by BTS’s leader RM has released his first official solo album. indigoand he’s as thoughtful, layered, and moving as his fans have come to expect from him, but also fresh and surprising.
Featuring vocals by Korean rock star Youjeen, “Wild Flower” explores RM’s thoughts on living like a firework (burning bright but dying fast) and his longing to be like a wildflower (calm, resilient, down-to-earth) .
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The entire album, which RM describes as “the last archive of my 20s,” spans a variety of genres and features featured artists on eight of RM’s 10 tracks, each offering their own unique flavor to balance their art.
RM has been making music for half his life and growing and maturing as an artist, indigo. The pinnacle of everything he’s done before (and he did too much) – indeed, in a letter to fans on Weverse the night before the album’s release, said rm“All my work, including my previous releases, was for me to release this single album.”
To understand RM and the context in which he posted indigoLet’s take a look at his journey so far…
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Having an early interest in poetry and literature, RM (real name Kim Nam-joon) was drawn to hip-hop and rap and began writing his own music at a young age. He shared some of his music online and is gaining more and more recognition in underground hip-hop circles, especially under the stage name Runch Randa.
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His activities caught the attention of Big Hit Entertainment, and RM was offered a deal with the company in 2010 when he was just 16 years old. CEO Bang Si-hyuk planned to build a hip-hop team around RM, and that team went through several iterations before it was finalized. As the hip-hop-influenced idol group BTS.
During his three years as a trainee at Big Hit, RM, then known as Rap Monster, released several unofficial songs.
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These include “Dreamin” like “Rap Monster”, “Vote”, “Favorite Girl”, “Expensive Girl”, “A Typical Trainee’s Christmas” (with bandmates Jin, Suga, Jimin) and tracks adapted from existing songs with original lyrics. gets. , V and Jungkook), “School of Tears” (with Jin and Suga), “Adult Child” (again with Jin and Suga), and “Like a Star” (with Jungkook).
RM is also a prolific collaborator who brings his own violent style and poetic lyricism to his work with other rappers and artists.
RM also worked on several songs with BTS’ vocalists, including the unofficial songs “I Know” with Jungkook and “4 O’Clock” with V, and the BTS song “Stay” from the group’s pandemic-era album. BE.
Of course, the best way to get to know RM and his music is through extended solo work, starting with his 2015 mixtape. RM.
RM followed RM with another mixtape he called the playlist Mono., An album that he describes as a diary of his early to mid-20s.
This brings us back indigo – and the track “Wild Flower” – RM’s first official album as a solo artist and the record of his life since its release Mono. until now.
What’s your favorite RM track? Let us know in the comments!
