#RapMonster day

[hanakotsugumi]

[lesbiansloveseokjin]

day 208/548 of namjoon's military service

this selca was posted on 160308 with the caption:

#BTS##Happy1000DaysBTS##RapMonster# 1000 days!! Thank you for being with us. Let’s slowly go together in the future too!!

(trans cr: Mary @ bts-trans)

[stormblessed95]

Hi storm,

Do you know about the time when Jimin was eating one meal a day for 10 days and how he wouldn’t stop and everyone (the members) were really worried about him so to get him to stop jungkook followed the same diet as him and then jimin became worried about him and ended his diet? I think Jin was the one who mentioned it, I always thought this was what the ‘Manila fight’ was about but I’m not sure. Do you have sources for it please? I’m not sure if it’s even real😭😭 thanks tho

Hi! It's from a Korean Magazine interview from 2014. 141006 Hankyung Interview in full here:

Here is the part of the interview that it gets mentioned. I'm just going to copy/paste the trans here:

Q. By the way, everyone has lost a lot of weight, including Jimin sitting in front.

Jimin: I wanted to show a manly image.

Rap Monster: (Jimin) Self-management is the most thorough.

Jin: (Jiminie) eats one meal a day!

Jimin: I used to be like that, but now I've adjusted it well and I'm doing it a little bit.

Jin: Since Jimin only eats one meal a day, he worries that doing so will damage his body, so he says that he doesn't have to worry about it because he controls himself and eats on his own. After that, Jungkook followed suit and started eating one meal a day. This time, Jiminie told Jungkook that if you go on a diet like that, your body will hurt. haha.

Q. One meal a day!

Jungkook: I'm at lunch.

Jimin: I ate between breakfast and lunch.

Jin: 10 months before debut, I ate only two chicken breasts a day and endured. I'll never starve after doing that. So I tried to stop my younger siblings, but they didn't listen. I guess you have to experience it to know.

V: Before debuting, all the members had a diet. We made tuna into a sandwich after draining all the oil and ate it, (Rap Monster: It really didn't taste good...) Me and Rapmon hyung thought how to get out of here and eat something else.

Rap Monster: How can I go to the convenience store without being caught! ha ha ha. However, Jimin did not cheat. When Jimin was caught on camera, he was more concerned about his appearing chubby than anything else. Doesn't he have different priorities for each person? V and I also adjust, but these friends are so thorough that we're like, 'Ah... I'm still saying let's eat and live, but let's eat some!' It's a bit like this. In fact, even if we just do the choreography, the amount of exercise is no joke, so there are some things that basically don't gain weight even if you eat a little.

Q. Jimin seems to be harsh on himself.

Rap Monster: He is strict with himself.

Jimin: Jungkook rather than me... haha.

Rap Monster: Jungkook is an alien!

Jimin: I adjust to a certain extent, but Jungkook said, 'Ah, should I lose weight today?' If so, you won't eat a single meal.

Rapmonster :Even then, if the other hyungs eat, I'll eat too, and I'll just eat again. Have you tried StarCraft? (Q. No. I only know what races there are.) If you look there, there is something that Marin uses a stimpak, and Jungkook is exactly that. If you use a stimpak, your HP (Hit Point, Stamina) is all reduced, so you die with just one hit, but while using it, you become very strong and fast. When Jungkook uses it, “(as if it explodes) Wow!” Then the next day, “(as if tired) Ah… .” It goes like this. (Jimin: Look at the metaphor. Really funny. Haha.) When Jungkook is wearing a steam pack, no one can touch him. scary.

Hope that helps!! (Also the "Manila fight" theories were from 2016, so a few years later!)

[wonderfuldeath]

Special Day - RapMonster

“- What do you want for your birthday?

- I don't know.”

I don't know. That was all the younger Seokjin could say to him, three months after asking him the question, looking for an idea that Kim Namjoon hadn't come up with yet. Twelve years had passed in each other's lives and Seokjin wasn't sure what to offer his life partner. It was complicated, the group leader was always busy, doing something, going somewhere, answering something. They were living their lives a hundred miles a minute, with little time to catch their breath. Worse still, with their lifestyles, staying in one place with nothing to do was almost torture. So Seokjin thought of three hundred things, but none of them made him want to linger. And to tell the truth, that frustrated him. He was the oldest, of course, but he was also the one who had to be there for them most of the time, so it was almost a duty for him to please everyone.

“- Okay.

- Don't put any pressure on yourself, okay? We already have a lot, don't we?

- I know.”

But for his birthday, Namjoon always gave him his best, helping him to feel loved and perfect. Where he couldn't even find him a stupid birthday present. And it bothered him, even more when he listened to everyone present the wonderful idea they'd had for the leader, an incredible new book, a phone with an unbreakable shell, new bottles, and he felt almost a little left out by the others, all their ideas were superb, Namjoon loved everything, and finally he found himself a little lonely with nothing to offer him. Nothing to offer his husband. The man he'd been with for ten consecutive years, without ever flinching, or even putting a stitch in their wonderful story. Almost too perfect for some, or non-existent for others. A deep breath escapes his lips, as he finally has no taste for anything, not writing songs, or even cuddling with his husband. He feels a little empty, sick, joining the bedroom frustrated at being so childish about a simple birthday present.

“- Did you find anything for Namjoon?

- No, I haven't. I think I'll just wrap myself in wrapping paper. I'll be his present.

- Knowing him, he might cringe at the thought.”

A laugh passes Seokjin's lips, as he looks at Jimin seemingly taking the idea as a joke, but a mischievous smile blooms on the older man's lips, as at last, the new gift idea lights up his mind. Now he only has a few days left to perfect the best present the group leader has ever had. On the big day, the whole group gathers for Namjoon's birthday, all rather surprised not to see the oldest, not to say disappointed for the birthday boy.

“- He's just running late surely, he won't be long.

- Seokjin was tense about this gift thing, he still has to think about it.

- Nothing serious.”

But that doesn't make him any happier, he tries to get into the party mood, smiling at the energy of his group members, frustrated all the same when the door closes under the jeers of the other members, heading back home. Namjoon sighed, checking to see if Seokjin had at least looked at the messages he'd sent him before heading for the bedroom, a small cry of surprise coming from him when he saw his lover, visibly entering through the window, just dressed in a red birthday ribbon.

“- Jin?

- I'm your birthday present this year. Tonight you can do whatever you want to me. I won't complain.”

Namjoon looks at him, trying not to laugh at the ridiculous situation, before coming to the bed, letting his lips kiss the older man's, coming to caress the body so coveted at the party, enviously.

“- I hope you like your present.

- I do. I do. You don't know how much.

- Perfect.”

Seokjin straightens up, kissing him passionately, lovingly, letting their bodies become one in the passion of the moment. When they both fall back, out of breath, Seokjin looks at his husband with a tender smile.

“Happy anniversary.”

[behind-the-screen-of-bangtan]

RM

Real name: 김남준 (Kim Namjoon)

Birth date: 12 September 1994

Home city: Ilsan

Former stage name: Runch Randa (....-2013), Rap Monster (2013-2017)

Studio name: Mon Studio, Rkive

Instagram account

BU character: Kim NamJoon

BT21 character: Koya

(src)

Biography

RM started as an underground rapper in Seoul, where he gained popularity to the point of being noticed and recruited by Big Hit Entertainment. A hip-hop group that then evolved to be a K-pop group was formed around him and he was appointed the leader.

While slowly but surely leading BTS at the top of the musical world, he shared his view on life and empathized with oppressed communities, from his inclusion of the LGBT community in song lyrics to his speech at the UN. He has always been invested in the writing, the composition and later the production of BTS songs. Yet, he still found the time for more personal projects, especially in 2015, the year he did the most solo activites.

For a more complete biography, you can check these resources: 

Pre-debut history: details RM’s activity as an underground rapper since 2007

biography from volume 7 of the Japan Official Fanclub magazine (trans by kocchi)

autobiography (part 1, part 2, part 3) for 힙합하다 (Hip-Hop Hada, meaning Do hip-hop)

4 Things Show: a documentary made by Mnet where RM tells his hardships during his trainee and debut days

Over 10 bytes of message, a Korean magazine made by the fansite SpectRuM/Hegemony about RM’s activities in 2015

RM has also shared tidbits of his daily life:

he used to post pictures of himself, the #김데일리 (KimDaily) series, where he showed his outfit of the day

new Mon studio 🎵  (he introduces his new studio)

Rkive 😍😜 and Rkive 2 (he introduces his Rkive studio)

[VLOG] 9 days of travel to Europe (2019)

미술관 VLOG (art museum vlog) (2022)

All Day (with 김남준): Part 1, Part 2 (2022)

Birthday albums: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Recommendations

Music

RM’s Spotify playlist

RM used to share songs he likes through the #RMusic series, on Twitter (Youtube playlist). Nowadays, he rather uses his Instagram stories.

There are Youtube playlists of the songs he shared on Spotify and on Vlive/Weverse.

Books

Namjoon's Library

Movies/Series/Artists/places

R(eco)M(mendations)

Art

Weverse magazine: “Getting to know Korean modern and contemporary art with RM”

RM visited a lot of museums and regularly share pictures of art he likes on Instagram.

Solo activity

Music (discography)

“Rap Monster” (2013)

“Where U At (cover)” (2013)

“Favorite Girl (cover)” (2013)

Rap Monster & 정국 - “Like A Star (cover)” (2013)

Rap Monster, Suga & 진 - “어른아이 (cover)” (Childish Adult) (2013)

“Something” (2013)

“Too Much” (2013)

“Monterlude” (2014)

“RM cyper ruff” (2014)

SOULSCAPE X RAPMONSTER -  “Unpack your bags” (for the 4 Things Show documentary, 2014)

Rap Monster x Warren G - “P.D.D.” (2015)

MFBTY - ”부끄부끄 (Buckubucku)” (Feat. EE, RM of BTS, Dino-J) (2015)

RM (2015) (see this post)

Yankie(얀키) - ”ProMeTheUs(튀겨)” (Feat. Dok2, Juvie Train, Double K, 랩몬스터 of BTS, Topbob, Don Mills) (2015)

Primary (프라이머리) - ”U” (feat. 권진아, 랩몬스터) (2015)

“Fantastic” (Feat. Mandy Ventrice) (2015)

랩몬스터 & 정국 - “Fools (COVER)” (2015)

RM & JK - “알아요 (I know)” (for the Festa, 2016)

“always“ (for new year, 2017)

Gaeko(개코) - ”Gajah(코끼리)” (Feat. Rap Monster(랩몬스터)) (2017)

RM, Wale - “Change” (2017) (see this post)

R&V - “네시 (4 O'CLOCK)” (gift for the Festa, 2017)

Fall Out Boy - “Champion (Remix)” (2017)

RM, SUGA, j-hope - 땡 (Daeng) (for the Festa, 2018)

Mono (2018) (see this post)

Drunken Tiger (드렁큰 타이거) - “Timeless” (Feat. RM of BTS) (2018)

HONNE - “Crying Over You” (feat. RM & BEKA) (2019)

Lil Nas X -  “Old Town Road” (feat. RM of BTS) (Seoul Town Road Remix) (2019)

Younha -  “WINTER FLOWER(雪中梅)” (Feat.RM) (2020)

eAeon(이이언) - “Don't(그러지 마)” (feat. RM) (2021)

“Bicycle” (gift for the Festa, 2021)

--- Chapter 2 ---

Balming Tiger - “섹시느낌 SEXY NUKIM” (feat. RM of BTS)

Indigo (2022) (see this post)

So!YoON! (황소윤) - “Smoke Sprite” (feat. RM of BTS)

Colde - “다시는 사랑한다 말하지 마” (Don’t ever say love me) (feat. RM of BTS)

Right Place, Wrong Person (2024) (see this post)

Megan Thee Stallion - “Neva play” (feat.RM) (2024)

For more details about the songs that don’t have their own post, I listed all the info I had here. For Chapter 2 songs, please check here.

Shows

Mr. Mon’s 1minute English (2015, anchor)

episode 1 “Pardon”

episode 2 “July”

Problematic Men (2015, guest)

playlist of the episodes with English and Spanish subtitles

non-official masterlist

The Dictionary of Useless Human Knowledge (2022-2023, guest)

playlist on Youtube

non-official thread of the episodes

RM’s Instagram post

HYBE T&D Stories (2024, guest)

Youtube playlist

YOUNHA 20th ANNIVERSARY UNPACKED EVENT “Y” (2024, presenter)

Video

RM’s apparition in Younh’a event results from their collaboration on “Winter Flower” in 2020

Brands endorsement

K’hawah (2015): Teaser, 15s ver.

RM raps during this ad. All his rhymes end with “*a wa”, with the consonants in place of the * being listed in alphabetical order (src).

Bonetta Veneta (2023): RM’s Instagram post

iloom (2023) : Youtube playlist, official Instagram account, Taiwan Instagram account

Ambassadorship

Ministry of National Defense Agency for Killed In Action Recovery & Identification Honorary: ambassador appointment ceremony

Magazines

Vogue Korea June issue: official tweets, interview

DAZED KOREA 2023 October issue: tweets

GQ Japan: cover story (eng trans)

Interviews

BE comeback interview: “I spend a lot of time thinking about where I am now”

Weverse magazine: “Getting to know Korean modern and contemporary art with RM”

Butter release interview: “I hope I’m on my way somewhere”

Proof release interview: “It’s a given when you’re an artist: You have to be the one and only”

Rolling Stone: “‘What If I Don’t Like Music Anymore?’: A Wildly Honest Conversation Between BTS’ RM and Pharrell Williams” (video) (RM’s Instagram post)

Weverse magazine: “RM’s Bibilly Hills”

Trivia

RM’s parents had a dog they named Rapmon (nicknamed Monie) as a nod to his stage name at the time. He passed away in 2023.

[brodiwhizzle]

Go get that new shit! D.S.T. just dropped today! 😤 Its a commercial mixtape not an album so a few mixes are a lil rough but if we get some serious plays I’ll mix and master all 18 tracks again ✅ LINK IN BIO!!! Stream it or download now!!! 🥁🎹 Production by @legionbeats @annodominibeats @rocketbeats_ and a few other dudes came thru for the ones and the twos 💥 I also dropped a couple singles yesterday AND the day before! You can go scope em now in my bio!!! 🔗 Imma need @streetchamps_ @milehighminute.co @rawestinrino @denveropenmedia @denvermusiccommunity @slvnewdrop @denverhiphopway @rapcaviar @newrapstars_ig @lyricalemonade @newrapstars_ @newrapwrld and any other local outlets and curators to go peep the game one time! ⏯️🎶👂 #rap #rapper #rappers #rapmusic #rapping #mixtape #spotify #itunes #playlists #rapartist #rapnacional #rapbeats #rapmon #rapmonster #rap #newmusic #new #music #musician #hiphop #hiphopnation #hiphophead #hiphopculture #gang #ganggang #daylightsavings #newrelease #musicmonday #musiclover #hiphopmusic #upcomingartist (at Monte Vista, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqCULtQsICc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[winterbearposts]

♡~♪ Need one more day to see you smile💜✨️ #namjoon #comfortzone #lifeline • "𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕" • 🌟 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆 🌟 ✷💢 𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚁𝚎𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝙳𝙼 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚜 💢 • ☞ 𝐹𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 & 𝑆𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 @_.winterbear305._ & @_.wintersweet305._ 💜 𝐿𝐼𝐾𝐸 ♥️ 𝐶𝑂𝑀𝑀𝐸𝑁𝑇 💬 𝑆𝐻𝐴𝑅𝐸 💜 ��𝑈𝑅𝑁 𝑂𝑁 𝑃𝑂𝑆𝑇 𝑁𝑂𝑇𝐼𝐹𝐼𝐶𝐴𝑇𝐼𝑂𝑁 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑠♡ • TAGS (✿^‿^) #bts #btsarmy #kimnamjoon #namjoon #wildflower #closer #rm #rapmonster #leader #indigo #kim #stayforever #bangtan #btsedits #seoul #jinbts #rmbts #yoongibts #jhopebts #jiminbts #taehyungbts #jungkookbts #rap #vocalist #kpop #btsloveyourself (at Kim Namjoon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnrmG7Ay00O/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[monniesacc]

Soo exicted for the masterpiece namjoon has been working on for soo long! INDIGO in 8 days!🤍 . . . Swipe to check INDIGO streaming goals! . . . #namjoon #indigobyrm #indigobyrmiscoming #INDIGO #bts #kimnamjoon #rm #rmbts #rapmonster https://www.instagram.com/p/ClTwWspDGUZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sweetporcelain13]

I think Jungkook really loves to do fs with v, they're not a couple, they're just friends that understand that taekook is useful for their career. It's just work. I really don't think they're close like they want to show. Jm instead made clear that he doesn't like fs. Clearly jikook cant be real at this point of their lives. Jungkook is too busy feeding shippers with his new best friend lol

I mean if you think so it's good for you. Later when they both come out with other partners, you wouldn't threaten to cut yourself. Take care of your mental health first then think about others please. Mr Musk will not be able to send us to Mars otherwise, we need the population to grow, not die.

Jokes apart, if you are genuinely saying that you think this and not trying to clout me because I am somewhat a jikooker, then really it's good for you. I mean if they know taekook is good for their career, some healthy fs is needed. Even I would hoot for it.

If they are close irl or not is not something me and you can be sure about. Because their work requires them to be cooperative in the background too. On the other hand they are also kind of chuddy buddy since they started out as kids and at that point no one cares about work, it's about building relationships and friendship. So Falana dimkana...no body makes their childhood friends their enemies unless there's a bad history (even a small ego hurt counts).

JM made it clear he doesn't like fs, but you will still hoot if he nudges rapmonster's neck with his nose. I will too.

Jikook are real, but are they in romantic relationship?

Not only jungkook, every body these days are busy feeding shippers. What am I doing? Am I not feeding a part of shipping fandom? If I make 50k followers here, I would get brand promotion offers and I would earn. Not specifically talking about Tumblr, it's about social media in general. I mean what jungkook does should be none of our business but we still make it right? If showing off his bond with JM or V means fs, how does it matter to him? He doesn't show his bond with other best friends or family but we assume he good there right?

The way he shows the bond ultimately makes people go for the analysis and breakdown of a post, video or hybe content. What is seen can be judged, what's not seen can't be. Maybe that's why we don't see jikook content? Rest you can fill in the blanks...

I don't know if you were trying to ask me something, please do in your next ask.

Thanks for this one though!

Nothing personal.

[sorudoodles]

happy joon day!!🐋

[97nochuu]

bts ‘yet to come’ compared to ‘spring day’

[lesbiansloveseokjin]

day 225/548 of namjoon's military service

this selca was posted on 160702 with the caption:

I’ve escaped the two tone

(T/N: Referring to his hair colour - trans cr: Mary @ bts-trans)

bonus post from that day:

See you soon!!!! Nanjing!!! #BTS##BTS##RapMonster#

(trans cr: Mary @ bts-trans)

[peachy-jaehyun]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THIS AMAZING LEADER, KIM NAMJOON! I wish I could’ve taken better pictures of him at the concert, i’m sorry I was unable to capture all of his beauty ;~; but much MUCH LOVE to this amazing and talented leader :3 (actually I'm pretty sure my sister took those pictures .-. I can’t keep a steady hand for crap, especially that day)

[miov]

[james-deem]

My new rap name

[cuddlybambam]

I’m a weak bitch. Play me this video and I start crying.