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How ‘APT.’ Producer Rogét Chahayed Helped ROSÉ & Bruno Mars Make a Global Smash That ‘Breaks the Rules’

ROSE and Bruno Mars producer Rogét Chahayed breaks down how "APT." came to be a global smash in an interview with Billboard.

They started out as the chant of a popular Korean drinking game, but ever since October, they’ve become better known as the hook of ROSÉ ‘s international smash with Bruno Mars, “APT.,” a youthful, dynamic pop tune that’s currently on its 12th week at No. When the group left the studio that day, the hitmaker says they had no idea what “APT.” would become — not just on the charts, but in terms of ROSÉ’s trajectory as well, with the song eventually being picked by her team to lead the rollout for one of the most highly anticipated K-pop solo album debuts in recent memory. During the session we took a break, and she was telling me about this beautiful piano duet from this Chinese movie she liked (Jay Chou’s 2007 film Secret), and I pulled up the sheet music on my iPad and we played through a few pages just for fun.

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