BTS‘ Jin delivered the debut reside efficiency of his new solo single “The Astronaut” alongside Coldplay on the band’s live performance in Argentina on Friday (Oct. 28).
Huge Hit Music just lately confirmed on BTS’ Weverse web page that the Ok-pop star would seem throughout Chris Martin and Co.’s Music of the Spheres tour cease at Buenos Aires’ River Plate stadium. Friday’s sold-out present, which arrived simply hours after “The Astronaut” dropped on streaming companies, was broadcast reside throughout 3,5000 film theaters in additional than 80 nations.
Co-written by Jin and Coldplay, “The Astronaut” reveals the stadium-sized rock sound that the British band is understood for as an ideal mattress for Jin’s regular, soothing vocals. Previous to the one’s reside debut, Coldplay’s Martin shared the story of the monitor’s origins with the roaring South American crowd.
“About six months in the past, considered one of [BTS’] members referred to as me up and he stated, ‘I’ve to go away the band in December for 2 years to affix the military in Korea, as a result of that’s the principles there,” Martin stated from behind his piano. “And he stated, ‘I would like a track that claims goodbye to everyone for a short while, and tells them that I like them. …So I stated, ‘Okay, we’ll do a track collectively.’ As a substitute of worrying about it, I really feel so enthusiastic about it, so grateful for this relationship that we have now with BTS. Then this track arrived and I used to be stated, ‘That is considered one of our greatest songs — let’s give it to this gentleman.’”
BTS beforehand collaborated with Coldplay on the one “My Universe” for the latter’s 2021 album, Music of the Spheres. The monitor debuted atop the Billboard Scorching 100, turning into the primary Scorching 100 No. 1 by two teams every sporting lead billing on a track.
Watch Jin’s efficiency of “The Astronaut” with Coldplay under.
