RM

Kim Namjoon known professionally as RM formerly Rap Monster is a South Korean rapper singer songwriter and record producer under Big Hit Music He is the leader of the boy group BTS Born in Seoul and raised in Ilsan RM began his music career in the underground Korean hiphop 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 highestcharting 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 3 on the Billboard 200 becoming the highestcharting album by a Korean solo artist of alltime In 2024 he experimented with alternative music on his sophomore album Right Place Wrong Person which peaked at number 5 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 fifthclass 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 a full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association