{"id":72691,"date":"2025-08-15T22:59:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T22:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/72691\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T22:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T22:59:03","slug":"bts-rm-gets-candid-about-flaws-fame-and-finding-himself-my-image-is-an-image-of-not-being-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/72691\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS\u2019 RM gets candid about flaws, fame and finding himself: \u2018My image is an image of not being good\u2026\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kim Namjoon \u2014 or RM, as the world knows him \u2014 is back in front of the camera for the first time since starting his military service, and he\u2019s serving more than just visuals. In his Harper\u2019s Bazaar interview, the BTS leader peels back the layers between the grounded, introspective Kim Namjoon and the charismatic, stage-owning RM. Spoiler: both versions are equally delightful, especially when his hilariously deadpan humour takes centre stage.<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/namjoon_1755248293311_1755248310667.jpeg\" alt=\"Kim Namjoon\" title=\"Kim Namjoon\"\/>   Kim Namjoon    <\/p>\n<p>When asked what ideal of himself is often misrepresented, Namjoon answered with peak Namjoon energy. \u201cPeople say RM can\u2019t do that? But what is he actually good at?\u201d His self-roast was immediate: \u201cNow my image is an image of not being good at sports. I can\u2019t even play foot volleyball, I can\u2019t drive, I don\u2019t have a license. I have this image at not being good at things that require coordination but surprisingly, I\u2019m really good at skating\u2026\u201d Of course, he quickly caught himself. \u201cWell, to that extent\u2026 Other than that, not much else. And dancing, it\u2019s not that bad. That\u2019s about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s not all we got from the brooding leader of one of the influential boy band in the world. When talking about his childhood dreams versus now, the 30-year-old didn\u2019t shy away from calling it like it is: \u201cI like to be in the spotlight. That&#8217;s the same. I don&#8217;t think being an attention seeker is a wrong thing. When I was a kid, my nickname was Talk Box. I used to gather interesting stories from the internet and share them with my friends. I also liked public speaking. I really enjoyed giving presentations. I liked making people laugh. I used to want to be a comedian. So, my desire for attention is quite similar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Namjoon also revealed the moments that make him feel most \u201calive.\u201d As RM, it\u2019s all about performing, releasing new music, and standing before fans \u201cwith confidence and pride.\u201d But as Kim Namjoon, it\u2019s about quiet, unfiltered joy: \u201cBeing with people I like, without hesitation, or when I\u2019m doing what I want in a place where no one recognises me. Travelling seems to be the closest thing to that, but honestly, I can&#8217;t stay that way for long and want to come home soon. And working on music again makes me feel alive again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, ARMY won\u2019t have to wait long to see that alive-and-thriving RM on stage again. Namjoon, along with Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, Taehyung, and Jungkook, is gearing up for BTS\u2019s first album in four years next spring. The septet allegedly began working on it in the US this past July, marking their first full-group release since Proof in 2022. Their last concert, Yet to Come in Busan, wrapped in October that year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kim Namjoon \u2014 or RM, as the world knows him \u2014 is back in front of the camera&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":72692,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[45003,45002,49,48,75,29842,45001,45004,341,519],"class_list":{"0":"post-72691","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-bts-news-jungkook","9":"tag-bts-news-today-2025","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-canada","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-htcity","14":"tag-kim-namjoon","15":"tag-latest-news-about-bts-v","16":"tag-music","17":"tag-trending"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}