BTS leader RM has just shared rarely about the pressure of fame, the journey of self-change in leadership roles and a perspective on modern life.
The male artist said that what worries him the most now is not achievement or fame, but the increasingly hurried pace of life that makes it difficult for people to find balance.
After completing military service and entering the group's restart phase with BTS members, RM is increasingly appearing in conversations about music and art.
In his latest sharing, he said that although BTS has become one of the most influential groups in the world, his initial goal was never just to conquer charts or record numbers.
According to RM, the modern music industry easily makes artists get caught up in the vortex of achievements, followers and influence on social networks.
Therefore, he always tries to keep a distance from those pressures to find inspiration from nature, books and everyday experiences.
The leader of BTS also expressed concern about the development speed of short content platforms, when people are always urged to constantly create, update and respond.
He believes that the most frightening thing is not technology, but the fact that society is operating at too fast a speed, making many people no longer have enough time to observe and listen to themselves.
Not only talking about modern life, RM also looks back on more than a decade of attachment to BTS.
Debuting in 2013, he has always been the leader, connecting 7 members throughout the group's development process.
He compares the role of a leader to someone who actively stands up to close a window that is open when everyone is reluctant to move. With RM, if someone needs to do something for the common good, the leader should be someone who is willing to step forward.
However, he also admitted that his hosting style in the early years was not completely suitable. When BTS was still a young group, RM often made decisions in a rather rigid and drastic way.
When the members grew up, each person built their own position in their careers, he realized that it was more important to listen and dialogue than to impose.
The male artist said that the comments from the members about his efforts are the biggest motivation to help him overcome the pressure of the group leader role.
Besides working with BTS, RM also puts a lot of heart into his solo career.
His second studio album "Right Place, Wrong Person" is considered by him the clearest milestone showing the change in creative thinking.
If previously always aiming to make everything perfect, then in this project, RM aims for a sense of freedom, accepting imperfections and freeing oneself from prolonged stress.
In addition to music, RM continues to express a special passion for books and art. He said the habit of reading books was formed from a young age when his parents often took him to public libraries every weekend.
Among the most influential works, Hermann Hesse's novel "Demian" is a book that helps him see more clearly the feelings of jealousy, the process of maturity and facing oneself. Those experiences also contributed to shaping RM's worldview and creative philosophy over the years.
