Who is RM from BTS? You can find his real name, birth place and date, school life, age, sign, height, weight, the reasons for being one of the most admired and successful idols, his beautiful mind, UN speech and all other information about his life in our article.
WHO IS RM?
Date of Birth: September 12, 1994
Birth Name: Kim Nam Joon
Position in the group: Leader, Main rapper
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Height: 181 cm (5’11”)
Weight: 73.6 kg (162 lbs)
Birthplace: Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Would you like to get to know more closely about the leader of BTS, RM, who created global storms and took K-Pop to the next level?
Group Leadership
He’s not the oldest of the group (see Jin), but he’s been given the leadership of the group. He is the most mature persona of the group and sometimes the saying goes that Jin and RM act as “old married couple”.
RM has a distinctive face and also he is comfortably separated from his bandmates with his 1.81 cm height, which is well above the K-Pop standards.
Rapper RM
The parts of RM , which bears the rap burden of the group with Suga, create a striking effect. For example, towards the end of “Boy with luv” the rap parts of the song also peak. While the dance performance of RM was not so good at first, it has improved itself over time. Because of his tall height, the back right corner is given to him but he still manages to catch your eye.
Sometimes he can be destructive while dancing, in the dance performance of the track Fake Love, he managed to tear Jungkook ‘s shirt while he was doing his move.
His gaze and smile are also sympathetic, he makes himself look.
His Fluent English and Making an Address at UN
He is the only member of the group who can speak fluent English. He expressed that he learned English while watching the series Friends. Since he is the only member with English, all the burden is on him in international tours. He even made a speech at United Nations, and not once but twice!
Family and Childhood
Our idol was born on September 12, 1994 in Dongjak-gu, South Korea, and grew up in lisa-gu. He has two brothers and a sister. He liked to write poetry as a child and he won many awards with his poems. During this period, he dreamed of a career in literature, but later gave up.
The Period of Curiosity to Rap Music
When RM was 11 years old, he was influenced by “Epik High’s” song “Fly” and delved into hip-hop. The school teacher introduced him to “Eminem”. At this point, RM ‘s fondness for poetry turns into a fondness for lyrics. He began presenting his first works in local amateur hip-hop settings in the freshman year (2007); He gave his first concert in 2008. Subsequently, he released songs under the pseudonym Runch Randa in the Korean underground hip-hop realm and made partnerships with other names of this realm such as Zico .
Clever RM
RM is 148 ranked in the first hundredth percentile in Korea in university exams. With this intelligence, RM had a serious hesitation as his parents were concerned of him being a singer. But then he made his decision and managed to convince his family. Of course, RM, who could not be a full-time university student because he chose a music career instead of an academic career, did not neglect to study distance at Global Cyber University. He also studied in New Zealand for six months before.
He adopted the name “Rap Monster” during his idol-training period. The meaning of rapping like a monster is actually inspired by San E’s “Rap Genius”. In that song, San E expresses “I’m a rap monster” because he raps continuously. This name consists of the initials of Rap Monster but not only that; they are also the initials of “Real Me”. RM really loves word and letter games.
RM, Big Hit, Step To Idol
RM first participated in the trial of Big Deal Records in 2009 but was eliminated when she forgot his lyrics. In 2010, unaware of his family, he participated in the trial of Big Hit and again, without their knowledge, he accepted the positive offer from the company’s CEO. Thus, he joined Big Hit Entertainment at the age of 16. RM spent three years training together with rapper Suga and dancer J-Hope.
The BTS career for RM is the group’s Dark & Wild. By the way RM is the first member of the group. In addition to being the rapper of the group, he also works as a songwriter and production. Even though he doesn’t sing vocals, his vocals are not bad. Those who are curious about their vocal performance can listen to “4‘ clock “, which she sings with V .
The tone of voice of RM , who made it onto the hip-hop magazine XXL’s list of “10 Korean Rappers You Need to Know” in 2017, is baritone. Ranking 12th in the most preferred idol list in 2018, RM managed to rise to the 11th place in 2019. In 2018, along with other members of BTS , he received a medal from the President of South Korea for the successful international promotion of the country.
RM is an important player for the Korean music industry. There is often a tense atmosphere between hip-hop and K-Pop in the Korean music market, and the two streams are often seen as separate worlds. In the underground version of hip-hop, RM has succeeded in bridging both mainstreams with the success of K-Pop’s trendiest group and the audience it can reach. One of the most important moments at this point is the collaboration he made with the hip-hop legend Tiger JK (Drunken Tiger) in 2018 on the track “Timeless” .
Other Features of RM
RM who absolutely does not consume seafood also hates cigarettes. Cotton candy, chocolate and cake are his favorite snacks. His favorite colors are black, purple and pink. If he was a girl, she would prefer J-Hope as her boyfriend.
He himself is quite clumsy, he breaks down what he touches; that’s why his bandmates called him “God of Destruction “. At the same time, he was forgetful and even lost his passport many times. He likes ice skiing, mountain climbing, photography, cycling, walking in parks and surfing the internet.
Due to his researcher character trait, he has knowledge and opinion on almost every subject. He’s a bookworm. There is no known dating, in one of his interviews he stated that he was not very pleased to have a relationship with the depth he wanted due to the workload.
“I want to hear your voice … No matter who you are, where you are from, your skin color, gender identity: speak yourself.”
We 💜 @BTS_twt ‘s inspiring message to young people around the world at the UN General Assembly. #GenUnlimited # UNGA #ENDviolence </ a> # Youth2030 pic.twitter.com/kWOoSfLkiq
– UNICEF (@UNICEF) September 24, 2018
Yes, this is the story of our idol, who has a very successful and colorful personality. We love RM, how about you guys?
