Blackpink's Rose is among artistes for the soundtrack of new Brad Pitt film F1
Blackpink's Rose is among artistes for the soundtrack of new Brad Pitt film F1
SEOUL – K-pop girl group Blackpink's Rose has announced her participation in the original soundtrack for upcoming Hollywood film F1.
On May 1, the 28-year-old star, as well as the official account for the film, revealed on Instagram the line-up of artistes involved in the soundtrack album, F1: The Album.
Aside from Rose, artistes such as English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and American rappers Don Toliver and Doja Cat are also in the line-up.
Rose gushed in the caption of her post that she was excited for her fans ' to hear my very first movie soundtrack… It's happening!! This movie's gonna be willldddd'.
The sports action drama stars American actor Brad Pitt as a Formula One driver, who retires after suffering a bad crash. Years later, he is persuaded to come out of retirement to mentor a rookie prodigy (Damson Idris).
The film is scheduled to open in Singapore on June 26, and in North America on June 27. It is notable for being made in collaboration with F1 , with famed British racer Lewis Hamilton in a producer role. Hamilton and other F1 racers like Dutchman Max Verstappen are expected to make cameos in the movie as themselves.
It will be Rose's first time being featured on a film soundtrack. The New Zealand-born superstar is riding a career high at the moment.
She extended her own record for longest run on Billboard's Hot 100 for a K-pop female singer with her viral Bruno Mars collaboration Apt. (2024), currently ranked No. 16 in its 27th week on the chart. The song was the lead single from her debut studio album, Rosie (2024).
In the United Kingdom, Apt. is currently No. 18 on the UK Official Singles Top 100, also in its 27th week, tying with supergroup BTS, which set a record for a K-pop act with Dynamite (2020). THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
F1 is scheduled to open in Singapore on June 26.
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