Thread by @homyjoony

RM

"Every musical decision RM makes, most of which we probably won’t ever know about, impacts music & pop culture at the highest levels. His ability to bring out the best in all his group members on every song, and his work across language barriers, cultures,+

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and a whirlwind of new collaborators takes a superhuman level of professionalism and talent."
Jenna Andrews 210609

"Actually, he could just talk like a leader and act like the other members, but Rap Monster-hyung is different.+

He takes responsible for bad things by himself and shares good things with us. Hyung is also the bridge connecting us and the company."
V Wings concept book

"I have to represent both the group and the company when I'm talking to the group.+

I also need to deliver their messages to the company at the same time."
RM PM 150326

"I think RM is a genuine leader. I say this all the time, it’s not easy to make sure everything is in place. It’s possible because he makes it possible."
Suga 200613

"I could see why RM became the leader of BTS. He was always analyzing, interpreting situations and events and asking not just about the flowers, but in every situation, ‘How do things work?’ ‘Why do you do things like that?’”
Florist Isaac 200411

"I go to a lot of idol showcases. When these groups hold press conferences like such, they try to stick to the script or they don’t say anything outside the ordinary. RM — and the rest of BTS really — goes beyond though. They always give a satisfyingly different answer.+

RM always has a pen and paper ready. He writes down the question and thinks about how he can really put out an insightful answer."
Reporter Ji Seung Hoon 191114

"In addition to small group practices, the members will once again discuss the run through+

again with leader Rap Monster before going on stage."
Interview 150325

"Since I'm the leader when our members make mistakes I'll get a lot of scoldings. It's like that because our members' wrongdoings are my wrongdoings."
RM 131010

"usually, I say lots of things
members don't like. I’m like the
middle bridge between company
& members, so I need to take
care of it, but do it a little."
RM 210324

"RM created a playlist of artists including Drake, Nas, the Notorious B.I.G., and Tupac Shakur for his fellow+

members who were less familiar with the genre. RM says: I made a list out of about fifty acts whom we could listen to together."
Beyond the story

"RM, who had become the team leader, had the task of receiving from Bang Si-Hyuk the big picture about their group. RM remembers:+

The company never pressured me into doing things. But they did remind me that the smallest things could create big risks and say things like, “You have to do well as a leader” or even, “You have to wake up the members of your group.”
Beyond the story

"The only thing I know how to do is music. I came into this company to make music, and because I believed my work was fundamentally to make music. And because I’ve been here the longest, I did have the most say in things. To be honest,+

this made it much easier for me as the leader. And I received so much respect from the other members. It makes me think they’ve been very good with recognizing and accepting each other. They really treated me well."
Beyond the story

"One of the big additions was RM’s idea for the song's bridge. “Originally, we did not have the last rap section. That was really cool to see their creative process and all their ideas in the rap part,"
Jenna Andrews 210615

"Rapmon hyung personally recommended me a lot of+

songs. Every morning when I went to school he provided me with a list of songs. All of those songs were good when I listened to them. I was able to immerse myself into the genre over half a year by finding and listening to such songs in the practice room."
V 130718

"I turned on the beat in the studio and said to the members, ‘You can just introduce your name. Try writing like a rap lyric even if it’s only one letter.’ "
RM 130718

"RM: I used to put music on CDs and give them to my friends who didn't listen to various types of music.+

[RM's playlist becomes the system of T&D] Shin SeonJeong: I've seen the good sides of it. I realized later that it was helpful looking at TXT. So I wanted to make a system using what you did and give them an opportunity to listen to various types of music."
Head of T&D 231219

"One day, RM gathered trainees altogether to give an encouraging message to all of them. RM said, "I might fail to debut as a BTS member, and it might be Ji-hoon that becomes a BTS member or another trainee that could be one. We don't know who is going to become what.+

But when we are competing against each other, let's have competition in good spirit."
RM also encouraged trainees to help each other if anyone was falling behind during their practice sessions.
Jihoon YT

"RM is studying Japanese very hard saying “Because I am the leader.”. During the interview, he spoke in Japanese as much as possible and when he responded in Korean, he leaned over to listen to how his words were interpreted into Japanese.+

“At make-up room, hotel room, in a car, spending small pockets of time to study Japanese using an app."
Anan 2017

"I asked Namjoon who’s in charge of the overall lyrics of our albums because I thought “Why don’t I ask Namjoon for this part?”+

So I asked him for help and I think the harmony of us three was great and we came up with the bridge"
Hobi BE-hind

"He doesn’t like talking and he doesn’t like scolding people either. He simply does his job and makes everything clear in advance. In fact, this kind of person+

is very reliable when comes to be in charge of things. Becoming the leader of the group is definitely not because of the age. Actually he’s not even that old, but he is inconsistent in his thoughts and he’s sharp-witted,+

mentally responsive & perceptive at the same time."
2015 cool magazine

"Q: So then a leader’s role is the most important. They must gather opinions, and resolve conflict. We asked about the know-how of tuning (coordinating).
RM: First, you must find the root of the conflict.+

I tend to figure out whether it’s short-term emotions or mid-to-long-term problems and then try to solve it. There are times when it’s good for only the people (involved) to get together to look for a way. What's important is to not ignore any one person's emotions or opinions."+

Dicon Dec 2020

"The next member I often encountered was RM. He played such a big role that he was jokingly called the managing director of the company and I felt his leadership in the way he conveyed the mindset that an idol should have to the trainees."
Song juyoung 240206