RM
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Kim Nam-joon (김남준; born September 12, 1994), known professionally as RM (formerly Rap Monster), is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is the leader of the boy group 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 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 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. 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 full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association.
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movieHYBE CINEMA NORAEBANG
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieLarger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
2024
Self (archive footage)
tvK-Pop Generation
2023
Self (archive footage)
tvSUCHWITA
2022
Self
![BTS Love Yourself : Speak Yourself [The Final]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bWgOjwvWxgKKD3n4VehAn466dsI.jpg)
tvLet's BTS
2021
Self
movieThe Rise of K-Pop
2020
Self (archive footage)
tvI-LAND
2020
Self
movieDear Class of 2020
2020
Self (BTS)
![BTS World Tour Love Yourself: Speak Yourself [The Final]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xRfEVy67oc6xR5H0WUfeJxhmLHt.jpg)
movieBTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Asia
2019
Rapper, Dancer
movieBTS World Tour Love Yourself Hong Kong
2019
Rapper, Dancer
tvExplained
2018
Self (archive footage)
![BTS 3rd Muster: [ARMY.ZIP+]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3bJkMCb1rw5OHHwaKravwldGO4A.jpg)
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Musical Guest / Self
moviePrologue
2015
Rap Monster
tvBTS GAYO
2015
Self
tvRun BTS!
2015
Self
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self / Self - Guest
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Musical Guest
tvAmerican Music Awards
1974
Self [BTS] / Self
Sound3
tvBASTIONS
2023
Theme Song Performance
movieSIGNAL: The Movie – Cold Case Investigation Unit
2021
Theme Song Performance
movieYour Eyes Tell
2020
Theme Song Performance