Biography
Kim Nam-joon, 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 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 3 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 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 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 a full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association.
Acted in 42
2020s
- 2025
BTS 7 Moments
TV
- 2024
SUGA | Agust D TOUR "D-DAY" The Original Movie
Movie
- 2021
A Butterful Getaway with BTS
Movie
- 2020
BTS 2021 Season's Greetings
Movie
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.5: Magic Shop
TV
BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself -Speak Yourself' London
Movie
BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself: Speak Yourself' London
Movie
BTS MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ~The Journey~
Movie
BANG BANG CON The Live
Movie
BTS 5th Muster Magic Shop in Seoul
Movie
BTS WORLD TOUR ‘LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF’〜JAPAN EDITION〜 at 大阪 ヤンマースタジアム長居 全曲ノーカット版
Movie
BTS 2020 Winter Package in Helsinki
Movie
2010s
- 2019
BTS World Tour ‘Love Yourself: Speak Yourself’ São Paulo
Movie
BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL FANMEETING VOL.5 "MAGIC SHOP" in Osaka
Movie
BTS WORLD TOUR ‘LOVE YOURSELF’～JAPAN EDITION～at Fukuoka
Movie
BTS BTS 5th Muster: Magic Shop in Busan
Movie
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Europe
Movie
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in New York
Movie
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul
TV
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Asia
Rapper, Dancer
BTS World Tour Love Yourself Hong Kong
Rapper, Dancer
- 2018
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.4 ~Happy Ever After~
TV
BTS 'LOVE YOURSELF' SEOUL
Movie
BTS Sweets Party in Harajuku Japan
Movie
BTS COMEBACKSHOW - HIGHLIGHT REEL
TV
- 2017
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.3: Reaching You
Movie
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.3: Reaching You
TV
BTS 3rd Muster: [ARMY.ZIP+]
Movie
New Yang Nam Show
TV
BTS Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Epilogue
Movie
BTS Most Beautiful Moment in Life: EPILOGUE -Japan Edition-
Movie
- 2016
BTS 3rd Muster: ARMY.ZIP +
Movie
BTS Summer Package in Dubai
Movie
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.2: Undercover Mission
Movie
- 2015
Prologue
Rap Monster
BTS 2015 Summer Package in Kota Kinabalu
Movie
BTS 1st JAPAN TOUR 2015「WAKE UP:OPEN YOUR EYES」
Movie
- 2013
Rookie King
TV
- 2010
1990s
- 1991
SBS Eight O'Clock News
TV
Sound 3
2020s
- 2023
- 2021
- 2020
Your Eyes Tell
Theme Song Performance
Appearances132
2020s
- 2026
BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Buenos Aires
Self
BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Los Angeles
Self
BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Japan
Self
BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Goyang
Self
- 2025
BTS 2021 MUSTER SOWOOZOO Remastered
Self
BTS 2016 Live The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage: Epilogue Remastered
Self
BTS 2017 Live Trilogy EPISODE III THE WINGS TOUR THE FINAL Remastered
Self
BTS 2019 WORLD TOUR 'LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF' LONDON Remastered
Self
BTS Army: Forever We Are Young
Self
BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E
Self
- 2024
RM: Right People, Wrong Place
Self
HYBE CINEMA NORAEBANG
Self (archive footage)
BTS BANG BANG CON
Self · 1 episode
PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE in THE US
Self
- 2023
Jimin's Production Diary
Self
Seotaiji 25 Live Time : Traveler
Self
SUGA - Agust D TOUR “D-DAY” The Final: LIVE VIEWING Day 03
Self
- 2022
RM Live in Seoul @ Rolling Hall
Self
RM Live in New York @ Dia Beacon
Self
SUCHWITA
Self · 2 episodes
RM 'Indigo' Album Magazine Film
Self
Encyclopedia of Useless Facts on Unbelievable Human Beings
Self · 9 episodes
BTS Love Yourself : Speak Yourself [The Final]
Self
BTS X Cookie Run: Kingdom
Self · 2 episodes
BTS Memories of 2021
Self
&Audition - The Howling
Self · 2 episodes
BTS 2021 MUSTER: SOWOOZOO
Self
BTS Permission to Dance on Stage - Las Vegas
Self
BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - Seoul
Self
- 2021
BTS 2022 Season's Greetings
Self
BTS Permission to Dance On Stage
Self
Coldplay x BTS Inside ‘My Universe’ Documentary
Self
BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E DVD
Self
BTS Memories of 2020
Self
BTS 2021 Muster: Sowoozoo Day 2
Self
BTS 2021 Muster: Sowoozoo Day 1
Self
Let's BTS
Self · 1 episode
BTS 2021 WINTER PACKAGE in Gangwon
Self
MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS
Self
- 2020
2021 NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE presented by Weverse
Self
BTS Map of the Soul ON:E Day 2
Self
Map of the Soul ON:E
Self
BTS Map of the Soul ON:E Day 1
Self
Break the Silence: The Movie
Self
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.5: Magic Shop
Self
The Rise of K-Pop
Self (archive footage)
BTS Memories of 2019
Self
Dear Class of 2020
Self (BTS)
Break the Silence: Docu-Series
Self · 8 episodes
BTS 5th Muster: Magic Shop in Busan
Self
2010s
- 2019
BTS 2020 Season's Greetings
Self
Melon Music Awards 2019 - BTS Live Performance
Self
BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself - Speak Yourself' (The Final) Seoul Live Viewing
Self
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition
Self
BTS WORLD TOUR [LOVE YOURSELF : SPEAK YOURSELF] in Seoul (The Final)
Self
BTS 2019 SUMMER PACKAGE in Korea
Self
Bring The Soul: Docu-Series
Self · 6 episodes
BTS Memories of 2018
Self
- 2018
BTS 2019 Season's Greetings
Self
BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.4 ~Happy Ever After~
Self
BTS 4th Muster: Happy Ever After
Self
BTS 2018 SUMMER PACKAGE in Saipan
Self
BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour in Osaka
Self
BTS Memories of 2017
Self
BTS: Burn the Stage
Self · 8 episodes
- 2017
BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour in Saitama
Self
BTS 2018 Season's Greetings
Self
BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour in Seoul (The Final Chapter)
Self
BTS 2017 SUMMER PACKAGE Vol.003
Self
BTS Memories of 2016
Self
- 2016
BTS 2017 Season's Greetings
Self
BTS Memories of 2015
Self
BTS NOW3: BTS in Chicago
Self
2016 BTS LIVE The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage: Epilogue
Self
BTS Live: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage
Self
- 2015
BTS 2016 Season's Greetings
Self
2015 Dream Concert
Self
BTS GAYO
Self · 15 episodes
BTS Memories of 2014
Self
BTS Live Trilogy Episode II: The Red Bullet
Self
BTS: Lucky Draw
Self · 5 episodes
BTS Live Trilogy Episode I: BTS Begins
Self
BTS NOW2: BTS in Europe & America
Self
- 2014
BTS 2015 Season's Greetings
Self
BTS 1st Japan Showcase –Next Stage– in Zepp Tokyo
Self
American Hustle Life
Self · 8 episodes
American Hustle Life
Self · 8 episodes
BTS NOW: BTS in Thailand
Self
BTS: China Job
Self · 3 episodes
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2000s
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1970s
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1950s
- 1959
The Grammys
Self · 4 episodes