RM (rapper)

RM
RM in November 2023
Born	Kim Nam-joon (1994-09-12) September 12, 1994 Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Occupations	Rapper songwriter record producer
Years active	2010 (2010)–present
Awards	Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2018)
Musical career
Genres	K-pop hip hop R&B
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Big Hit
Korean name
Hangul	김남준
Hanja	金南俊
Revised Romanization	Gim Nam-jun
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Namchun

Kim Nam-joon (Hangul: 김남준; born September 12, 1994), better known as RM (formerly Rap Monster), is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is the leader of and a rapper in South Korean boy group BTS. He also sings his own songs. He has worked with artists such as Wale, Younha, Warren G, Gaeko, Krizz Kaliko, MFBTY, Fall Out Boy, Primary, and Lil Nas X.

Early life

He was born on September 12, 1994, in Dongjak-gu, a district in Seoul, and grew up in Ilsan-gu, another district in Seoul, where his family moved when he was four or five. He has a younger sister.

As a child, RM largely learned English through watching Friends with his mother. As a student, he wrote poetry and often received awards for his writings. He posted his work to an online poetry website for roughly one year, where he received some attention. Through this, RM grew interested in pursuing a literary career but decided against it.

Songs

Below is a list of RM's own songs. To see songs he has made as a member of BTS, see BTS.

Mixtapes

• RM (2015)
• Mono (2018)