RM is the first official member of BTS. He is the band’s leader, the main rapper and spokesperson for Bangtan Boys.
RM began his musical career as an underground rapper. He experimented with various stage names such The Nexist, Largo, Stealo and Runch Randa.
RM was the first BTS member to release a mixtape. ‘RM,’ which featured 10 tracks, landed at #12 on Billboard's World Albums chart.
He is BTS' designated English speaker during foreign media interviews.
RM has earned the nickname ‘God of Destruction’ because he keeps breaking stuff around him.
Besides his native Korean, RM can fluently converse in English, Chinese and Japanese.