LEADER, RAPPER & PRODUCER

BORN SEPT. 12, 1994
ZODIAC SIGN: VIRGO

BIRTHPLACE: ILSAN, GYEONGGI-D
HEIGHT: 5'11

BLOOD TYPE: A
EDUCATION: APGUJEONG HIGH SCHOOL; GLOBAL CYBER UNIVERSITY - ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING MAJOR 

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RM IS THE LEADER AND IS OFTEN SEEN GIVING AWARD ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES FOR BTS.

RM IS A RAPPER WHO WAS ACTIVE IN A KOREAN UNDERGROUND HIPHOP SCENE, UNTIL HE BECAME THE FIRST MEMBER OF BTS IN 2009-2010.

BTS WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE A HIPHOP GROUP, BUT THE CEO LATER DECIDED TO DEBUT IT AS A KPOP IDOL GROUP.

RM MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION OF STAYING IN BTS. HIS PEERS LOOKED DOWN ON HIM FOR " BETRAYING HIPHOP ", AND IDOL FANS LOOKED DOWN ON HIM FOR NOT FITTING KOREAN BEAUTY STANDARDS. 

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" RAP MONSTER IS DEFINITELY  NOT AN IDOL-FACE "

" HE RAP IN BANGTAN BOYS BUT IS UGLY "

" IF HE DEBUTED AS AN IDOL, DOESN'T THAT MEAN HE GAVE UP BEING A RAPPER?? "

" CAN YOU CALL THIS SONG HIPHOP? NEVER "

" WHEN BANGTAN GOES UP ON STAGE AND GETS MAKE UP DONE . ISN'T THAT A CONFLICT  WITH HIPHOP?  "

" NO, NO. IT'S NOT MAKE UP. IT'S A GIRL. IT'S LIKE BEING A GIRL "

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IN HIS 2015 MIXTAPE " RM ", RM TALKED ABOUT THIS IDENTITY CRISIS BETWEEN RAPPER AND IDOL & AGGRESIVELY RESPONDS TO HIS CRITICS.

[  I'M NOT POP, I'M NOT ROCK, I'M NOT FUNK, I'M NOT R&B OR HIPHOP  ] <-- DO YOU by RM

RM IS KNOWN FOR HIS EXTENSIVE USE OF WORDPLAY AND ABILITY TO RAP TO DIVERSE & COMPLEX BEATS. 

RM USED TO BE KNOWN AS " RAP MONSTER " HE HAS OUTGROWN THAT NAME, BUT HE STILL HAS A STUDIO CALLED " MON STUDIO " WHERE HE HAS HIS HAND IN PRODUCING MANY BTS TRACKS. 

RM HAS HAD MANY COLLABORATIONS, INCLUDING WITH AMERICAN ARTISTS SUCH AS WALE, KRIZZ KALIKO, WARREN G & FALL OUT BOY.  

[ I BELIEVE THAT REAL CHANGE LIES THE MIRROR ( YEAH ) CAUSE I WAS A LITTLE ONE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GET MY STATUS GET YOUR HANDS UP ,HOMIE LIKE A SUCKER SO HAND UP, HANDS UP, LIKE A SUCKER ] <-- CHANGE by RM & WALE 

RM LEARNED ENGLISH ON HIS OWN WATCHING " FRIENDS " HE IS ALSO FLUENT IN JAPANESE AND LEARNING OTHER LANGUAGES.

HE IS THE ONLY FLUENT IN ENGLISH. HE TRANSLATES AND HELPS THE OTHERS PRACTICE FOR ENGLISH INTERVIEWS.

AS THE LEADER, HE HAS A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING RESOLVING CONFLICT, WHETHER IT'S BETWEEN THE COMPANY & THE GROUP, OR BETWEEN GROUP MEMBERS. HE MAKES SURE THE TEAM STAYS UNITED AND FOCUSED FOR THEIR PERFORMANCES.

RM IS ALSO KNOWN FOR HIS BEAUTIFUL & THOUGHTFUL SPEECHES.  

" IF NOT DREAM..YOUR LIFE..TO YOUR LIFE..SOMEDAY, IF OUR EXISTENCE.. OR OUR MUSIC, OUR STAGE,  OUR PHOTOS OR VIDEOS.. IF ALL OF THAT CAN HELP YOU EVEN JUST A LITTLE IF YOUR PAIN IS 100 IN SCALE OF 100 IF WE CAN LESSEN THAT 99..98 OR 97.. IF WE CAN ONLY MAKE IT LIKE THAT WITH THAT, OUR EXISTENCE IS ENOUGH REALLY LOVE YOU " - RM

RM OFTEN INTERACTS WITH FANS, INCLUDING RECOMMENDING MUSIC WITH THE HASHTAG #RMUSIC, AND CHATTING IN HIS LIVESTREAM.