RM
- Acting
- September 12, 1994 · 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
Filmography
- BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in São Paulo · Self
- BTS: THE RETURN · Self
- HYBE CHEERING PARTY · Self
- BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Buenos Aires · Self
- BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Los Angeles · Self
- BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Busan · Self
- BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Japan · Self
- BTS: The Best Talk Show!
- BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Goyang · Self
- BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG · Self
- BTS 2021 MUSTER SOWOOZOO Remastered · Self
- BTS 2016 Live The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage: Epilogue Remastered · Self
- BTS 2017 Live Trilogy EPISODE III THE WINGS TOUR THE FINAL Remastered · Self
- BTS 2019 WORLD TOUR 'LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF' LONDON Remastered · Self
- BTS Army: Forever We Are Young · Self
- BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E · Self
- BTS 7 Moments
- RM: Right People, Wrong Place · Self
- HYBE CINEMA NORAEBANG · Self
- Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands · Self
- BTS BANG BANG CON · Self
- SUGA | Agust D TOUR "D-DAY" The Original Movie
- SUGA | Agust D TOUR 'D-DAY' THE MOVIE · Self
- PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE in THE US · Self
- BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star · Self
- Jimin's Production Diary · Self
- Seotaiji 25 Live Time : Traveler · Self
- SUGA | Agust D TOUR “D-DAY” The Final: LIVE VIEWING Day 03 · Self
- j-hope IN THE BOX · Self
- BASTIONS · Theme Song Performance
- BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas · Self
- K-Pop Generation · Self
- RM Live in Seoul @ Rolling Hall · Self
- RM Live in New York @ Dia Beacon · Self
- SUCHWITA · Self
- RM 'Indigo' Album Magazine Film · Self
- Encyclopedia of Useless Facts on Unbelievable Human Beings · Self
- BTS Love Yourself : Speak Yourself [The Final] · Self
- BTS X Cookie Run: Kingdom · Self
- BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA · Self
- BTS Memories of 2021 · Self
- &Audition - The Howling · Self
- BTS 2021 MUSTER: SOWOOZOO · Self
- BTS Permission to Dance on Stage - Las Vegas · Self
- BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - Seoul · Self
- BTS 2022 Season's Greetings · Self
- BTS Permission to Dance On Stage · Self
- Coldplay x BTS Inside ‘My Universe’ Documentary · Self
- BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E DVD · Self
- BTS Memories of 2020 · Self
- A Butterful Getaway with BTS
- BTS 2021 Muster: Sowoozoo Day 2 · Self
- BTS 2021 Muster: Sowoozoo Day 1 · Self
- Friends: The Reunion · Self
- SIGNAL: The Movie – Cold Case Investigation Unit · Theme Song Performance
- Let's BTS · Self
- The Game Caterers · Self
- BTS 2021 WINTER PACKAGE in Gangwon · Self
- MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS · Self
- Next Entertainment, Visionary · Self
- 2021 NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE presented by Weverse · Self
- BTS 2021 Season's Greetings
- Your Eyes Tell · Theme Song Performance
- BTS Map of the Soul ON:E Day 2 · Self
- Map of the Soul ON:E · Self
- BTS Map of the Soul ON:E Day 1 · Self
- BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.5: Magic Shop
- BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself -Speak Yourself' London
- BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself: Speak Yourself' London
- Break the Silence: The Movie · Self
- BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.5: Magic Shop · Self
- The Rise of K-Pop · Self
- BTS In the SOOP · Self
- BTS Memories of 2019 · Self
- BTS: Global Takeover · Self
- BTS MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ~The Journey~
- I-LAND · Self
- BANG BANG CON The Live
- Dear Class of 2020 · Self
- BTS 5th Muster Magic Shop in Seoul