BLACKPINK’s Rosé had nothing but love for Bruno Mars in a Billboard interview revealed on December 11, 2025. The BLACKPINK star praised for showing genuine respect for her culture, expressing how deeply he understands the importance of embracing it instead of watering it down. According to Rosé, Bruno constantly reminds her how necessary it is to celebrate culture roudly, because that is exactly what people want to hear.
“He has shown me and my culture so much love and appreciation and acceptance; he really wanted to dive deep into that. He always reminds me, even now, how much we need to embrace the culture and how important it is and how that is what the people want to hear. They want to be introduced to this beautiful culture that we have.”
This dynamic duo connected back in the summer of 2024, when Rosé visited Bruno’s Los Angeles studio while preparing her solo album “Rosie.” She walked in thinking it would be a one-time meeting, but their musical encounter became one of the biggest hits of the decade and an honest friendship. Initially, Rosé jokingly taught Bruno her favorite drinking game, which is referenced in the chores of “APT.” But the joke turned into a creative spark, pushing her to figure out the musical puzzle inside this drinking game.
That spark became the global smash “APT.”, released in October 2024. The track was met with a positive response, and it went on to dominate the charts through 2025 with billions of streams. The duo didn’t stop there and created more songs together, including “Number One Girl” (Rosie’s album opener) and a couple more tracks, which haven’t been released yet. Just like that, Rosé and Bruno Mars prove that an organic collab built on mutual respect and friendship can turn into a colossal hit.