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Line 1: {{Short description\|South Korean rapper (born 1994)}} {{pp~~-semi~~\|small=yes}}▼ ~~{{Redirect-distinguish\|Rap Monster\|Monster Rap}}~~ ▲{{pp-semi\|small=yes}} {{family name hatnote\|Kim\|\|lang=Korean}} {{Use American English\|date=October 2023}} Line 7 ⟶ 6: {{Infobox person \| name = RM \| image = RM at ~~the~~W ~~2022~~Korea ~~Fact~~Love ~~Music~~Your ~~Awards on October 8~~W, ~~2022~~November ~~(cropped)~~2023.jpg \| caption = RM ~~at the 2022 Fact Music Awards~~ in ~~October~~November ~~2022~~2023 \| alt = \| birth_name = Kim Nam-joon \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1994\|09\|12}} \| birth_place = [[Dongjak District]], [[Seoul]], South Korea \| education = [[Apgujeong High School]]<br/ />Global Cyber University \| occupation = {{hlist\|Rapper\|songwriter\|record producer}} \| years_active = {{start date\|2010}}–present \| honors = [[File:~~ROK_Order_of_Cultural_Merit_Hwa~~ROK Order of Cultural Merit Hwa-~~gwan_~~gwan (~~5th_Class~~5th Class)~~_ribbon~~ ribbon.PNG\|border\|23px]] [[Order of Cultural Merit (South Korea)\|Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit]] (2018) \| signature = RM signature.svg \| module = {{Infobox musical artist\|embed=yes Line 25 ⟶ 24: }} \| module2 = {{Infobox Korean name\|child=yes\|headercolor=transparent \|hangul = ~~{{linktext\|김\|남\|준}}~~김남준 \|hanja = {{linktext\|金\|南\|俊}} \|rr = Gim Nam(-)jun Line 37 ⟶ 36: == Early life and education == Kim Nam-joon was born on September 12, 1994, in [[Sangdo-dong]],<ref>{{Cite news\|last=김\|first=효진\|url=https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=335316#hi\|website=Topstar News\|date=2017-12-10\|title=현장] 방탄소년단(BTS) RM-슈가, 서울시 홍보대사 소감 "대한민국 대표라는 마음에 영광"\|access-date=January 3, 2024\|archive-date=January 3, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103165944/https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=335316#hi\|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dongjak District]], [[Seoul]], South Korea, and grew up in [[Ilsan-gu\|Ilsan District]], [[Goyang]], where his family moved when he was aged four or five.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://bts.ibighit.com/bts.php\|title=BTS Profile\|publisher=BTS Official Website\|access-date=July 23, 2013\|archive-date=March 27, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327054611/http://bts.ibighit.com/bts.php\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=335316\|title=[현장] 방탄소년단(BTS) RM-슈가, 서울시 홍보대사 소감 "대한민국 대표라는 마음에 영광"\|last=Kim\|first=Ho-jik\|date=December 10, 2017\|website=Topstarnews\|language=ko\|access-date=September 27, 2019\|archive-date=July 19, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719095652/http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=335316\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|title=Hiphap hada : Han'guk, hiphap kŭrigo sam\|last=Song\|first=Myŏng-sŏn\|year=2016\|isbn=979-11-86559-11-6\|edition=Ch'op'an\|location=Sŏul-si\|oclc=987381114\|quote=I was born in 1994 and lived in Seoul until I was 4. My mother and father came to Seoul without any footholds, and after suffering for a while, they wanted to settle down and when I was 4 we ended up moving to Ilsan. Therefore, our family's main house is still in Ilsan.}}</ref> He has a younger sister<ref>{{cite web \|title=[더스타프로필] 방탄소년단 랩몬스터, 감출수 없는 '섹시 예찬론자' 본능 \|url=http://thestar.chosun.com/m/view.html?query=INEEDU&contid=2015043001348 \|website=chosun \|access-date=October 17, 2018 \|language=ko \|date=April 30, 2015 \|archive-date=October 18, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018003108/http://thestar.chosun.com/m/view.html?query=INEEDU&contid=2015043001348 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and is part of the ~~{{Ill\|~~[[Gangneung Kim clan~~\|ko\|강릉 김씨}}~~]].<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=BTS School 1 \|series=[[Run BTS]] \|network=[[Weverse]] \|date=February 12, 2019 \|number=63 \|language=Korean \|minutes=4 \|url=https://weverse.io/bts/media/2-105470595 \|access-date=January 8, 2024}}</ref> As a child, RM largely learned English by watching the American sitcom ''[[Friends]]'' with his mother.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7850195/bts-rap-monster-get-to-know-leader\|title=Get To Know BTS: Rap Monster\|last=Herman\|first=Tamar\|date=June 30, 2017\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|access-date=May 5, 2018\|archive-date=May 9, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509105409/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7850195/bts-rap-monster-get-to-know-leader\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/travel/ct-bts-s-rap-monster-talks-travel-20170531-story.html\|title=BTS's Rap Monster talks travel\|last=Kim\|first=Jae-Ha\|date=May 30, 2017\|access-date=March 2, 2018\|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]\|archive-date=December 4, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204093911/https://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/ct-bts-s-rap-monster-talks-travel-20170531-story.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> As a student, he actively wrote poetry and often received awards for his writing.<ref name="letsdohiphipinterview">{{cite book\|title=힙합하다 1: 한국, 힙합 그리고 삶\|last=Song\|first=Myeong-seon\|date=2016\|publisher=안나 푸르나 \|isbn=9791186559116\|language=ko\|trans-title=Let's Do Hip Hop: Korea, Hip Hop, and Life}}</ref> He posted his work to an online poetry website for roughly one year, where he received moderate attention. As a result, RM expressed interest in pursuing a literary career but later decided against it.<ref name="letsdohiphipinterview" /> When he was twelve years old, he studied in New Zealand for four months.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Kim \|first1=Jae-ha \|title=BTS's Rap Monster talks travel \|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/ct-bts-s-rap-monster-talks-travel-20170531-story.html \|website=Chicago Tribune \|access-date=October 22, 2021 \|date=May 30, 2017 \|archive-date=December 4, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204093911/https://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/ct-bts-s-rap-monster-talks-travel-20170531-story.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> At age 11, in fifth grade, RM became interested in [[Hip hop music\|hip-hop]] music after hearing [[Epik High]]'s "Fly".<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Baek\|first1=Su-jeong\|title=방탄소년단, 네 꿈은 뭐니? (인터뷰)\|trans-title=Bulletproof Boys, what is your dream? (interview)\|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/174516\|website=Ten Asia\|access-date=October 20, 2018\|language=ko\|date=October 15, 2013\|archive-date=September 13, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913094613/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/174516\|url-status=live}}</ref> Finding that the song had provided him comfort, he decided to look further into the genre. He was introduced to the music of American rapper [[Eminem]] by his school teacher, which first sparked RM's interest in lyricism. He would print out lyrics that he felt were "cool" and shared them with friends. RM began songwriting at that time, stating that his poetry became lyrics when combined with music. In 2007, as a first-year middle school student, he began rapping in local amateur hip-hop circles, creating his first self-composed recording with the program [[Adobe Audition]] (then called Cool Edit) and later participating in his first concert in 2008.<ref name="letsdohiphipinterview" /> RM became more active in the underground [[Korean hip-hop]] scene under the moniker Runch Randa, releasing several tracks and collaborations with other underground rappers such as [[Zico (rapper)\|Zico]].<ref name="INTERVIEW Bangtan Boys">{{cite journal\|date=July 22, 2013\|title=[세상의 총알을 막아내는 소년들그룹 방탄소년단.\|url=http://www.cuvismmag.com/b/interview/2922\|journal=Cuvism Magazine\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220142140/http://www.cuvismmag.com/b/interview/2922\|archive-date=December 20, 2013\|access-date=July 23, 2015}}</ref> As a student, RM had an [[Intelligence quotient\|IQ]] of 148 and scored in the top 1% of the nation in the [[College Scholastic Ability Test (South Korea)\|university entrance examinations]] for language, math, foreign language and social studies.<ref name="Rap Monster Is Proving Assumptions About Korean Idol Rappers Wrong">{{cite magazine\|url=http://noisey.vice.com/en_au/blog/rap-monster-rm-bts-korean-hip-hop-2015\|title=Rap Monster Is Proving Assumptions About Korean Idol Rappers Wrong\|last=Méndez\|first=Blanca\|magazine=[[Vice (magazine)\|NOISEY]]\|access-date=August 8, 2015\|archive-date=August 5, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805075224/https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/rap-monster-rm-bts-korean-hip-hop-2015\|url-status=live}}</ref> Because his parents had been strongly opposed to his interest in a musical career due to his academic achievements, RM initially decided to set music aside to focus on his studies. He eventually convinced his mother to allow him to be a rapper, asking her if "she wanted to have a son who was a first-place rapper, or a 5,000th-place student".<ref name="letsdohiphipinterview" /> In March 2019, after graduating from Global Cyber University with a degree in Broadcasting and Entertainment, RM enrolled at [[Hanyang Cyber University]]'s [[Master of Business Administration]] program in Advertising and Media.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Hwang \|first=Hye-jin \|date=July 7, 2020 \|title= \|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 측 "RM·슈가·제이홉 지난해 대학원 입학, 지민·뷔 9월 입학 예정"(공식) \|trans-title=BTS's "RM, Suga, and J-Hope enrolled in graduate school last year, Jimin and V will be enrolled in September" (Official) \|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000298280 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707150601/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000298280 \|archive-date=July 7, 2020 \|access-date=March 4, 2021 \|work=Newsen \|language=ko \|via=Naver}}</ref> Line 52 ⟶ 51: == Career == === 2010–2013: Joining Big Hit Entertainment and debut with BTS === In 2009, RM auditioned for Big Deal Records, passing the first round along with [[Samuel Seo]] but failing the second round after forgetting lyrics.<ref name="letsdohiphipinterview" /> However, following the audition, rapper [[Sleepy (rapper)\|Sleepy]] exchanged contact information with RM, whom he later mentioned to Big Hit Entertainment producer [[Pdogg]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/news/naver_view.htm?idxno=2017090812122881565\|title=슬리피 "방탄소년단 랩몬스터, 내가 ~~발굴…~~발굴... 데뷔 전 미공개 음원 있다"(인터뷰)\|trans-title=Sleepy "BTS Rap Monster, I'll dig... There is an unofficial sound recording before debut"(Interview)\|last=Jang\|first=Min-hye\|date=September 8, 2017\|work=Asiae\|language=ko\|access-date=October 20, 2018\|archive-date=May 9, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509184557/http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/news/naver_view.htm?idxno=2017090812122881565\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, Sleepy contacted RM, encouraging him to audition for Big Hit Entertainment [[CEO]] [[Bang Si-hyuk]]. Bang offered RM, then aged 16,<ref name="info">{{cite web \|last1=Tai \|first1=Crystal \|date=April 14, 2018 \|title=K-pop star Rap Monster of BTS is breaking genre's squeaky-clean mould, and fans can't get enough \|url=https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2141573/k-pop-star-rm-bts-breaking-genres-squeaky-clean-mould-and-fans-cant \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523073943/https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2141573/k-pop-star-rm-bts-breaking-genres-squeaky-clean-mould-and-fans-cant \|archive-date=May 23, 2020 \|access-date=December 21, 2018 \|website=[[South China Morning Post]]}}</ref> a spot at the record label, which he accepted immediately and without his parents' knowledge.<ref name="letsdohiphipinterview" /> Bang and Pdogg soon began forming a hip hop group that would eventually become the idol group [[BTS]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.weiv.co.kr/archives/6410\|title=[아이돌 메이커] 피독 프로듀서 {{!}} 무대에 맞춘 음악을 만드는 것 {{!}} [weiv]\|trans-title=[Idol Maker] Producer {{!}} Making music which considers the stage {{!}} [weiv]\|language=ko\|access-date=February 27, 2019\|date=July 1, 2013\|last=Cha\|first=Woo-jin\|archive-date=January 22, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122171156/http://www.weiv.co.kr/archives/6410\|url-status=live}}</ref> RM trained for three years with fellow rapper Min Yoon-gi and dancer Jung Ho-seok, later known as [[Suga (rapper)\|Suga]] and [[J-Hope]], respectively.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/bts-kpop-korean-boy-band/\|title=How BTS is changing K-pop for the better\|date=May 12, 2016\|work=[[The Daily Dot]]\|access-date=September 17, 2017\|archive-date=February 2, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202030453/http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/bts-kpop-korean-boy-band/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7850097/bts-j-hope-get-to-know\|title=Get To Know BTS: J-Hope\|date=June 30, 2017\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|access-date=December 8, 2017\|archive-date=July 3, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703100235/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7850097/bts-j-hope-get-to-know\|url-status=live}}</ref> During this three-year trainee period, RM performed on five pre-debut tracks credited to BTS in 2010 and 2011.{{Citation needed\|date=October 2019}} He also worked as a songwriter for girl group [[Glam (band)\|Glam]] and helped pen their debut single "Party (XXO)", a pro-LGBTQ song that was praised by [[Billboard (magazine)\|''Billboard'']] as "one of the most forward-thinking songs out of a K-pop girl group in the past decade."<ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/7824609/k-pop-videos-lgbt-pride-month\|title=10 Kpop Videos for LGBTQ Pride Month\|date=June 6, 2017\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|access-date=December 22, 2018\|archive-date=May 9, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509115218/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/7824609/k-pop-videos-lgbt-pride-month\|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 13, 2013, RM made his debut with BTS<ref>{{Cite web\|title=[Video] BTS Rides the School Bus in Making of 'No More Dream'\|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/39190/bts-reveals-bts-of-mv\|website=[[IBM Mwave\|Mwave]]\|access-date=August 8, 2015\|archive-date=October 5, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005225149/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/39190/bts-reveals-bts-of-mv\|url-status=dead}}</ref> and has since produced and written lyrics for [[List of songs written by RM\|many tracks]] on their albums. On August 29, 2013, RM performed the intro track to BTS' first [[extended play]] (EP) ''[[O!RUL8,2?]]'', which was released as a trailer ahead of the EP's September 11 release, marking his first solo after debuting.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://en.tenasia.com/archives/71209\|title=BTS to Drop 1st mini-album Next Month\|last=Lee\|first=Hye-ji\|date=August 29, 2013\|access-date=March 28, 2019\|work=Ten Aisa\|archive-date=December 26, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226185837/http://en.tenasia.com/archives/71209\|url-status=live}}</ref> === 2014–2016: First solo collaborations, ''RM'' and ''Problematic Men'' === [[File:~~Rap_Monster_performing_during_Show_Champion~~Rap Monster performing during Show Champion,~~_2_July_2015~~ 2 July 2015.jpg\|thumb\|upright=.95\|RM performing in July 2015]] On August 5, 2014, Big Hit Entertainment released a trailer for BTS' first [[studio album]] ''[[Dark & Wild]]'', which was set to be released on August 20. The rap track, officially credited to BTS as "Intro: What Am I to You?", was a solo performed by RM.<ref>{{cite news\|work=Kult Scene\|url=http://kultscene.com/what-can-we-expect-from-bts-dark-wild/\|title=What Can We Expect from BTS' "Dark & Wild"?\|last=Manion\|first=Tara\|date=August 9, 2014\|access-date=March 28, 2019\|archive-date=December 27, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227185233/http://kultscene.com/what-can-we-expect-from-bts-dark-wild/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Through reality television show ''American Hustle Life'', which was used to produce ''Dark & Wild'',<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/rbq3m6/bts-american-hustle-life-coolio-k-pop-hip-hop-school\|title=What Will Korea's Hottest New Rap Group Learn About Hip-Hop from Coolio on Their Trip to America?\|work=[[Vice (magazine)#Website\|Noisey]]\|first=Blanca\|last=Méndez\|date=August 12, 2014\|access-date=March 28, 2019\|archive-date=October 18, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018141906/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/rbq3m6/bts-american-hustle-life-coolio-k-pop-hip-hop-school\|url-status=live}}</ref> RM formed a working relationship with [[Warren G]], who offered to write BTS a beat.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=https://hiphopplaya.com/magazine/16604\|title=[인터뷰] 랩몬스터 '욕하기 위해서라도 믹스테잎을 꼭 들어주시면 좋겠다'\|last=Kim\|first=Bonghyun\|language=ko\|date=March 24, 2015\|access-date=March 2, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117164254/http://hiphopplaya.com/magazine/16604\|archive-date=November 17, 2015\|publisher=Hip Hop Playa}}</ref> In an interview with Korean magazine ''Hip Hop Playa,'' Warren G stated that he had befriended BTS through the program and had kept in touch with the band after they returned to South Korea.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=https://hiphopplaya.com/magazine/16457\|title=[인터뷰] 워렌지(Warren G) '한국 팬의 존재를 더 빨리 알지 못해 아쉽다'\|date=March 6, 2015\|website=hiphopplaya\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316141835/https://hiphopplaya.com/magazine/16457\|archive-date=March 16, 2015\|url-status=dead\|access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref> On March 4, 2015, RM released a single with Warren G entitled, "P.D.D (Please Don't Die)" ahead of his first solo [[mixtape]] ''[[RM (mixtape)\|RM]]'' following an offer by Warren G to collaborate.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web\|title=[Video] BTS′ Rap Monster and Warren G Call Out All the Haters in ′P.D.D′ MV\|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/88528/video-bts-rap-monster-and-warren-g-call-out-all-the-haters-in-pdd-mv\|website=[[IBM Mwave\|Mwave]]\|access-date=August 8, 2015\|archive-date=July 22, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722130226/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/88528/video-bts-rap-monster-and-warren-g-call-out-all-the-haters-in-pdd-mv\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The track reflected how RM felt towards those who hated and criticized him at the time, which he used to find very upsetting.<ref name=":2" /> That same March, RM collaborated with hip hop project group [[MFBTY]], EE and Dino J on the song "Bucku Bucku". He featured in the song's music video and also had a cameo appearance in a music video for another song by MFBTY, "Bang Diggy Bang Bang".<ref name="Rap Monster Is Proving Assumptions About Korean Idol Rappers Wrong" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/89392/video-mfbty-breaks-it-down-with-ee-bts-rap-monster-and-dino-j-in-buckubucku-mv\|title=[Video] MFBTY Breaks It Down with EE, BTS′ Rap Monster and Dino-J in ′Buckubucku′ MV\|website=[[IBM Mwave\|Mwave]]\|access-date=August 8, 2015\|archive-date=July 22, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722130231/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/89392/video-mfbty-breaks-it-down-with-ee-bts-rap-monster-and-dino-j-in-buckubucku-mv\|url-status=dead}}</ref> RM had first formed a lasting working relationship with MFBTY member [[Tiger JK]] after meeting and expressing admiration for him on a TV show in 2013, when Tiger JK was promoting his song "The Cure".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/24437/1/mfbty-bizzy-tasha-tiger-jk\|title=Korean rap is your new favourite thing\|last=Dazed\|date=April 21, 2015\|website=Dazedaccess-date=February 27, 2019\|access-date=February 27, 2019\|archive-date=May 9, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509140644/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/24437/1/mfbty-bizzy-tasha-tiger-jk\|url-status=live}}</ref> RM was cast as a regular on the Korean variety program ''[[Problematic Men]]'', where cast members were given a variety of puzzles and problems to solve and work through by discussing their own thoughts and experiences. The program began airing on February 26, 2015; however, RM left the show after 22 episodes due to BTS' 2015 [[2015 BTS Live Trilogy Episode II: The Red Bullet\|Red Bullet world tour]].<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Ghim\|first1=Sora\|title=The ''Problematic Men'' Show Their Real Selves\|url=http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=18475\|website=BNTNews\|access-date=April 7, 2015\|date=February 25, 2015\|archive-date=May 9, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509143937/http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=18475\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003144603\|title=[단독] 블락비 박경, '뇌섹남' ~~합류…랩몬~~합류...랩몬 공석 채운다\|trans-title=Block B Park Kyung joins Problematic Men "I'll fill the empty Rap Mon seat"\|date=August 27, 2015\|access-date=March 19, 2019\|last=Park\|first=Hyun-min\|work=Osen\|language=ko\|archive-date=May 9, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509162936/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003144603\|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 17, 2015, RM released his first solo mixtape, ''RM'', which ranked 48th on [[Spin (magazine)\|''Spin'']]'s "50 Best Hip Hop Albums of 2015".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/12/the-50-best-hip-hop-albums-of-2015/\|title=The 50 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015\|date=December 16, 2015\|website=Spin\|access-date=December 18, 2015\|archive-date=May 14, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514053341/https://www.spin.com/2015/12/the-50-best-hip-hop-albums-of-2015/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The mixtape addressed a variety of topics, such as RM's past on the track "Voice" and the idea that "you're you and I'm me" in the track "Do You".<ref name=":2" /> When discussing the track "God Rap", RM described himself as an [[atheist]], believing that only he could determine his fate.<ref name=":1" /> The production process for the mixtape lasted around four or five months, with RM working on it in between BTS' activities.<ref name="letsdohiphipinterview" /> The following year, RM recalled that he had largely written about the negative emotions he had been carrying, such as anger and rage, but stated that the songs are not "100% under [his] sovereignty" and that he felt many parts of the mixtape were "immature". He also added that he hoped his next mixtape to be something he worked on by himself.<ref name="letsdohiphipinterview" /> Following ''RM''<nowiki/>'s release, he featured along with [[Kwon Jin-ah]] on [[Primary (musician)\|Primary]]'s "U" that April.<ref name="Rap Monster Is Proving Assumptions About Korean Idol Rappers Wrong" /> In May, he collaborated on Yankie's ''ProMeTheUs'' alongside [[Dok2]], Juvie Train, [[Illson\|ILLSON]], Topbob and Don Mills.<ref>{{Cite web ~~\|last=뉴스1~~ \|date=2015-05-22 \|title=얀키 정규 2집, 다듀부터 랩몬스터까지 '어벤져스급 피쳐링' \|url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/2244273 \|access-date=2023-10-19 \|website=뉴스1 \|language=ko \|archive-date=October 21, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021023709/https://www.news1.kr/articles/2244273 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In August, RM collaborated with [[Marvel Entertainment\|Marvel]] for ''[[Fantastic Four (2015 film)\|Fantastic Four]]''<nowiki/>'s soundtrack in Korea, releasing the digital single, "Fantastic" featuring [[Mandy Ventrice]] through [[Melon (online music service)\|Melon]], Genie, [[Naver\|Naver Music]] and other music platforms.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/270187\|title=랩몬스터, 마블 원작 '판타스틱4' 콜라보 음원 '판타스틱' 4일 발매\|date=August 2015\|language=ko\|access-date=August 1, 2015\|archive-date=May 9, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509114237/http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/270187\|url-status=live}}</ref> In September, he headlined [[Korean hip hop\|hip-hop]] concert ''All Force One 2015 - Hot & Cool'' alongside Korean veteran rappers [[Paloalto (rapper)\|Paloalto]] and [[Verbal Jint]].<ref>{{Cite web ~~\|last=이데일리~~ \|date=2015-08-18 \|title=버벌진트·팔로알토·~~랩몬스터…~~랩몬스터... '올포스원'에서 뭉친다 \|url=https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01252966609468632&mediaCodeNo=258 \|access-date=2023-10-19 \|website=이데일리 \|language=ko}}</ref> In August 2016, vocal duo [[Homme (band)\|Homme]] released a single titled "Dilemma", which was co-produced by RM and Bang Si-hyuk.<ref name="Dilemma">{{Cite web\|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/view/stview.php?no=2016082508261801567&type=1&outlink=1\|title=방시혁·랩몬스터, 옴므 신곡 지원사격..30일 '딜레마' 발표 - 스타뉴스\|website=star.mt.co.kr\|date=August 25, 2016\|language=ko\|access-date=September 15, 2016\|archive-date=June 6, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606043500/https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2016082508261801567&type=1&outlink=1\|url-status=live}}</ref> === 2017–2021: Second mixtape ''Mono'' and further collaborations === In March 2017, RM collaborated with American rapper [[Wale (rapper)\|Wale]] on a special socially-charged track called "Change", released as a free digital download along with an accompanying music video filmed two weeks prior to the track's release.<ref name="Change">{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7728840/wale-bts-rap-monster-change\|title=Wale & BTS' Rap Monster Team Up for Politically Tinged 'Change'\|last=Herman\|first=Tamar\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|date=March 20~~, 2017\|access-date=December 14~~, 2017\|archive-date=April 4, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404234521/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7728840/wale-bts-rap-monster-change\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://genius.com/a/wale-south-korean-mc-rap-monster-demand-change-on-their-political-collab\|title=Wale & South Korean MC Rap Monster Demand "Change" On Their Political Collab\|last=Mench\|first=Chris\|publisher=[[Genius (website)\|Genius]]\|date=March 21~~, 2017\|access-date=December 14~~, 2017~~\|archive-date=October 6, 2019~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006141322/https://genius.com/a/wale-south-korean-mc-rap-monster-demand-change-on-their-political-collab\|archive-date=October 6, 2019\|url-status=live\|access-date=December 14, 2017}}</ref> The pair first formed a relationship over [[Twitter]], with Wale reaching out to RM in 2016, having seen RM's cover of his track "Illest Bitch".<ref name="Change"/> RM decided on the topic of "Change", saying that though the two rappers were extremely different, their commonality lay in the fact that both America and South Korea had their political and social situations and that both of them wanted the world to change for the better.<ref>{{Cite AV media\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UotjcB_X4ag\| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/UotjcB_X4ag\| archive-date=October 30, 2021~~-10-30~~\|title=BTS Talk Writing Process, Choreography & Wale Collaboration w/ @RobertHerrera3\|date=April 2, 2017\|type=video\|place=[[YouTube]]\|time=9:43}}{{cbignore}}</ref> One month later, RM featured on the track "Gajah" with [[Gaeko]] of [[Dynamic Duo (South Korean duo)\|Dynamic Duo]].<ref>{{cite web ~~\|last1=Park \|first1=Jae-Hwan \|title=개코의 개성과 랩몬스터의 피처링, '코끼리'~~ \|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=438&aid=0000014251 \|~~website~~script-title=~~KBS~~ko:개코의 ~~Media~~개성과 ~~\|access-date=September~~랩몬스터의 15피처링, ~~2019~~ '코끼리'\|~~format~~last=~~Article~~ Park\|first=Jae-Hwan\|date=April 5, 2017 \|~~archive-date~~publisher=~~August 4, 2020~~[[KBS Media]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804090017/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=438&aid=0000014251\|archive-date=August 4, 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=September 15, 2019\|via=[[Naver]]}}</ref> In December, RM collaborated ~~on a remix of~~with [[Fall Out Boy]]'s on a remix of their song "[[Champion (Fall Out Boy song)\|Champion]]".<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8070666/rm-from-bts-featured-on-fall-out-boy-champion-remix-out-tonight\|title=RM From BTS Featured on Fall Out Boy 'Champion' Remix Out Tonight\|last=Kelley\|first=Caitlin\|date=December 14, 2017\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]~~\|date=December 14, 2017\|access-date=December 14, 2017\|archive-date=April 30, 2019~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430174026/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8070666/rm-from-bts-featured-on-fall-out-boy-champion-remix-out-tonight\|archive-date=April 30, 2019\|url-status=live\|access-date=December 14, 2017}}</ref> The track reached number 18 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] and helped RM reach number 46 on the Emerging Artists ~~Chart~~chart for the week of January 8, 2018.~~<ref>{{cite~~ ~~magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles\|title=Bubbling~~He Under Hot 100 Singles\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|access-date=December 27, 2017\|archive-date=March 1, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301134915/http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/emerging-artists\|title=Emerging Artists\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 27, 2017\|archive-date=February 1, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201132048/https://www.billboard.com/charts/emerging-artists\|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 27, RMalso made history as the first K-pop artist to chart on the [[Billboard charts#Rock\|Rock Digital Songs]] chart, ~~placing~~ at number two.<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine~~\|last1=Benjamin\|first1=Jeff\|title=BTS' RM Hits the Bubbling Under Hot 100, Rock Charts & More With Fall Out Boy Remix~~\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8085454/bts-rm-champion-remix-fall-out-boy-bubbling-under-hot-100-rock-charts\|~~magazine~~title=~~[[Billboard~~BTS' ~~(magazine)\|Billboard]]\|date=December~~RM 28Hits the Bubbling Under Hot 100, ~~2017~~Rock Charts & More With Fall Out Boy Remix\|last=Benjamin\|first=Jeff\|~~access-~~date=December 2928, 2017\|~~archive-date~~magazine=~~May 10,~~[[Billboard ~~2020~~(magazine)\|Billboard]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510033716/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8085454/bts-rm-champion-remix-fall-out-boy-bubbling-under-hot-100-rock-charts\|archive-date=May 10, 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=December 29, 2017}}</ref> RM released his second mixtape, ''[[Mono (mixtape)\|Mono]]'', which he referred to as a "playlist", on October 23, 2018.<ref name="mono">{{cite ~~web~~news\|~~last1~~url=~~Hwang~~ http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201810210020100410#07pz\|~~first1=Hye~~script-~~jin \|~~title=ko:방탄소년단 RM, 23일 두번째 믹스테이프 발표 '혼네·넬 참여'[뮤직와치]\|last=Hwang\|first=Hye-jin\|date=October 21, 2018\|work=Newsen\|language=ko\|trans-title=BTS RM, second mixtape on the 23rd 'Honne and Nell Participate' [Music Watch] ~~\|url=http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201810210020100410#07pz \|access-date=October 20, 2018 \|language=ko \|date=October 21, 2018 \|archive-date=May 20, 2020~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520080738/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201810210020100410#07pz\|archive-date=May 20, 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> He became the first Korean artist to ~~rank number one on~~top the Emerging Artists ~~Chart~~chart in the United States with its release.<ref>{{cite magazine ~~\|last1=Zellner \|first1=Xander \|title=RM Of BTS Rules Emerging Artists Chart, Billie Eilish Rises to No. 2~~ \|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8482579/rm-no-1-emerging-artists-chart \|~~magazine~~title=~~[[Billboard~~RM ~~(magazine)\|Billboard]]~~Of ~~\|access-date=October~~BTS 31Rules Emerging Artists Chart, ~~2018~~Billie Eilish Rises to No. 2\|~~format~~last=~~Article~~ Zellner\|first=Xander\|date=October 31, 2018 \|~~archive-date~~magazine=~~May 9, 2020~~[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509113352/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8482579/rm-no-1-emerging-artists-chart\|archive-date=May 9, 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref> The playlist was well-received by critics, who praised RM for laying "his deep insecurities bare on songs like 'Tokyo' and 'Seoul'".<ref name="MTV">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3102241/rm-mono-playlist-forever-rain-bts/\|title=BTS' RM Just Dropped His Solo Playlist Mono And It's Like Free Therapy\|last=Bell\|first=Crystal\|date=October 22, 2018\|publisher=[[MTV]]~~\|access-date=October 24, 2018\|archive-date=September 22, 2020~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922053541/http://www.mtv.com/news/3102241/rm-mono-playlist-forever-rain-bts/\|archive-date=September 22, 2020\|url-status=~~live~~dead\|access-date=October 24, 2018}}</ref> The track "Seoul" was produced by British [[electropop]] duo [[Honne (band)\|Honne]], who first discovered RM after seeing him recommend their music on Twitter and eventually met him in [[Seoul]] following one of their concerts.<ref>{{Cite AV media\|url=https://www.buildseries.com/video/5b356203b7043441aff20ca1/\|title=Honne on Their New Album, 'Love Me/Love Me Not'\|medium=Video\|publisher=Build\|last=Kenney\|first=Kevan\|date=June 28, 2018\|access-date=October 20, 2018\|archive-date=October 24, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024073604/https://www.buildseries.com/video/5b356203b7043441aff20ca1/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November, RM also collaborated with Tiger JK on ~~his~~the ~~last~~track ~~and~~"Timeless", as part of his final album under the ~~stage name~~ [[Drunken Tiger]], ~~featuring~~stage ~~on the track "Timeless"~~name. Tiger JK originally expected RM's lyrics to contain self-praise, which was the trend of rap at the time; RM instead wrote lyrics about leaving behind the historical meaning of Drunken Tiger's name.<ref>{{~~Cite~~cite web\|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002743281~~&lfrom=twitter~~\|script-title=ko:타이거JK "RM과 함께한 'Timeless', 가장 멋진 음악 중 하나"(인터뷰③)[스타메이커]\|last=Lee\|first=Jung-ho\|date=November 21, 2018\|work=Star News\|language=ko\|trans-title=Timeless "with Tiger JK" RM, one of the coolest music "(Interview ③) [Star Maker]~~\|last=Lee\|first=Jung-ho\|work=Star News\|language=ko\|access-date=February 27, 2019\|archive-date=May 9, 2020~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509184658/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002743281&lfrom=twitter\|archive-date=May 9, 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=February 27, 2019\|via=[[Naver]]}}</ref> On March 25, 2019, Honne announced that RM would feature on ~~their~~a remake of their 2018 single "Crying Over You" alongside singer BEKA,; ~~which~~it was released on March 27.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/5124607\|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 RM, 英 듀오 혼네와 협업\|~~trans~~last=Lee\|first=Jin-~~title~~wook\|date=~~BTS~~March RM26, ~~Collaboration with UK Duo Honne\|language=ko~~2019\|work=CBS No Cut News\|~~date~~language=~~March 26, 2019~~ko\|~~access~~trans-~~date~~title=~~March~~BTS 27RM, ~~2019\|last=Lee\|first=Jin-wook\|archive-date=May~~Collaboration 9,with ~~2020~~UK Duo Honne\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509194417/https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/5124607\|archive-date=May 9, 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref> ~~Honne originally released "Crying Over You" with BEKA in 2018. The song was originally~~Originally slated for a January 2019 release, the remake had ~~but~~been postponed due to "unforeseen circumstances".<ref>{{cite ~~news~~web\|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/honne-tease-release-date-new-collaboration-bts-rm-2466659\|title=Honne tease release date for new collaboration with BTS' RM\|~~work~~last=~~[[NME]]~~Daly\|~~date~~first=~~March 25, 2019~~Rhian\|~~access-~~date=March 2725, 2019\|~~last~~website=~~Daly\|first=Rhian\|archive-date=May 9, 2020~~[[NME]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509170153/https://www.nme.com/news/music/honne-tease-release-date-new-collaboration-bts-rm-2466659\|archive-date=May 9, 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref> Chinese singer [[Bibi Zhou]] was added to the Chinese release, appearing with RM and replacing BEKA.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://ent.qianlong.com/2019/0319/3174706.shtml\|title=音乐人Eric周兴哲畅谈自由心得多曲风联动榜单\|trans-title=Musician Eric Zhou Xingzhe talks freely on the multi-style linked list\|language=zh\|last=Gao\|first=Qian\|date=March 19~~, 2019\|access-date=March 27~~, 2019\|work=Qianlong News~~\|archive-date=March 27, 2019~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101143/http://ent.qianlong.com/2019/0319/3174706.shtml\|archive-date=March 27, 2019\|url-status=live\|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref> The same day, Big Hit Entertainment released the song "[[Persona (song)\|Persona]]" as a trailer for BTS' EP ''[[Map of the Soul: Persona]]'' EP, performed as a solo by RM.<ref>{{cite magazine ~~\|last1=Rowley \|first1=Glenn \|title=BTS A.R.M.Y. Reacts to 'Map Of The Soul: Persona' Trailer: 'A Masterpiece'~~ \|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8504407/bts-drops-map-of-the-soul-persona-trailer-fans-react-tweets \|~~magazine~~title=~~[[Billboard~~BTS ~~(magazine)\|Billboard]]~~A.R.M.Y. ~~\|access-date=March~~Reacts ~~27,~~to ~~2019~~'Map Of The Soul: Persona' Trailer: 'A Masterpiece'\|last=Rowley\|first=Glenn\|date=March 27, 2019 \|~~archive-date~~magazine=~~May 9, 2020~~[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509213425/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8504407/bts-drops-map-of-the-soul-persona-trailer-fans-react-tweets\|archive-date=May 9, 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref> Persona debuted at number 17 on ''Billboard'''s YouTube Song Chart.<ref>{{cite magazine ~~\|title=BTS Chart History~~ \|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/bts/chart-history/youtube \|~~magazine~~title=~~[[Billboard~~BTS ~~(magazine)\|Billboard]]~~Chart History\|~~access-~~date=April 2, 2019 \|~~date~~magazine=~~April 2, 2019~~[[Billboard (magazine)\|~~archive-date=April 23, 2019~~ Billboard]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423193228/https://www.billboard.com/music/BTS/chart-history/youtube\|archive-date=April 23, 2019\|url-status=dead\|access-date=April 2, 2019}}</ref> ~~Three months later, on~~In July ~~24, 2019~~, RM featured on the fourth official remix of [[Lil Nas X]]'s "[[Old Town Road]],", ~~entitled~~titled "Seoul Town Road", in which he "infuse[d]...his English-language verse with a surprisingly good Southern twang".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.etonline.com/lil-nas-x-teams-up-with-bts-rm-for-new-remix-seoul-town-road-129265\|title=Lil Nas X Teams Up With BTS' RM for New Remix 'Seoul Town Road'\|last=Seemayer\|first=Zach\|date=July 24, 2019\|work=[[Entertainment Tonight]]~~\|access-date=July 25, 2019\|archive-date=October 16, 2019~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016010530/https://www.etonline.com/lil-nas-x-teams-up-with-bts-rm-for-new-remix-seoul-town-road-129265\|archive-date=October 16, 2019\|url-status=live\|access-date=July 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lil-nas-x-rm-bts-old-town-road-remix-2532170\|title=Listen to Lil Nas X's epic 'Old Town Road' remix with RM of BTS\|last=Ziweh\|first=Puah\|date=July 25, 2019\|~~work~~website=[[NME]]~~\|access-date=July 25, 2019\|archive-date=May 9, 2020~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509143933/https://www.nme.com/news/music/lil-nas-x-rm-bts-old-town-road-remix-2532170\|archive-date=May 9, 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=July 25, 2019}}</ref> OnThe ~~December~~following 29year, ~~it was announced that~~ RM ~~would feature~~featured on [[Younha]]'s ~~track~~ "Winter Flower",; it was released on January 6, 2020.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000225587?\|script-title=ko:윤하, 새 앨범 타이틀곡은 '먹구름'~~…방탄소년단~~...방탄소년단 RM과 협업도(공식)\|date=December 29, 2019\|work=Newsen~~\|access-date=December 29, 2019\|archive-date=December 30, 2019~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230092045/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000225587\|archive-date=December 30, 2019\|url-status=live\|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref> RMThis ~~also~~was ~~featured~~followed by a feature on the track "Don't", ~~the~~by ~~lead~~South ~~single~~Korean ~~of Korean~~indie singer eAeon's, from his second solo album released on April 30, 2021.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://n.news.naver.com/article/032/0003070768\|script-title=ko:절망에서 건져온 9년 만의 솔로, 처음 만나는 이이언 (인터뷰)\|date=April 23, 2021\|work=~~Kyunghyangshinmoon\|access-date=April~~[[Kyunghyang ~~23, 2020\|archive-date=April 22, 2021~~Shinmun]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422221253/https://n.news.naver.com/article/032/0003070768\|archive-date=April 22, 2021\|url-status=live\|access-date=April 23, 2020}}</ref> === 2022–present: Solo debut === During BTS' ninth anniversary celebrations, in June 2022, RM mentioned needing time to think about his direction as a member of BTS and as an individual.<ref name="NME hiatus">{{cite web\|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bts-announce-official-hiatus-to-focus-on-solo-projects-3247357\|title=BTS to "take time to explore some solo projects"\|last=Krol\|first=Charlotte\|date=June 14, 2022\|website=[[NME]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614142359/https://www.nme.com/news/music/bts-announce-official-hiatus-to-focus-on-solo-projects-3247357\|archive-date=June 14, 2022\|url-status=live\|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref> Pursuant to an accompanying announcement that the band would be devoting more attention to individual endeavors going forward<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-35fbd8a289cbeefcc553e0711f158cb8\|title=Label says BTS plan for solo projects plan is not a hiatus\|date=June 14, 2022\|agency=[[Associated Press\|AP]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614174226/https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-35fbd8a289cbeefcc553e0711f158cb8\|archive-date=June 14, 2022\|url-status=live\|access-date=June 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/bts-will-focus-on-solo-albums-embark-on-new-chapters\|title=BTS Will Focus on Solo Albums, Embark on New Chapter\|last=Delgado\|first=Sarah\|date=June 14, 2022\|website=[[Teen Vogue]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614225700/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/bts-will-focus-on-solo-albums-embark-on-new-chapters\|archive-date=June 14, 2022\|url-status=live\|access-date=June 28, 2022}}</ref>—they went on an extended break from most group activities shortly afterwards<ref name="NME hiatus"/>—he featured on the single "[[Sexy Nukim]]" by "alternative K-pop group" [[Balming Tiger]] in September,<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/balming-tiger-bts-rm-sexy-nukim-video-1235133789/\|title=BTS' RM Joins Korean Musical Collective Balming Tiger for 'Sexy Nukim'\|last=Benjamin\|first=Jeff\|date=September 1, 2022\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901195751/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/balming-tiger-bts-rm-sexy-nukim-video-1235133789/\|archive-date=September 1, 2022\|url-status=live\|access-date=September 1, 2022}}</ref> and commercially released his debut solo [[studio album]] ''[[Indigo (RM album)\|Indigo]]'' on December 2.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rm-indigo-solo-album-stream-1235179934/\|title=RM Releases Debut Solo Album 'Indigo': Stream It Now\|last=Rowley\|first=Glenn\|date=December 2, 2022\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202053758/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rm-indigo-solo-album-stream-1235179934/\|archive-date=December 2, 2022\|url-status=live\|access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref> Led by the single "Wild Flower", the album ~~was released commercially and~~ peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, making RM the highest-charting Korean ~~soloist~~solo artist in chart history at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sza-sos-tops-billboard-200-for-second-week-1235191372/\|title=SZA's 'SOS' Spends Second Week Atop Billboard 200 Albums Chart\|last=Caufield\|first=Keith\|date=December 26, 2022\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226193952/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sza-sos-tops-billboard-200-for-second-week-1235191372/\|archive-date=December 26, 2022\|url-status=live\|access-date=December 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-kpop-albums-songs-2022/\|title=The 25 Best K-Pop Albums of 2022: Staff Picks\|last1=Benjamin\|first1=Jeff\|last2=Lynch\|first2=Joe\|last3=Oak\|first3=Jessica\|last4=Rowley\|first4=Glenn\|date=December 30, 2022\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231032255/https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-kpop-albums-songs-2022/\|archive-date=December 31, 2022\|url-status=live\|access-date=December 30, 2022}}</ref> RM traveled to Spain for inspiration for a second solo album in 2023. While there, in an interview with [[EFE]]~~—it was published~~—published in March—he reflected on the search for his own identity, after having followed the dictates of K-pop trends for the past 10 years as part of BTS, additionally revealing that he would "not be taking on any projects in the near future" in light of his approaching [[Conscription in South Korea\|mandatory military service]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://efe.com/en/culture/2023-03-07/bts-leader-isnt-thinking-about-future-but-would-like-to-work-with-rosalia/\|title=BTS leader isn't thinking about future, but would like to work with Rosalía\|last=Diaz\|first=Rosa\|date=March 7, 2023\|agency=[[EFE]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308011911/https://efe.com/en/culture/2023-03-07/bts-leader-isnt-thinking-about-future-but-would-like-to-work-with-rosalia/\|archive-date=March 8, 2023\|url-status=live\|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref> RM ~~appeared as a~~ featured ~~artist~~ on the single "Smoke Sprite" by So~~!yoON!,~~ ~~lead singer and guitarist~~Yoon of ~~Korean indie rock band~~ [[Se So Neon~~\|SE SO NEON~~]], released on March 14,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bts-rm-se-so-neon-soyoon-smoke-sprite-3410535\|title=BTS' RM and SE SO NEON's So!YoON! unveil new single 'Smoke Sprite'\|last=Puah\|first=Ziweh\|date=March 14, 2023\|website=[[NME]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314231012/https://www.nme.com/news/music/bts-rm-se-so-neon-soyoon-smoke-sprite-3410535\|archive-date=March 14, 2023\|url-status=live\|access-date=March 8, 2023}}</ref> and was announced as the first [[Brand ambassador\|celebrity brand ambassador]] for [[Bottega Veneta]] at the end of that month, ~~through an [[Instagram]] post by Creative Director Matthieu Blazy which showcased RM~~appearing in the brand's Spring/Summer 2023 campaign.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://hypebeast.com/2023/3/matthieu-blazy-welcomes-bts-rm-newest-bottega-veneta-ambassador\|title=Matthieu Blazy Welcomes BTS' RM as the Newest Bottega Veneta Ambassador\|last=Li\|first=Joyce\|date=March 30, 2023\|website=[[Hypebeast (company)\|Hypebeast.com]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402033631/https://hypebeast.com/2023/3/matthieu-blazy-welcomes-bts-rm-newest-bottega-veneta-ambassador\|archive-date=April 2, 2023\|url-status=live\|access-date=April 1, 2023}}</ref> In May, he featured on the single "Don't Ever Say Love Me" by [[Colde]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/05/02/entertainment/kpop/Korea-Kpop-Colde/20230502105251416.html\|title=Singer-songwriter Colde to release new EP 'Love Part 2'\|last=Cho\|first=Yong-jun\|date=May 2, 2023\|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502104550/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/05/02/entertainment/kpop/Korea-Kpop-Colde/20230502105251416.html\|archive-date=May 2, 2023\|url-status=live\|access-date=May 2, 2023}}</ref> RM's second studio album, ''[[Right Place, Wrong Person]]'', was released on May 24; it is his first project to be released post-enlistment.<ref name="RPWP BB">{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bts-rms-right-place-wrong-person-second-solo-album-1235691180/\|title=BTS' RM Unveils Second Solo Album 'Right Place, Wrong Person: Stream It Now\|last=Dailey\|first=Hannah\|date=May 24, 2024\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524063343/https://www.billboard.com/music/musicc-news/bts-rms-right-place-wrong-person-second-solo-album-1235691180/\|archive-date=May 24, 2024\|url-status=live\|access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref> Supported by the singles "[[Come Back to Me (RM song)\|Come Back to Me]]" and "Lost!", the album debuted at number five on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 54,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s sold, earning RM his highest debut entry on the chart and the largest opening sales week of his career.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-sixth-week-number-one-billboard-200-tortured-poets-department-1235698720/\|title=Taylor Swift Spends Sixth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With ''The Tortured Poets Department''\|last=Caulfield\|first=Keith\|date=June 2, 2024\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240602190143/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-sixth-week-number-one-billboard-200-tortured-poets-department-1235698720/\|archive-date=June 2, 2024\|url-status=live\|access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref> == Artistry and impact == Line 81 ⟶ 82: In a survey conducted by [[Gallup Korea]], RM ranked as the 12th most preferred idol of the year for 2018.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://gallupkorea.blogspot.com/2018/12/2018-12_18.html\|script-title=ko:한국갤럽 데일리 오피니언, 매주 새로운 여론조사 결과를 전합니다.\|date=December 18, 2018\|website=Gallop Korea\|language=ko\|access-date=December 19, 2018\|archive-date=June 12, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612150825/https://gallupkorea.blogspot.com/2018/12/2018-12_18.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> He ranked 11th in 2019.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.gallup.co.kr/gallupdb/reportContent.asp?seqNo=1072\|title=2019년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 - 최근 13년간 추이 포함\|date=December 19, 2019\|website=Gallup Korea\|access-date=December 19, 2019\|language=ko\|archive-date=December 19, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219052021/https://www.gallup.co.kr/gallupdb/reportContent.asp?seqNo=1072\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, RM was awarded the fifth-class Hwagwan [[Order of Cultural Merit (Korea)\|Order of Cultural Merit]] by the [[President of South Korea]], along with the other members of BTS, for his contributions to spreading Korean culture.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=312&aid=0000354692\|script-title=ko:'대중문화예술상' BTS, 문화훈장 화관 최연소 수훈...유재석부터 故 김주혁까지 '영광의 얼굴들' (종합)\|last=Kim\|first=Ji-won\|date=October 24, 2018\|work=TenAsia\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421121025/https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=312&aid=0000354692\|archive-date=April 21, 2019\|url-status=live\|access-date=March 13, 2020\|via=[[Naver (corporation)\|Naver]]}}</ref> In July 2021, he and the members of BTS were appointed [[Office of the President (South Korea)\|Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture]] by [[Moon Jae-in\|President Moon Jae-in]] to help "lead the global agenda for future generations, such as sustainable growth" and "expand South Korea's diplomatic efforts and global standing" in the international community.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/07/21/skorea-BTS-President-Moon-Jae-in-special-envoy/6491626854465/\|title=BTS named special presidential envoy by South Korea\|last=Maresca\|first=Thomas\|date=July 21, 2021\|work=[[United Press International]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721091025/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/07/21/skorea-BTS-President-Moon-Jae-in-special-envoy/6491626854465/\|archive-date=July 21, 2021\|url-status=live\|access-date=September 20, 2021}}</ref> On June 1, 2023, RM was appointed as the Public Relations Ambassador for South Korea's [[Ministry of National Defense (South Korea)\|Ministry of National Defense Agency]] Remains Excavation and Investigation Team. The team's goal is to find and identify remains of war veterans from the [[Korean War]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20230601154000504\|script-title=ko:BTS RM "전사자 유해발굴 ~~홍보대사…자부심과~~홍보대사...자부심과 책임감 느껴"\|trans-title=BTS RM "ambassador for the excavation of remains of war dead...I feel proud and responsible"\|last=Park\|first=So-yoon\|date=June 1, 2023\|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601134735/https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20230601154000504\|archive-date=June 1, 2023\|url-status=live\|access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref> == Personal life == RM underwent [[septoplasty]] for his [[nasal septum deviation]] in 2018 and temporarily withdrew from band activities while recovering from the operation.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=416&aid=0000219681\|script-title=ko:[단독]방탄소년단 RM, 비중격 만곡증 수술 '당분간 휴식'\|trans-title=[Exclusive] BTS RM undergoes septal curvature surgery 'Rest for a while'\|last=Lee\|first=Jeong-ah\|date=February 5, 2018\|work=[[Seoul Broadcasting System\|SBS Entertainment News]]\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205114552/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=416&aid=0000219681\|archive-date=February 5, 2018\|url-status=live\|access-date=October 21, 2021\|via=[[Naver]]}}</ref> Since 2018, RM has lived in [[Hannam-dong]], Seoul, South Korea with his bandmates.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Han \|first=Jin \|date=July 3, 2018 \|script-title=ko:[라이프트렌드] 유명인이 반한 한남동, 최고급 주거지로 뜬 이유 \|language=ko \|trans-title=[Life trend] The reason why Hannam-dong, which celebrities fall in love with, has emerged as a luxury residence \|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]] \|url=https://news.joins.com/article/22766833 \|url-status=dead \|access-date=August 17, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421121021/https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=101&oid=025&aid=0002833392 \|archive-date=April 21, 2019 \|via=[[Naver]]}}</ref> In November 2019, he bought a property in the [[Yongsan District]] of Seoul for {{KRWConvert\|4.9\|b\|lk=on\|year=2019\|showdate=no}}, then sold it the following year for {{KRWConvert\|5.8\|b\|lk=on\|year=2020\|showdate=no}}<ref>{{cite web \|last=Yoo \|first=Ye-jin \|date=May 26, 2021 \|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 RM, 한남동 집 58억원에 ~~매각…9억~~매각...9억 시세 차익 \|trans-title=BTS RM sells Hannam-dong house for 5.8 billion won... 900 million market profit \|url=https://news.nate.com/view/20210526n06224 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526021305/https://news.nate.com/view/20210526n06224 \|archive-date=May 26, 2021 \|access-date=October 21, 2021 \|work=[[Ilgan Sports\|Daily Sports]] \|language=ko \|via=[[Nate (web portal)\|Nate]]}}</ref> He later bought another home in Hannam-dong worth US$5.7 million.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Jeong \|first=Lucy \|date=June 15, 2021 \|title=BTS members' luxury homes: RM and Jimin just dropped US$11 million on two apartments in the 'Beverly Hills of Korea', Nine One Hannam, but what about V, Jungkook, Jin, Suga and J-Hope? \|work=[[South China Morning Post\|SCMP]] \|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3137315/bts-members-luxury-homes-rm-and-jimin-just-dropped-us11 \|url-status=live \|access-date=October 21, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615211248/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3137315/bts-members-luxury-homes-rm-and-jimin-just-dropped-us11 \|archive-date=June 15, 2021}}</ref>{{better source needed\|reason=SCMP article cites Koreaboo, which is considered unreliable, as its source\|date=July 2023}} === Philanthropy === Line 93 ⟶ 94: ===Military service=== On November 22, 2023, Big Hit announced through [[Weverse]] that RM, along with bandmates [[V (singer)\|V]], [[Jimin]], and [[Jungkook]], had started the enlistment process to carry out his [[Conscription in South Korea\|mandatory military service]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/23/bts-military-service-enlistment-members-jung-kook-rm-jimin-v-enlist\|title=BTS members Jung Kook, RM, Jimin and V to begin military service in December\|author=<!--Not stated-->\|date=November 23, 2023\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123001734/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/23/bts-military-service-enlistment-members-jung-kook-rm-jimin-v-enlist\|archive-date=November 23, 2023\|url-status=live\|access-date=December 10, 2023}}</ref> He began his military service on December 11~~, 2024~~, as an active duty soldier.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://mydaily.co.kr/page/view/2024011613563818159\|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 RM·뷔, 최정예 훈련병 ~~됐다…신병교육~~됐다...신병교육 수료 [MD★스타]\|trans-title=BTS RM and V become elite trainees... Completion of new recruit training [MD★Star]\|last=Kang\|first=Da-yoon\|date=January 16, 2024\|work=MyDaily\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131002622/https://mydaily.co.kr/page/view/2024011613563818159\|archive-date=January 31, 2024\|url-status=live\|access-date=January 31, 2024}}</ref> == Awards and nominations == Line 132 ⟶ 133: \| rowspan="2" \| "[[Sexy Nukim]]" {{small\|(with [[Balming Tiger]])}} \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2"\|<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0011736391\|script-title=ko:박재범, '한국 힙합 어워즈' 올해의 ~~아티스트…바밍타이거~~아티스트...바밍타이거 2관왕\|last=Lee\|first=Jae-hoon\|date=March 11, 2023\|work=[[Newsis]]\|language=ko\|trans-title=Park Jae-beom, Artist of the Year at the "Korea Hip-Hop Awards"...Balming Tiger won two awards\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313004456/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0011736391\|archive-date=March 13, 2023\|url-status=live\|access-date=March 12, 2023\|via=[[Naver]]}}</ref> \|- \| Music Video of the Year Line 159 ⟶ 160: '''Studio albums''' * ''[[Indigo (RM album)\|Indigo]]'' (2022) * ''[[Right Place, Wrong Person]]'' (2024) '''Mixtapes''' Line 166 ⟶ 168: == Filmography == {{See also\|BTS videography}} {\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"▼ ▲{\| class="wikitable sortable" \|+RM television work ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Episode(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Note(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{Abbr\|Ref.(s)\|Reference(s)}} \|- ! scope="row" \| 2014 \| ''4things Show – Rap Monster'' \| Himself Line 183 ⟶ 184: \| style="text-align:center" \|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://thethaovanhoa.vn/giai-tri/bts-tung-bi-tru-eo-nhu-the-nao-khi-ra-mat-lang-kpop-n20180605111305871.htm\|title=BTS từng bị 'trù ẻo' như thế nào khi ra mắt làng K-pop\|last=Ba\|first=Thứ\|date=June 5, 2018\|website=thethaovanhoa.vn\|language=vi\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015080152/https://thethaovanhoa.vn/giai-tri/bts-tung-bi-tru-eo-nhu-the-nao-khi-ra-mat-lang-kpop-n20180605111305871.htm\|archive-date=October 15, 2018\|url-status=live\|access-date=October 14, 2018}}</ref> \|- \|! scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 2015 \| ''[[Hot Brain: Problematic Men]]'' \| Cast member \| 1–22 \| Quiz/knowledge show \| style="text-align:center" \|<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003144603\|script-title=ko:[단독] 블락비 박경, '뇌섹남' ~~합류…랩몬~~합류...랩몬 공석 채운다\|last=Park\|first=Hyun-min\|date=August 27, 2015\|work=Osen\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413135451/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003144603\|archive-date=April 13, 2019\|url-status=live\|access-date=September 15, 2016\|via=[[Naver]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.nate.com/view/20150827n32519?mid=n0107\|script-title=ko:'문제적남자' 측 "박경, 고정 멤버로 출연"\|last=Park\|first=So-hyun\|date=August 27, 2015\|work=X-ports News\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413135453/https://news.nate.com/view/20150827n32519?mid=n0107\|archive-date=April 13, 2019\|url-status=live\|access-date=September 15, 2016\|via=[[Nate (web portal)\|Nate]]}}</ref> \|- \| ''[[Inkigayo]]'' Line 194 ⟶ 195: \| {{NA}} \| with [[Yook Sung-jae\|Sungjae]] ([[BtoB (band)\|BtoB]]) \| style="text-align:center" \|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GywH4KNPmaY\|title=[BANGTAN BOMB] Ingigayo Special MC debut Rap Monster\|date=December 11, 2015\|publisher=Bangtan TV\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118085919/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GywH4KNPmaY\|archive-date=January 18, 2021\|url-status=live\|access-date=October 13, 2018\|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>{{better source needed\|date=October 2022}} \|- \|! scope="row" rowspan="5" \| 2016 \| ''Close-up Observation Diary on Idol: Find Me'' \| Himself \| 2 \| Reality show about his daily life \| style="text-align:center" \|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpWuwabTHsI\|title=[Close-up Observation Diary on Idol] Find Me - Rap Monster's exciting Friday\|date=March 18, 2016\|publisher=MBig Tv\|format=Video\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511071837/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpWuwabTHsI\|archive-date=May 11, 2017\|url-status=live\|access-date=October 20, 2018\|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>{{better source needed\|date=October 2022}} \|- \| ''Gura-Chacha: Time Slip – New Boy'' Line 213 ⟶ 214: \| rowspan="4" {{NA}} \| with [[Jin (singer)\|Jin]], [[Kei (singer)\|Kei]] & [[Mijoo]] ([[Lovelyz]]) \| style="text-align:center" \|<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=893532\|script-title=ko:[단독] 방탄소년단 랩몬스터·진, '인기가요' 스페셜 ~~MC…러블리즈~~MC...러블리즈\|last=Jo\|first=Hye-ryun\|date=May 14, 2016\|work=TV Report\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091615/https://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=893532\|archive-date=March 27, 2019\|url-status=live\|access-date=July 7, 2018}}</ref> \|- \| with Jin \| style="text-align:center" \|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RunVSO5boUU\|title=[BANGTAN BOMB] Ingigayo 1st win and Jin & RM Special MC - BTS (방탄소년단)\|date=May 21, 2016\|publisher=Bangtan TV\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202140506/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RunVSO5boUU\|archive-date=February 2, 2017\|url-status=live\|access-date=October 13, 2018\|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>{{better source needed\|date=October 2022}} \|- \| [[KCON (music festival)\|''KCON'' New York]] Line 222 ⟶ 223: \| style="text-align:center" \|<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7416595/kcon-new-york-2016-ailee-seventeen\|title=KCON New York 2016: Ailee Comes Home, Seventeen Makes First American Appearance & More\|last=Melendez\|first=Monique\|date=June 26, 2016\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407210514/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7416595/kcon-new-york-2016-ailee-seventeen\|archive-date=April 7, 2019\|url-status=live\|access-date=October 22, 2018}}</ref> \|- ! scope="row" \| 2017 \| ''[[M Countdown]]'' \| with [[J-Hope]] and [[Jimin]] \| style="text-align:center" \|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://style.tribunnews.com/2017/09/28/live-straming-mnet-countdown-3-anggota-bts-bakal-jadi-spesial-mc-hari-ini-tonton-di-sini\|title=Live Streaming Mnet Countdown - 3 Anggota BTS Bakal Jadi Spesial MC Hari ini, Tonton di Sini!\|last=Ajeng\|first=Tisa\|date=September 28, 2017\|website=Tribune Style\|language=id\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328031404/http://style.tribunnews.com/2017/09/28/live-straming-mnet-countdown-3-anggota-bts-bakal-jadi-spesial-mc-hari-ini-tonton-di-sini\|archive-date=March 28, 2019\|url-status=live\|access-date=October 14, 2018}}</ref> \|- ! scope="row" \| 2022 \| ''The Dictionary of Useless Knowledge'' \| 1–9 \| \| [[tvN (South Korean TV channel)\|tvN]] series co-hosted with [[Jang Hang-jun]]; aired December 2, 2022 to January 27, 2023 ~~\| with [[Jang Hang-jun]]~~ \| style="text-align:center" \|<ref>References for ''The Dictionary of Useless Knowledge'': \| style="text-align:center" \|<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=052&aid=0001805123\|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 RM, 장항준과 tvN '알쓸인잡' MC 맡는다 (공식)\|trans-title=BTS' RM, Jang Hang-jun and tvN's 'Useless Job' MCs (official)\|last=Lee\|first=Yoo-na\|date=October 25, 2022\|work=YTN\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025034208/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=052&aid=0001805123\|archive-date=October 25, 2022\|url-status=live\|access-date=October 25, 2022\|via=[[Naver]]}}</ref> {{cite news\|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/10/25/entertainment/kpop/Korea-Kpop-BTS/20221025152920634.html\|title=BTS's RM to co-host educational show 'The Dictionary Of Useless Human Knowledge'\|last=Lee\|first=Jian\|date=October 25, 2022\|newspaper=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025063340/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/10/25/entertainment/kpop/Korea-Kpop-BTS/20221025152920634.html\|archive-date=October 25, 2022\|url-status=live\|access-date=July 4, 2024}} <!--first episode air date-->{{cite news\|url=https://v.daum.net/v/20221203100919375\|script-title=ko:역시 RM 효과?..'알쓸인잡' 첫방 최고 시청률 5.9%로 출발 [종합]\|trans-title=Is it really the RM effect?..'All-rounder' starts off with highest viewership rating of 5.9% [Summary]\|last=Kim\|first=Chae-yeon\|date=December 3, 2023\|work=Osen\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704174807/https://v.daum.net/v/20221203100919375\|archive-date=July 4, 2024\|url-status=live\|access-date=July 4, 2024\|via=[[Daum (web portal)\|Daum]]}} *<!--final episode air date & 9 eps total-->{{cite news\|url=https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/broadcast/2023/01/28/23VJJH7AS4CB5V5URGV7PGE5OQ/\|script-title=ko:7년만의 예능' RM "알쓸인잡, BTS 가사에도 많은 영향줄 것" [어저께TV]\|trans-title='Variety show after 7 years' RM "Alsseulinjab, will have a big influence on BTS' lyrics" [Yesterday TV]\|last=Ha\|first=Soo-jung\|date=January 28, 2023\|work=Osen\|language=ko\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128054327/https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/broadcast/2023/01/28/23VJJH7AS4CB5V5URGV7PGE5OQ/\|archive-date=January 28, 2023\|url-status=live\|access-date=July 4, 2024\|via=[[Chosun.com]]}}</ref> \|} Line 251 ⟶ 255: [[Category:1994 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Dongjak District]] [[Category:Rappers from Seoul]] [[Category:MTV Video Music Award winners]] ~~[[Category:South Korean atheists]]~~ [[Category:South Korean male rappers]] [[Category:South Korean record producers]] Line 268 ⟶ 272: [[Category:Recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit (South Korea)]] [[Category:Hybe Corporation artists]] [[Category:Gangneung Kim clan]]