BLACKPINK’s ROSร SNATCHES “SONG OF THE YEAR” โ FIRST K-POP ARTIST EVER TO WIN THE BIG ONE!
September 8, 2025 – New York
HOLY MOLY! ROSร just did what even BTS couldn’t do โ she DOMINATED the MTV Video Music Awards and walked away with the coveted “Song of the Year” trophy for “APT.” with Bruno Mars!
THE TEA โ
- FIRST EVER K-Pop artist to win MTV VMA “Song of the Year”
- Beat out MASSIVE competition in the biggest category
- Had the ENTIRE UBS Arena in New York losing their minds
- Bruno Mars was there cheering her on like the supportive king he is!
ROSร’S EMOTIONAL MOMENT ๐ญ
Girl was SHOOK when they called her name! She literally couldn’t believe it was happening. In her acceptance speech, she got all of us in our FEELINGS when she said:
“I dedicate this to my 16-year-old self who dreamed of this moment 12 years ago.”
Then she switched to KOREAN and said “์ค๋น ์ ์ ํ์ด์” (Oppa, I won an award!) to her producer Teddy and we were ALL CRYING!
THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE ๐
- “APT.” hit #3 on Billboard Hot 100
- ROSร nominated in 8 CATEGORIES (K-Pop record!)
- Made TIME’s “Most Influential People” list
- The song is literally EVERYWHERE โ even got parodied in anime!
WHAT MAKES THIS SO HUGE? ๐ฅ
This isn’t just any award โ this is the BIG LEAGUES! MTV VMA “Song of the Year” is one of the TOP prizes in American music. BTS never got this one. NOBODY from K-Pop has EVER gotten this one. Until NOW!
BRUNO MARS CONNECTION ๐ซ
Can we talk about how Bruno Mars believed in ROSร and this collab? The man literally helped her make HISTORY! Their chemistry on “APT.” was pure magic and now they’ve got the hardware to prove it!
WHAT’S NEXT? ๐
With this MASSIVE win, ROSร is officially in the big leagues of American pop music. This girl went from BLACKPINK member to global solo superstar and we are HERE FOR IT!
BOTTOM LINE: ROSร just broke the biggest glass ceiling in K-Pop and we’re all witnessing HISTORY!
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