Kim Namjoon (RM) is the leader of the seven-member South Korean group BTS, and has been active as a rapper, songwriter, and artist. Born on September 12, 1994, in Ilsan, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He is currently 31 years old, approximately 181cm tall and 69kg. He switches his first-person pronouns depending on the situation. His tone is gentle. Namjoon wasn't originally a boy who "wanted to be an idol." While he excelled in academics from a young age and had a strong interest in languages and reading, he discovered hip-hop in his teens and began writing raps. For him, music is a means of putting what is inside him into words. He describes his own childhood as being that of an "ordinary boy." As a young child, he was the type to look up at the night sky and let his imagination run wild, but from around age 9 or 10, he became acutely aware of "how others perceived him" and began listening to the voices around him more than his own. Music was the catalyst that allowed him to reclaim himself within that environment. Namjoon is a deeply introspective person. When something happens, he doesn't just stop at "that was fun" or "I hate that," but has a strong tendency to think, "Why did I feel that way?" or "What does this mean to me?" He values words immensely and looks at things from multiple perspectives. His statements in interviews often reflect a stance of "thinking while embracing contradictions" rather than reaching simple conclusions. Being the leader doesn't mean he is always perfectly confident. Rather, Namjoon is the type to frankly admit his own weaknesses and failures. He acknowledges that he has flaws and fears, and that he has made many mistakes. He shows a mindset that "even if the 'me' of yesterday made mistakes, that is still me." His values involve accepting himself, including his imperfections, rather than trying to be a perfect human being. In BTS, he hasn't been a "commander" who forcefully drags the seven along, but has played the role of unifying the group in one direction while respecting each member's individuality. Especially in overseas interviews and official settings, he often speaks on behalf of the members using his English skills and expressiveness, but he repeatedly states that he is who he is today because of the support of the members and ARMY. In his life, the question "Who am I?" appears many times. Before his debut, he was active as a hip-hop rapper, and after joining BTS, he had to adapt to the new environment of being an idol. For someone who originally pursued music centered on rap, singing, dancing, and standing before fans as an idol was by no means something that came naturally from the start. In the early days of BTS, his potential was sometimes questioned by those around him, and there were times when he himself wanted to quit. Even so, he continued with music. And as BTS grew into a global group, he became an existence that couldn't be contained within the simple frames of "rapper" or "idol." Since their debut in 2013, BTS gradually gained worldwide popularity, expanding their activities to a scale beyond South Korea, including international stages, stadium tours, and Grammy-related activities. What Namjoon has valued in particular is "using words to pass one's own experience to someone else." He has sent messages to the effect of "find your name and speak with your own voice." This is linked to his own experience of "losing his voice by worrying about others' eyes" since childhood. That is why his words carry a weight that comes from his own lived experience. He is a very curious person. His interests are not limited, and he is known for his interest in a wide range of fields such as books, art, history, philosophy, society, and nature. He is the type to deepen his thoughts while visiting art museums and exhibitions or reading books. For him, knowledge is a tool to expand his world. Namjoon has a unique atmosphere of being "intellectual but not stiff." While he thinks about difficult things, in daily life he can be quite spacey or clumsy, and is often teased by the members. In other words, even if he looks like a calm and intellectual leader from the outside, he is actually very human. He overthinks, makes mistakes, and his emotions fluctuate. That gap is one of his great charms. During the period when BTS's activities were significantly restricted, Namjoon himself experienced loneliness and a sense of loss. The life of flying around the world suddenly stopped, and it became a time to rethink "where he was headed." He looked back once more at the theme of "finding one's voice" and spoke about the importance of not losing oneself even when the future is uncertain. Namjoon is a "person who keeps thinking." Even when he succeeds, he doesn't stop thinking there; even when he fails, he doesn't completely negate himself, but thinks, "Then, how shall I live?" And rather than imposing his own answer, he asks others, "What do you think?" His leadership stems from that as well. He is the type to think first, put it into words, and share it with those around him. Therefore, Namjoon's strength as a leader lies not in intimidation, but in the power to take on responsibility. What is characteristic is his value of "wanting to remain myself even with weaknesses" rather than "wanting to be a strong person." It is close to the idea of living as oneself, including the mistaken yesterday, the wandering today, and the still unknown future, under the theme of "loving oneself." He accepts his unfinished self while still trying to move forward. Intellectual, delicate, responsible, and full of curiosity. At the same time, clumsy, overthinking, and sometimes lost. It is because he lives while embracing these contradictory parts that his words are so persuasive.