer was sarcastically criticized for "relying on" Bruno Mars.

Second new song - Number one girl - Okay Rosé (BlackPink) released on November 22, but had a significant drop in performance compared to the hit version. APT. previously collaborated with Bruno Mars.

Specifically, the number of listens on the Spotify app on the launch day of Number one girl reached 3,075,155, while APT. It garnered over 6.8 million first-day streams. The song peaked at number 100 in the US, number 31 globally, and was added to 194 global playlists.

Rosé released the second song in the album Rosie called Number one girl.

By the second day, the song had lost more than 335,000 views, despite her personal account having 56 million monthly listeners.

Achievements are not as resounding as APT. causing BlackPink's main vocalist to receive sarcastic comments. On X (Old Twitter), many posts with the phrase "Number thirty girl" (Girl number 31 - PV) attracted hundreds of thousands of views, implying that Rosé's new work only ranked 31st globally.

Some opinions say that the female singer born in 1997 revealed her weakness of not having a large fan base when she went solo, and her high achievements were largely thanks to the world- famous artist Bruno Mars.

Bruno Mars is the "king" of the Spotify platform with more than 134 million monthly listeners. The song Die with a smile Bruno Mars' collaboration with Lady Gaga helped him have the fastest song to reach one billion views on this app.

On the community Pannchoa , Korean netizens criticized: “Without Bruno Mars, there is nothing left, just an empty shell”, “Lisa and Jennie are more prominent, Rosé has less drama and less anti-fans. If fans stay silent, there will be no unnecessary attacks on artists. Since APT. debut, they make a mess everywhere”…

Fans defended the female idol, saying that the number of listens was more than 3 million in the first day of Number one girl Not bad for an unpromoted ballad, only three days notice and only 19 hours to reach the milestone, the MV was randomly directed by Rosé.

Number one girl is a song in the album Rosie The album is scheduled to be released on December 6. It has a total of 12 songs, with Rosé participating in writing and composing the lyrics, giving a deeper look into her personal story.

In an interview with Apple Music, the BlackPink star shares the inspiration behind Number one girl is when she reads hateful comments.

“I felt so empty, and I remember feeling so miserable. That night, I saw myself on social media and then I searched for all the comments that I knew would break my heart. I was disappointed in myself. Then I thought, 'Be confident in yourself. When people say something to you, don't let it affect you,'” she said.

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