{"id":306446,"date":"2026-02-19T16:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/306446\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T16:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:49:10","slug":"bts-rm-surprises-fans-with-first-driving-video-after-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/306446\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS&#8217; RM surprises fans with first driving video after license"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12d0a401-d83f-48e5-9e72-2694198dcbf9.jpg\" style=\"height: auto; aspect-ratio: 550 \/ 400; width: 100%; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\" alt=\"BTS' RM \/ Captured from RM's social media\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BTS&#8217; RM \/ Captured from RM&#8217;s social media<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">BTS leader RM has drawn buzz online after posting his first-ever driving clip \u2014 despite previously saying he had no plans to own a car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">On Wednesday, RM uploaded a short video with the caption, \u201cLet\u2019s keep smiling and hype it up,\u201d showing himself behind the wheel. The post quickly spread across fan communities and social media, where viewers focused on his visibly tense posture and cautious driving style.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">RM recently revealed that he had obtained a driver\u2019s license, and this marked the first time he publicly showed himself driving. Acknowledging his awkwardness, he added, \u201cI\u2019m funny too,\u201d poking fun at his own stiffness in the seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The BTS member also shared the backstory behind his decision to learn to drive. \u201cI don\u2019t plan to buy my own car,\u201d he said, explaining that he pursued the license mainly to overcome a personal trauma rather than for everyday mobility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Fans reacted with amusement and support, with many saying the clip felt relatable and \u201cunexpectedly cute,\u201d contrasting RM\u2019s well-known intellectual image with a beginner driver moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">BTS is scheduled to release its fifth full-length album \u201cArirang\u201d on March 20. The group will hold the \u201cBTS Comeback Live: Arirang\u201d event at Seoul\u2019s Gwanghwamun Square on March 21, the day after the album\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">This article from Xportsnews is adapted by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BTS&#8217; RM \/ Captured from RM&#8217;s social media BTS leader RM has drawn buzz online after posting his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":306447,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,278],"class_list":{"0":"post-306446","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/306447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}