[OFFICIAL] BTS RM | Kim Nam Joon (김남준)

bohmi · September 9

Rapper, Songwriter, Record Producer

#PROFILE#
Stage Name: RM (formerly Rap Monster)
Also Known as: Runch Randa, Largo, Leader of BTS
Birth Name: Kim Nam Joon (김남준)
Birthdate: September 12, 1994
Education: Hanyang Cyber University Graduate School (Advertising & Media), Global Cyber University, Apgujeong High School
Height: 181 cm
Nationality: South Korean
Years Active: 2010-present
Talent Agency: Big Hit Entertainment

#DISCOGRAPHY#

Mixtapes
2018 | Mono
2015 | RM

As Featured Artist
2020 | Agust D (feat. RM) - "Strange" (D-2)
2020 | Younha (feat. RM) - "Winter Flower" (Unstable Mindset)
2019 | Lil Nas X (feat. RM) - "Seoul Town Road (Old Town Road Remix)"
2019 | Honne (feat. RM, Beka) - "Crying Over You"
2018 | Drunken Tiger (feat. RM) - "Timeless" (Drunken Tiger X: Rebirth of Tiger JK)
2018 | Steve Aoki (feat. RM, Jungkook, Jimin) - "Waste It On Me" (Neon Future III)
2017 | Fall Out Boy (feat. RM) - "Champion (Remix)"
2017 | Gaeko (feat. RM) - "Gajah"
2015 | Yankie (feat. Dok2, Juvie Train, Double K, RM, Topbob, Don Mills) - "ProMeTheUs" (Andre)
2015 | Primary (feat. Kwon Jin Ah, RM) - "U" (2-1)
2015 | MFBTY (feat. EE, RM, Dino-J) - "BuckuBucku" (WondaLand)

Soundtrack Appearances
2019 | RM, Suga, Juice Wrld - "All Night" (BTS World OST)
2015 | RM (feat. Mandy Ventrice) - "Fantastic" (Fantastic 4 OST)

Pre Debut

Spoiler

2013 | RM - "Freestyle 4"
2013 | RM - "Freestyle 3"
2013 | RM, Suga, Jin - "Adult Child"
2013 | RM - "Freestyle 2"
2013 | RM - "Freestyle"
2013 | RM, Suga, Jin - "School of Tears"
2012 | RM - "Let's Introduce Bangtan Room"
2012 | RM - "Vote or just shut up"
2012 | RM & Jungkook - "Like A Star"
2012 | RM - "Favorite Girl"
2012 | RM, Suga, Jin, Jimin, V, Jungkook - "A Typical Trainee's Christmas"
2011 | Lee Seung Gi (feat. RM, J-Hope** Hareem) - "Song to Make You Smile" (Tonight)
2011 | RM - "Rap Monster"
2011 | Kan Mi Youn (feat. RM, Iron, Supreme Boi)** - "Because I'm A Foolish Woman" (Watch)
2011 | Lee Hyun (feat. RM, Iron** Jiyeon of GLAM) - "Bad Girl" (You are the Best of My Life)
2010 | 2AM (feat. RM, Iron, Supreme Boi)** - "Love U, Hate U" (Saint O'Clock)
2010 | Lim Jeong Hee (feat. RM, Iron)** - "Ashes" (It Can't Be Real)
2010 | RM - "Where U At"

**featurings pre debut credited as 방탄소년단

#As Lyricist and Composer#

Spoiler

Solo, Collab, and Feature

Spoiler

2020 | Agust D (feat. RM) - "Strange" (D-2)
2020 | Younha (feat. RM) - "Winter Flower" (Unstable Mindset)**
2019 | Lil Nas X (feat. RM) - "Seoul Town Road (Old Town Road Remix)"
2019 | RM, Suga, Juice Wrld - "All Night" (BTS World OST)
2019 | Honne (feat. RM, Beka) - "Crying Over You"
2018 | Drunken Tiger (feat. RM) - "Timeless" (Drunken Tiger X: Rebirth of Tiger JK)**
2018 | Steve Aoki (feat. RM, Jungkook, Jimin) - "Waste It On Me" (Neon Future III)
2018 | RM, Suga, J-Hope - "Ddaeng"
2017 | Fall Out Boy (feat. RM) - "Champion (Remix)"
2017 | RM & V - "4 O'Clock"
2017 | Gaeko (feat. RM) - "Gajah"**
2017 | RM & Wale - "Change"
2017 | RM - "Always"
2016 | RM & Jungkook - "I Know"
2015 | RM (feat. Mandy Ventrice) - "Fantastic" (Fantastic 4 OST)
2015 | Yankie (feat. Dok2, Juvie Train, Double K, RM, Topbob, Don Mills) - "ProMeTheUs" (Andre)**
2015 | Primary (feat. Kwon Jin Ah, RM) - "U" (2-1)**
2015 | MFBTY (feat. EE, RM, Dino-J) - "BuckuBucku" (WondaLand)**
2015 | RM & Warren G - "P.D.D"

**only lyrics

BTS

Spoiler

2019 | "Make It Right (feat. Lauv)"
2019 | BTS World OST - "Heartbeat"
2019 | BTS World OST - "All Night (RM & Suga) feat. Juice WRLD"
2019 | Map of the Soul: Persona - "Intro: Persona")**
2019 | Map of the Soul: Persona - "Boy With Luv (feat. Halsey)"
2019 | Map of the Soul: Persona - "Mikrokosmos"
2019 | Map of the Soul: Persona - "Make It Right"
2019 | Map of the Soul: Persona - "Home"
2019 | Map of the Soul: Persona - "Jamais Vu"
2019 | Map of the Soul: Persona - "Dionysus"

2018 | Love Yourself Answer - "Euphoria")**
2018 | Love Yourself Answer - "Serendipity (Full Length Edition)")**
2018 | Love Yourself Answer - "Trivia: Love")**
2018 | Love Yourself Answer - "I'm Fine"
2018 | Love Yourself Answer - "Idol")**
2018 | Love Yourself Answer - "Answer: Love Myself"
2018 | Love Yourself Answer - "DNA (Pedal 2 LA Mix)"
2018 | Love Yourself Answer - "Fake Love (Rocking Vibe Mix)")**
2018 | Love Yourself Answer - "MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix) (Full Length Edition)"
2018 | Love Yourself Answer - "Idol (feat. Nicki Minaj)")**
2018 | Love Yourself Tear - "Intro: Singularity")**
2018 | Love Yourself Tear - "Fake Love")**
2018 | Love Yourself Tear - "The Truth Untold (feat. Steve Aoki)")**
2018 | Love Yourself Tear - "134340"
2018 | Love Yourself Tear - "Paradise"
2018 | Love Yourself Tear - "Love Maze"
2018 | Love Yourself Tear - "Magic Shop"
2018 | Love Yourself Tear - "Airplane Pt. 2"
2018 | Love Yourself Tear - "Anpanman"
2018 | Love Yourself Tear - "So What"
2018 | Love Yourself Tear - "Outro: Tear"
2018 | Face Yourself - "Intro: Ringwanderung"
2018 | Face Yourself - "Crystal Snow")**

2015 | "We are Bulletproof Pt. 1 (4 Begins ruff ver.)"

2015 | "KBS Cool FM Changmin's Music Plaza")*/)**

2014 | Wake Up - "The Stars")*
2014 | Wake Up - "Just One Day (Japanese Ver. Extended)"

2014 | Wake Up - "Like Pt. 2 In That Place"
2014 | Wake Up - "Wake Up"
2014 | Wake Up - "Outro")**

2014 | "So 4 More"

2014 | Skool Luv Affair Special Addition - "Miss Right"
2014 | Skool Luv Affair Special Addition - "Like (Slow Jam Remix)"

2013 | "Born Singer"

)* only lyrics

)** the only member who was involved in writing the song

Contributed for other artists

Spoiler

2020 | BTS (Jin) - "Moon" (Map of the Soul: 7)
2020 | BTS (V) - "Inner Child" (Map of the Soul: 7)
2020 | BTS (Jin, Jimin, V, Jungkook) - "00:00 (Zero O'Clock)" (Map of the Soul: 7)
2020 | BTS (Jungkook) - "My Time" (Map of the Soul: 7)
2020 | BTS (Suga) - "Interlude: Shadow" (Map of the Soul: 7)

2019 | V - "Winter Bear"
2019 | Jin - "Tonight"

2019 | BTS (Jin, J-Hope, Jungkook) - "Jamais Vu" (Map of the Soul: Persona)
2018 | Jimin - "Promise"

2018 | BTS (Jimin) - "Serendipity (Full Length Edition)" (Love Yourself Answer)
2018 | BTS (Jungkook) - "Euphoria" (Love Yourself Answer)
2018 | BTS (Jin, Jimin, V, Jungkook) - "The Truth Untold (feat. Steve Aoki)" (Love Yourself Tear)
2018 | BTS (V) - "Intro: Singularity" (Love Yourself Tear)

2017 | BTS (Jin, Jimin, V, Jungkook) - "Dimple" (Love Yourself Her)
2017 | BTS (Jimin) - "Intro: Serendipity" (Love Yourself Her)
2016 | BTS (Jin, Jimin, V, Jungkook) - "Lost" (Wings)

#Facts About RM#
✔️ RM started writing lyrics in 2007.
✔️ RM was an underground rapper whose stage name was Runch Randa. People were afraid of going against him. (RM was 14 or 15 year old at the time).
✔️ Runch Randa was extremely popular. RM really made a name for himself at such a young age.
✔️ RM was the first one to be chosen as a member of BTS.
✔️ Suga used the beat from RM’s “Seventeen” for his audition.
✔️ Jungkook chose Big Hit (which was a smaller company at the time) over the other major companies was because he was so impressed with RM and his rapping skills.
✔️ RM’s little sister having the same birthday as BTS. (She is the same age as Jungkook).
✔️ RM has an IQ of 148 and has placed in the top 1.6% of College Scholastic Ability Mock Exam.
✔️ RM’s “Too Much” was actually a big reason why Mnet’s “4Things Show” got made.

✿✿✿ Fancafe ✿✿✿

Last Updated : October 19 (#As Lyricist and Composer#)

bohmi · September 9

June 2013

I'm Rap Monster Kim Namjoon, it's D-DAY everyone. I started as the first candidate for BTS and finally 3 years have passed since then and it has become something. This emotion is new, I'll do it really well! Bulletproof Boy Scouts Fighting. © bts-trans

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Case Study by Harvard Business School, June 2020

BTS's success had its roots in a demo recording by Nam-joon Kim, now better known by his stage name RM, that one of Big Hit's producers, Pdogg, brought to Bang's attention. "When I heard RM's demo, I made it my mission to debut this person," Bang recalled. "A person this young, with that sort of musical skill, so able to put his soul into his music? I just felt I had to debut him."

Source (1) (2)

bohmi · September 9

RM's Story Before Debut

On September 5, 2017, rapper Sleepy appeared on SBS radio program “2 O’Clock Escape Cultwo Show.”

During the show, he revealed the story of how he first discovered Rap Monster. He shared, “I went to the venue for an underground crew audition, and the young kid was so good at rapping.”

He continued, “I got his phone number, called Big Hit Entertainment, and asked them to take a look. Rap Monster was in his third year of middle school at that time.”

When the DJs asked why he didn’t take Rap Monster in himself, he drew laughter as he responded honestly, “I wasn’t capable of doing something like that.” (Soompi)

RM → Sleepy → Pdogg → Bang Si Hyuk → BTS

Sleepy discovered Rap Monster during an audition when Rap Monster was only in his third year of middle school, and afterwards introduced him to producer Pdogg at BigHit Entertainment. The rest, of course, is history, as Rap Monster went on to be trained at the agency and debut as the leader of BTS.

When asked about this during a recent interview (September 8, 2017), Sleepy said, “I heard that Rap Monster was the first one to be chosen as a member of BTS. He’s gotten to where he is now because he’s good.” He added with a laugh, “But I wonder if it wouldn’t have happened if it hadn’t been for me. I’m proud that I was the one who discovered him.”

“Recently, I opened up a hard drive that I’d used in the old days,” Sleepy continued. “I found some raps that Rap Monster had done before his debut, back when he used the name ‘Runch Randa.’ I have about ten songs.”

He explained that Rap Monster had rapped together with him to the beats that Sleepy had created. Sleepy said, “Listening to them now, there was a different feeling. There was one where he rapped, ‘Sleepy is sleepy but he’s by my side, Randa boy.’” (Soompi)

bohmi · September 13

# HappyRMDay 200912 #

:fullofhearts:

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Source (1) (2)

bohmi · September 13

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The date that Billboard announced for the first time that Dynamite reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 was Sep 1, Jungkook's bday while the date of the second No. 1 will be officially reported on Billboard website on Sep 12, the birthday of leader RM. (Source)

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:cutekitty: :issohappy:

bohmi · September 14

Sep 14, 2020

BTS’s RM Donates 100 Million Won To Museum On His Birthday

BTS’s RM celebrated his latest birthday in a meaningful way!

According to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), RM made a generous donation of 100 million won (approximately $84,200) for his birthday on September 12.

RM’s donation will be used towards the reprinting of hard-to-find and out-of-print books related to art, some of which will be sent to elementary, middle, and high schools in 400 places across the country. The reprinted books will also be available for purchase in the museum’s bookstore.

Yoon Bum Mo, the director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, commented, “RM expressed his desire to support the field of art, in which he has found inspiration and comfort. Just as he was able to gain a deeper understanding of art through books, he shared his hope that children and youth who may not find it easy to access museums will be able to easily come into contact with art [through these books]. We were delighted and surprised by his wish.”

He continued, “Together with RM, who continually visits the museum in spite of his busy schedule and has been a positive influence in increasing interest in art, we will work hard to expand the practice of reading books about art.” (Soompi)

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Sep 20, 2019

BTS’s RM Donates 100 Million Won To A Meaningful Cause

BTS’s RM celebrated his recent birthday in a particularly meaningful way!

On September 20, the Seoul Samsung School—a specialized school for the hearing-impaired—announced that RM had made a generous donation of 100 million won (approximately $83,794) to the school for his birthday. The school also revealed that RM had requested that his donation be used for music education.

A representative of the Seoul Samsung School stated, “We received the donation along with his hope that hearing-impaired students would be able to find many ways to enjoy music together. We plan to use [his donation] to expand our students’ music education and performing-arts concerts.”

Principal Shin Rae Bum added, “We will support a wide variety of musical activities for our hearing-impaired students, so that they are able to find happiness through music and gain more social confidence.” (Soompi)

bohmi · September 14

#HappyRMDay - 200912

Happy Birthday to BTS Iconic Leader, the One & Only hugely talented, RM!

Other birthday messages from :

bohmi · September 14

#HappyRMDay - 200912

Other birthday messages from :

UNICEF Chief, Kent Page, UNICEF Latin America, UNICEF Bolivia, UNICEF Argentina
Clevver News, DNA India, Sputnik News, TOWER Shibuya, GIPHY Pop, Tumblr
Tiger JK, Blackbear, William Shatner, Liam McEwan, Brandon Evans, Teresita Ssen Marquez, Dr James O'Donoghue, Dr Tedros Adhanom, Bea Binene, Luna Maya

bohmi · September 14

#HappyRMDay - 200912

Happy birthday young genius. Kingpin of the ink pen.

(Sleep Deez, producer of BTS song "My Time")

Other birthday messages from :

InStyle, Paper Magazine, Affinity Magazine, Boohoo, Metro.Style, BlinkNow, Happee Hour
Radio Disney, Radio Disney Latin America, Radio Disney Mexico, iHeartRadio, Y100 Miami, WiLD 94.9, Xtra Radio, Happy FM Radio, 96.5 TDY, Radio.Com, SiriusXM, Mediacorp 987
Columbia Records, DawBell, ONE Production Singapore, Universal Music Singapore, Sony Music Singapore, Sony Music India, MTV, MTV UK, MTV Latin America, Nickelodeon Brasil, America’s Got Talent

bohmi · September 15

Sep 14, 2020

RM of BTS purchased artist Joung Young-ju's "Disappearing Hometown 730" from this year's Korea International Art Fair (KIAF). He reportedly met Joung in March at Sun Gallery in Insadong, Seoul and expressed his wish of wanting to own it, and she readily accepted. The piece will be displayed on KIAF's virtual exhibition from Sept. 23 to Oct. 18 open to public, and Sun Gallery from Sept. 16 to 23. Afterward, it will be handed to RM. (Source)

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2. [+105, -1] Leader of class, BTS' RM

3. [+26, -1] A heartwarming picture

4. [+23, -8] A heartwarming piece of news during these difficult times ^^

5. [+4, -0] What an amazing job by the artist... it's the first time I've felt like tearing up just by looking at a picture.. ㅠㅠ

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1. [+160, -3] How did his parents raise him? He's amazing~~

2. [+125, -0] I remember he said that he visited over 20 different museums during his month of vacation last summer. His IQ is 148, he's always read books since his debut... you just can't beat someone who is always reading. That's fact. He taught himself English and is even teaching his own members like a teacher.

3. [+53, -0] A positive influence... Even at the top of the world, please remain the BTS that you are today

4. [+44, -2] One thing's for sure, there are a lot of people from the older generation who joined the fandom because of RM!

5. [+33, -0] What an amazing man. So proud that he's the leader of the best male group in the world.

6. [+13, -0] I'm glad he's spreading such a positive influence on our youth

(Source)

bohmi · September 15

BTS Breaks Down Their Style Heroes | GQ (Sep 9, 2020)

RM : My style heroes are the painters Whanki Kim & Yun Hyong-keun. Their arts are really different, like sky and earth, water and soil. One loves to voice his thoughts, and the other's generally quiet. I often ask myself in my mind what advice they would give when I'm quiet, but have many thoughts in my head. I look at the balance in the relationship and try to apply it to my own life. They're both incredible artists for me and for many people, and I'm always learning from their ways of art. I think style is all about attitude. The most important thing is to try things, buy things, and let it become a part of yourself. Wear it comfortably and proudly.

Jungkook chose RM as his style hero.
Jungkook : First of all, I think that RM was the starting point of the life I lead today. He's someone closest to me that I can learn a lot from. In addition to appearances and musicality, he also has a 'sexy' mindset. Rather than "incorporate" his style, I think I have found a certain potential of my own within me while talking with RM or seeing the way he thinks, acts, speaks, or engages with music.

bohmi · September 16

Sep 10, 2020

[SBS Star] Fans Prepare BTS RM's Special Section at the Largest Bookstore in Korea

Fans of K-pop boy group BTS have prepared RM's special section at one of the largest bookstores in South Korea to celebrate his upcoming birthday.

Recently, RM's Chinese fan community 'Baidu RM Bar' announced that they collaborated with Kyobo Books to create a special section dedicated for RM.

The bookstore turned one corner at their Gwanghwamun branch into a special section for books that had been recommended by RM himself.

The section was beautifully decorated with photos of RM reading a book and quotes from BTS and RM's solo songs, completing the whole concept of the special project.

Meanwhile, RM celebrates his 26th birthday on September 12, while the special section will be available from September 9 to 16. (Source)

bohmi · September 16

#HappyRMDay 2020

"Happy Birthday RM" LED displays at Times City Yangon, Myanmar.
Birthday support from Myanmar Army. Thank you.

:fullofhearts:

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"Happy Birthday Namjoon" LED displays at COEX Mall, Seoul.
Birthday support from Namjoon fans. Thank you.

:issohappy:

bohmi · September 16

HappyRMDay - 200912, Love letters panel from all countries at Hongik University Station Line 2. (SOLID_RM)

:heart4:

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HappyRMDay - 190912, "Trivia : Love" fountain show for RM's birthday by Goyang City. :heart:

bohmi · September 17

#HappyRMDay 2020

Korean media uploaded a video on YouTube dedicated to RM in honor of his birthday.

✔️✔️ Star K, All The K-Pop, Newsen, TV Daily ✔️✔️

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The restaurant owner where the boys (BTS) eat on their trainee days celebrated Joon's birthday.

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dearest Namjoonie, happy birthday to you~ Namjoon we love you, please be well and take care of your health~ BTS, fighting!" (Source)

:fullofhearts:

bohmi · September 17

RM 'Dynamite' poster in Tokyo Metro station as part of the BTS2onHot100 celebration. (Source)

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BTS OFFICIAL WEVERSE MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
RM : "We welcome ARMY to our fairy tale world." (Source)

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bohmi · September 18

Hiiiiiiii RM! :glasses:

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(Source)

bohmi · September 18

Sep 15, 2020

The Korean art world, divided into exhibitions RM has seen and exhibitions RM hasn’t seen

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The article is a good summary of Namjoon’s impact on the art world; he’s described as a “powerful influencer.” According to the article, the art world has begun to take notice of his twitter account.

This is because the fandom is so big that once it’s known that “RM came by” to an exhibit, it’s like a real ad. Kim Yoon-ok, a curator at the Kumho Museum of Art in Seoul which RM visited in June, said, “The art world is now divided into an exhibition seen and has not seen by RM.”

She continued, “Through RM’s gateway, we have a chance to introduce artists to young people.”

Source (1) (2)

bohmi · September 19

BTS Member RM’s Blue Hair Is No More

Gone but never forgotten. :heart:
BY SARA DELGADO

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

They say you don't know what you've got until it's gone — and that saying perfectly applies to BTS leader RM’s blue hair. The beloved hairdo, which was officially unveiled earlier this summer, is no more and we are all learning to cope with this great loss.

Part of the promotions for BTS’s new single “Dynamite,” Blue Namjoon (or, Blue Joon in reference to RM’s real name, Kim Namjoon) re-entered our lives with the promotional images for the single on August 10. From when we first met it, the teal, shiny blue shade became an instant favorite.

bohmi · September 19

I love this transition :blush:

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