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Height5'11"

RM

Korean:아르엠 Japanese:アールエム

Hometown GOYANG
South Korea

Full name	Kim Nam-Joon
Native name	김남준
Birthday	Sep 12, 1994
Blood type	A
Group(s)	BTS
Position	Leader, Main Rapper

Introduction to RM

RM, formerly Rap Monster (랩몬스터), is a South Korean Rapper, Songwriter, and Producer signed under Big Hit Entertainment. RM is the Main Rapper and Leader of the worldwide sensation boy group BTS.

RM was born on September 12, 1994 with the name Kim Nam-Joon (김남준). 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 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 sheer passion, RM and the rest of his members went on to become one of the most sought after artists of his 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.

Age

Debut

Jun 11, 2013

Height

5'11" (181 cm)

Weight

147.7 lbs (67 kg)

Debut to 1st Win

693 days

Star Sign

Virgo

Language(s)

English, Korean, Japanese

Training Period

2010 - 2013

Education

Global Cyber University

Kpopping Rank

6th

Nickname(s)

RapMon, God of Destruction, Pink Mon, Kim Leader

Fandom

ARMY

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pics

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RM's Discography

mono.

2018 October

7 tracks

땡 (Ddaeng) (with SUGA & J-Hope) - FESTA 2018

2018 June

1 tracks

4 O'Clock (with V) - FESTA 2017

2017 June

1 tracks

RM

2015 March

11 tracks

Fun Facts About RM

1.	He learned to speak English from watching "Friends"	17
2.	RM hates seafood and cigarettes.	15
3.	Namjoon wrote and produced majority of the tracks on his mixtapes Mono & RM- Stream Them	14
4.	RM was recruited as BTS' first member.	12
5.	Namjoon writes a majority of BTS songs.	12
6.	RM has over 130 songs accredited to his name by the Korea Music Copyright Association.	12
7.	RM's role model is Kanye West and A$AP Rocky.	12
8.	RM is considered as the most romantic by his members.	11
9.	RM wants to make a unit with Jungkook.	11
10.	He’s really smart with an IQ of 148. He was previously ranked in the top 1% of the nation in his high school exams.	11

11.	RM once studied in New Zealand.	11
12.	RM is nicknamed as the "God of Destruction" for always accidentally destroying stuff.	11
13.	RM always destroys his stuff and Suga will always fix it.	10
14.	RM was nicknamed "Dance Prodigy" by his dance teacher because he was bad at dancing.	10
15.	Namjoon has been known to frequently lose his passport.	10
16.	RM loves the smell of Dawn.	10
17.	RM wore sunglasses all the time in “No more dream” era, because he was afraid to be judged for his looks.	10
18.	RM once accidentally unbuttoned Jungkook's shirt while performing Fake Love on Inkigayo.	10
19.	His favorite food is Meat, Korean knife noodles	9
20.	RM appeared in Jo Kwon's "I'm Da One" music video.	9
21.	“This is also going to past.” Is RM's motto.	9
22.	RM studied engineering before debuting.	9
23.	RM is ranked number 3 in kpop Idols with the Most Number of Copyrighted Songs	8
24.	RM's favorite artist is Younha	8
25.	RM is in charge of sweeping the floor back in their dorms.	8
26.	RM has a dog named RapMon	8
27.	RM and Jimin once suffered from wardrobe malfunction after accidentally ripping their shirts while promoting NO.	7
28.	RM’s old stage name was Runch Randa and he once worked with BLOCK B's Zico	7
29.	RM is ranked number 3 in kpop Idols with the Most Number of Copyrighted Songs	3
30.	RM's favorite member in “Friends” is Chandler	3