RM

Introduction

Kim Namjoon, known under his stage name RM and formerly Rap Monster, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, producer, and composer under Big Hit Entertainment and HYBE Labels. He is best known as the leader and main rapper of the worldwide sensation boy group BTS.

RM was born on September 12, 1994 with the name Kim Nam-Joon. At a young age, RM has always been interested in poetry and hip hop music which paved the way for his passion in writing his own lyrics and music. RM continued to pursue his music, becoming an underground rapper and auditioning for different entertainment companies. After a referral from Sleepy, a South Korean Hip Hop artist, RM auditioned and was offered a spot in Big Hit Entertainment. Eventually, RM debuted as the leader of BTS.

With hard work and unwavering passion, RM and the rest of his members went on to become one of the most sought after artists of their generation, known not just in South Korea but all over the world.

RM released his first solo mixtape, “RM,” in 2015. In 2017, he announced the change of his stage name from Rap Monster to RM, and expressed that his new stage name “could mean anything you want to,” like for example, Real Me.

RM became the highest-charting South Korean soloist on the Billboard 200 chart with his second solo mixtape ‘mono’, in 2018.

RM’s first official solo album, ”Indigo”, released in 2022 was a big success, the album reached the no. 3 spot on the Billboard 200 chart and was named the best K-Pop album of 2022 by Billboard. The album’s title track ”Wild Flower” also became his first solo entry on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.