It has been about 12 hours since the release of BTS member Jin's solo single, 'The Astronaut' release.

Even before the song's release, Jin has been garnering an immense amount of attention as it was revealed that 'The Astronaut' is a gift and also a collaboration piece with Coldplay. Not only that, this is Jin's first official solo release causing the globe to focus their attention on his first solo activities in the music scene.

Then on October 28, Hanteo released impressive sales data for 'The Astronaut,' causing fans and K-netizens to be in awe of Jin's influence. 

As of October 28 at 9:30 PM KST, which is just 8 hours since the release, Jin's 'The Astronaut' sold over 700,000 copies. 

K-netizens and fans were amazed by Jin's album performance, easily reaching sales of over 700,000 in just a few hours.

Netizens commented, "This is amazing," "Wow," "I ordered through Weverse pre-order, so that number includes my order too," "I'm so happy that his album sold so much in just a few hours," "The number is going to go up so much," "This is his solo album but it's selling so well," "Wow, just as expected from a superstar," and "congrats, I wonder if he will hold a fan sign event."