"The Astronaut" is a bilingual pop song where Jin sings of his love for his fans. Throughout the dreamy tune, he uses a cosmic motif to speak of his affection for and relationship with Army (BTS' official fanbase). "I wrote the lyrics," Jin said in a video. "I expressed how I feel about Army who made me who I am as the Jin of BTS. The lyrics are also about me, who flows aimlessly, and you, who find Army. I'm thankful and affectionate for Army who made me shine everywhere."
Jin wrote "The Astronaut" with Coldplay and Moses Martin, the son of their singer Chris Martin. As well as co-penning the song, Coldplay also play on it. Back in mid-2022, Jin called Martin and told him he had to leave BTS at the end of the year to serve in the Korean military for their mandatory enlistment. "I need a song that says goodbye to everybody for a little while, and tells them that I love them," Jin told him. So, Martin agreed they'd do a song together.
This isn't Coldplay's first voyage into the BTSverse; Chris Martin & Co previously collaborated with Jin and his BTS bandmates on the mega-hit "My Universe." That song, along with the rest of the British group's 2021 album Music of the Spheres, uses similar space metaphors to explore human experiences.
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