Stage Name: Rap Monster (랩몬스터)
Full Name: Kim Nam Joon (김남준)
Nicknames: RapMon, Leader Mon, God of Destruction
Birthday: September 12, 1994
Birthplace: Ilsan, Seoul, South Korea
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Family: Dad, Mom, One Younger Sister
Height: 181 cm (5’11”)
Weight: 67 kg (147 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Position in the group: Leader, Main Rapper
Languages: Korean, English
Hobbies: Surfing the net, Listening to music, Playing basketball and soccer
Education: Apgujeong High School
– Clothes matter to him
– His favorite foods are meat and Kalguksu (Korean knife noodles).
– He taught himself how to speak English, and can speak it extremely well.
– BTS has been around since 2010, but they debuted in 2013 because of the constant member change up. Rap Monster is the only member left from the original line up.
– Despite his rough and tough image, he is very playful and relaxed.
– His favorite color is black.
– His favorite number is 1.
– His favorite items are clothes, computer, books.
– He likes clear weather.
– If he was a girl, he said he would date J-Hope because he is like the mother at the dorm
– His role models are Kanye West, and A$AP Rocky.
– He is a big advocated for gay/lesbian rights.
– He has composed/produced 100+ songs.
– Rap Monster’s ideal type: “sexy, even to a brain. Someone that is thoughtful and confident”
Rap Monster was recruited as BTS's first member back in 2010 during a Big Hit talent audition. Rap Monster trained for years with two other underground rappers, Jung Ho Seok (J-Hope) and Min Yoon Gi (Suga). On June 13, 2013, Rap Monster made his debut as a member of BTS on Mnet's M! Countdown with the track "No More Dream" from their debut single album 2 Cool 4 Skool. He has produced and written lyrics for a variety of tracks on all of BTS's albums.
Rap Monster has collaborated with many respected Korean and American artists. On March 4, 2015, he released a single with Warren G entitled, "P.D.D (Please Don't Die)" alongside its music video, which featured behind-the-scene footage of their collaboration in LA.
On December 31, 2014, BTS performed an intro performance on MBC Gayo Daejejeon, which featured Krizz Kaliko's song "Spaz". Krizz Kaliko and Rap Monster later produced the song: "Rush", which was released on March 20 on BTS's SoundCloud, along with Rap Monster's solo mixtape.
Along with EE and Dino J, Rap Monster collaborated with hip hop project group MFBTY for the song, "Bucku Bucku (부끄부끄)". He was featured in "Bucku Bucku's" music video, and also had a cameo in MFBTY's other music video for their song, "Bang Diggy Bang Bang (방뛰기방방)."
On March 10, 2015, a picture of Rap Monster was released on his blog, along with the words: "RM by Rap Monster. You do You, I do I". This picture helped announce that Rap Monster would be releasing his first solo mixtape: RM on March 20. His first track, "Awakening (각성)" was released with a music video on March 12. Two more tracks from his mixtape, "Do You" and "Joke (농담)" also had music videos released on YouTube. The mixtape was ranked 48th on Spin's "50 Best Hip Hop Albums of 2015".
On April 9, 2015, Primary released his mini-album, 2-1, on which Rap Monster, along with Kwon Jin Ah, was featured in the song, "U".
For his new album, Andre, Yankie released an animated music video for his track, "ProMeTheUs",on June 5. The song features Rap Monster as well as Dok2, Juvie Train, Double K, Topbob and Don Mills.
Rap Monster collaborated with Marvel for Fantastic Four film's soundtrack. The digital single, "Fantastic" featuring Mandy Ventrice, was released on August 4, through Melon, Genie, Naver Music and other music sites.
On September 20, Rap Monster participated in the 2015 All Force One (A.F.O) Hot & Cool Concert at AX-Korea, along with other hip hop artists: Palo Alto, Verbal Jint, Supreme Boi, Sik-k, and Incredivle.
On August 30, 2016, Homme's new single "Dilemma" was released, which Rap Monster co-produced alongside Bang Shi Hyuk. This was his second official production after his participation on BTS "Epilogue: Young Forever" and the unofficial SoundCloud release of "I Know". This was also his second time to co-write and co-compose outside of BTS after GLAM's "Party (XXO)" in 2012 and "I Like That" in 2013.
On March 23, tvN released the preview for an upcoming variety talk show, Hot Brain: Problematic Men, which features Rap Monster as a panel member. During the show, Rap Monster and five other male celebrities discuss social topics with guests.
Rap Monster is a model for the coffee brand K'hawah, along with Iron and Jimin of AOA