10+ Details You Might Not Have Noticed In BTS Jin’s “The Astronaut” MV
BTS‘s Jin has officially released his anticipated solo single “The Astronaut,” co-written by British band Coldplay along with its music video.
The MV is cinematic and filled with symbolism, Easter eggs, cameos, and more that you might not have noticed the first time while watching due to all the tears we were crying. So, check out 10+ details from the MV below.
1. Braille
There are a few uses of Braille in the MV, and they all symbolize ARMY.
the black boxes in the cross word puzzle spell FOR ARMY in braille ! https://t.co/jxy6DKW37O
— 소라 ⁷ そら 🏳️🌈 (@tteokminnie) October 28, 2022
Is the crossword also a braille?!?!😭😭
If it is, I think it’s written“FOR ARMY”#TheAstronaut #BTS #방탄소년단 #JIN pic.twitter.com/NUKCHjFDRD
— Ayaka ⁷ (slow) (@061313purple) October 28, 2022
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“I love you”The timing when @BTS_twt #Jin showed his tattoo in Braille on his neck “⠁⠗⠍⠽[ARMY]” in #TheAstronaut MV is timed exactly when the lyrics says “I love you”
😭😭😭#BTS #Seokjin pic.twitter.com/xWaHOqIJZv
— Sari Setiogi Griberg (@setiogi) October 28, 2022
guys..,,,… his neck tattoo says ARMY in braille pic.twitter.com/1EfpExOmI7
— adiba 👩🏽🚀🚀 (@780613) October 28, 2022
2. Coldplay merch
Not only did Coldplay co-write the song, but Chris Martin and his son provided backing vocals. Jin is also a huge Coldplay fan, so it was a cute nod to the band to have Coldplay merchandise, including posters and vinyl, in Jin’s room.
the coldplay posters on the wall🥹IM A MESS #TheAstronaut #jin pic.twitter.com/08A0OWdxG5
— maritza⁷👩🏼🚀• 134340 (@mxgic42_) October 28, 2022
MORE POSTERS OF COLDPLAY
THE LIVE BROADCATS FROM BUENOS AIRES OCT 28
AND A MYLO XYLOTO ERA PHOTO pic.twitter.com/KA0t1ixAmU— 🪐 Ciany ∞ ✨ (@C_ian_y) October 28, 2022
I THINK THIS COULD BE A POSTER OF COLDPLAY IN THE VIVA LA VIDA ERA
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DON'T ASK ME HOW I KNOW IT, I JUST KNOW IT 😂 pic.twitter.com/cSu0RXsJl0— 🪐 Ciany ∞ ✨ (@C_ian_y) October 28, 2022
And one of the posters is for the BTS x Coldplay collaboration “My Universe,” so that means all seven members of BTS are technically in the MV too!
They always have the members with them… ALWAYS 😭 pic.twitter.com/iQgyfBVqVX
— 💙 ᴮᴱ바다⁷ 💐 (SLOW) 💙 (@eternalhyyh) October 28, 2022
3. Jin’s guitar gifted to him by Chris Martin
Additionally, the guitar that Chris Martin gifted Jin when the bands met up in New York was in the room.
*sobbing* #TheAstronaut pic.twitter.com/BNwV1qokgt
— Aurelia 💜 (@AureliaOT7) October 28, 2022
its the guitar that chris martin gave seokjin 😭 pic.twitter.com/RLO0BQvrIY
— sen⁷ 🧑🚀 (@sugatradamus) October 28, 2022
4. Chris Martin’s cameo
Chris Martin even made a cameo, acting as a news reporter on TV.
Ohh ! Chris Martin made a cameo in the MV !!!#TheAstronaut #Jin #Coldplay pic.twitter.com/Au7VFnuMUN
— ⟭⟬♡ (@BTSArmy_47) October 28, 2022
chris is so unserious like WHATERDEJEKFB pic.twitter.com/ACVhSyAyrL
— joons uparupa (@420JOON) October 28, 2022
5. References to Coldplay’s universe
There are a few Easter eggs for Coldplay’s own Music of the Spheres universe.
A PHOTO OF EARTH THAT LOOKS SIMILAR TO THE ONE JIN POSES IN THIS POSTER AND THE LOST COLDPLAY PLANET AURORA pic.twitter.com/T9PZpLsclE
— 🪐 Ciany ∞ ✨ (@C_ian_y) October 28, 2022
6. The Earth and Moon
Previously, Jin referred to ARMYs as his “Earth” in his solo “Moon” as he is their moon. Multiple details connect to this.
"The Planet is coming back soon, once more to the moon." 😭 pic.twitter.com/vhEGLymz7Y
— ◡̈ (@taebokkiii) October 28, 2022
7. Parallels to Coldplay music videos
Several shots in “The Astronaut” MV parallel those from iconic Coldplay music videos.
Some collaborations are just meant to be… #Jin #TheAstronaut pic.twitter.com/fcgAEq4Ipz
— Gilbo 🌑 (@Coldplaykind) October 28, 2022
8. The Astronaut
While we think of Jin as the “astronaut” of the song, there’s an astronaut in the MV, and we just can’t help but think of BTS leader RM for obvious reasons.
uh huh pic.twitter.com/L9WBUYoavM
— mj⁷ 🧑🚀 astronaut nini (@tannietubbie) October 28, 2022
Yet, the MV’s Director of Photography Hyungwoo Nam was actually the man in the suit!
It was the Director of Photography himself who made a cameo on #TheAstronaut MV #Jin #TheAstronautOutNow pic.twitter.com/TFKGJAdpPy
— JIN PRINT — THE ASTRONAUT 🧑🚀 (@theJINPRlNT) October 28, 2022
It could also be a reference to “Permission to Dance,” though.
ALSO!
REFRENCE TO THE 'PERMISION TO DANCE' ASTRONAUT THAT APPEARS WITH THE BALLOON pic.twitter.com/RoLsV9rqWV— 🪐 Ciany ∞ ✨ (@C_ian_y) October 28, 2022
9. The child’s artwork
In Jin’s room, several children’s drawings appear. They were drawn by a real kid, and it was none other than the son of the MV director Lumpens.
#Jin #진 #TheAstronaut #JinxColdplay @bts_twt
IT WAS LUMPENS SON THAT DREW THE DRAWINGS OF JIN
Lumpens is the MV Director pic.twitter.com/4UgoUPRNOG
— Aurelia 💜 (@AureliaOT7) October 28, 2022
10. Baby Jin
One of the children’s drawings looks a lot like the iconic childhood photo of Jin in a suit.
who else teared up pic.twitter.com/eas41jw5D6
— joce 👩🏼🚀 (@jeonvntold) October 28, 2022
11. HYYH
The real reason we’re never going to let The Most Beautiful Moment in Life era, or “Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa” (HYYH), go is that BTS won’t.
guys. pic.twitter.com/aXLOL3s6aM
— faye⁷ 👩🚀 (@fayepjm) October 28, 2022
The Astronaut x Hyyh parallel ✨ pic.twitter.com/lhnyUHUr1O
— ◡̈ (@taebokkiii) October 28, 2022
why would you do this to me pic.twitter.com/cmz61ITm5B
— 144p bangtan (@144pbangtan) October 28, 2022
Jin riding off in a truck at the end totally puts one in mind of all seven members in the truck in HYYH.
"will happiness be ours to stay?" 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/eqp6fc32eE
— bts quotes archive⁷ ☁️ | thesis ⏳ (@btsqtsarchive) October 28, 2022
12. All the symbolism
The MV is incredibly cinematic, including that it contains a great story. Jin is an alien that crashes on Earth, and he meets a family, including a little girl who represents ARMY. They both teach each other important things about life…
The little girl represents ARMY, and before he leaves, he gives her his helmet, either to protect herself or to remember him by, or both. I can't help but think that this is what is happening to us too right now.
But in the end, he came back.
— Dita ⁷ (@almostdita) October 28, 2022
the suit is such a fucking charming detail of the music video bc the implication is that alien seokjin was taken in by this earth family and either he doesnt know earth norms enough to know whats fitting or its borrowed from the dad which is why its too small pic.twitter.com/SHKSYNkfEV
— adiba 👩🏽🚀🚀 (@780613) October 28, 2022
couldn’t help but think that the little girl in the purple helmet represented armys.. the scene where jin helped her learn how to ride the bike and then pushed her on her way and did a mini ‘yay’ .. reminded me of how jin has always advocated for our love and happiness in life
— bts 🪂 (@jeonboops) October 28, 2022
And while Jin may have to leave, he will return, and she’ll be there waiting.
the astronaut is about growing up with jin but he has to go away for a while but no matter what that little girl will always wait for the person that taught her how to ride a bike.
— rice ⁷ 👩🚀🪐 (@agustdidas) October 28, 2022
at the start of the music video seokjin doesn’t know the word for “family” on his crossword. if this song is about armys. it means we taught him the meaning of “family” pic.twitter.com/cnPflC64L5
— lex⁷ (@prodK0YA) October 28, 2022
THE PLOT TWIST TOO
I thought he’d ride the bike on the beginning but he made sure the little girl was protected instead 🥹— José/JK Mixtape⁷ (@TheJose8A) October 28, 2022
now i think the kid is representing ARMY who helped him find his dream as seokjin said in the countdown before pic.twitter.com/8v1EMBhzNa
— ً (@jinniesarchives) October 28, 2022
DOES THE LITTLE GIRL REPRESENT ARMYS AND SEOKJIN SPENT TIME WITH US BEFORE LEAVING AND TAUGHT HER HOW TO RIDE A BICYCLE ON HER OWN SO SHE'LL BE OKAY WHILE HE'S GONE BUT THEN HE CAME BACK AND THE GIRL WAS STILL THERE ON HER BICYCLE WAITING FOR HIM OUTSIDE HIS WINDOW????
— naya`⁷ (@jinniehun) October 28, 2022
Some ARMYs also see how the story includes BTS and that maybe the girl is not only ARMY but the members.
the storyline just hits so much harder when we think about seokjin and how he joined bts. he never meant to be a singer, he wanted to be an actor, just like how the astronaut never meant to land on earth. but somehow he found bts, and found armys, and found his family and passion
— lex⁷ (@prodK0YA) October 28, 2022
SOMEONE SAID THE LITTLE GIRL COULD REPRESENT NOT ONLY ARMYS BUT BTS TOO, SINCE SEOKJIN IS THE OLDEST HYUNG AND PRACTICALLY HE RAISED ALL OF THEM, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HE'LL BE AWAY FROM THEM, SO HE WANTS REASSURE BOTH BTS AND ARMYS HE WILL BE OKAY, I'M CRYING :(((
— Carolyne⁷ 🌱🧑🚀 (@mhereonlyforbts) October 28, 2022
13. References to each BTS member
There are so many items in the bedroom, and some ARMYs think that each item represents a BTS member.
“You and me”@BTS_twt #Jin surrounded by #BTS & #BTSARMY in his #TheAstronaut MV:
Namjoon = Books
Yoongi = Guitar
Hobi = Instant camera
Jimin = Flower pot (like his “Serendipity” bubble)
Tae = Vinyl player
Jungkook = Speaker/Radio
ARMY = The solar system (“My Universe” pic.twitter.com/BUue1X21Fd— Sari Setiogi Griberg (@setiogi) October 28, 2022
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