Kim Nam-joon

Kim Nam-joon was born on September 12, 1994, in Dongjak-gu,

South Korea, and grew up in Ilsan-gu, where his family moved when
he was four or five.[2][3][4] He is the elder of two siblings and has a
younger sister.[5]

As a child, RM largely learned English through

watching Friends with his mother.[6][7] As a student, he actively wrote
poetry and often received awards for his writings. [8] He posted his
work to an online poetry website for roughly one year, where he
received moderate attention. Through this, RM grew interested in
pursuing a literary career but decided against it. [8] At the age of 11,
RM became interested in hip-hop music after hearing Epik High's
"Fly" in fifth grade. [9] He found that the song had provided him
comfort, and, due to this, decided to look further into the genre.
Following an introduction to American rapper Eminem by his school
teacher, RM grew interested in lyricism, printing lyrics he felt were
"cool" and sharing them with his friends. RM transitioned to writing
lyrics then, stating that his poetry became lyrics when it combined
with music. In 2007, as a first year middle school student, RM began