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RM, the leader of K-pop band BTS: ‘We work so hard in Korea because 70 years ago there was nothing’ | Culture | EL PAÍS English

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As he promotes his first solo album, the South Korean rapper reflects on the price of success, the history of his country and collecting art

Patricia Gosálvez Barcelona - Mar 15, 2023 - 16:44 CET Share on Whatsapp Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Desplegar Redes Sociales Prefer EL PAÍS on Google Compartir: Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Bluesky Linkedin Copy link Kim Nam-joon, 28, seems genuinely surprised that a group of fans recognized him a few days ago on the streets of Bilbao, Spain. “You’d like to think that maybe in small cities, on the other side of the world, you could go unnoticed...,” says the Seoul-born rapper known as RM. He’s better known as the leader of BTS, the K-pop boy band that has broken, in 10 frenetic years, all

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