BTS's Jin has illuminated his popularity as 'The Astronaut' music video surpasses 93 million views.

The music video for 'The Astronaut,' released on October 28 last year, recently broke through 93 million views. As of 6 AM on October 11 (KST), the music video recorded 93.72 million views, eyeing the achievement of 100 million views.

'The Astronaut' music video drew attention with Jin's delicate and sensual expression acting as an 'astronaut' who has crash-landed. Furthermore, Jin's charming bass voice and his unique refreshing yet dreamy atmosphere showcased various aspects of vocalist Jin, captivating fans worldwide.

Upon its release, the music video received explosive reactions, achieving 1 million views within 15 minutes of release, 10 million views in 12 hours and 30 minutes, and 30 million views in just 4 days. It also demonstrated overwhelming popularity by recording 1 million 'likes' in 1 hour and 4 minutes and 3 million in 13 hours.

'The Astronaut' music video recorded 1st place in 'YouTube Music Trending' worldwide from October 28th, 2022, to November 13th, 2022, for 17 consecutive days. Jin had previously set a record with his self-composed solo song 'Super Tuna' music video, which held 1st place for 16 consecutive days, thus Jin broke his own record, writing a new history in K-pop.

'The Astronaut' track recently surpassed 250 million streams on Spotify, the world's largest music platform, showcasing its powerful streaming power and unparalleled popularity.

'The Astronaut' achieved 100 million streams on Spotify in 72 days, setting the record for the shortest time for a Korean male K-pop solo track at that time. Subsequently, it achieved 50 million streams in 22 days, 60 million in 29 days, 70 million in 37 days, and 90 million in 57 days.

On the day of the solo track's release, Jin was listed in Spotify's 'Global Top Artists' and 'Japan Top Artists' charts, recording the highest position among all-time Korean solo artists, proving his popularity.

'The Astronaut' is a track with a different atmosphere and emotion compared to Jin's previous solo tracks. Upon release, it received explosive reactions and achieved dazzling records. Jin's 'The Astronaut' entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at 51st place amidst fierce competition, including new songs by Taylor Swift and Rihanna. It also immediately reached 1st place on the Billboard 'Digital Song Sales Chart' and 'World Digital Song Sales Chart'.

'The Astronaut' swept global charts, including obtaining a golden certificate from Japan's RIA in 2022, the first for a Korean solo in that year.

'The Astronaut,' even 11 months after its release, is achieving a long-run record on various music charts, including radio charts, Shazam, iTunes, etc. Also, 'The Astronaut' was selected as the 1st place in 'Summer Recommended Song (Ranking House Summer Edition TOP30)' conducted by the Mexican radio channel 'House Radio' and was selected for famous music platform playlists, such as the official playlist of the US Amazon SKO 23, continuing to show its solid global popularity and powerful world-class influence.

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