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Also known as Kim Nam-joon, Rap Monster, Real Me

South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and leader of the boy band BTS

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RM is a South Korean rapper, singer, and songwriter who serves as the leader of BTS, one of the world's most popular boy bands. He matters both as a key creative force in BTS's music production and as an influential figure in global popular culture.

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Type
Person
Country
KR
Active from
1994-09-12

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RM real name is Kim Namjoon (Korean: 김남준; born September 12, 1994), better known as RM, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is the leader and the main rapper in the South Korean boy group BTS, managed under Big Hit Labels. RM of BTS - Active during his pre-debut days as an underground rapper (Runch Randa). 13-year-old Nam-joon was already a prodigy in rap, he'd often attended gigs in his hometown Ilcheon and earned a place for himself in the underground scene at an ear

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Key facts

Born
Kim Nam-joon , ( 1994-09-12 ) September 12, 1994 (age 31) , Seoul , South Korea
Alma mater
Global Cyber University [ ko ]
Occupations
Rapper songwriter record producer
Years active
2010 ( 2010 ) –present
Works
Solo discography songs written
Honors
Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2018)
Genres
K-pop hip hop R&B Alt-pop
Instrument
Vocals
Label
Big Hit
Member of
BTS
Hangul
김남준
Hanja
金南俊
Rr
Gim Namjun
Mr
Kim Namjun

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Wikidata facts

Mass
67
Image
RM at W Korea Love Your W, November 2023.jpg
Height
181
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McCune–Reischauer romanization
Kim Namchun
Revised Romanization
Gim Nam-jun
date of birth
1994-09-12
Commons category
RM
pseudonym
RM
birth name
김남준
start of work period
2013-00-00
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Kim Nam-joon (Korean: 김남준; born September 12, 1994), known professionally as RM (formerly Rap Monster), is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is the leader of South Korean boy band BTS, under Big Hit Music. 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 United States 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. The project featured contributions from various artists including Erykah Badu and Anderson .Paak. It peaked at number three 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 five 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.

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