Kim Nam-Joon net worth 2024, age, height, wife, girlfriend, kids, biography, wiki

Kim Nam-joon is a South Korean rapper, composer, and record producer better known by his stage moniker RM (previously Rap Monster). He is the leader of the BTS boy band from South Korea. RM, his debut solo mixtape, was released in 2015. Mono, his second mixtape, was the highest-charting album by a Korean solo artist on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number 26 in October 2018.

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Early Life & Biography

Kim Nam-joon was born in Dongjak-gu, South Korea, on September 12, 1994, and grew up in Ilsan-gu, where his family moved when he was four or five years old. He has a younger sister and is the older of two siblings. RM acquired English primarily from his mother while watching Friends as a child. He was a prolific poet as a student, winning numerous accolades for his work.

After hearing Epik High’s “Fly” in fifth grade, RM grew interested in hip-hop music at the age of eleven. He discovered that the music had brought him solace, and as a result, he decided to learn more about the genre.

RM had an IQ of 148 and scored in the top 1% of the country on university entrance examinations in language, arithmetic, foreign language, and social studies. Due to his academic successes, RM’s parents were adamant that he pursue a musical career, and RM first decided to put music on hold in order to focus on his education.

Age, Height, Weight and Body Measurements

Being born on 12 September 1994, Kim Nam-Joon is 29 years old as of today’s date 7th May 2024. His height is 177 cm tall, and weight is 65 Kg.

Personal Life: wife, girlfriend, dating, divorce, kids

He enrolled in Hanyang Cyber University’s Master of Business Administration program in Advertising and Media in March 2019, alongside bandmates J-Hope and Suga.

He and his bandmates have been living in Hannam-dong, Seoul, South Korea, since 2018. He purchased a home in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea, for 4.9 billion won in November 2019 and sold it for 5.8 billion won a year later. In June 2021, it was revealed that he had purchased a US$5.7 million luxury mansion in Hannam-dong, South Korea.

Career

Under the stage name ‘RunchRanda,’ Kim Nam-joon began his musical career as a solo artist. He briefly sung with the group ‘Zico’ in 2008, which was one of South Korea’s emerging stars in the hip-hop community at the time. He was also a member of the Korean hip-hop group ‘Daenamhyup’ for a while.

In 2013, he joined the famed K-pop group ‘BTS,’ also known as the Bangtan Boys, and became known among his fans as ‘Rap Monster.’ In June 2013, he released his debut single album with BTS, titled ‘2Cool 4 Skool,’ which featured the popular song ‘No More Dream.’ After then, he became the group’s leader and authored the lyrics for a number of BTS songs.

Aside from BTS, he has collaborated with a number of Korean and international artists to produce some of the most popular rap music singles and videos from 2014 to 2016. These include Warren G’s ‘Please Don’t Die,’ the hip-hop trio MFBTY’s’ ‘BuckuBucku,’ and Marvel’s ‘Fantastic Four’ soundtrack.

He has been on the talk show ‘Hot Brain: Problematic Men,’ where he is one of five celebrities on a panel that discusses contemporary societal concerns affecting today’s youth.

Awards & Achievements

In a Gallup Korea poll, RM was named as the 12th most popular idol of the year for 2018. In 2019, he was rated 11th. In 2018, the President of South Korea honoured RM and the other members of BTS with the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit for their contributions to Korean culture. President Moon Jae-in designated him Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture in July 2021.

Net Worth & Salary of Kim Nam-Joon in 2024

RM, who wrote the band’s current hit Butter and bought a flat in Seoul’s renowned Nine One Hannam like Jimin, gets a lot of money from royalties.

BTS has estimated earnings of $50 million for the year as of June 2020, according to Forbes, making them the 47th highest-paid celebrities in the world, with RM’s net worth hovering at $25 million as of May 2024.

RM enjoys collecting paintings, which we might refer to as an investment because their value rises with time.

Kim Nam-joon is a member of one of the most popular musical groups in the world today. BTS has become increasingly popular as it continues to release more and more amazing music. Being a fan myself, I can’t wait for some more music from RM and his group, BTS.