BTS' Jin's 'The Astronaut' was chosen as the K-pop song of the year by Billboard.
On December 20, Billboard, an American music media outlet, announced 'The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2022: Staff Picks'.
Jin's solo song 'The Astronaut' was ranked 14th. With the highest ranking for a male solo artist, Jin once again proved his popularity, stardom, and musical talent.
Billboard said, '2022 was a time when K-pop artists expressed themselves vocally, thematically, and artistically as they had done before, and it undoubtedly paid off well enough.' He highly evaluated K-pop, which is gaining popularity.
Billboard's digital director Joe Lynch said, "With 'The Astronaut', Jin made his first solo entry into the HOT100." 
He then left a high evaluation of Jin's achievements with the impression that "Jin, who has come together again through collaboration with Coldplay, is soaring into the celestial orbit with this beautiful and romantic song."

Written by Mun Wan SikTranslated by Lee So Yun