Photo: 티비텐 TV10 / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
RM is the rare frontman who leads with words rather than spectacle. What draws me to him is the throughline from the Korean underground rap scene to fronting one of the biggest acts on earth: he never stopped writing. His Instagram handle, rkive, hints at someone curating his own legacy with care. In interviews and speeches he comes across as articulate and genuinely thoughtful, and I suspect that steadiness is exactly why BTS translated so well abroad. Rapper, producer, songwriter, spokesperson, he carries multiple roles without losing the sense that, underneath it all, he is a writer first.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- RM
- Name (Japanese)
- RM
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- September 12, 1994 (age 31)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dog
- Origin
- Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 181 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / record producer / songwriter / musician / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Apgujeong High School
- University
- Global Cyber University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://ibighit.com/bts/eng/discography/rm/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rkive/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/RM%20(%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC)
Frequently asked questions
When was RM born?
Born September 12, 1994 (age 31).
Where is RM from?
RM is from Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
What does RM do?
RM works as rapper, record producer, songwriter, musician, singer.
How tall is RM?
RM is 181 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-16
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.