Blackpink Rosé's Korean Drinking Game-Inspired Hit, APT.

Apartment Apartment
Apartment Apartment
Apartment Apartment
Uh, uh huh uh huh

On October 18th, Rosé, a member of the Korean girl group Blackpink, collaborated with the world-renowned pop star Bruno Mars

to release the single ‘Apartment (APT.)’.

It's also a song that interpolates Tony Basil's 1980s hit song, ‘Hey Mickey’.

It's a production method where the melody or riff of an existing song is recorded by the creator singing or playing it directly,

then used in their own creation.

A.P.T.? No, Apartment!

'Apartment (APT.)' is an abbreviation of 'apartment', referring to a typical Korean style of housing.

Seoul has a small area and a very high population density, so there are many high-rise apartments.

It's also one of the famous drinking games in Korean drinking culture.

Rosé's song was inspired by this drinking game.

Apartment (APT.) Drinking Game Rules

Game participants randomly stack their hands on top of each other.

The designated person calls out the number of floors in the apartment (a specific number).

Until that specific number is reached, the bottom hand is removed one by one and placed on top.

The person who raises their hand to the specific number takes a shot as a penalty.

The fun of this game lies in the fact that it's a kind of <skinship game> where men and women's hands touch each other.

It seems that this aspect was incorporated into the song, reflecting the love of those in their teens and twenties.

😘

Kissy face, kissy face
Sent to your phone but,
I'm trying to kiss your lips for real

❤️

Red hearts, red hearts
That’s what I’m on yeah
Come give me something I can feel

Oh oh oh
Don't you want me like I want you, baby
Don't you need me like I need you now
Sleep tomorrow but tonight go crazy
All you gotta do is just meet me at the Apartment Apartment

We lightly express our feelings through online messengers and messages,

but don't we all know?

That with the person we love, we want to share warmth and everything.

The lyrics, expressing the desire to sleep in plenty tomorrow and go crazy tonight,

perfectly capture the wild night of those in their teens and twenties. 🤣

Hearing that ‘Apartment (APT.)’ is a drinking game, it's said that Bruno Mars immediately decided on this song.

The melody is so addictive that it sticks in your head.

I'll attach a video of them talking about thebehind-the-scenes storyon a radio appearance, and theofficial music videobelow. 👇