Kim Nam-joon Biography: RM, born Kim Nam-joon on September 12, 1994, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Fans commonly refer to him as “Rapmon” because he is the protagonist of the South Korean boy group BTS. Following the release of his first solo mixtape “RM” in 2015, he issued his first two albums with BTS in 2014. He has collaborated with artists such as Wale, Fall Out Boy, and Lil Nas X, appeared on television, and appeared in music videos. With more than 130 compositions to his credit, he is one of the youngest members of the Korea Music Copyright Association. We examine what makes him an international phenomenon on his special day.
Kim Nam-joon Birthday
As the charismatic leader of the K-pop phenomenon BTS, RM, formerly known as RapMonster, has won the affections of audiences everywhere. Kim Nam-joon was born on September 12, 1994 in the Dongjak District of South Korea. He moved to the Ilsan District when he was four or five years old, where he and his younger sister grew up. At the age of 12, he spent four months in New Zealand studying. He was a devotee of hip-hop music and was eventually influenced by artists like Eminem to develop an interest in lyricism. He began rapping in amateur hip-hop circles in 2007 and performed in his first concert the following year. He entered the Korean hip-hop scene and released a number of recordings under the name “Runch Ranga.”
RM auditioned for the CEO of the record label Big Hit Entertainment in 2010 and was offered a position. This interaction led to the invention and production of a hip-hop group that eventually came to be known as BTS. On June 13, 2013, he debuted as the leader of BTS and went on to produce and write lyrics for a variety of tracks across all of the group’s albums. Big Hit Entertainment released BTS’s debut album “Dark & Wild” on August 20, 2014, with RM performing solo on the album’s intro track. In 2015, he released the collaborative single “P.D.D.” with Warren G before releasing his first solo self-titled mixtape. In the same year, he appeared in twenty-two episodes of the Korean variety show “Problematic Men.”
Throughout the subsequent years, he collaborated with numerous artists in a variety of capacities. In December of 2017, RM made history as the first K-pop artist to chart on the Rock Digital Songs chart with his remix of Fall Out Boy’s ‘Champion.’ He released his second mixtape titled “Mono” in 2018. RM has released nine studio albums and seven compilation albums as a member of BTS.
Kim Nam-joon Net Worth, Height
| Name | Kim Nam-joon |
| Nickname | RM, Rapmonster, Joon, Joonie, Namjoonie |
| Birth date | September 12, 1994 |
| Age | 29 |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Height | 5′ 11″ |
| Relationship Status | Single |
| Net Worth | $22 million |
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Kim Nam-joon Biography: 5 SURPRISE FACTS
RM attributes the majority of his English proficiency to viewing American sitcoms with his mother as a child.
The name “RapMonster” is derived from a portion of a song he wrote that was inspired by San E’s “Rap Genius” in which San E proclaims he should be called a “rap monster” because he “raps non-stop.”
To convince his mother to enable him to become a rapper, he posed the question, “Would she rather have a first-place rapper or a 5,000th-place student?”
RM identifies as an atheist and believes that “the only thing that determines my fate is myself.”
In 2015, RM collaborated with Marvel for the soundtrack of “Fantastic Four” in Korea releasing the digital single, ‘Fantastic’ featuring Mandy Ventrice.
