SINGER

RM

1994 - Today

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Kim Nam-joon (Korean: 김남준; born September 12, 1994), known professionally as RM (formerly Rap Monster), is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is the leader of South Korean boy band BTS, under Big Hit Entertainment. Born in Seoul and raised in Ilsan, RM began his music career in the underground Korean hip-hop scene as a teenager, going by the name Runch Randa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of RM has received more than 209,901 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). RM is the 464th most popular singer (down from 457th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular South Korean Singer.

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  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 16.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, RM ranks 464 out of 4,381. Before him are Héctor Lavoe, Patricia Kaas, Kim Seok-jin, Sharon den Adel, Marian Anderson, and Giulia Grisi. After him are Line Renaud, King Diamond, Michel Sardou, Lasse Berghagen, Waylon Jennings, and Kevin Federline.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, RM ranks 2. Before him is Justin Bieber. After him are Kenneth Zohore, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Wallace Oliveira, J-Hope, Halsey, João Cancelo, Christina Grimmie, Aleksandar Mitrović, Mateo Kovačić, and Hakan Çalhanoğlu.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, RM ranks 107 out of 1,128. Before him are Lee Min-ho (1987), Jimin (1995), Choi Eun-hee (1926), Kim Ung-yong (1963), Ye Wanyong (1858), and Kim Seok-jin (1992). After him are Byung-Chul Han (1959), Bong Joon-ho (1969), Son Heung-min (1992), Hong Myung-bo (1969), Kim Seong-su (1891), and Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (1943).

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Among SINGERS In South Korea

Among singers born in South Korea, RM ranks 5. Before him are Psy (1977), Jisoo (1995), Jimin (1995), and Kim Seok-jin (1992). After him are IU (1993), J-Hope (1994), Kim Jung-sook (1954), Jungkook (1997), Sumi Jo (1962), G-Dragon (1988), and BoA (1986).

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    Psy

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 58.69

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Jisoo

    Jisoo

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 57.21

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Jimin

    Jimin

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 56.16

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Kim Seok-jin

    Kim Seok-jin

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 55.87

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of RM

    RM

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 55.82

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of IU

    IU

    1993 - Present

    HPI: 55.56

    Rank: 6

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    J-Hope

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 54.35

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Kim Jung-sook

    Kim Jung-sook

    1954 - Present

    HPI: 53.87

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Jungkook

    Jungkook

    1997 - Present

    HPI: 53.23

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Sumi Jo

    Sumi Jo

    1962 - Present

    HPI: 53.21

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of G-Dragon

    G-Dragon

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 50.95

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of BoA

    BoA

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 50.58

    Rank: 12

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