Jin of BTS has already accomplished a thrilling feat with his first official
solo song!
The highly anticipated new song "The Astronaut," which Jin co-wrote with
Coldplay, was released on October 28 at 1 p.m. KST.
Jin is the third solo artist in Hanteo history to sell more than 700,000
copies of an album on the first day of release thanks to "The Astronaut,"
which sold an astonishing total of 700,954 copies on October 28 alone,
according to Hanteo Chart.
The only albums by solo artists with better first-day sales in Hanteo history
were "IM HERO" by Lim Young Woong and "Bambi" by EXO's Baekhyun were "The
Astronaut" and "The Astronaut," respectively.
In addition to its excellent physical sales, "The Astronaut" rapidly peaked at
the top of iTunes charts in many nations worldwide.