Clonage

“Thank you, Mr. Secretary General, UNICEF Executive Director,

Excellencies and distinguished guests from across the world.

My name is Kim Nam Jun, also known as RM, the leader of the group BTS.

It’s an incredible honor to be invited to an occasion of such significance for

today’s young generation. Last November, BTS launched the LOVE
MYSELF campaign with UNICEF building on our belief that true love first
begins with loving myself. We’ve been partnering with UNICEF’s end
violence program to protect children and young people all over the world
from violence. And, our fans have become a major part of this campaign
with their action and their enthusiasm. We truly have the best fans in the
world.

I’d like to begin by talking about myself. I was born in Ilsan, a city near
Seoul, South Korea. It is a really beautiful place with a lake, hills, and even
an annual flower festival. I spent a very happy childhood there and I was
judged as an ordinary boy. I used to look up at the night sky and I used to
dream the dreams of a boy. I used to imagine that I was a super hero who
could save the world.
In an intro to one of our early albums there’s a line that says, “My heart
stopped when I was maybe nine or ten.” Looking back, I think that’s when I
began to worry about what other people thought of me and started seeing
myself in their eyes. I stopped looking up at the night skies, the stars. I
stopped daydreaming. Instead, I just tried to jam myself into the molds that
other people made. Soon, I began to shut out my own voice and started to
listen to the voices of others. No one called out my name and neither did I.
My heart stopped and my eyes closed shut.
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And so, like this I, we, all lost our names. We became like ghosts. But, I had
one thing and that was music. There was a small voice inside of me that
said, “Wake up, man, and listen to yourself.” But, it took me quite a long
time to hear music calling my real name. Even after making the decision to
join BTS, there were a lot of hurdles. Some people might not believe it, but
most people thought we were hopeless. And, sometimes, I just wanted to
quit. But, I think I was very lucky that I didn’t give it all up. And, I’m sure that
I and we will keep stumbling and falling like this.

BTS has become artists performing in those huge stadiums, and we’re
selling millions of albums right now. But, I am still an ordinary 24-year-old
guy. If there’s anything that I’ve achieved it was only possible that I have my
other BTS members right by my side, and because of the love and support
that our ARMY fans all over the world made for us. And, maybe I made a
mistake yesterday. But, yesterday’s me is still me. Today, I am who I am
with all of my faults and my mistakes. Tomorrow, I might be a tiny bit wiser,
and that would be me too. These faults and mistakes are what I am, making
up the brightest stars in the constellation of my life.
I have come to love myself for who I am, for who I was, and for who I hope
to become.
I would like to say one last thing. After releasing our “Love Yourself”
albums, and launching the Love Myself campaign, we started to hear
remarkable stories from our fans all over the world—how our message
helped them overcome their hardships in life and to start loving themselves.
Those stories constantly remind us of our responsibility. So, let’s all take
one more step. We have learned to love ourselves, so now I urge you to
speak yourself.

I would like to ask all of you, “What is your name?” What excites you and
makes your heartbeat? Tell me your story. I want to hear your voice. I want
to hear your conviction–no matter who you are or where you’re from, your
skin color, your gender identity. Just speak yourself. Find your name and
find your voice by speaking yourself.

I’m Kim Nam-joon and also RM of BTS. I am an idol and I am an artist from
a small town in Korea. Like most people I’ve made many and plenty
mistakes in my life. I have many faults and I have many more fears, but I
am going to embrace myself as hard as I can. And, I am starting to love
myself gradually, little by little.

What is your name? Speak yourself.

Thank you very much.”

RM | BTS

“Thank you, Mr. Secretary General, UNICEF Executive Director,

Excellencies and distinguished guests from across the world.

My name is Kim Nam Jun, also known as RM, the leader of the group BTS.

It’s an incredible honor to be invited to an occasion of such significance for

today’s young generation. Last November, BTS launched the LOVE
MYSELF campaign with UNICEF building on our belief that true love first
begins with loving myself. We’ve been partnering with UNICEF’s end
violence program to protect children and young people all over the world
from violence. And, our fans have become a major part of this campaign
with their action and their enthusiasm. We truly have the best fans in the
world.

I’d like to begin by talking about myself. I was born in Ilsan, a city near
Seoul, South Korea. It is a really beautiful place with a lake, hills, and even
an annual flower festival. I spent a very happy childhood there and I was
judged as an ordinary boy. I used to look up at the night sky and I used to
dream the dreams of a boy. I used to imagine that I was a super hero who
could save the world.
In an intro to one of our early albums there’s a line that says, “My heart
stopped when I was maybe nine or ten.” Looking back, I think that’s when I
began to worry about what other people thought of me and started seeing
myself in their eyes. I stopped looking up at the night skies, the stars. I
stopped daydreaming. Instead, I just tried to jam myself into the molds that
other people made. Soon, I began to shut out my own voice and started to
listen to the voices of others. No one called out my name and neither did I.
My heart stopped and my eyes closed shut.
Read Less

And so, like this I, we, all lost our names. We became like ghosts. But, I had
one thing and that was music. There was a small voice inside of me that
said, “Wake up, man, and listen to yourself.” But, it took me quite a long
time to hear music calling my real name. Even after making the decision to
join BTS, there were a lot of hurdles. Some people might not believe it, but
most people thought we were hopeless. And, sometimes, I just wanted to
quit. But, I think I was very lucky that I didn’t give it all up. And, I’m sure that
I and we will keep stumbling and falling like this.

BTS has become artists performing in those huge stadiums, and we’re
selling millions of albums right now. But, I am still an ordinary 24-year-old
guy. If there’s anything that I’ve achieved it was only possible that I have my
other BTS members right by my side, and because of the love and support
that our ARMY fans all over the world made for us. And, maybe I made a
mistake yesterday. But, yesterday’s me is still me. Today, I am who I am
with all of my faults and my mistakes. Tomorrow, I might be a tiny bit wiser,
and that would be me too. These faults and mistakes are what I am, making
up the brightest stars in the constellation of my life.
I have come to love myself for who I am, for who I was, and for who I hope
to become.
I would like to say one last thing. After releasing our “Love Yourself”
albums, and launching the Love Myself campaign, we started to hear
remarkable stories from our fans all over the world—how our message
helped them overcome their hardships in life and to start loving themselves.
Those stories constantly remind us of our responsibility. So, let’s all take
one more step. We have learned to love ourselves, so now I urge you to
speak yourself.

I would like to ask all of you, “What is your name?” What excites you and
makes your heartbeat? Tell me your story. I want to hear your voice. I want
to hear your conviction–no matter who you are or where you’re from, your
skin color, your gender identity. Just speak yourself. Find your name and
find your voice by speaking yourself.

I’m Kim Nam-joon and also RM of BTS. I am an idol and I am an artist from
a small town in Korea. Like most people I’ve made many and plenty
mistakes in my life. I have many faults and I have many more fears, but I
am going to embrace myself as hard as I can. And, I am starting to love
myself gradually, little by little.

What is your name? Speak yourself.

Thank you very much.”

RM | BTS