i’ve never been to Seoul but this song just has a nostalgic feel to it like you’ve been there before and feel sort of longing for it.... it’s the joon effect
“i am your fan that silently supports you through your loneliness & all your personal battles. be it backstage, at my studio, i’m sending you fan letters through long musical notes and music. i hope you’d read these sounds of me missing you” RM
@@ameeri123not everyone can afford diamond Namjoon is a poet and only intellectual people admire poetry So yeah, charts and trophies aren't only determining success True success is in how someone impacts people hearts and we all know namjoon is doing it so well
As a person who is born in Seoul and living here my whole life, I little bit shocked by this music. The melody, lyrics, and even the movie represent the exact same of how I feel about this city. Seoul is such a dynamic city. People in the street moving fast and everything changes so quickly that it’s hard to follow even for the seoulites like me. I live in the south side of Han river and my workplace is in the north side of river. So everyday I cross the bridge of Han river by bus. The river is quite wide (it’s 1km). And looking at the outside through bus window after day’s work, the night scene looks SO beautiful with all the lights splending by the huge river. But at the same time the huge water looks so dark and empty. I feel loneliness and tiredness of city through it. I always wanted to leave this city when I was 20. But in middle of 20s I suddenly realized one day, that I actually love this city even crowded subway and tiredness of busy people. This music shows Seoul’s ironic feature so well.. Loneliness and tiredness hidden in fancy-dynamic looking mask. Sorry about my English if you read this. I just think RM is genius that’s all.
Me too! I love crossing the bridge by bus or train. I can see Yudido like that at the end of the M.V when i cross the river and the scenery changes by the weather everyday. I love that. I still don't like the tiredness of this city though bcoz i'm always exhausted. The lyrics actually depicts Seoul in a rather depressing way i think, but the M.V is beautifully made with nice images of the city lights and sceneries. I love the colours of this video. The muted colour pallets of Seoul and iridescent Hanriver. It is so nice to listen to this music when I walk around at night in the city. Thank u RM.
Same! Only I live in NYC, but I'm sure it's the same. I love it here but I also hate it. There are times when I thrive off the energy of this city, and other times it drains me. Sometimes I love the feeling of being lost in a massive crowd and other times it makes me feel unberably lonely. Sometimes I love how connected everything is and other times it makes me feel claustrophobic. The fast pace of everything either makes me feel alive or utterly burnt out. One day I find the city unbearably beautiful and other times unberably ugly. Some days I want to leave and never look back and other days leaving it all behind seems unthinkable. It's fun and tiring at the same time. So yeah, I really get where you're coming from even though we're thousands of miles away. This song speaks to me so deeply.
How does RM make me, someone who’s never left North America, feel nostalgic for a city in South Korea that I’ve never been to?? This man has magic in his voice holy crap
I really respect and love Namjoon so much. He is an amazing rapper, singer, lyricist, producer, leader, dancer, and a wonderful soul. Really lucky and blessed to stan such a multi-talented man.
Namjoon has given so much different emotions with his solo works throughout the years. Tbh, he is my top favorite bangtan solo artist. Love you forever Namjoon!
the love and hate relationship you can have with a "CITY" Namjoon what a great artist you are *crying in satisfaction the vibes, the music and the lyrics - wow *chef's kiss
I mean I'm army since 2019 but i never saw anyone talking about this song so i thought it was not good but yesterday yt recommended this and while i was str3@ming i opened this song and it's a masterpiece i swearrrrr
He's like the most underrated member, knowing that he's the one who writes their songs 80% of the time. I hopr that army will appreciate him more and recognize his hard work.
Fr tho, I feel like a lot of ARMYs just ignore certain members and hype up the rest. Like I get it, people can have a bias and bias wreckers and I do too, but being an ARMY means you have to love and stan ALL 7 member of BTS, without leaving any behind. Because if you don't you're not an ARMY, just some solo stan.
@@itsbtszone yes , its true . The name of the artist is eAeon , he is coming with his new Album "Fragile" , its title song is "Don't" , RM is featured in that song , it will be released on 30 April .
I'm going to say it again: Joon is a musical/lyrical genius. Man, everything about him is beautiful -- his intelligence, his mind, heart, drive, ambition, purpose...HE'S beautiful, inside and out. He's SO IDEAL man. SO beautiful. Kim Namjoon, Joon, RM....a genius! Even before translating the lyrics, I FELT them; then they became even more meaningful when I understood. I even got a revelation when I read the lyric “If love and hate are the same words...” like I literally said “WOW” out loud. He has ALWAYS been a genius, especially when it comes to music; u could totally feel his vibe and his type of style of music he makes. THIS IS SO HIM. I freakin love the chill, authentic, nostalgic, old and new, and realness of it and the MELODY WAS PERFECT! I couldn’t even imagine what the melody would be like if THIS wasn’t it! The bgm, the video production was so dope...a music video wasn’t needed (but best believe if he did one I would WATCH it! I can totally see how he would do it too); HIS VOCALS!!! His type of music is A MIX of everything it’s ridiculous; that’s what he is, A MIX/A BLEND of EVERYTHING. Just beautiful Joon, oh ma gawd - plus I listened to this when it first came out but I just decided to add my two cents lmao but honestly I love it. He deserves it. It felt like deja vu like I heard this before a long time ago and it’s amazing. He’s also so damn CLEVER, cuz at first it sounded like play on words, I heard: I love your soul/I love you so; I hate you so.... I live in you....like come on it’s so sweet. Beautiful. Like if I were to make music, I would have the type of vibe and essence he has...I even felt that from his 1st album which blew me away. I always knew that he was capable then and now. His entire album was absolutely magnificent. I really am blessed to live in a generation where I get to witness a true artist (there’s many) but Joon is in a category all by himself. I just don’t see him as just an artist; he is an ideal type of human like he’s....unique, amazing, humble, caring, real, intelligent, respectful, young and full of wisdom, passionate, honest, hilarious, and just all the way HIM. Joon is beautiful. ***And holy shit....this phrase is used so much but thank u all for the likes; but I shouldn't even say that cuz it's not abut the likes....THANK U ALL for being open enough to agree with me and SEEING Kim Namjoon. ;)
There's something enchanting about a person who weaves dreamscapes and stories through their words and inspired imagery. I love poetry. This is poetry in multimedia presentation. I hope RM remains the sensitive and artistic soul he is, may his spirit ever shine through his work.
This song really isn't appreciated enough, it's seriously my go to song. So nostalgic and melancholic... It's my go to song, whenever I need a moment to breathe... So soothing
You know when you want to cry do bad and everyone tells you its okay to cry but you still can't... Then this one person who you love tells you not to cry then you burst up crying?.... Mono is truly like a warm hug
I can say that I was captured by the line: “I love you Seoul, I hate you Seoul” cause as he mentioned early in the start of the song, Seoul does sounds like “soul”. This is how I felt about it: He's playing with the words, not making it clear if he's saying soul or Seoul. I feel like he means that sometimes he hates the city for the ambient it holds, but sometimes he hates his soul for feeling like that about it when it's still part of him. But that's the point, it's just part of him. That's why he keeps mixing Seoul and soul, love and hate, and creating THAT feeling. Isn't love, isn't hate, is just both of them creating a new feeling which takes place of his soul.
Out of all members in BTS, I think I like RM songs the most. The lyrics are always so simple and genuine. It is not overloaded with emotions or tries to send a particular message. It is just words we think about when we're the most fragile and exposed, It is honest and real. Thank you for creating all these songs, Namjoon
wow idk if you've seen the recent subunit videos for the 2020FESTA, but you just described perfectly what he himself said about the writing/composing process of his music. He basically said that now he values the delivery of the song, drawing attention to a certain feeling he wants to portray more than a complex story, which was the way he viewed music writing years ago. Such an incredible coincidence to come across your comment today! 💖💖
To everyone who is still listening to this masterpiece in quarantine, yall are just as much genius as our Joon. Love this song, love u ARMY!!! Stay strong everyone💕
I almost wish quarantine would be still going simply so i could listen to more music again and feel less bad for those who still do quarantine for their and the health of others
what I got from this song is that he loves seoul because it’s his home now, but he feels trapped because if he ever left he would miss all the things he “hates” theres a thin line between love and hate, both words have a great amount of passion and strong feelings. He really is sick of seoul but it’s the place where he matured. sorry if you couldn’t understand well, english isn’t my first language.
I love that everyone here is saying that his/her English is good(i came here to say the same ) you all are so supportive to those who speak your mother language it's really heartwarming 🥺💜💜💜
I'm not Korean, I don't live in Seoul either but idk why this song made me feel like I've been living there for years and that I miss home :( hi RM, be happy and stay healthy thanks for existing
Namjoon really is a beautiful vocalist in addition of being an amazing rapper. It really hurts the fact that he is neglected with all these beautiful works he releases.
I can listen to this on spotify but today i choose to play it here. Sometimes i love reading praises namjoon deserved. Namjoon never fails to give a masterpiece and the man itself is a defination of masterpiece.
“And the Han Rivers that bear too much Han” - the “Han” here sounds and spells the same as Han River and Hanguk (Korea in Korean) but it means something completely different. It doesn’t have an exact counterpart in English but its meaning encompasses sadness, despair, sorrow, regret and frustration. In this particular context, I think RM is referring to the lingering frustration and sorrow that Korea as a nation and its individuals had to go through to get where they are today. And he brilliantly brings it up by tying it with Han River - the same but different “Han”. So in the end, the whole song has a parallel with things that sound similar but have different meanings, like “soul” and “Seoul” and “Han” and “Han”. But each word is illuminated by each other to portray the ironic but beautiful relationship between them. TL;DR: RM is a genius
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that the river that runs under that bring where many people have been known to commit suicide. When I read those lyrics, that was my first thought.
I think NamJoon is the most dedicated, hard-working, leading, interesting, cute person I know. every detail of him makes me want to be a better person and strive in what I do to achieve so many things like him. He is my role model, he taught me never to give up and fight for my dreams, he taught me to ignore negative things and sit on what I want to achieve. Note:I'm not good at English, so this is probably a disaster. Whatever, hello from Mexico.
너만비, Your English is really good! I love that you took the time to write this! I absolutely agree, he always makes me want to be a better person and I’ve just learned so much from him through his work
Super de acuerdo contigo, el es un ejemplo a seguir para millones de personas y también nos hace creer en cosas que tal vez antes no... sin duda el es una hermosa perona
You guys probably don't know who Melanie Martinez is but she along with Namjoon are my role models. P.S check out Melanie Martinez Mrs. Potato Head that song made me fall in love with her music
*Do you admit that :* He is the best leader ? He is an intellectual man ? He is an awesome rapper/ vocal? His dance is amazing ? His beauty is INSANE? He is PERFECT?
It took me a long time to understand what these lyrics really meant, not only to Namjoon, but to me. The feeling of loving the place you live, but at the same time hating it. Hating the smell and the haze, and the hustle, but growing to love it. Hating how everything stays the same, but growing to love that as well. The feeling of wanting to leave and move on like all of your friends, but you feel like you can’t because this is your home. Namjoon was right, in this case, love and hate really are the same word. I love this song, Mono, and you Joon, I hope you and the boys are in good health.💜
I agree with you. When you go to a city to live there for the first time, it is very easy to fall in love with all of the lights and buildings. It seems so fun and you feel like a part of a greater community. Only when you realize how busy and faceless every person you pass by you will feel hatred towards it. All the pollution, the noise and the distracting lights would make you tired of the place and want to go home. But when you are away from it, you will realize that it has become your home as well. This song presented that feeling so much. You have decided to love ALL THE FUMES, THE CHAOS, THE NOISE. YOU LOVE AND HATE IT AT THE SAME TIME. (Sorry I am not a native English speaker but this song connects to me so much)
Can you tell me what does mono mean Cz everyone's talkinh about it but i do not know it I blurrly remember once mono being mentioned by rm in run bys where they wrote letters to each other Can you plz take the pain of explaining it to me
Kimin Gero well....I know on the cover, RM crosses out mixtape and says its a playlist, but ARMY tends to refer to it as a mixtape, because otherwise, it gets confusing (especially for baby armys). And the theory is that RM didnt cross out mixtape because its not a mixtape, but because he considers it something more personal. But thank you for correcting me :)
6 years later, and it's still one of my FAV songs of Namjoon, it always feels like a breath of fresh air - thank you for your wonderful voice and your heartfelt words Joonie
*RM ("Real Me"; previously known as "Rap Monster") is a "GIFTED CHILD", since he has an IQ of 148.* He scored in the top 1% of the simulated *CSAT* ("Korean college entrance exam"). He got into 1,3% best nationwide when he was a freshman in high school (Korean language, math, foreign language, social studies). He self-studied English in middle school and scored 850 on his first *TOEIC* ("Test of English for International Communication") and 797 on the *TEPS* ("Test of English Proficiency"). His English teacher was the sitcom "Friends". He is fluent in *KOREAN, ENGLISH and JAPANESE* + he studies Chinese. *RM was the company’s FIRST MALE TRAINEE,* and the first person to move into Big Hit Entertainment’s first-ever dorms in 2010. *AS THE LEADER OF BTS,* he has lots of responsibilities, including resolving conflicts between team members and Big Hit, OR just between team members. He needs to represent both the group and the company. He makes sure that "the boys" stay united and focused on their performance. He is expected to give greetings first and to deliver award acceptance speeches. He is known for his moving speeches, e.g. at the United Nations or BBMAs. He is also in the position of taking the blame in many situations. *RM was active in the underground Korean hip-hop scene under the names "RUNCH RANDA", "LARGO", "THE NEXIST", and "STEALO", until he became the first member of BTS in 2010.* RM made a difficult decision to stay in BTS. His peers looked down on him for "not resisting temptation"/ "betraying hip-hop" (e.g. B-Free), and the K-pop fans look(-ed) down on him for not "fitting into" the Korean beauty standards. *In his DEBUT MIXTAPE "RM" (March 17, 2015),* RM talks about his *IDENTITY STRUGGLES* and responds to his critics. (RM: "I wanted to express the thought of, "There are this many sides inside of me, but in the end, this is me, and you who’s listening to this is just you too."") *RM'S SECOND (FREE) MIXTAPE "MONO (Oct 23, 2018)"* is the highest charting album by a Korean soloist on BB200 at #26 with 3 days of tracking with 16K Pure and 21K Untis. RM's "mono" has topped iTunes album chart in 91 countries. (DJBOOTH: "It features fleshed out ideas of solitude, depression, and the search for meaning that were teased on tracks like “Adrift” on RM.") RM won the *"BEST MALE SOLO"* category at the 14th Annual Soompi Awards. While with Big Hit, RM wrote songs for *Korean girl group Glam, like their hit "Party (XXO)"* that is explicit about sexuality and same-sex love; and has produced and written songs for BTS at his studio, "RKive" (former "Mon Studio"). (Billboard: "Party (XXO) is one of the most forward-thinking songs out of a K-pop girl group in the past decade.") *KOMCA ("Korean Music Copyright Association"):* "Domestic every day and the total number of works registered is currently about …(136)". (His pre-debut songs and songs from his debut mixtape are NOT registered). RM is known for his *EXTENSIVE USE OF WORDPLAY* and ability to rap to diverse and complex beats. (Dennis of kpopstups: "I always like to refer to this song ("Joke"), which is, in my opinion, the best rapping any Korean idol has ever done. He raps really fast while changing up his flow and rhyme patterns every two to four bars.") Several media described RM as *"the philosopher who raps", "a wizard of songwriting and composing", "a K-pop icon and hip-hop legend" and "a rapid-fire lateral thinker who can whisk you on the mental equivalent of a gigantic wood-track rollercoaster".* RM has collaborated with many artists, including the *WESTERN ARTISTS* listed below: - *Lil Nas X* (Seoul Town Road) - *Juice WRLD* (& Suga) (All Night) - *HONNE & BEKA* (Crying Over You) - *Steve Aoki* (& Jungkook, Jimin) (Waste It on Me) - *HONNE* (Seoul) - *Fall Out Boy* (Champion Remix) - *Wale* (Change) - *Mandy Ventrice* (Fantastic) - *Krizz Kaliko* (Rush) - *Warren G* (P.D.D. - aka Please Don’t Die). On Aug 22, 2019, RM extends his record for *"THE MOST MONTHLY LISTENERS ON SPOTIFY"* for a Korean soloist with 7,849,965 (449th in the world). On Sep 4, 2019, RM is *"3RD MOST FOLLOWED KOREAN SOLOIST ON SPOTIFY"* with 1,274,541 followers. RM broke several *SPOTIFY RECORDS (thanks to "Seoul Town Road" & "seoul"):* - the 1st Korean soloist who had multiple entries on the Global Top 200 chart; - the highest entry for a Korean soloist on the Global Top 200 chart (#114); - the biggest debut day for a Korean soloist (873,284 str/ams); - the most monthly listeners (7,849,965). RM often interacts with ARMYs via apps such as *TWITTER, FANCAFE, WEVERSE, VLIVE* and recommends music with the hashtags #/RMusic and #/RM. RM also recommends his favorite books to ARMYS, such as: - *Almost transparent blue* (Ryu Murakami) - *Kafka on the Shore* (Haruki Murakami) - *Norwegian Wood* (Haruki Murakami) - *Kitchen* (Banana Yoshimoto) - *Demian* (Herman Hesse) - *Me Before You* (Jojo Moyes) - *Those Who Walk Away From Omelas* (Ursula K. Le Guin) - *The Stranger* (Albert Camus) - *The Catcher in the Rye* (J.D. Salinger) - *Breaking Out of the Man Box: The Next Generation of Manhood* (Tony Porter) and many more. RM is a bias to many, including: - *Naomi Osaka* - *Halsey* - *Luna Maya* - *Kris Aquino* - *Kim Ha-neul* - *Kim Yeon-koung* - *Kath Barbadoro* etc. *Last update: Sep 4, 2019* *Info from:* - Problematic men ep.1 - Problematic men ep.10 - Beatles Code ep.15 - Running man ep. 265 - Ellen Makes 'Friends' with BTS! etc.
This song just hits so hard. I feel like the lyrics have such a deep meaning even if he didnt intend to. This is why RM is the best lyric writer in the kpop game and I love him so much. He is the BEST leader too 💜 i purple you kim namjoon 💜
“Even if you’re not perfect, you’re limited edition.” - Kim Namjoon - "Your presence can give happiness. I hope you remember that." - Kim Seokjin - "Every moment is memorable to me." - Min Yoongi - "A warm smile is the universal language of kindness." - Jung Hoseok - "There is beauty in everything, just that not everyone sees it." - Park Jimin - “You are part of my story, memory and scenery, thank you.” - Kim Taehyung - “Life isn’t about being perfect, it’s about accomplishing your dreams.” - Jeon Jungkook - Always remember this ARMYS ♡
Благодарю Намджун, любовь люблю тебя с ЯМОЧКАМИ на щеках и улыбка солнечного дня. По танцуй со мной любовь моя!!!!!!! Люблю тебя ума и силы, мне нужно сейчас!!!!!!! ❤❤❤😂🎉🎉🎉
I'm a Korean and everytime I'm driving back from college, I like to disconnect from the world and play this song. Its very nostalgic and always makes you feel home
@@AnjaliSharma-nk2jh yes, to many of them. Because it makes them seem like Gods and not mere humans. They glorify being Korean, like it's not a regular ethnicity/nationality like everyone else's. Just because they may like kpop or something.
This really is ‘one of those songs’! Like, the type that makes you want to cry and smile at the same time? While sitting, looking out your window? It gives a feeling of nostalgia. I really love that.
Nick I see what you mean... For me ‘forever rain’ is more saddening. Yet another thing I love about this album is that everyone has a different favourite song, and they all invoke different feelings in different people!
I SWEAR TO GOD if one more person says he can't sing- Everybody please stand up for the national Namjoon anthem: "If love and hate are the same words I love you Seoul If love and hate are the same words I hate you Seoul"
This song is so freaking soft and poetic And it is so underrated And the MV? It is so beautiful Hope that during Dynamite streaming more armys will listent to it RM deserves the world
RM has enough attention:/ mono has more than 100 number 1 on iTunes, high streams on Spotify etc etc etc. stop belittling members and their achievements. I’m so tired of seeing it everywhere. You guys are a shame in the comments. If you love this song and mv say it. No need to say “Oh Rm Is NoT aPpreCiated enoUgh”. Say how you like this song, what you love about it. It will be more beautiful. And if RM will ever read comments here, I’m sure it will bring him more pleasure to read about what you like about the song than to read that you think he’s not loved enough
I don’t really comment often, but I just want to say this song means a lot to me. Not because of the meaning of the song itself, but because of how it’s helped me. Seoul and the rest of mono have helped me through a multiple mental breakdowns, and make me feel better when I’m generally down. I can’t explain why. It just helps. I’m forever grateful to Namjoon for making this playlist, and for helping me, even if he doesn’t know it.
Hola Vicky es me gusta mucho cuando bailan los Beatles y por eso bailamos con nuestros hermanos acá yo me llamo Julia Hola Cuando sea grande yo puedo ir allá Adiós chao
I don't know why... I just cried after reading your comment. Trust me I also believe you. Our namjooonaaaaaa is best . Love them . Love bts. Btw purple you💜
WHY DOESN'T THIS HAVE THAT MANY VIEWS. MFS YALL BETTER STREAM MONO OMG NAMJOON DOESN'T DESERVE THIS. HE DIDN'T CREATE A WHOLE DAMN MASTERPIECE FOR YOU TO SLEEP ON IT.
@@tikawulan1926 even if everything is not abt vi3ws, u have to admit that it IS a pretty important contributing factor if u want the song to gain more engagements. i want more people to discover mono
We love you Seoul 💜
We love you, Honne!!! Thank you for this superb masterpiece!!!! 😭💜
Thank you for this masterpiece!
Kudos for the production Honne!
WE LOVE BTS. WE LOVE SEOUL. WE LOVE A.R.M.Y. s. BANGTAN YOU ARE OUR SOUL.
Hola :'D
His voice is like honey. Honestly, just give him the world already
This world is cruel, let's give him something better
dude, same
@@RatherNotSay-vl5nh a planet of his own and armys can live there also and bts also ofc
Same Joon deserves the world
Give him jupiter
i’ve never been to Seoul but this song just has a nostalgic feel to it like you’ve been there before and feel sort of longing for it.... it’s the joon effect
yessss it's like when you want to visit Seoul, you listen to this song and you can feel like you're back at home
Welcome to Seoul🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷
Seouls a wonderful place. If i would describe seoul it would be dear my friend. Idk why listening to tht song keeps reminding me of Seoul
Agreeee!!!
i wanna visit so bad.
Let's support RM’s album, he deserves our best.
I can do only yt streaming
"Everything namjoon says feels just right"- Jackson
I can relate
This is so true though
Dude Jackson's gay for him literally 🤣
@@viinkcii lmao
@@viinkcii lmfao and we love to see..
In mono, RM doesn't help you to go out of the darkness. He sits next to you and cries with you instead.
I love you with all of my heart
Best definition.
My heart uwu
*speechless* 👏
That was so accurately put ♥️
“i am your fan that silently supports you through your loneliness & all your personal battles. be it backstage, at my studio, i’m sending you fan letters through long musical notes and music. i hope you’d read these sounds of me missing you”
RM
Awww, I love that 😊
Nov 11 19
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Namjoon is an amazing person
😢😢 love u RM
"If love and hate are the same words" became my favorite song. This is seriously so underrated.
He creates masterpieces, and Army (some) can care less 😢
💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💙💙💘
@@ameeri123not everyone can afford diamond
Namjoon is a poet and only intellectual people admire poetry
So yeah, charts and trophies aren't only determining success
True success is in how someone impacts people hearts and we all know namjoon is doing it so well
As a person who is born in Seoul and living here my whole life, I little bit shocked by this music. The melody, lyrics, and even the movie represent the exact same of how I feel about this city.
Seoul is such a dynamic city. People in the street moving fast and everything changes so quickly that it’s hard to follow even for the seoulites like me.
I live in the south side of Han river and my workplace is in the north side of river. So everyday I cross the bridge of Han river by bus. The river is quite wide (it’s 1km). And looking at the outside through bus window after day’s work, the night scene looks SO beautiful with all the lights splending by the huge river. But at the same time the huge water looks so dark and empty. I feel loneliness and tiredness of city through it. I always wanted to leave this city when I was 20. But in middle of 20s I suddenly realized one day, that I actually love this city even crowded subway and tiredness of busy people. This music shows Seoul’s ironic feature so well.. Loneliness and tiredness hidden in fancy-dynamic looking mask.
Sorry about my English if you read this.
I just think RM is genius that’s all.
Your English is excellent and I really love your comment for some reason.
Me too! I love crossing the bridge by bus or train. I can see Yudido like that at the end of the M.V when i cross the river and the scenery changes by the weather everyday. I love that. I still don't like the tiredness of this city though bcoz i'm always exhausted. The lyrics actually depicts Seoul in a rather depressing way i think, but the M.V is beautifully made with nice images of the city lights and sceneries. I love the colours of this video. The muted colour pallets of Seoul and iridescent Hanriver. It is so nice to listen to this music when I walk around at night in the city. Thank u RM.
cloverchloe your English is fantastic
Same! Only I live in NYC, but I'm sure it's the same. I love it here but I also hate it. There are times when I thrive off the energy of this city, and other times it drains me. Sometimes I love the feeling of being lost in a massive crowd and other times it makes me feel unberably lonely. Sometimes I love how connected everything is and other times it makes me feel claustrophobic. The fast pace of everything either makes me feel alive or utterly burnt out. One day I find the city unbearably beautiful and other times unberably ugly. Some days I want to leave and never look back and other days leaving it all behind seems unthinkable. It's fun and tiring at the same time.
So yeah, I really get where you're coming from even though we're thousands of miles away. This song speaks to me so deeply.
Reiko same! NYC definitely has its pros and cons
2 Years With Mono!
I love it 💜💜
Yes congrats
2 years? Wow. I still can't get over it, every time I listen to mono, the feels come all over again. And I love it.
i love it :)
It feels like it was released a week ago
*If you're here I want to congratulate you, because you definitely have a very good music taste*
This song is so underrated
Ikr😭😂
Itsss really beautiful!💜💜
Finally someone said i have a taste of music..
Ikr😢
RM's vocal and personality are EVERYTHING
it’s an overwhelming week to bias namjoon
Omyyyy 😍😍😍
Welcome to namkanda
AMANDA💜
same 😍
Ikr😭😭
How does RM make me, someone who’s never left North America, feel nostalgic for a city in South Korea that I’ve never been to?? This man has magic in his voice holy crap
that was his objective when making Mono :) mission accomplished for RM
Same here
Same
I feel the same....thought I am from India . I come back everytime to just feel the warmth when he says love u seoul ......it touches my soul....🥺💜
It feels like it should be familiar like a distant memory the confusion makes so much sense idk what I'm saying but yh
His voice is so soft and calming tho-im sad that this is so underrated:(
only the real ones can enjoy these masterpieces✊🏼😔
Love 4ever
@@dianatautu5882 ✊😔
Yeah right love his voice 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Diana Tăutu 😔✊
I really respect and love Namjoon so much. He is an amazing rapper, singer, lyricist, producer, leader, dancer, and a wonderful soul. Really lucky and blessed to stan such a multi-talented man.
♡
MV: aesthetic
Namjoon's voice: healing
Lyrics: poetic
Melody: chilling
All: masterpiece
Hotel: trivago
Lmao😂
Army:Satisfied
YAS
Bighit: *Music and Artist For Healing*
He is a composer.
He is a rapper.
He is a dancer.
He is a vocalist
He is a genius.
He is THE BEST IDEAL MAN
AMEN SISTER
swag I'm shit he is not mine but I’m an OT7 and I FREAKING ADORE HIM PEOPLE SHOULD STOP SLEEPING ON THIS PRECIOUS LITTLE KOALA PERIODT
@@user-go9bi8qt7u
And he is my crush- BIAS! YE BIAS
@@user-go9bi8qt7u Same
@@user-go9bi8qt7u same hahaha
We're still here in butter era because we never left . This song is a masterpiece .I'm crying.
Listen to it in the rain
Yes
Yes. Mono is a masterpiece. 😭🤧💜
It really is a masterpiece
Yes
Namjoon has given so much different emotions with his solo works throughout the years. Tbh, he is my top favorite bangtan solo artist. Love you forever Namjoon!
*RM deserves the world, but world doesn't deserve him*
You can't spell aRMy without RM
SOMEONE HOLD MY TEARS FOR A SEC...........
this is our NAMJOOONIIIIIII
YAH without our beautiful favorite kind loyal rap leader RM it wouldn't be ARMY, it'd be AY
i see u everywhere in bts vids XDDD
There's no BTS without RM and the other members
Kinda cheesy but I like it. Lol
Mono deserves more attention. It's not an album, it's a therapy for anxiety.
Listen to life by rm! If you haven’t that’s beautiful too😔I just found out about the song TODAY AND ITS SO NICE
SAY IT LOUDER
@@jungkookuwu7788 yeah, i discovered it like 1 month ago. And I feel like all the songs of RM are some gems.
Absolutely correct ..... Mono helped me a lot during my hard time ....💜💜
It's so soothing.💜💙
his voice just feels like home
This fits Namjoon voice perfect
Yeah.. Namjoon our home 🏡
Exactly 💫💜
His voice always soothed me whenever I sleep..I'm so happy to know him :')
That’s exactly how I always feel whenever I hear his voice, so beautiful 🦋
the love and hate relationship you can have with a "CITY"
Namjoon what a great artist you are *crying in satisfaction
the vibes, the music and the lyrics - wow *chef's kiss
Joon is everyone’s bias. Even if he’s not ur bias, he’s still ur bias
He’s not my bias, but he is my bias
FACTS
;)
yes
True
A moment of silence for people who don't know this masterpiece
You should spread it for more people to know it
I mean I'm army since 2019 but i never saw anyone talking about this song so i thought it was not good but yesterday yt recommended this and while i was str3@ming i opened this song and it's a masterpiece i swearrrrr
Yea, you are right
True. Mono is SUCH a mixtape.
taevya_ bangtan hehe yeah I love this song, I’m also a army from 2019
Believe it or not...he is literally the most underrated artist of this decade!💗😭
RM’a voice is so touching. And this song is so beautiful.
Its more touching than exspensive girl that was about touching lmao
@@jazzieplayz275 lol. Fighting! 💜
don’t worry at least this planet has namjoon.
Aww
Yes💜💜
@@AngieMelon ?? This is a quote so op is using it in its original form. The actual quote is "lol no worries atleast this planet has namjoon"
True dat
@@mehvarmehvar3750 Why are you pressed? This quote is better anyways.
I hope every ARMY listens and appreciates joon and his songs.
He's like the most underrated member, knowing that he's the one who writes their songs 80% of the time. I hopr that army will appreciate him more and recognize his hard work.
Always here ^^
Kim Namjoon singing? Why would I miss that, This song is just ༎ຶ︵༎ຶ
Fr tho, I feel like a lot of ARMYs just ignore certain members and hype up the rest. Like I get it, people can have a bias and bias wreckers and I do too, but being an ARMY means you have to love and stan ALL 7 member of BTS, without leaving any behind. Because if you don't you're not an ARMY, just some solo stan.
'따뜻한 척 하는 공원들'.. 남준이 가사들은 정말 탄성이 나와요.
*_Mono became the ONLY album to have #1 in 122 countries on iTunes_*
Mono did that without promotions
A true m a s t e r p i e c e
indeed :) it sure is a M A S T E R P I E C E
ur 222 like(i think, i forgot 0_0)
@-ˏˋ 뷔 ˊˎ- I heard that the guy from Bad bye and RM are again collabing, is it true?
@@maniacb9171 thanks lol
@@itsbtszone yes , its true . The name of the artist is eAeon , he is coming with his new Album "Fragile" , its title song is "Don't" , RM is featured in that song , it will be released on 30 April .
Listening to “Mono” on Spotify. Came back here to say, “Namjoon you are so loved, Thank you!”.
I love this album so much, it’s honestly like therapy to me, it makes me feel good on the inside u know , I feel chill
Yo lo escucho por ambas apps, es fantastico
@@nathalyc3992 Same! It's so calming!
namjoon if read this fact smile then give us a pretty vid with your smile and seoul song k ? أحبك✨
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I'm going to say it again: Joon is a musical/lyrical genius. Man, everything about him is beautiful -- his intelligence, his mind, heart, drive, ambition, purpose...HE'S beautiful, inside and out. He's SO IDEAL man.
SO beautiful. Kim Namjoon, Joon, RM....a genius! Even before translating the lyrics, I FELT them; then they became even more meaningful when I understood. I even got a revelation when I read the lyric “If love and hate are the same words...” like I literally said “WOW” out loud. He has ALWAYS been a genius, especially when it comes to music; u could totally feel his vibe and his type of style of music he makes. THIS IS SO HIM. I freakin love the chill, authentic, nostalgic, old and new, and realness of it and the MELODY WAS PERFECT! I couldn’t even imagine what the melody would be like if THIS wasn’t it! The bgm, the video production was so dope...a music video wasn’t needed (but best believe if he did one I would WATCH it! I can totally see how he would do it too); HIS VOCALS!!! His type of music is A MIX of everything it’s ridiculous; that’s what he is, A MIX/A BLEND of EVERYTHING. Just beautiful Joon, oh ma gawd - plus I listened to this when it first came out but I just decided to add my two cents lmao but honestly I love it. He deserves it. It felt like deja vu like I heard this before a long time ago and it’s amazing.
He’s also so damn CLEVER, cuz at first it sounded like play on words, I heard: I love your soul/I love you so; I hate you so.... I live in you....like come on it’s so sweet. Beautiful. Like if I were to make music, I would have the type of vibe and essence he has...I even felt that from his 1st album which blew me away. I always knew that he was capable then and now. His entire album was absolutely magnificent.
I really am blessed to live in a generation where I get to witness a true artist (there’s many) but Joon is in a category all by himself. I just don’t see him as just an artist; he is an ideal type of human like he’s....unique, amazing, humble, caring, real, intelligent, respectful, young and full of wisdom, passionate, honest, hilarious, and just all the way HIM.
Joon is beautiful.
***And holy shit....this phrase is used so much but thank u all for the likes; but I shouldn't even say that cuz it's not abut the likes....THANK U ALL for being open enough to agree with me and SEEING Kim Namjoon. ;)
Once someone tweeted "Namjoon is the type of son in low every mom won't reject"
Because he got that "Sexy Brain" -Jin.
Live Videos, B4 deleted.😯😝
Try Daydream. VR UA-cam 😆
PREACH
@@kookieda he's simply amazing
There's something enchanting about a person who weaves dreamscapes and stories through their words and inspired imagery. I love poetry. This is poetry in multimedia presentation. I hope RM remains the sensitive and artistic soul he is, may his spirit ever shine through his work.
This song really isn't appreciated enough, it's seriously my go to song. So nostalgic and melancholic... It's my go to song, whenever I need a moment to breathe... So soothing
This
I have the same feeling too
Has the appreciation of my life🥰😍😻
this album is so underrated it hurts
@@kyu5242 thats how i feel😔
Like someone said, 'In Mono. , Rm doesn't console you when you're crying but sit and cry with you when you feel like shit or the world is the ending'
And tbh that's just what I've needed recently.
You know when you want to cry do bad and everyone tells you its okay to cry but you still can't... Then this one person who you love tells you not to cry then you burst up crying?.... Mono is truly like a warm hug
NAM
3:30 "Hello? I'm at the Han River. I'll leave soon"
Thank you 💜
Thanks. I was wondering what did he said for a long time
What a blessing 😭
Thanks
im sorry im just laughing bc it reminds me of Suga making fun of him cause he doesn't have a DL yet lol
8.5 to 50M this legendary ,Iconic and unforgettable masterpiece deserves it
Let's go
I can say that I was captured by the line: “I love you Seoul, I hate you Seoul” cause as he mentioned early in the start of the song, Seoul does sounds like “soul”. This is how I felt about it: He's playing with the words, not making it clear if he's saying soul or Seoul. I feel like he means that sometimes he hates the city for the ambient it holds, but sometimes he hates his soul for feeling like that about it when it's still part of him. But that's the point, it's just part of him. That's why he keeps mixing Seoul and soul, love and hate, and creating THAT feeling. Isn't love, isn't hate, is just both of them creating a new feeling which takes place of his soul.
How-
I AM FREAKING SHOOKETH BY THIS THEORY!!!!
Giovanna Castro WOW .....
🤯♥️ Wow
OMG the music is absolutly soothing and relaxing
Wow
Out of all members in BTS, I think I like RM songs the most. The lyrics are always so simple and genuine. It is not overloaded with emotions or tries to send a particular message. It is just words we think about when we're the most fragile and exposed, It is honest and real. Thank you for creating all these songs, Namjoon
wow idk if you've seen the recent subunit videos for the 2020FESTA, but you just described perfectly what he himself said about the writing/composing process of his music. He basically said that now he values the delivery of the song, drawing attention to a certain feeling he wants to portray more than a complex story, which was the way he viewed music writing years ago. Such an incredible coincidence to come across your comment today! 💖💖
true story... 💛
me too
Alivia Batuparan I personally like Yoongi’s songs the best because of the particular messages and emotions but Namjoon does have very beautiful songs
Just listen to Respect .... LEGENDS
"I'm leaving you"
"I'm living you"
It hits different
Our talented poet,this song is unforgettable
his slow rap is beautiful, everything of him is art
Yesss so addicting
Ikr
He is the art
*Chefs kiss *
Yesss and so so addicting
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I swear Namjoon is the only person who can rap, sing, lead, be clumsy and give me so much strength at the same time. Thanks for existing.
He desrrves all the love
He is just too perfect for this world
@@kirandeshpande9168 world needs him
Yes
"I wish there was a better word than love..."
"If love and hate are the same words..."
-RM
Selly Agustin
That second line got me thinking
Maybe the better word is Joon ...
Our Namjoonie turned 30 years today. Happy birthday to Joon!!
Miss you and love you sm, my love.
To everyone who is still listening to this masterpiece in quarantine, yall are just as much genius as our Joon. Love this song, love u ARMY!!! Stay strong everyone💕
Min_Mochi 💜💜💜
quarantine has given me a chance to appreciate bts so much more 💕 love u army
I almost wish quarantine would be still going simply so i could listen to more music again and feel less bad for those who still do quarantine for their and the health of others
U too my friend
what I got from this song is that he loves seoul because it’s his home now, but he feels trapped because if he ever left he would miss all the things he “hates” theres a thin line between love and hate, both words have a great amount of passion and strong feelings. He really is sick of seoul but it’s the place where he matured.
sorry if you couldn’t understand well, english isn’t my first language.
This was put really well! I understood you.
I could make out what you were trying to say. Your English is pretty good :)
hun your English is better than mine and I'm native XD
You said it well love, don't worry! Good job!
I love that everyone here is saying that his/her English is good(i came here to say the same ) you all are so supportive to those who speak your mother language it's really heartwarming 🥺💜💜💜
i don't know why this is so underated. mono deserve grammy.
Grammy deserves Mono
This is criminally underrated
Mono is such a vibe, so comforting ✨🙏
Girls don't want boyfriends. Girls want to be bffs with joonie, listen to him talk about little things with such deep interest and appreciate crabs
Completely agree
true
Yesh
Yah i wan him to be my husband not boyfriend nor bbf husband btw your comment is great
And i agree
I'm not Korean, I don't live in Seoul either
but idk why this song made me feel like I've been living there for years and that I miss home :(
hi RM,
be happy and stay healthy
thanks for existing
Yes I share the same sentiment as you 💐
Thank you dear!♡
I hope u always healthy and stay save♡
Same, I felt home sick in my home
Oh, my heart is, my heart is -Hobi-
RM is a form of comfort
His voice, his soul, his lyrics, his songs , his smile, him dimple, . .. in conclusion his existence is a comfort to aRMy
Fact!! 💜
i love him! so beautiful man
Facts😭💜
Namjoon really is a beautiful vocalist in addition of being an amazing rapper. It really hurts the fact that he is neglected with all these beautiful works he releases.
Guys this is the official fanchant
Kim Namjoon
Kim Namjoon
Kim Namjoon
Kim Namjoon
Kim Namjoon
Kim Namjoon
Kim Namjoon
This is RMs time to shine
Yess,!!! 😍😍
YAS!!!
Yasmim Tácila YASSS
_PLEASE REMEMBER_
*We cannot spell A.R.M.Y without RM.*
this is like the best comment i've ever read in my life
Dishita Sharma other people said it but still
@@snownguyen6818 True but I don't remember who. I said it here because it was beautiful. =)💜
Well you really can’t 😅
Underrated comment.💜
I can listen to this on spotify but today i choose to play it here. Sometimes i love reading praises namjoon deserved. Namjoon never fails to give a masterpiece and the man itself is a defination of masterpiece.
Yes, indeed. I also enjoy to read how others think about people I admire...
likewise y’all
Anyone else relistening in 2024?
“And the Han Rivers that bear too much Han” - the “Han” here sounds and spells the same as Han River and Hanguk (Korea in Korean) but it means something completely different. It doesn’t have an exact counterpart in English but its meaning encompasses sadness, despair, sorrow, regret and frustration.
In this particular context, I think RM is referring to the lingering frustration and sorrow that Korea as a nation and its individuals had to go through to get where they are today. And he brilliantly brings it up by tying it with Han River - the same but different “Han”.
So in the end, the whole song has a parallel with things that sound similar but have different meanings, like “soul” and “Seoul” and “Han” and “Han”. But each word is illuminated by each other to portray the ironic but beautiful relationship between them.
TL;DR: RM is a genius
you're a genius too.
you nice keep going intellectual army.
and “im livin you” and “im leaving you”. Namjoon’s such an intellectual.
Yes he isss omg. did u guys realize that namjoon likes to wordplay tho
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that the river that runs under that bring where many people have been known to commit suicide. When I read those lyrics, that was my first thought.
Jin is proud
mono is such a calming album especially when studying late at night.
True
So true
So true your opinion 💜
I think NamJoon is the most dedicated, hard-working, leading, interesting, cute person I know. every detail of him makes me want to be a better person and strive in what I do to achieve so many things like him. He is my role model, he taught me never to give up and fight for my dreams, he taught me to ignore negative things and sit on what I want to achieve.
Note:I'm not good at English, so this is probably a disaster. Whatever, hello from Mexico.
너만비, Your English is really good! I love that you took the time to write this! I absolutely agree, he always makes me want to be a better person and I’ve just learned so much from him through his work
I agree Namjoon is my most favorite member!
Super de acuerdo contigo, el es un ejemplo a seguir para millones de personas y también nos hace creer en cosas que tal vez antes no... sin duda el es una hermosa perona
Hola desde Venezuelaaa
You guys probably don't know who Melanie Martinez is but she along with Namjoon are my role models. P.S check out Melanie Martinez Mrs. Potato Head that song made me fall in love with her music
Next million coming, let's go, enjoy and share, this legendary masterpiece deserves more recognition
His voice is like honey spilled over a thunder.
_Prove me wrong_
Great description!
so weirdly specific but so A C C U R A T E
Idk why this makes so much sense omg
Cadence Van Beek bro of course it's impossible, in the real world. For Kim namjoon, it *is* real
someone's been reading asoiaf
0:58 *Namjoon singing instead of rapping gives me goosebumps, his voice is amazing.* 😭💕
ikr kill
Innit
He's good at singing not only rapping,wow
Yeah 😭💜✨
Did you hear that part from 0:00 to 4:33? That sounded amazing ✊😌
You mean 0:00 to 4:34?😝😅😊🤣🤣 I know right!😍💜💜💜💜
Oooof I completely agree
Nothing better then that part it was the best within the whole song
Beautiful!!
@@diminie9152 😂😂
Piece of Art, absolutely unforgettable
namjooning...
Rm's solo songs are so underrated, he is basically baring his soul here. Its overwhelmingly emotional
i love every word he sang
Tell me about it :(
:(
*Do you admit that :*
He is the best leader ?
He is an intellectual man ?
He is an awesome rapper/ vocal?
His dance is amazing ?
His beauty is INSANE?
He is PERFECT?
Yes I always have. I believed in time since the beginning!
agree ❤️
yes💗.
-Yes
-Yes
-Yes
-Yes
-Yes
Yes i admit it
*Chill Music*
*Thank You, RM* 💜
I just keep coming back to this video (song)
@@BTSBEINGBTSYT omh hi! Love your vids
You and me both 😍😍😍
No emojis plz, it freezes the views ♡♥︎
......
So proud of you, kim namjoon
*This is so aesthetically pleasing but still underrated af. Y'all plz stop sleeping on him. He deserves more*
No literally!!!
namjoon isn’t underrated💀
@@farahsaeed8602 yes tf he is
yasss Sir\ ma'am i think you dropped you crown
Bola de arroz?
It took me a long time to understand what these lyrics really meant, not only to Namjoon, but to me. The feeling of loving the place you live, but at the same time hating it. Hating the smell and the haze, and the hustle, but growing to love it. Hating how everything stays the same, but growing to love that as well. The feeling of wanting to leave and move on like all of your friends, but you feel like you can’t because this is your home. Namjoon was right, in this case, love and hate really are the same word. I love this song, Mono, and you Joon, I hope you and the boys are in good health.💜
I agree with you. When you go to a city to live there for the first time, it is very easy to fall in love with all of the lights and buildings. It seems so fun and you feel like a part of a greater community. Only when you realize how busy and faceless every person you pass by you will feel hatred towards it. All the pollution, the noise and the distracting lights would make you tired of the place and want to go home. But when you are away from it, you will realize that it has become your home as well. This song presented that feeling so much. You have decided to love ALL THE FUMES, THE CHAOS, THE NOISE. YOU LOVE AND HATE IT AT THE SAME TIME. (Sorry I am not a native English speaker but this song connects to me so much)
Thanks for your reply, this song connects with me a lot too. I love it💜
ImAKookie Im literaly crying😞😭
Yaquelin Alcaraz ortiz Did I really make you cry? I’m sorry😂😭
U changed ur comment cause it didn't had much likes
Therapy: **exists**
Rm & Mono: **Imma about to steal the man’s whole career**
Can you tell me what does mono mean
Cz everyone's talkinh about it but i do not know it
I blurrly remember once mono being mentioned by rm in run bys where they wrote letters to each other
Can you plz take the pain of explaining it to me
Uzma Fraz
It’s RM’s mixtape!!! It’s really good!! You should go listen to it on Spotify!!!
@@tanmayee4530 oh i did enjoy the mixtape but suprisingly and stupidly i didn't know its name yet 🤦😂
@@tanmayee4530 mono isn't a mixtape, nam just has one mixtape which is 'RM (the mixtape)', mono is a playlist
Kimin Gero well....I know on the cover, RM crosses out mixtape and says its a playlist, but ARMY tends to refer to it as a mixtape, because otherwise, it gets confusing (especially for baby armys). And the theory is that RM didnt cross out mixtape because its not a mixtape, but because he considers it something more personal. But thank you for correcting me :)
6 years later, and it's still one of my FAV songs of Namjoon, it always feels like a breath of fresh air - thank you for your wonderful voice and your heartfelt words Joonie
Mono is therapy, Mono is a masterpiece. Namjoon is a lyrical genius.
I second that statement!
This song makes me homesick for a place I've never been
Same
Omg same
IKR
Couldn’t have said it better.
Same here..
Don't ask who's here rn. We never left. This is masterpiece.
right
Excatlyy
Period.
Vamos
Never..because I love this song 🎵😭❤
He just doesn't creat music only, He creates ART!!
*RM ("Real Me"; previously known as "Rap Monster") is a "GIFTED CHILD", since he has an IQ of 148.* He scored in the top 1% of the simulated *CSAT* ("Korean college entrance exam"). He got into 1,3% best nationwide when he was a freshman in high school (Korean language, math, foreign language, social studies). He self-studied English in middle school and scored 850 on his first *TOEIC* ("Test of English for International Communication") and 797 on the *TEPS* ("Test of English Proficiency"). His English teacher was the sitcom "Friends". He is fluent in *KOREAN, ENGLISH and JAPANESE* + he studies Chinese.
*RM was the company’s FIRST MALE TRAINEE,* and the first person to move into Big Hit Entertainment’s first-ever dorms in 2010.
*AS THE LEADER OF BTS,* he has lots of responsibilities, including resolving conflicts between team members and Big Hit, OR just between team members. He needs to represent both the group and the company. He makes sure that "the boys" stay united and focused on their performance. He is expected to give greetings first and to deliver award acceptance speeches. He is known for his moving speeches, e.g. at the United Nations or BBMAs. He is also in the position of taking the blame in many situations.
*RM was active in the underground Korean hip-hop scene under the names "RUNCH RANDA", "LARGO", "THE NEXIST", and "STEALO", until he became the first member of BTS in 2010.* RM made a difficult decision to stay in BTS. His peers looked down on him for "not resisting temptation"/ "betraying hip-hop" (e.g. B-Free), and the K-pop fans look(-ed) down on him for not "fitting into" the Korean beauty standards.
*In his DEBUT MIXTAPE "RM" (March 17, 2015),* RM talks about his *IDENTITY STRUGGLES* and responds to his critics. (RM: "I wanted to express the thought of, "There are this many sides inside of me, but in the end, this is me, and you who’s listening to this is just you too."")
*RM'S SECOND (FREE) MIXTAPE "MONO (Oct 23, 2018)"* is the highest charting album by a Korean soloist on BB200 at #26 with 3 days of tracking with 16K Pure and 21K Untis. RM's "mono" has topped iTunes album chart in 91 countries. (DJBOOTH: "It features fleshed out ideas of solitude, depression, and the search for meaning that were teased on tracks like “Adrift” on RM.")
RM won the *"BEST MALE SOLO"* category at the 14th Annual Soompi Awards.
While with Big Hit, RM wrote songs for *Korean girl group Glam, like their hit "Party (XXO)"* that is explicit about sexuality and same-sex love; and has produced and written songs for BTS at his studio, "RKive" (former "Mon Studio"). (Billboard: "Party (XXO) is one of the most forward-thinking songs out of a K-pop girl group in the past decade.")
*KOMCA ("Korean Music Copyright Association"):* "Domestic every day and the total number of works registered is currently about …(136)". (His pre-debut songs and songs from his debut mixtape are NOT registered).
RM is known for his *EXTENSIVE USE OF WORDPLAY* and ability to rap to diverse and complex beats. (Dennis of kpopstups: "I always like to refer to this song ("Joke"), which is, in my opinion, the best rapping any Korean idol has ever done. He raps really fast while changing up his flow and rhyme patterns every two to four bars.")
Several media described RM as *"the philosopher who raps", "a wizard of songwriting and composing", "a K-pop icon and hip-hop legend" and "a rapid-fire lateral thinker who can whisk you on the mental equivalent of a gigantic wood-track rollercoaster".*
RM has collaborated with many artists, including the *WESTERN ARTISTS* listed below:
- *Lil Nas X* (Seoul Town Road)
- *Juice WRLD* (& Suga) (All Night)
- *HONNE & BEKA* (Crying Over You)
- *Steve Aoki* (& Jungkook, Jimin) (Waste It on Me)
- *HONNE* (Seoul)
- *Fall Out Boy* (Champion Remix)
- *Wale* (Change)
- *Mandy Ventrice* (Fantastic)
- *Krizz Kaliko* (Rush)
- *Warren G* (P.D.D. - aka Please Don’t Die).
On Aug 22, 2019, RM extends his record for *"THE MOST MONTHLY LISTENERS ON SPOTIFY"* for a Korean soloist with 7,849,965 (449th in the world). On Sep 4, 2019, RM is *"3RD MOST FOLLOWED KOREAN SOLOIST ON SPOTIFY"* with 1,274,541 followers.
RM broke several *SPOTIFY RECORDS (thanks to "Seoul Town Road" & "seoul"):*
- the 1st Korean soloist who had multiple entries on the Global Top 200 chart;
- the highest entry for a Korean soloist on the Global Top 200 chart (#114);
- the biggest debut day for a Korean soloist (873,284 str/ams);
- the most monthly listeners (7,849,965).
RM often interacts with ARMYs via apps such as *TWITTER, FANCAFE, WEVERSE, VLIVE* and recommends music with the hashtags #/RMusic and #/RM.
RM also recommends his favorite books to ARMYS, such as:
- *Almost transparent blue* (Ryu Murakami)
- *Kafka on the Shore* (Haruki Murakami)
- *Norwegian Wood* (Haruki Murakami)
- *Kitchen* (Banana Yoshimoto)
- *Demian* (Herman Hesse)
- *Me Before You* (Jojo Moyes)
- *Those Who Walk Away From Omelas* (Ursula K. Le Guin)
- *The Stranger* (Albert Camus)
- *The Catcher in the Rye* (J.D. Salinger)
- *Breaking Out of the Man Box: The Next Generation of Manhood* (Tony Porter) and many more.
RM is a bias to many, including:
- *Naomi Osaka*
- *Halsey*
- *Luna Maya*
- *Kris Aquino*
- *Kim Ha-neul*
- *Kim Yeon-koung*
- *Kath Barbadoro* etc.
*Last update: Sep 4, 2019*
*Info from:*
- Problematic men ep.1
- Problematic men ep.10
- Beatles Code ep.15
- Running man ep. 265
- Ellen Makes 'Friends' with BTS! etc.
*Since it is #/1YearWithMono and my "article about RM" has been reported by someone, I have decided to post it one more time. Enjoy.
*THANK YOU, guys, for taking the time to read my comment and for supporting it!
I'm tearing up by just how good your explanation is! This comment should be the *highlighted comment* to be honest
Wauw thanks for your time and effort to write this!!!💜
And I can barely read
Haters: Namjoon can't sing
Army's and Joon: hold my world wide destruction
What about the crabs? 😗😢😢
Oh...
@@genevaeram crabs are like namjoon =3
@Cole Ritter lmao you are listening his song and
Therapy: is expensive, asks personal questions.
mono.: Is free, pats u on the back and reminds u that it'll get better
Bro we don’t deserve him 🥺
💜
This song just hits so hard. I feel like the lyrics have such a deep meaning even if he didnt intend to. This is why RM is the best lyric writer in the kpop game and I love him so much. He is the BEST leader too 💜 i purple you kim namjoon 💜
“Even if you’re not perfect, you’re limited edition.”
- Kim Namjoon -
"Your presence can give happiness. I hope you remember that."
- Kim Seokjin -
"Every moment is memorable to me."
- Min Yoongi -
"A warm smile is the universal language of kindness."
- Jung Hoseok -
"There is beauty in everything, just that not everyone sees it."
- Park Jimin -
“You are part of my story, memory and scenery, thank you.”
- Kim Taehyung -
“Life isn’t about being perfect, it’s about accomplishing your dreams.”
- Jeon Jungkook -
Always remember this ARMYS ♡
Abir Sondos I hate to be this person but I don’t think they originally said these..
I purple you BTS and ARMY
thank you! I really needed this 🥺💜
@@리시나몬 they did, don't worry 🤣🤣
My heart
"If love and hate are the same words" Why do I love this line so much?!?
It's gonna be trend
I can relate to that line so much.
Im happy to see you here
Wait then do you love or hate the line?
WHEN IT COMES TO WRITING LYRICS
NO ONE CAN BEAT NAMJOON
HE IS SUCH A RARE DIAMOND IN THIS MUSIC INDUSTRY
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 you are right ...
Iam agree with you.
Fact!!
Thank you Namjoon for everything
Hallo wünsche dir einen schönen Tag liebe 💘 💘 💘 grüße 💋 Marina ❤❤❤bitte melde dich 🫰🕊🎶🎤🎶🎶🎶🫰💜❤️💜
Благодарю Намджун, любовь люблю тебя с ЯМОЧКАМИ на щеках и улыбка солнечного дня. По танцуй со мной любовь моя!!!!!!! Люблю тебя ума и силы, мне нужно сейчас!!!!!!! ❤❤❤😂🎉🎉🎉
Popular Opinion: Everyone agrees that NamJoon is not a Human. He's an angel
YESSSSS
definitely yes
So true 💜💜
👍👍👍
Yes
The languages in the comments are so diverse! Love ARMY! And love Namjoon 😍😍
“there is a person in south korea, in the city of seoul, who understands you” -jimin.
A fairy
our angel
uri bangtan
Jiminie
Jiminahhhh Our angel :)
RM'S voice is HEAVEN💜💜💜
I'm a Korean and everytime I'm driving back from college, I like to disconnect from the world and play this song. Its very nostalgic and always makes you feel home
Ah it is my dream to be a Korean
과연 국한인일까
@@intrfly7146 please don't say that..
@@alyssaboatwright4449 Is it offensive to say stuff like that? I just want to know.
@@AnjaliSharma-nk2jh yes, to many of them. Because it makes them seem like Gods and not mere humans. They glorify being Korean, like it's not a regular ethnicity/nationality like everyone else's. Just because they may like kpop or something.
This really is ‘one of those songs’! Like, the type that makes you want to cry and smile at the same time? While sitting, looking out your window? It gives a feeling of nostalgia. I really love that.
OMG IT DOES
Lmao u know it’s a good song when it makes u nostalgic for Seoul but u’ve never been there
Samantha Ko Yeah! That’s why I love Namjoon! His songs are so powerful
Thats more "forever rain" for me. This song is like a sunset with some nice wind blowing in ya face.
Nick I see what you mean... For me ‘forever rain’ is more saddening. Yet another thing I love about this album is that everyone has a different favourite song, and they all invoke different feelings in different people!
I SWEAR TO GOD if one more person says he can't sing-
Everybody please stand up for the national Namjoon anthem:
"If love and hate are the same words I love you Seoul
If love and hate are the same words I hate you Seoul"
We will hit him with our pink pans :)
Imma tie them to the chair & play this on high volume
@@ajinkyabangar7733 don't forget to invite me-♡
@@iluvnay5283 Offcourse 😎🔪🔪🔪💅🏻
His voice is so comforting right :'
Namjoon's voice is so soothing
This song is so freaking soft and poetic
And it is so underrated
And the MV? It is so beautiful
Hope that during Dynamite streaming more armys will listent to it
RM deserves the world
I'm doing it rm deserves more attention
Army only loves mackanae line that's why view is less
@@ashirk3878 Agreed
I'm in love with Namjoon's songs!
RM has enough attention:/ mono has more than 100 number 1 on iTunes, high streams on Spotify etc etc etc. stop belittling members and their achievements. I’m so tired of seeing it everywhere. You guys are a shame in the comments. If you love this song and mv say it. No need to say “Oh Rm Is NoT aPpreCiated enoUgh”. Say how you like this song, what you love about it. It will be more beautiful. And if RM will ever read comments here, I’m sure it will bring him more pleasure to read about what you like about the song than to read that you think he’s not loved enough
I don’t really comment often, but I just want to say this song means a lot to me. Not because of the meaning of the song itself, but because of how it’s helped me. Seoul and the rest of mono have helped me through a multiple mental breakdowns, and make me feel better when I’m generally down. I can’t explain why. It just helps. I’m forever grateful to Namjoon for making this playlist, and for helping me, even if he doesn’t know it.
I'm so proud of you
Hola RM tu grupo de bts me gusta mucho lo veo y lo bailó con mis hermanos
Hola Vicky es me gusta mucho cuando bailan los Beatles y por eso bailamos con nuestros hermanos acá yo me llamo Julia Hola Cuando sea grande yo puedo ir allá Adiós chao
@@editamercedesmunozgaray8073 wtf
I don't know why... I just cried after reading your comment. Trust me I also believe you. Our namjooonaaaaaa is best . Love them . Love bts. Btw purple you💜
WHY DOESN'T THIS HAVE THAT MANY VIEWS. MFS YALL BETTER STREAM MONO OMG NAMJOON DOESN'T DESERVE THIS. HE DIDN'T CREATE A WHOLE DAMN MASTERPIECE FOR YOU TO SLEEP ON IT.
Literally...we gotta give our angel the recognition he deserves
please dont comment the word vi3w5, it freezes them and makes yt think youre a b0t
In Spotify his mixtape IS TWICE as famous, but I think his music is just for intellectual people hahaha💗🔝 he’s the best😍
Not everything about a vi3wers,mono #1itunes 100 countries
@@tikawulan1926 even if everything is not abt vi3ws, u have to admit that it IS a pretty important contributing factor if u want the song to gain more engagements. i want more people to discover mono
Let's go, 42M coming , this wonderful mv deserves more recognition
This style of music really suits RM and it goes so well with the music vids. This really makes me proud and it’s very Overwhelming. Love u RM💜
Like si eres de mexico
this is not rm this is kim namjoon
I'm agree
it does and i agree
yiiiis its so aesthetically relaxing