Netizens rejoice as BLACKPINK's Rosé becomes the first K-pop artist to win ‘Song of the Year’ award at the 2025 MTV VMAs with APT.

 BLACKPINK’s Rosé becomes the first K-pop artist to win ‘Song of the Year’ award at the 2025 MTV VMAs with APT.
BLACKPINK’s Rosé becomes the first K-pop artist to win ‘Song of the Year’ award at the 2025 MTV VMAs with APT. (Image via Instagram/@roses_are_rosie)

On September 7, BLACKPINK's Rosé created a new record as the first K-pop artist to bag the ‘Song of the Year’ Award at the 2025 MTV VMAs.

The idol won this award for her sensational track APT., which was released in October last year. The song came out as the pre-release for Rosé’s debut solo record, titled rosie.

Rosé collaborated with Bruno Mars on this famous hit. Fans were overjoyed to witness her major win and swamped social media with their love and appreciation.


Fans cheer as Rosé’s APT. wins Song of the Year Award at MTV VMAs

One fan labeled it as the organic song of the year.

“Having the organic song of the decade will do that for you, blackpink paved the way”

Another fan said BLACKPINK’s Rosé deserved this award.

“MY QUEEN U DESERVE IT SM!!!!!”

One of her fans highlighted how music crossed boundaries.

“From K-pop to worldwide recognition - this collab proved critics wrong about crossing music boundaries.”

Another admirer dubbed her a global star.

“She really said GLOBAL STAR Congrats ROSÉ, this is HUGE!”

One of her fans said she broke records spanning generations.

“first kpop act to win song of the year, first asian woman, first kpop soloist. she has just broken generations of records and attempts we are literally witnessing HISTORY and its in the hands of a single woman…..”

An admirer emphasized the impact of APT.

“truly deserved no other song has impact as APT last year”

BLACKPINK’s Rosé expresses gratitude to Bruno Mars for APT.

To start with her speech, BLACKPINK's Rosé thanked Bruno Mars for collaborating with her on APT.

“Thank you so much, Bruno. I can’t believe this. I’m gonna call you after, thank you so much for believing in me.”

The K-pop idol went on to talk about how she pursued her journey. She said:

“Someone asked me the other day what my fear in life was and I was quite shocked at my own response. I had no idea how deeply personal this journey had been for me. I told them I feared that somewhere along this journey of pursuing my dreams I might hit a wall and disappoint my 16-year-old self who grew up always an oddball among society, who wished someday she could be herself and pursue her dreams like anyone else I saw on television.”

Rosé said that she dreamt of becoming the artist that she is today.

“Twelve years later I dedicate this award to my 16-year-old self who dreamed and to all those who have watched me grow into the artist I am today. Every single one of you has put me here…. Now I believe there is no imposter in the world when MTV has given me this award at the VMAs.”

She ended her speech by thanking herself for not giving up in the toughest times.

“This is a really big moment for 16-year-old me and anyone else who has dreamed of being accepted equally for their hard work. As my therapist tells me to do every day, I’d like to thank myself for not giving up even in the toughest of times.”

BLACKPINK's Rosé wore a golden dress for the 2025 MTV VMAs. She wore the look from Oscar De La Renta’s SS26 collection for the awards night.


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Edited by Yesha Srivastava