Kim Seokjin of BTS, popularly known as Jin to the BTS ARMY, graduated from his boot camp training in the Korean Military last January 18, but the song, The Astronaut, that he left right before he enlisted continues to reap accolades from the music industry.
Image courtesy of Kim Seokjin
Jin’s solo single, The Astronaut, was co-written by Coldplay and was released on October 28, 2022. Jin performed the solo single first during a Coldplay concert in Argentina, where his performance with Coldplay was well-applauded.
Here’s the summary of the amazing achievements of Jin’s The Astronaut.
Amazing Achievements of BTS Jin’s Solo Single, The Astronaut
1. Upon The Astronaut’s release, it landed at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Digital Song Sales. Almost all of the following achievements are the first entries of Kim Seokjin as a solo artist.
2. It was ranked #1 also on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales. His third song to make a debut at #1 on the chart.
3. As a result, Jin became #1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists.
4. The Astronaut entered the Billboard Hot Trending Songs at #5.
5. The Astronaut entered the Billboard Global 200 Excl. The US at #6.
6. It was #10 on Billboard’s Global 200.
7. Jin was ranked #10 on the Billboard Artists 100.
8. The Astronaut made it too on the Billboard Hot 100 at #51. It’s the first entry of Jin as a solo artist on the chart and the highest debut of any Korean solo song in 2022.
9. The Astronaut sold 100,000 units in Japan; thereby earning a RIAJ Gold Certification.
10. The single became certified as a Million Seller in South Korea’s KMCA.
11. Jin’s The Astronaut is the longest-charting #1 song of an Asian soloist on Hungary’s Singles Chart.
12. On January 6, The Astronaut by Jin became the 2nd longest-charting #1 song of an Asian act in history, spending 5 weeks on Hungary’s Singles Chart.
13. As of January 18, 2023, the following are the Peak Position of Jin’s The Astronaut in various music charts around the world – not including the US Billboard.
• South Korea’s Album Circle – #1
• Hungary’s Top 40 Singles – #1
• Japan’s Oricon – #2; Year End Performance – #45
• Vietnam’s Hot 100 – #3
• Japan’s Hot 100 – #4; Year End Performance – #49
• Indonesia’s Billboard – #4
• India’s IMI – #5
• New Zealand’s Hot Singles – #5
• Croatia’s International Albums – #7
• Malaysia’s Billboard – #8
• Singapore’s RIAS – #9
• Philippines’ Billboard – #10
• Hong Kong’s Billboard – #22
• Portuguese Albums – #31
• South Korea’s Circle – #40
• Canadian Hot 100 – #58
• UK Singles OCC – #61
• Lithuania’s AGATA #66
• Australia’s ARIA – #66
• Ireland’s IRMA – #96
• France’s SNEP – #106
14. On its 3rd week of release, The Astronaut maintained its #1 position on the World Digital Song Sales Chart. It charted for 7 weeks at the top 15 of the chart.
15. In the 6th week, the song was still ranked in the top 31 of Billboard’s Digital Song Sales Chart.
16. It was also at #82 on Billboard’s Global 200 Excl. The US, and was #139 on the Global 200 Chart.
17. Jin was able to remain on the Emerging Artists Chart at #35 even in its third week.
18. The Astronaut was a worldwide hit, ranking #1 in around 104 regions on iTunes.
19. On January 1, 2023, Paris Match (a notable European and French Magazine) ranked, Jin’s The Astronaut as #4 on their list of The Top 10 Best Songs of the Year 2022.
20. Jin’s the Astronaut debuted at #43 on Billboard’s Japan Hot 100, and at number 35 on its Artists 100.
21. Billboard also ranked The Astronaut at #14 for the Best K-Pop Songs of 2022: Staff Picks.
22. Rolling Stone ranked The Astronaut by Jin at #68 on its list of the Top 100 Best Songs of 2022.
23. Dazed ranked The Astronaut at No. 26 in its year-end list among the Best K-Pop Tracks of 2022.
24. The Astronaut is #1 on the Top 10 Artists of the Shazam Global Chart.
25. As of January 6, The Astronaut spent 28 days at #1 on the Shazam Top 200 Global Chart. The song also garnered 98 million streams on Spotify.
This week's top 10 artists on the #ShazamGlobalChart 🎶🎵
1⃣JIN
2⃣@ladygaga
3⃣@heisrema
4⃣@MetroBoomin
5⃣@davidguetta & @BebeRexha
6⃣@samsmith & @kimpetras
7⃣@robin_schulz & @Olivertree
8⃣Tom Odell
9⃣@rosalinnmusic
🔟@raye & @070shake— Shazam (@Shazam) January 6, 2023
The Astronaut by Jin is nominated in the Global Digital Music for the Circle Chart Music Awards, October category. Meanwhile, The Astronaut’s physical single is nominated in the Physical Album for the 4th Quarter. The event will take place on February 2023.
Update of BTS Jin’s The Astronaut Achievements.
#Jin's #TheAstronaut has surpassed 7 Million Shazams! It's the 1st and only song by a K-Pop act released in 2022 to achieve this! 👨🚀💥7⃣Ⓜ️🤩🔥 👑💜 #BTS #TheAstronaut_Jin pic.twitter.com/spQEeWcY7h
— World Music Awards (@WORLDMUSICAWARD) February 7, 2023
Congratulations, to our Worldwide Handsome Moon, Kim Seokjin.
UPDATE OF JIN’S THE ASTRONAUT AS OF FEBRUARY 22, 2023
"The Astronaut" by Jin is charting for 10 weeks inside the Top 10 on Hungary's Singles Chart. It's the first song by a Asian Soloist to achieve this milestone. 🇭🇺 pic.twitter.com/0dTLgOl94S
— BTS Global Charts⁷ (@BTSGlobalCharts) February 23, 2023
As of March 17, 2023, The Astronaut by Kim Seokjin awards the BTS member the title: “First Asian Soloist to spend 15 weeks on Hungary’s Singles Chart”.
Congratulations, Jin!
