'Debut 10th anniversary' BTS RM, "My love for ARMY does not change even on the 20th anniversary"

RM of BTS had time to communicate directly with fans at an event held to mark the 10th anniversary of his debut. RM, who transformed into a 'radio DJ', listened to fans' stories and looked back on the past 10 years. Jungkook and V made a surprise appearance over the phone and greeted the fans.

On the 17th, the main event 'BTS Festa' was held at Hangang Park in Yeouido, Seoul to mark the 10th anniversary of BTS' debut. At the ARMY lounge prepared on the other side of the park, BTS's leader RM conducted '5:00 PM, I'm Kim Nam-Jun'.

In Part 1, RM received and introduced various stories from ARMY. To a fan whose birthday was on June 13, the same date as BTS' debut, RM said, "My younger sister was also born on June 13. RM, whose birthday is on September 12th, sympathized with the fan's story, saying, "Senior Rain has September 12th, and I liked that song. I even used it as background music on Cyworld."

In the story of ARMY in their 10th year, RM expressed his extraordinary feelings over the past 10 years. RM said, "I was in the waiting room, and 'No More Dream' came on. Our dark history, such as blogs and Twitter, was stuffed (on the Internet). As the 10th anniversary came, it came up slowly and friends sent it, so I thought, 'I want to die'. It's a joke," he laughed.

He also looked back on his time, saying, "It's the 10th anniversary when I was a student and a trainee with Yoongi hyung, and now that I'm doing the 10th anniversary festa, it's far away." "(The speaker) must have been a middle school or high school student, but thank you for being with BTS from student to office worker. I think there are many people like this, and I will always try to live as a cool office worker."

The story of an older sister fan who broke up with her ex-boyfriend and went to a concert in London for 2 nights and 3 days was also introduced. To the older sister fan who said she was about to marry another man, RM laughed, saying, "Congratulations on your marriage. If you leave an account, I will send you a congratulatory money." He continued, "I didn't hear that my relatives and friends didn't like us. I'm also grateful to the broadcasting station. I'll work hard and live happily with my kids until the day I can go to Wimbledon."

Next, it was the story of a fan who got drunk with her boyfriend and got confused between a BTS fan club card and a bank card and paid for the fan club card. At the time, the fan who was doing Ilko (general cosplaying. Pretending not to be a fan) was caught by her boyfriend as an ARMY. RM laughed and said, "I wondered if it was making too many merchandise purple. They said they were working hard, but I saw that they weren't doing well. We'll work harder."

Regarding the story of a fan who became a web novel writer, RM said, "Won't a cool and interesting web novel be turned into a drama or a movie? Maybe I'll become a fan of this person someday. Fans can do both. 'BTS feeds me sometimes too. “I want to hear what you say,” he said. In the story of a fan who said he learned Korean because of BTS, he said, "I am thrilled and grateful that you are studying Korean with a heart that loves us. I am grateful for your efforts and love, how difficult it must have been to learn the language."

During the broadcast, RM made a phone call with a man who said he was a fan. This fan introduced himself, saying, "I'm a fan of RM hyung. It's a hit" and "I live in all provinces." He then sang, "I started music after seeing that hyung's music. I'm still doing music. You're not rapping, you're singing. Can I sing a line?"

RM said, "If I had sung well like my younger brother, I wouldn't have rapped." The fan said, "I'm always watching from the side" and called "Namjoon hyung. Don't you know who I am?"

RM shuddered, "I'm used to it." It turns out that this fan is BTS member Jungkook. Jungkook, who is in LA, USA, said, “It was 1:30 in the morning, but I was waiting.” When Jungkook said, “I thought hyung would know if I sang,” RM joked, “I really didn’t know.” When Jungkook greeted the fans by saying, "I miss you," the fans cheered. When RM asked, "Please do more offline events like this when you come to Korea," Jungkook expressed a positive intention, saying, "I'll talk to the company."

Jungkook praised RM, saying, "You're doing well," and ended the call, saying, "Armys, have fun. I'm going to wash up now. I couldn't even wash up." After hanging up the phone, RM shuddered until the end, saying, "I didn't know it was Jungkook. It's bittersweet." RM said, "We met at the company not too long ago. Everyone is working hard. I think it would be fun to come together as a team."

RM next called a man with the nickname 'Kim Nam-joon of the Happy World'. RM laughed, saying, “Your voice is similar to V’s,” and “Where are you now?” The man who answered the phone said, "I woke up." When RM said, “I watched the video well,” the man was confused, saying, “Isn’t this pretending to be an ARMY?” 'Kim Namjoon of the happy world' was member V.

At V's voice, which seemed to be in a dream, RM laughed and said, "Go in. Good night." When V said, "I was originally going to go there," RM said, "Thank you." When V said, "Hyung, I was going to cover my eyes and say 'tada'", RM said, "Sleep well and do a good job." V showed his sense of greeting with buzzwords, saying, "I'll take care of it on Weverse" and "Hyung, your form is crazy." After finishing the first part, RM sang 'Unpack Your Bags' to cheer up.

Part 2 was conducted as 'R High 10 is a slip test'. It was a time for fans to solve problems related to BTS. RM, who saw the problem, said, "It doesn't make sense. This is madness. If you know this, it's real recognition (as an ARMY)" and solved and scored with the fans. At a very detailed issue, he shook his head, saying, "This is not love. It is an obsession." On another issue, he said, "We already performed at the main stadium in 2018. I thought we were sad for a long time." When asked what the 7th most popular video was on the official YouTube channel, he laughed and said, "Darling, let's take our time." In the old video he watched while scoring, RM recalled, "I was young at that time."

RM expressed regret, saying, "It's almost time to finish." In response to fans' exclamation, he said, "Since there are 7 members, it would be nice if the members would come regularly."

RM said, “Everything changes. couldn't," he said. He continued, "Thank you to everyone who prepared a good place. I don't know what I will be doing in the 15th and 20th anniversaries. I've been thinking about this time next year, and our Jin hyung will be the first to return. I can't guarantee how you will feel on the 15th and 20th anniversaries, but the fact that I always think of you will remain the same. Thank you to all the ARMYs who made it a good experience. ARMYs who watched, ARMYs who stayed at the scene, BTS Thank you to everyone who loved the 10th anniversary." He also shouted, "Let's continue to live well in this bastard's world. Fighting for our existence."

As the fireworks show is scheduled from 8:30 pm, RM finished the broadcast by playing his solo song 'Wildflowers'. Fans got up from their seats, waved army bombs (light sticks) and chatted with RM on stage. After finishing the song, RM promised, "See you again."

Reporter Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia bella@tenasia.co.kr