Megan Thee Stallion posted a clip of Neva Play featuring BTS' Namjoon on her Instagram account on September 10, 2024 (PST). In the caption, she expressed her excitement over Namjoon aka RM's impending 30th birthday on September 12. She wrote,
"Keep running it up HOTTIES X ARMY and omggg only 2 more days until @rkive 's birthdayyyyyy."
The BTS ARMY were pleased to see the Mamushi rapper mention RM's birthday. The fandom took social media by storm, as September 12 holds massive significance in the Bangtan world. One fan wrote on X,
"She moving like a ARMY."
Fans also started wondering if Stallion has a surprise release up her sleeve for the occasion of Namjoon's birthday.
"I hope Megan Thee Stallion & RM ( Namjoon) will release more versions of Neva Play on Friday," one fan wrote.
"Why do I feel she has something prepared for Joon's birthday?" another fan added.
"Are we getting something in two days megan ???" another fan questioned.
Others just cheered her close friendship with the BTS frontman.
"They're literally besties and have phone calls on the daily," one fan said.
"She’s so reaaaaal, let’s give him a amazing birthday present please," another fan remarked.
"She's truee army too," another fan added.
BTS' Kim Namjoon has 228 KOMCA song credits to his name
Kim Namjoon, well-known by his stage name RM, has over 2.2 billion streams on Spotify across all credits as of September 11, 2024. As the main rapper, songwriter, and music producer of BTS, Namjoon has over 228 song credits at the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA).
Among these, he has 44 tracks that are either his solo songs or the ones he featured on. Here is the complete list of solo songs of the BTS leader:
- Wild Flower (with youjeen)
- seoul (prod. HONNE)
- moonchild
- Still Life (with Anderson .Paak)
- tokyo
- LOST!
- forever rain
- Lonely
- Closer (with Paul Blanco, Mahalia)
- everythingoes (with Nell)
- Come back to me
- uhgood
- badbye (with eAeon)
- All Day (with Tablo)
- Yun (with Erykah Badu)
- No.2 (with parkjiyoon)
- 40,530,887 17,885
- Hectic (with Colde)
- Forg_tful (with Kim Sawol)
- Change
- 33,558,124 10,434
- Nuts
- Bicycle
- ㅠㅠ (Credit Roll)
- Groin
- Right People, Wrong Place
- Domodachi (feat. Little Simz)
- Heaven
- out of love
- ? (Interlude)
- Around the world in a day (feat. Moses Sumney)
- Come back to me (Radio Edit)
Here is the list of songs in which he was a featured artist and a co-writer:
- Neva Play (feat. RM of BTS)
- Don't (feat. RM)
- SEXY NUKIM (feat. RM of BTS)
- Change pt.2
- Smoke Sprite (feat. RM of BTS)
- Strange (feat. RM)
- Don't ever say love me (feat. RM of BTS)
- Old Town Road (feat. RM of BTS) - Seoul Town Road Remix
- WINTER FLOWER (feat.RM)
- Crying Over You (feat. RM & BEKA)
- Champion - Remix
- Buckubucku (feat. EE, RM of BTS, Dino-J)
In other news, Kim Namjoon enlisted in the Republic of Korea Army on December 11, 2023, alongside bandmate Kim Taehyung aka V. As per South Korean law, every physically fit male citizen is required to serve a mandatory period of 18 to 21 months in the nation's military (Army/Marines/Air Force).
The BTS leader will be discharged in June 2025 along with his band members Taehyung, Suga, Jimin, and Jungkook. BTS' Jin was discharged from service on June 12, 2024, while J-Hope is set to return in October 2024.