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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
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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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
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Kim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Place of birth
- Goyang
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- Apgujeong High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Korean
- Genre
- K-pop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Big Hit Music
- Discography
- RM discography
- Mass
- 67
- Official website
- ibighit.com/bts/eng/discography/rm
- 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
- member of
- BTS
- pseudonym
- RM
- birth name
- 김남준
- start of work period
- 2013-00-00
- copyright representative
- Korea Music Copyright Association
- topic has template
- Template:RM (rapper)
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Encyclopedic overview
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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