On Thursday, December 19, Ticketmaster Discover announced BTS RM's latest title track music video, LOST!, as one of their selections for the category The Best Music Videos of 2024. The song and its album, Right Place, Wrong Person, was released in May 2024.
Therefore, fans were elated to see that they were getting multiple recognitions and were being commended for their impact on the industry. Following the same, fans naturally couldn't stop talking about the same. Despite the idol's current absence from the industry due to his ongoing military enlistment, fans celebrated his latest achievement on his behalf.
Here are a few fans' reactions regarding the same:
"Rm getting all achievements he deserved.... It really feels good"
"namjoon you jsut keep on winning" said a fan on X
"Hmmm... y'all came late to the party. You should've talked about RPWP had you listened to it in May." added another fan
"every time I open this app namjoon has received another achievement im actually giggling" commented a netizen
More fans and netizens talked about how they were impressed and proud of BTS RM's countless wins and achievements for his Right Place, Wrong Person album.
"every. single. person and their mother naming rpwp and its songs the best of 2024, iktr" stated a fan
"Yep, collect all of them Namjoonie" said an X user
"He just keeps winning" said a netizen on X
"Every day RPWP unlocks a new achievement." commented another X user
All you need to know about BTS RM and his solo activities
BTS' RM or Kim Nam-joon is a 30-year-old South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter who debuted under Big Hit Music in 2013 with his fellow BTS members. He stands as the leader and rapper of the K-pop boy group and has also released several solo tracks under BTS albums like Trivia: Love, Intro Persona, etc.
However, the idol put forth himself as an independent solo artist right from BTS' debut. He released his first mixtape in 2015, called RM, and followed it up with another mixtape released called mono in 2018. Following the same, the idol didn't make any solo releases until his solo debut album, Indigo, in December 2022.
The album holds ten tracks with its lead single Wild Flower. Following this release, in December 2023, the K-pop idol enlisted in the military for his mandatory enlistment. He is an active duty soldier in the Special Task Force of the Capital Defence Command.
However, in May 2024, the idol released a pre-recorded album called Right Place Wrong Person, which had its title track as LOST!. Both the album and its title track grew popular for various reasons and gained much recognition from the worldwide music industry. At the UK Music Awards, the song's music video bagged the categories Best Alternative Music Video International and Best Production Design in a Video.
This achievement made RM the first and only K-pop artist to win two awards at the UK Music Awards. On the other hand, Right Place, Wrong Person also bagged many achievements. It debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 Charts. This made him the highest solo debut on the chart and also marked him as the first K-pop artist to have two albums in the Top 5 since Indigo was number 3.
As the idol and his albums continue to bag achievements and recognition, fans have been excitedly celebrating the same.