Height5'11"

RM

Kim Nam-joon

Hometown GOYANG
South Korea

Date of Birth	Sep 12, 1994
Blood type	A
Group(s)	BTS
Position	Leader, Main Rapper

Introduction to RM

RM, formerly Rap Monster, is a South Korean Rapper, Songwriter, and Producer signed under Bighit 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.

Agency	Big Hit Entertainment
Star Sign	Virgo
Language(s)	English, Korean, Japanese
Education	Global Cyber University

Age	24
Height	5'11" (181cm)
Record Labels	Bighit Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment, Def Jam Recordings, Pony Canyon
Training Period	2010-2013
Kpopping Rank	6th

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RM's Discography

mono.

2018 October

7 tracks

RM

2015 March

11 tracks

Fun Facts About RM

1.	He learned to speak English from watching "Friends"	7
2.	RM has over 100 songs accredited to his name by the Korea Music Copyright Association.	6
3.	RM hates seafood and cigarettes.	6
4.	RM was recruited as BTS' first member.	5
5.	Namjoon writes a majority of BTS songs.	5
6.	Namjoon wrote and produced majority of the tracks on his mixtapes Mono & RM- Stream Them	5
7.	His favorite food is Meat, Korean knife noodles	4
8.	RM's role model is Kanye West and A$AP Rocky.	4
9.	RM always destroys his stuff and Suga will always fix it.	4
10.	RM appeared in Jo Kwon's "I'm Da One" music video.	4
11.	RM was nicknamed "Dance Prodigy" by his dance teacher because he was bad at dancing.	4
12.	RM is nicknamed as the "God of Destruction" for always accidentally destroying stuff.	4
13.	RM studied engineering before debuting.	4
14.	RM is considered as the most romantic by his members.	4
15.	RM wants to make a unit with Jungkook.	4
16.	RM loves the smell of Dawn.	4
17.	RM once studied in New Zealand.	4
18.	RM wore sunglasses all the time in “No more dream” era, because he was afraid to be judged for his looks.	4
19.	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.	4
20.	RM destroy everything he touches that's why he called as "God of destruction"	4
21.	Namjoon has been known to frequently lose his passport.	4
22.	RM once accidentally unbuttoned Jungkook's shirt while performing Fake Love on Inkigayo.	3
23.	“This is also going to past.” Is RM's motto.	3
24.	RM is in charge of sweeping the floor back in their dorms.	3
25.	RM has a dog named RapMon	3
26.	RM's favorite artist is Younha	3
27.	RM and Jimin once suffered from wardrobe malfunction after accidentally ripping their shirts while promoting NO.	3
28.	RM’s old stage name was Runch Randa and he once worked with BLOCK B's Zico	3