RM
Seoul, South Korea
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Kim Nam-joon, known professionally as RM (formerly Rap Monster), is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer under Big Hit Music. He is the leader of the boy group BTS. 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 3 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 5 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 a full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association.
Movie Credits
Coldplay x BTS Inside ‘My Universe’ Documentary
SUGA | Agust D TOUR “D-DAY” The Final: LIVE VIEWING Day 03
BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour in Seoul
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself 2019 #BTSinNAGOYA
BTS Love Yourself : Speak Yourself [The Final]
![BTS Love Yourself : Speak Yourself [The Final]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2FbWgOjwvWxgKKD3n4VehAn466dsI.jpg&w=640&q=75)
BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour in Saitama
BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour in Osaka
![BTS WORLD TOUR [LOVE YOURSELF] in Seoul](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2F1u0rtWPgYfAWmqveXOsQDvMRODD.jpg&w=640&q=75)
BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself - Speak Yourself' (The Final) Seoul Live Viewing
BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour in Seoul (The Final Chapter)
BTS World Tour ‘Love Yourself: Speak Yourself’ São Paulo
BTS Live: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.5: Magic Shop
2016 BTS LIVE The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage: Epilogue
BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself -Speak Yourself' London
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.4 ~Happy Ever After~
BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself: Speak Yourself' London
BTS 1st Japan Showcase –Next Stage– in Zepp Tokyo
BTS 1st JAPAN TOUR 2015「WAKE UP:OPEN YOUR EYES」
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.2: Undercover Mission
BTS Most Beautiful Moment in Life: EPILOGUE -Japan Edition-
![BTS 3rd Muster: [ARMY.ZIP+]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2F3bJkMCb1rw5OHHwaKravwldGO4A.jpg&w=640&q=75)
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.3: Reaching You
Melon Music Awards 2019 - BTS Live Performance
![BTS [MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E] IN CINEMAS](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2Fa2A2dRzrMUpXpZQthuY95NmuhTb.jpg&w=640&q=75)
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
BTS Live: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage Epilogue Remastered
![BTS [MUSTER SOWOOZOO] Remastered](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2FM2wbOOpWaTdF1w4k89iW6rwjD.jpg&w=640&q=75)
BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour in Seoul (The Final Chapter) Remastered
BTS WORLD TOUR [LOVE YOURSELF : SPEAK YOURSELF] in London Remastered
![BTS WORLD TOUR [LOVE YOURSELF : SPEAK YOURSELF] in London Remastered](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2F3CBoPlJSAA396uOsmz3OFa4xQ4v.jpg&w=640&q=75)
![BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Japan](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2FiNBzpdLRX7OfajlnwNdJNlW0bCB.jpg&w=640&q=75)
![BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Goyang](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2F4fS3f4trmRXN8uX5onh4paymU2Z.jpg&w=640&q=75)
BTS WORLD TOUR [LOVE YOURSELF : SPEAK YOURSELF] in Seoul (The Final)
![BTS WORLD TOUR [LOVE YOURSELF : SPEAK YOURSELF] in Seoul (The Final)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2FxRfEVy67oc6xR5H0WUfeJxhmLHt.jpg&w=640&q=75)
![BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Busan](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2FuVGuW7CJpAhd5RCMaQ5z6Hfke2g.jpg&w=640&q=75)
SUGA | Agust D TOUR "D-DAY" The Original Movie
![BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Los Angeles](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2Fgw11XbT6V8eREVFeH4f8RrPE9CU.jpg&w=640&q=75)
BTS World Tour 'Arirang' In São Paulo: Live Viewing
Tv Credits
Encyclopedia of Useless Facts on Unbelievable Human Beings
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.3: Reaching You
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.4 ~Happy Ever After~
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.5: Magic Shop
