Happy birthday RM: 8 pics that prove this BTS member's love for art and travel
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- Happy birthday, RM: As Kim Namjoon celebrates his 30th birthday, we talk about his love for art.
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BTS leader RM, short for Rap Monster, clocked his 30th birthday on Thursday. The rapper is currently serving in the South Korean military. RM, aka Kim Namjoon, began his military service on December 11 last year. His service will end in 2025.
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RM's love for art is known to all his fans. He visits art museums and galleries around the world. Time and again he has shared his experiences and photos from these visits on social media platforms.
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RM, speaking with Vogue Korea last year, opened up about his "powerful first encounter with art". The BTS member had said, "Since our memories tend to edit themselves, I can’t vouch for the accuracy of mine, but I believe I had a moment like that while viewing paintings by Monet, van Gogh and Seurat at the Art Institute of Chicago. I think it was toward the end of 2018. I was on tour at the time, but I decided to use some free time to visit a museum that day.
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RM had also said, “When I saw those famous paintings that I’d only seen in art textbooks or on the Internet, and actually felt their matières and presence, I knew I’d made the right choice. I have no artistic talent, so I couldn’t help but marvel, with my jaw on the floor, at the incredible colours and techniques of those master artists. For some reason, I was quite shaken by A Sunday on La Grande Jatte.”
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RM had spoken about travelling since childhood. Speaking with the Chicago Tribune a few years ago, RM had said, "...my parents always took me to areas around rivers in Korea. We would go camping and sleep outside in small tents. That is a great memory for me. I also studied in New Zealand for four months when I was 12 years old. It was exactly 125 days. I remember that because I wrote about it in my diary. Travelling helped with my education. I got to experience so many things."
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RM talked with ARTnews in 2022 about how he chose art galleries or exhibition. He had said, "I tend to choose an exhibition that is featuring my favourite artist, or a place that I’ve been curious about, e.g., the Guggenheim Museum and the Glenstone Museum. In Korea, I visit museums that feature the artworks of modern and contemporary Korean artists. When I’m abroad, I choose based on the space and artists themselves."
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RM is a part of BTS featuring six other members--Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook.
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