REAL NAME:Kim Nam Joon (Hangul: 김남준)
NICKNAMES:Joonie, Rap Mon, God of Destruction, Monie, Namjoonie, Dance Monster, Leader Mon
BIRTHDAY:September 12, 1994
BIRTHPLACE:Ilsan, South Korea
HEIGHT:181 cm. (5'11")
WEIGHT:67 kg (148 lbs.)
ROLE:Rapper, leader
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BACKGROUND:Namjoon has one sister, a father, and a mother. Since he was smart, Namjoon was expected to pursue his studies and get a stable job, but he convinced his family to let him pursue his music career.
Kim Namjoon was an underground rapper predebut and went under the name "Runcha Randa", a name he used in video games. He released music under this name, and sometimes collaborated with Block B's "Zico".
He was the first to join BTS, and he is the leader of the group. In interviews, he is the translator because he is fluent in both English and Hangul.
Namjoon studied at Apgujeong High School and Global Cyber University.
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LIKES:- the number 1
- the color black
- foods: meat, Kalguksu
- books
- computer
- clothing
- clear weather
DISLIKES:- seafood
- cigarettes
- dancing
HOBBIES:- surfing the web
- walking in a park
- photography
- mountain climbing
- ice skating
- listening to music
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INTERESTING FACTS:- He is known as the 'God of Destruction' because he is very clumsy and breaks a lot of things.
- Fluent in English and Hangul.
- He has an IQ of 148.
- He studied in New Zealand before.
- He's a supporter of LGBT+
- He has a dog named Rap Mon.
- He describes himself as an atheist.
- RM stands for "Real Me"
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- Learned English by watching the tv show "Friends". First he watched it with Korean audio, the with Korean subtitles and English audio, the he watched it with just English audio.
- He has composed/written over 100 songs.
- His score for TOEIC (The Test of English for International Communication) was 900. The highest score you can get is 990.
- In 2013, RM was honored at the Golden Disk Awards and MelOn Music Awards. Same year, he got recognition at Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards and Seoul Music Awards.
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Namjoon's Spotify List:RM's Heavy Rotation
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0brZe9voOPUysDkWVCOATf