How to Play the APT Game: Rosé & Bruno Mars’ Korean Drinking Game
What is the APT game and how do you play it? The viral game behind Rosé and Bruno Mars’ hit “APT.” is actually a real Korean drinking game known as the Apartment Game — a fast, simple party game built around stacking hands, choosing a floor number and counting upward until one player loses the round.
The name comes from the Korean word 아파트 (apateu), meaning “apartment,” and the hand stack works like the floors of a building. Players move the bottom hand to the top while counting each new “floor,” and the person whose hand lands on the chosen number loses. It is one of the easiest Korean drinking games to learn, with no cards, dice or complicated setup required.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to play the APT game step by step, the official-style game rules, what APT means in Korean, how the game inspired Rosé and Bruno Mars’ song, and why the chant became such a recognizable part of the track.
You’ll also discover alcohol-free versions, fun K-pop variations for BLACKPINK and K-drama fans, and more Korean drinking games to try with friends. Whether you found the game through Rosé, K-pop, Korean culture or a night out in Seoul, this guide gives you everything you need to start playing.