BTS Jin has made history with his first official solo single "The Astronaut" in terms of first-day album sales on the Hanteo Chart.

BTS Jin's 'The Astronaut' Makes History With First-Day Sales on Hanteo Chart

On Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. KST, Jin dropped his highly-anticipated single "The Astronaut," which he co-wrote with British rock band Coldplay.

According to Hanteo Chart, "The Astronaut" sold a staggering total of 700,954 copies on Oct. 28 alone. Notably, those numbers were attained just eight hours after its release (9:30 p.m. KST).

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With that impressive figure, BTS Jin has become the only third Korean soloist in Hanteo history to achieve more than 700,000 sales with an album on the first day of its release.

The first two solo artists to do so are EXO Baekhyun (with "Bambi") and trot singer Lim Young Woong (with "IM HERO").

Additionally, BTS Jin's "The Astronaut" is now the Korean solo album with the third-highest first-day sales in Hanteo history, bested only by "IM HERO" with 940,624 copies and "Bambi" with 760,154 copies.

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As there's still six more days left before Jin wraps up his first-week sales, the total is projected to increase further. It also remains to be seen whether the BTS member will join Lim Young Woong as the only Korean solo artists to reach one million sales on the Hanteo Chart with an album in the first week of its release.

Aside from its historic first-day album sales, BTS Jin's "The Astronaut" hit the No. 1 spot on iTunes Song charts in at least 98 different countries around the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, and Germany.

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The single also debuted at No. 1 on both the Worldwide iTunes Song chart and the European iTunes Song chart, while Jin's other songs "Super Tuna," "Abyss," and "Tonight" all climbed up the worldwide chart. "Super Tuna" rose to No. 7 from No. 61, while "Abyss" jumped up 61 spots to No. 8 and "Tonight" skyrocketed to No. 12 from No. 73.

Furthermore, the music video for BTS Jin's "The Astronaut" was able to accumulate more than 15.3 million views in just the first 20 hours of its release. It went on to reach 16.57 million views and 3.43 million likes in its first 24 hours.

Congratulations to Jin!

Watch Jin's "The Astronaut" MV below to celebrate:

BTS Jin's "The Astronaut" Debuts on Korean Music Charts

In related news, Jin's solo single "The Astronaut" entered multiple major music charts in South Korea. It debuted at No. 1 on Bugs, No. 23 on MelOn Top 100, and No. 32 on Genie at 2 p.m. KST on Oct. 28.

"The Astronaut" also secured No. 50 on MelOn's Daily chart and garnered a total of 108,601 unique listeners on the same platform on the first day of tracking.

On Oct. 29 at 8 a.m. KST, the song ranked No. 5 on Bugs, No. 24 on MelOn's real-time chart, No. 28 on Genie, and No. 31 on MelOn Top 100. It even debuted at No. 99 on VIBE's Daily chart.

At 9 a.m. KST, BTS Jin's "The Astronaut" sits at No. 3 on Bugs, No. 25 on MelOn's real-time chart, No. 31 on MelOn Top 100, and No. 33 on Genie.

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Written by Maria Scott