BTS Jin and the members of Coldplay have developed a close friendship over the past two years. Chris and Jin, in particular, have become very close and were in close contact before Jin enlisted. Chris always says that Jin came up with the idea for My Universe and he soon became friends with the Coldplay frontman. Their joint work on The Astronaut was a heartfelt attempt to express Jin’s innermost feelings to his fans.
Prior to his recruitment, Jin gifted several Watteau patches and plushies to Coldplay (including the Alien he created as a part of The Astronaut promotion). The adorable alien has now become a symbol of Coldplay and graces the stage at almost every of the band’s concerts. Chris proudly displays the Watteau patch on his clothing and often gives gifts to fans as a sign of affection.
At a recent Coldplay concert in Amsterdam, Chris saw a sign that read “When I’m with Coldplay I get to heaven” and immediately shouted out to Jin! The Coldplay crew even took a photo of the sign.
Astronaut, which was released on October 28, 2022, crossed 196 million streams on Spotify as of July 13, completing 10 million streams in 3 days, 50 million streams in 22 days, and 100 million streams in 72 days. It set the standard for male K-pop solo tracks for a short period of time. Jin was named to Spotify’s ‘Global Top Artist’ and ‘Japan Top Artist’ charts for the first time following his single release, setting a benchmark for his solo debut with the highest position ever among Korean solo artists. installed.
Meanwhile, BTS’s Jin has risen to the rank of special soldier in the army and received an early promotion to corporal, putting him front and center on global news. Jin, who was conscripted on 13 December last year, was to be promoted to corporal on 1 September, but as an extraordinary soldier he was promoted to corporal two months earlier. Even though he became a global star, known as the world’s hottest man and Vocal King, Jin turned into a super-extraordinary phenomenal soldier even after enlisting.