BTS' RM reveals surprising reason for wearing sunglasses next to Kim Taehyung during their military discharge: ‘I appeared in the news a lot'

Indian Express

4 days ago

BTS' RM sat down with Harper's Bazaar Korea after gracing the cover of the magazine's August edition. The rapper and BTS leader, dressed in Bottega Veneta's latest collection, went bold with colours much like his approach to making music. He opened up about how he sees life after hitting massive fame, but also shared a piece of his childhood that still lives with him. And when things get tough, he knows exactly how to deal with them.
Back in June, when RM and fellow BTS member Kim Taehyung were discharged from the military, Namjoon grabbed several headlines for playing 'Detective Conan', the theme song of a popular Japanese manga. The rapper recalled how he ended up all over the news for his saxophone-style exit, stepping out of the unit in uniform, black sunglasses on, blowing the musical instrument left, right, and centre while V took the bouquets for him and hundreds of ARMYs stood there cheering. His viral stunt during service sparked both laughter and criticism, but he admitted humour was always his real intention. 'When I was a corporal, I played the best until I was promoted,' he said before adding, 'That was my peak period.' RM continued, 'After I was discharged, when I played 'Conan, ' I heard a lot of feedback about it. 'You weren't that good at it, were you?' But at least I learned something in the military, I thought it would be fun to use it in concerts or entertainment shows.'
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With this, RM shared a hilarious reason why he chose to wear black sunglasses while everyone else showed up dressed simply. He said, 'I really did intend to make people laugh. I thought it would be funny to wear the sunglasses I actually wore in the military. Anyway, it was fun. Since many people laughed, it was a success. I appeared in the news a lot [hundreds of messages because of the saxophone…] so I think I received the most messages in my life.' RM's statement comes after a few criticised the move while others speculated he was just genuinely happy to be out of the military. Elsewhere in the interview, RM admitted the saxophone was the only thing that made his military life enjoyable.
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On how he wants ARMY to remember him, RM said, the rapper said, 'It's been 12 years since I debuted, and I used to want to be seen as cute, cool, or smart. But now I just want to be someone who goes at his own pace and direction. I hope people feel comforted by that.' The artist said he feels most confident when his music turns out the way he envisioned. Citing his recent collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion on NEVA PLAY he said, 'I think I feel the most impressive when a song turns out well.'