As a child, RM largely learned English through watching "Friends" with his mother. As a student, he wrote poetry and often received awards for his writings. He posted his work to an online poetry website for roughly one year, where he received some attention. Through this, RM grew interested in pursuing a literary career but decided against it.
Below is a list of RM's own songs. To see songs he has made as a member of BTS, see BTS.
Kim Seok-jin
Kim Seok-jin (; born on December 4, 1992), also known by his stage name Jin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and member of the South Korean boy band BTS since June 2013. Kim was recruited for the group while in university and joined Big Hit Entertainment as an actor, eventually becoming a Korean idol. Kim has co-written and released three solo tracks with BTS: "Awake" (2016), "Epiphany" (2018), and "" (2020), all of which have charted on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart.
In 2019, Jin released his first independent song, the digital track "Tonight". He also appeared on the 2016 "" soundtrack alongside BTS member V.
Kim Seok-jin was born on December 4, 1992, in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He has an older brother.
J-Hope
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J-Hope makes music on the side while performing with the rest of BTS.
His stage name, "J-Hope (제이홉)" (transliteration: "Jeihop"), comes from his desire to represent hope for fans, as well as to be "the hope of BTS."
It is also a reference to the Greek myth of Pandora's box, as after the box was opened and all the evils inside were released to the world, the only thing left at the bottom was hope.
J-Hope currently lives in Seoul with the other members of BTS.
On February 18, 2019, J-Hope donated 100 million Korean won (US$89,000) to Child Fund Korea, in support of those attending his high school alma mater in Gwangju. He had previously donated 150 million won (about US$133,000) to the same organization in December 2018, but requested the donation be private at the time.
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Esther Salas
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On July 19, 2020, an anti-feminist lawyer, Roy Den Hollander, targeted Salas' family at their home. Salas's son Daniel, aged 20, opened the door when Den Hollander knocked and opened fire, killing Daniel at the scene. Her husband Mark was also shot multiple times and left in a critical but stable condition. Salas was in the basement at the time of the attack and was not injured.
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Jorge Villavicencio
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In 2019, Villavicencio was arrested and sent to a private military prison over corruption accusations.
Villavicencio died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Guatemala City on 20 July 2020, aged 62.
Suka K. Frederiksen
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Ross died on 21 July 2020 in New York City from problems caused by emphysema and heart disease, four days before her 90th birthday.
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Paul Lynde
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