[K-Enter] Rosé's 'APT' breaks own record on Billboard 'Hot 100'

Time for our daily dose of K-enter news with Walter Lee.

Starting off with your favourite, Rosé!

BLACKPINK's Rosé has broken her own record for the longest-charting K-pop female artist on the Billboard Hot 100 with "APT," her collaboration with American pop star Bruno Mars.

According to Billboard on Tuesday, APT. ranked No. 16 on the Hot 100 chart, marking its 27th consecutive week on the chart.

Last week, Rosé broke the previous record held by girl group FIFTY FIFTY, whose song "Cupid" stayed on the Hot 100 for 25 weeks, the longest run by a K-pop female act at the time. Now, Rosé extended her stay even further with no sign of slowing down. "APT." had also reached as high as No. 3 on the chart for two consecutive weeks, the highest peak ever for a K-pop female soloist.

Meanwhile, Rosé's debut solo album "ROSIE" ranked 110th on this week's Billboard 200, charting for a total of 20 weeks.

Like you said, let's see how long this record will go for, it seems like it isn't going anywhere soon. Let's move on to boy groups now.

Boy group NCT 127 successfully wrapped up the Macau stop, which is the forteenth city of their fourth world tour, "NEO CITY – THE MOMENTUM." The concerts were held on Saturday and Sunday at Galaxy Arena, Macau's largest indoor venue, with both shows selling out completely.

NCT 127 opened with high-energy tracks such as "Gas" and "2 Baddies." They continued to captivate the audience with songs including "No Clue," as well as hits like "Sticker," and "Kick It." Throughout the night they created a dynamic and engaging atmosphere while the audience passionately sang along in Korean and followed the choreography.

After the show, the members thanked their fans, saying, "Thanks to Czennies , we had an incredibly enjoyable concert. Your voices gave us so much strength."

NCT 127 is set to conclude their tour with a finale at Tokyo Dome in Japan on May 21 and 22.

Let's keep with the subject of boy groups DAY6 is getting ready for a new single. maybe. tomorrow?

According to JYP Entertainment on Tuesday, boy band DAY6 will release a new digital single titled "Maybe Tomorrow" on May 7. A trailer for the music video was released on the JYP social media accounts on Monday.

In the video, the members of DAY6 said, "Not everyone will dream the same tomorrow," this was the band's way of expressing their thoughts about the new song being released.

DAY6 are currently on a new world tour titled "FOREVER YOUNG", performing 45 shows across 23 locations both in Korea and abroad.

They will conclude the tour with finale performances at the KSPO Dome in Seoul Olympic Park from May 9th to the 11th and May 16th to the 18th. The concerts will feature 360-degree seating surrounding the stage. All dates for the shows are sold out.

Thanks for that news Walter and stick around as we go to our AI anchor Ari for more culture news, Ari!