RM
Acting · Born 1994-09-12 · age 31 · Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Kim Nam-joon (김남준; born September 12, 1994), known professionally as RM (formerly Rap Monster), is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is the leader of the boy group BTS, under Big Hit Music. Born in Seoul and raised in Ilsan, RM began his music career in the underground Korean hip-hop scene as a teenager, going by the name Runch Randa. He joined Big Hit in 2010, and debuted as part of BTS in June 2013. RM released his first solo mixtape, RM, in 2015, followed by his second mixtape, mono, in 2018. The latter became the highest-charting album by a Korean solo artist in the US in history when it peaked at number 26 on the Billboard 200. He made his official solo debut in 2022, with the release of his studio album Indigo, which featured contributions from various artists including Erykah Badu and Anderson Paak. It peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, becoming the highest-charting album by a Korean solo artist of all-time. In 2024, he experimented with alternative music on his sophomore album Right Place, Wrong Person, which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and garnered critical acclaim. RM has also collaborated with artists such as Warren G, Krizz Kaliko, MFBTY, Primary, Gaeko, Wale, Fall Out Boy, Younha, Megan Thee Stallion, Tablo, and Lil Nas X. In 2018, he was awarded the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit by the President of South Korea, along with the other members of BTS, for his contributions to Korean culture. In 2020, RM was promoted to full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association.
Titles
Your Eyes Tell
Running Man
MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS
BTS: Bon Voyage
BTS Summer Package in Dubai
BANG BANG CON The Live
SIGNAL: The Movie – Cold Case Investigation Unit
BTS 2021 Season's Greetings
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in New York
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Europe
BTS 2015 Summer Package in Kota Kinabalu
Prologue
2015 BTS Live The Most Beautiful Moment in Life (花樣年華) On Stage
BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself -Speak Yourself' London
BTS Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Epilogue
BTS Most Beautiful Moment in Life: EPILOGUE -Japan Edition-
BTS World Tour ‘Love Yourself: Speak Yourself’ São Paulo
BASTIONS
BTS COMEBACK SHOW DNA
2017 BTS LIVE TRILOGY EPISODE III: THE WINGS TOUR IN SEOUL
Hello Counselor
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Asia
BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself: Speak Yourself' London
BTS 2020 Winter Package in Helsinki
BTS Live Trilogy Episode I: BTS Begins
BTS 5th Muster Magic Shop in Seoul
NORMAL
2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III The Wings Tour In Japan ～Special Edition～ in Kyocera
BTS World Tour Love Yourself Hong Kong
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BTS 3rd Muster: [ARMY.ZIP+]
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.3: Reaching You
BTS MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ~The Journey~
BTS Sweets Party in Harajuku Japan
A Butterful Getaway with BTS
BTS BTS 5th Muster: Magic Shop in Busan
2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III The Wings Tour ～Japan Edition～ in Saitama
BTS 3rd Muster: ARMY.ZIP +
BTS 1st JAPAN TOUR 2015「WAKE UP:OPEN YOUR EYES」
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.2: Undercover Mission
BTS 'LOVE YOURSELF' SEOUL
BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL FANMEETING VOL.5 "MAGIC SHOP" in Osaka
BTS WORLD TOUR ‘LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF’〜JAPAN EDITION〜 at 大阪 ヤンマースタジアム長居 全曲ノーカット版
BTS WORLD TOUR ‘LOVE YOURSELF’～JAPAN EDITION～at Fukuoka
House of ARMY
BTS COUNTDOWN
Rookie King
BTS COMEBACKSHOW - HIGHLIGHT REEL
BTS: Lucky Draw
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.4 ~Happy Ever After~
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.3: Reaching You
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.5: Magic Shop
BTS 7 Moments
Star King
New Yang Nam Show
SBS Eight O'Clock News