RM

Acting

Born:: 1994-09-12
Place of birth:: Seoul, South Korea

Biography

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.

Known For

Running Man

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Saturday Night Live

Men on a Mission

The Graham Norton Show

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

Weekly Idol

Hot Ones

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Filmography

BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in São Paulo

BTS: THE RETURN

HYBE CHEERING PARTY

2026Self (archive footage)

BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Buenos Aires

BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Los Angeles

BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Busan

BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Japan

BTS: The Best Talk Show!

BTS: The Best Talk Show!

BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Goyang

BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG

BTS 2021 MUSTER SOWOOZOO Remastered

BTS 2016 Live The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage: Epilogue Remastered

BTS 2017 Live Trilogy EPISODE III THE WINGS TOUR THE FINAL Remastered

BTS 2019 WORLD TOUR 'LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF' LONDON Remastered

BTS Army: Forever We Are Young

BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E

BTS 7 Moments

RM: Right People, Wrong Place

HYBE CINEMA NORAEBANG

2024Self (archive footage)

Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands

7.52024Self (archive footage)

BTS BANG BANG CON

SUGA | Agust D TOUR "D-DAY" The Original Movie

SUGA | Agust D TOUR 'D-DAY' THE MOVIE

PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE in THE US

BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star

Jimin's Production Diary

Seotaiji 25 Live Time : Traveler

SUGA - Agust D TOUR “D-DAY” The Final: LIVE VIEWING Day 03

j-hope IN THE BOX

BASTIONS

5.82023Theme Song Performance

BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas

K-Pop Generation

6.02023Self (archive footage)

RM Live in Seoul @ Rolling Hall

RM Live in New York @ Dia Beacon

SUCHWITA

RM 'Indigo' Album Magazine Film

Encyclopedia of Useless Facts on Unbelievable Human Beings

BTS Love Yourself : Speak Yourself [The Final]

BTS X Cookie Run: Kingdom

BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA

BTS Memories of 2021

&Audition - The Howling

BTS 2021 MUSTER: SOWOOZOO

BTS Permission to Dance on Stage - Las Vegas

BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - Seoul

BTS 2022 Season's Greetings

BTS Permission to Dance On Stage

Coldplay x BTS Inside ‘My Universe’ Documentary

BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E DVD

BTS Memories of 2020

A Butterful Getaway with BTS

BTS 2021 Muster: Sowoozoo Day 2

BTS 2021 Muster: Sowoozoo Day 1

Friends: The Reunion

SIGNAL: The Movie – Cold Case Investigation Unit

5.72021Theme Song Performance

Let's BTS

The Game Caterers

BTS 2021 WINTER PACKAGE in Gangwon

MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS

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