ROSÉ was in the house — or as she might say, the “APT.” — at PSY‘s opening night Summer Swag 2025 concert over the weekend, performing tracks from her debut album alongside the K-pop legend and soaking up the sun with fans in Incheon, South Korea.
On Saturday (June 28), the BLACKPINK star surprised the crowd by running on stage while belting out the opening lyrics to her smash hit “APT.” PSY subbed in for Bruno Mars, ROSÉ’s usual duet partner on the Billboard Global 200-topping track, and fans excitedly sang along as water cannons gushed cool streams into the audience and confetti blasts erupted at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium.
After the show, ROSÉ shared a video on Instagram showing backstage clips of her stretching her body moments before taking the stage and hugging the “Gangnam Style” musician. She also performed a couple of her own songs solo, including “Toxic Till the End” and “Dance All Night” from her 2024 LP, Rosie.
At one point, ROSÉ gets on her knees and bows to the crowd to show her appreciation. “It was such an honor to be the Kimshorani of Psy Oppa,” she captioned the video. “I love you all!”
Saturday’s show marked the first of several 2025 Summer Swag installments helmed by PSY, who started the concert series back in 2012. At this year’s kickoff, fellow K-pop superstar G-Dragon also appeared on stage in Incheon.
The concert comes amid a highly successful solo run for ROSÉ, who scored her first-ever top 10 album on the Billboard 200 with Rosie in December, and reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “APT.” shortly afterward. Ahead of her upcoming reunion with BLACKPINK bandmates JISOO, LISA and JENNIE, she’s dropped two new tracks: “Messy” for the brand new F1 movie soundtrack and “On My Mind,” a duet with “Ordinary” crooner Alex Warren.
See ROSÉ’s post below.
