📰 | (1) Isak Choi : [Rollingstone Korea] RM's stroke (+review)

(Rolling Stone Article will be link below. This will start from Isak Choi a Rolling Stone Korea Writer review)

[Review]

After [INDIGO] was released, I always wanted to write a review for RM's Chapter 2, but there were so many great columns and interviews that I didn't feel the need to say anything.

Still, I thought I should write something someday. I was contemplating it, and one day in August, I, a complete non-fan and a friend pursuing a master's degree in contemporary art in the United States, saw a story on their Instagram saying something like, "Thank you so much, RM." It seems that as a Korean majoring in art, there was something helpful they received due to the positive influence RM has had on Korean culture.

At that time, I felt a sense of crisis or urgency. I realized I couldn't just gloss over what RM has achieved; I need to properly delve into it. I must write a piece explaining what exactly I'm grateful for and why. It's essential to acknowledge and highlight the hard work RM has put in. Interestingly, I've heard from my non-fan friends that RM is really impressive these days. I wanted to explore why he is perceived that way, so I began writing.

Reflecting on the lyrics, "A life that has become greater than my fountain pen," I wondered if I was being too grandiose. In fact, I hesitated, but this isn't just praise; it's a fact. Still, I tried to tone it down in my own way while writing.

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Strokes of RM

The title 'Strokes of RM' is derived from the brush strokes of King Jeongjo.

The exhibition of calligraphy on the second floor of the Leeum Museum of Art's Old Art Gallery starts with this painting. We went to see the exhibition "Willow Drum Oriole" and see it together. It was used hundreds of years ago, but does it feel vividly like a boldness and spirit?! When asked why he built the Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, he said, "What is beautiful is strong." Strong to be beautiful, beautiful to be strong. They all remind us of RM.

Kim Hong-do's "Gunseondo," which was on the same floor, was also very impressive. I thought Kim Hong-do was only an artist who captured Joseon's idyllic customs as he was an outsider in art. Seeing this work, which is so powerful and beautiful, I felt that my lazy soul who lives all the time lying down and watching Reels was also on fire. That's what art is like.

Anyway, after seeing these two works, I thought that pioneers with strong strokes open up a new era. Also, seeing the powerful 'strokes' that RM is displaying now, I believe he is ushering in a new era.

With this perception, it became clear to me how RM has brought about change in Korean culture. Through various activities and statements related to RM's pride in Korean culture, and the persuasive power and emotion generated by the force of his existence, both Koreans and foreigners have come to perceive and embrace Korean culture in a new and positive light.

RM's pride in Korean culture resonates with the times, reigniting the discussion of whether 'the most Korean thing is the most global.' It is not an exaggeration to say that RM has opened a new horizon for this debate, fueled by the success of 'K.'

Is the most Korean thing the most global thing? There have always been figures raising this question, but I believe the decisive reason no one has made as much impact as RM is not due to his popularity alone, but because of the strength in RM's perspective.

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What sets RM apart? First, he embraces Korean culture, and I consider this perspective to be groundbreaking. For Koreans, the homeland has always been a country that is difficult to view positively—long working hours, fierce competition, ranking first in suicide rates among OECD countries, leading in gender pay gap, highest elderly poverty rate. It's a country with the lowest birth rate globally, where everyone seems to be grappling with burnout.

In my case, patriotism used to surge only when we won the soccer match against Japan, but now I feel that many people have pride specifically in our culture. Pride is a sophisticated and noble emotion. I believe this irreplaceable sentiment, which can't be bought with a fortune, is shaped by the positive perspective of RM, the leader of BTS. RM, like everyone else, grew up in the competitive and harsh environment of "Hell Joseon." Despite that, the reason for his unique perspective is, I think, because he places the origins of music in love. He always talks about love.

Secondly, RM defines Korean culture as a deeper and longer chronicle. Many, including myself, have perceived Korean culture in a very brief manner. Countless cultural heritages were destroyed during the Japanese colonial era and the Korean War. Subsequently, as the economy developed, many considered the urbanized appearance of Korea after its economic prosperity as the entirety of Korean identity. Due to perceiving the present as a city that changes everything when you sleep and wake up, K-pop has been thought of as a separable product of prosperous and well-living modern Korea without historical depth.

However, RM connects K-pop and Korean culture. He quotes Kim Gu's "My Desire" and tirelessly states, "Today, we are here thanks to the efforts of many who have tried to convey the greatness of Korean culture," and "I will carry a sense of mission to further expand and broaden the greatness and potential of Korean culture." In doing so, he weaves the chronicles of K-pop into Korean culture. This spreads the pride felt through BTS as pride in Korean culture. Moreover, he actively collects artworks from modern and contemporary Korean artists, continues to organize exhibitions featuring loaned pieces, and remains engaged in relevant charitable contributions.

As one of the most famous Koreans worldwide, RM has engaged in these activities, leading many to embrace Korean culture more extensively, deeply, three-dimensionally, and interestingly. This is an achievement of none other than RM, the leader of BTS. It's something anyone and everyone can't accomplish. Watching him, I found myself asking the question for the first time in my life, "Is Korean culture great?" In truth, I haven't found the answer yet, but RM has planted a question in me that no one else has ever asked. We encounter numerous questions in life, but very few manage to prompt us to find the answers within ourselves.

As RM exerts significant influence in the Korean cultural scene, many people inquire about Korean culture and his art collection during interviews. Every time, RM delivers impressive answers. He not only answers endlessly but also poses questions to the public. He is not just someone who speaks well; he is someone who asks questions, and he does it remarkably and elegantly. Elegance and poise—these, too, are not qualities just anyone can possess.

The reason RM was present on the first day of Frieze Seoul, where the Leeum Museum, boasting numerous national treasures, had to showcase its power, vision, and relevance, is because the young artist RM, with his reputation, prowess, contemporaneity, and trajectory, holds immense cultural significance and background. Above all, he exudes poise and elegance.

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📰 ROLLING STONE KOREA | RM's Stroke

RM is currently the most interesting and influential figure in the K-pop scene. It's a rare feat to possess both interest and influence simultaneously. He is a conqueror who has shaped the landscape of this scene and a challenger who + stands out and shakes the stage.

RM's pride in Korean culture resonates with the times, raising the thought-provoking question: 'Is the most Korean thing also the most global?' The horizon of this discussion, reignited by the success of 'K,' owes much to RM.

📰 | The Hwarot restored with the donation from BTS leader RM is now on display @ the National Palace Museum.

Starting on the 15th, a special exhibition titled Blooming Hwarot: Bridal Robes of The Joseon Royal Court will be held at the National Palace Museum.

According to the +

National Palace Museum, from the 15th to December 13th, you can see the beautiful Hwarot attire in the National Palace Museum's second-floor exhibition hall, decorated with various embroideries and gold leaf on crimson silk, this Hwarot attire was widely worn from the royal +

[📰] K-Media: [Personality] BTS leader RM’s self-reflection ahead of his 30s

10 years is not just a period of change for mountains and rivers. People change too. Just like the grass and trees, mountains and streams that change over time, people's values, thoughts, and habits +

change over time too.

BTS leader RM's first official solo album is a work that exhibits such a human change. The album 'Indigo' is a work in which a boy who dreamed of being both a poet and a rapper in his teens achieved that dream in his 20s, and then returned to 'I/me" at +

[📰] K-Media: BTS RM selected as 35 innovators for ArtNet

RM (Kim Nam-joon, 28), the leader of BTS, a renowned art lover, is the only Korean to be selected among the 35 innovators in the art world selected by Artnet, a world-renowned art magazine.

In 2020, ArtNet News + selected leading artists, dealers, and entrepreneurs in the art world and released a list of 35 people, and released its second list this year. The 35 innovators range in age from 28 to 73, and include a variety of people from New York, London, Hong Kong, Cape Town, Bangkok, +

[📰] K-Media: "Solo warm-up" BTS RM's "Bicycle" Top Song iTunes ranked first in 26 countries

RM (Kim Nam-joon, 29)'s music world, which will be unfolded in earnest. Even the Solo warm-up is perfect.

Ahead of the release of the group's BTS RM's first solo album, the response + to his previous solo song is also hot.

RM's solo song "Bicycle" topped the iTunes "Top Song" chart in 26 countries and regions around the world as of 12 p.m. on the 30th.

Written and composed by RM himself, "Bicycle" was announced through the global music platform SoundCloud +

[📰] K-Media: "I love you".. BTS RM releases a message of support from his mother ahead of the release of "Indigo".

RM, a member of the group BTS, released a message he shared with his mother ahead of the release of his new album.

On the 29th, RM posted a photo on his + personal Instagram Story account without any caption.

The released photo shows the message RM received from his mother. RM's mother said, "Eat well and take care of your health," adding, "December must be busy. "I'm looking forward to it. I love you, son," she said, sending a +

[📰] K-Media: BTS RM unveils track list of his solo album "Indigo". The title song is "Wildflower Play".

The track list of RM's first official solo album "Indigo" has been released. RM posted an image on his official SNS on the 25th, listing the tracks of "Indigo." Like in 10 + different sound waves in the tracklist image, new album included the title track 'Wildflower play' (with Cho Yu-jin), also including Yun (with Erykah Badu)', 'Still Life (with Anderson .Paak)', 'All Day (with Tablo)', 'Forgetfulness (with Kim Sawol)', 'Closer (with Paul Blanco, +

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RM Recommended Song and Collaboration with the artists on Indigo:

1. Window Seat - Erykah Badu
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2. TAKE A CHANCE ft. Anderson .Paak
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3. BRB - Epik High
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4. Leica ft. Kim Sawol
🔗open.spotify.com/track/2gatbbWP… 5. As you Wish by Paul Blanco
🔗open.spotify.com/track/1UR1p8Sb…

6. Poem (Shhh) by Colde
🔗open.spotify.com/track/2dz4JC7W…

7. Happy Day by Cherry Filter
🔗open.spotify.com/track/0XY1EvCK…

8. You by Park Ji-Yoon
🔗open.spotify.com/track/3g6lml29…

[PRESS PHOTOS] 11242022 RM Arrival at Incheon Airport (1)

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RM 'Indigo' Photo Sketch (1)

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#RM #남준 #BTS @BTS_twt RM 'Indigo' Photo Sketch (2)

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[📰] K-Media: BTS RM, solo album "Indigo" photos has been released. Cross-boundary collaboration.

BTS RM's solo album "Indigo" photos has been released, drawing attention. RM released five photos of 'Indigo' on his official SNS on the 24th.

RM, dressed in white-tone outfits + and denim. In addition, the warm and neat atmosphere created by sunlight and wood furniture further enhances RM's natural charm.

Through the "Indigo" photo, the collaboration between RM & various artists artworks has been partially unveiled. The painting on the wall is "Blue,"+

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[K-Media] K-Book Festival 2022 to bring together lovers of Korean literature in Japan

In a session among veteran artist Ahn Kyu-chul, translator Yuka Kuwahata & Kyoto University of the Arts professor Akira Asada, is set to center on the topic of "Modern Art and BTS RM's Art + Perspective." RM's position in the Korean fine arts scene as a patron, collector and supporter.

Last year, the rapper of the K-pop titan uploaded several photos of the pages from Ahn's essay book, "The Other Side of Things," on HYBE's fan community platform Weverse to share +

[📰] K-Media: BTS RM holds a small show/concert on December 5th to celebrate the release of his solo album.

RM, the leader of the group BTS, will meet fans in person to celebrate the release of his solo album "Indigo." According to BTS's agency Big Hit Music on November 23, RM + is planning numerous of contents for his new album promotion.

Among them, RM will film video content in the form of a small performance with 200 people as audience for about an hour at a concert hall in Seoul at 8PM. on Dec 5. Applications for recordings are made through raffle.

[📰] K-Media: BTS RM unveils identity film for his solo album's mood

BTS RM unveiled the Identity Film before the release of his solo album. On November 23, RM posted "Identity Film," which visualizes the various elements that make up his solo album "Indigo," on BTS's official + SNS.

The video, like an artwork visual film, begins with a silhouette of swaying flowers against the backdrop of the sound of the raw wind, and features blue-colored images. The visual identity of "Indigo" appears and disappears faintly as if it is ink colored, and phrases +

[📰] K-MEDIA: "For cultural properties outside the country"...BTS RM donated 100 million won this year following last year donation

RM, the leader of the group BTS, donated 100 million won for the second consecutive year, asking it to be use to preserve and restore cultural + cultural properties outside the country. The Cultural Heritage Administration and the Overseas Cultural Heritage Foundation said on the 15th, "RM recently donated 100 million won to the foundation to use it to preserve, restore and utilize foreign cultural properties." +

[🎧] RM's audio guide for The Space Between: Modern Korean Art exhibition currently being held at LACMA with MMCA Korea. RM Provided a guide on 10 artworks he chooses and guide is available both in English and Korean



⬇️⬇️ lacma.org/art/exhibition…


[🎧] Introduction to Exhibition "The Space Between: Modern Korean Art":

The exhibition covers the years 1897 to 1965, which was a period of unparalleled trauma and turmoil in Korea.

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[K-Media] It is reported that BTS RM went to the Ha Indu and Ha Tae-im a father and daughter exhibition "Forget, connect, and exist."
　
According to Art Chosun Space, RM visited Art Chosun Space in Jung-gu, Seoul with an acquaintance on the afternoon of the 19th, the last day + of the exhibition.

It is rumored that he stayed for a while and quietly immersed himself in appreciating the work, visiting the exhibition hall in casual and stylish attire. RM is a representative art lover who consistently visits galleries and art galleries despite his busy +

[K-Media] RM, the leader of the group BTS, known as an art lover, is famous for visiting artworks from time to time despite his busy schedule. Fans flock to the exhibition he visited, & interest in the works he mentions is also high. There was even a "RM Museum Tour" among BTS + fans. RM came to Busan this time. Recently, he posted a photo on his SNS after seeing the exhibition "Christian Boltanski: 4.4" (Busan Museum of Art until March 27). It contains photos of works such as ‘Monument,’ ‘Court,’ ‘Storage: Canada,’ and ‘Haunted Corridor’ and his back +