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BTS leader Kim Namjoon, who is known by his stage name RM, made history after he became the first South Korean artist to win all four nominations at the 2024 CICLOPE Awards. The music video of RM's song LOST! was nominated in four categories: GOLD Music Video: Direction, GOLD Music Video: Production Design, BRONZE Music Video: Cinematography, and BRONZE Music Video: Color Grading.
RM took home all four prestigious trophies when a live event in Berlin unveiled the 2024 CICLOPE Awards winners on October 10. Notably, he emerged as the first Korean or K-pop artist to be nominated for multiple awards at the CICLOPE International Festival of Craft. The artist also became the first Korean act in the event's history to win all nods.
The song, LOST!, is the title track of RM's second solo album, Right Place, Wrong Person (RPWT), which was released on May 24, 2024. BTS fans took pride in the Grammy-nominated musician's latest achievements. A fan praised the album and wrote:
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"RPWP is made for big things. Congrats namjoon"
The BTS ARMY lauded the Heaven rapper for making history by getting nominated at prestigious international award ceremonies like CICLOPE, which focuses on excellence in advertising and music videos.
"Kim Namjoon really took not competing in K-pop categories seriously and went for international awards," a fan wrote.
"We truly are living on earth at the same time as this absolute icon so proud of you joonie," another fan added.
"Love seeing namjoon get his much deserved flowers for the cinematic masterpieces he's created with rpwp music videos. Congratulations," one fan said.
Many fans wrote about how they felt proud to see RM move out K-pop scene and get international recognition.
"Seeing his work getting recognized globally is just such a proud and emotional moment for everyone who knows him," one fan commented.
"Love when national news makes it a mission to broadcast each & every brilliant achievement of RM like yes that’s kim namjoon, the winner of 4 categories in the ciclope international festival of craft & an idol who is on a league on his own!," another fan shared.
BTS' Kim Namjoon's solo documentary film Right Place, Wrong Person premiers at 2024 BIFF
Right Place, Wrong Person was released by BTS' agency, BIGHIT MUSIC, after RM's military enlistment. On October 7, 2024, the eponymous documentary that captured the making of the album premiered at the Busan International Film Festival.
Although Namjoon couldn't attend the premiere, his creative team including San Yawn, Im Subin, Jang Sehoon, JNKYRD, and the director Lee Seok-jun were present. Over 4,000 global fans attended the movie screening at Busan Cinema Center Theatre to have a closer peek at the K-pop sensation's creative process.
For the uninitiated, BTS' RM enlisted in the South Korean military on December 11, 2023, to fulfill his mandatory service period. He is set to be discharged from official duties in June 2025 and return to the entertainment industry.
The album, Right Place, Wrong Person, consists of 11 tracks including the lead track, LOST!, along with Heaven, Nuts, Groin, Domodachi (feat. Little Simz), Around the world in a day (feat. Moses Sumney), out of love, Right Place, Wrong Person, ? (Interlude), ㅠㅠ (Credit Roll), and Come back to me.
