“I feel weighty as the leader of BTS… “I felt like I wanted to die.”

In the video 'Exchange Album MMM (Mini Moni Music)' released on the team's official YouTube channel on the 25th, RM said, "I had the role of saying the right and good things in the team and representing the team. In fact, I am an insignificant 29-year-old Korean man. “I’m just a 29-year-old who lives a life a little different from others,” he said.

He continued, “But after working for 10 years, I felt the weight of having to apply it at some point and be different. “I felt like I wanted to die while watching everyone’s thoughts,” he confessed.

The video, filmed about six months ago, shows RM previewing his second solo album 'RightPlace, Wrong Person' with member Jimin and having an honest conversation.

Reporter Lee Bok-jin

THE COMMENTS:

1. LOL
2. ☞1 you might need to see a doctor.
3. ☞1 why are you laughing..?
4. ☞1 you find this funny?
5. ☞1 what's wrong with you?;
6. ☞1 are you crazy? Get a grip or get treatment.
7. ☞1 mocking like this, do you think this is some trashy gallery on DC Inside? Do you enjoy doing antisocial things? You’re a complete sociopath.
8. ☞1? Why are you laughing? Because of the chart manipulation?? Or the straightforward comments? What triggered you?
9. ☞1 are you a psychopath?
10. Why are you laughing?
11. What do you mean by "feeling like you want to die"?
12. ☞11 they’re not saying they feel like dying yet, but they’re saying it seems like they might eventually feel that way.
13. Right, why are you laughing, 1?
14. Maybe people around them made it difficult.
15. It must be a really tough position.
16. It’s clearly a different post than before, but 1's comment is the same. How strange.
17. Why laugh, really?
18. OMG, why laugh at a post like this? It’s scary.
19. Everyone has a hard time.
20. Journalist, please study Korean first.
21. Why is that 1 laughing? They laughed in the deleted post too.
22. I know Hive's public opinion is bad these days, and I don't like Hive either, but why mock the artist here...? I can understand the pressure.
23. It’s probably too much success... it would be overwhelming.
24. How burdened and stressed they must be. It must be really tough.
25. Even before deletion, 1’s comment was LOL. This is truly scary.
26. Hang in there.
27. Living a life where you deliberately leave mocking comments...
28. People like commenter 1 should be reported. It's the same as before.
29. Let's listen to groin.
30. They left the same comment earlier, it must be tough, right? Just what I remember alone, like the KTX train incident and the Buddhist monk carelessly speaking, they must feel disillusioned with humanity.
31. They’re basically the face of the team, so it must be even more.
32. They used to openly criticize chart manipulation, those artists who were targeted must have been struggling too.
33. The power struggle begins.
34. Yes, I see.
35. Are those who deliberately come to mock mentally stable? Why is this so extreme lately?
36. Why are the comments like this, are people just criticizing for the sake of it? Feels like I'm reading Naver comments.
37. I know there are lots of haters on Theqoo. Since it's anonymous, people habitually write nasty comments... If you’re going to delete your comments right after, don't write them at all.
38. Why do they come here to do that?
39. Originally, they wrote lyrics like that, but now they have to live properly and care about their image, so it must be frustrating.
40. Seriously, coming here just to mock is really...
41. Lately, there are so many mentally unstable comments, people don’t even realize it’s wrong.
42. ☞41 right.. Laughing at someone saying they’re struggling as the first comment... seems like they did it in the previous post too. Why do this when someone says they’re struggling? Do they realize they’re haters? Reading the article, it’s understandable why there’s a lot of pressure, but why do this?
43. Oh, honestly, why come here just to do that? I can’t understand it. Aren't they just haters? Seriously, there are so many people who are out of their minds. I swear, I'm not even a fan of theirs, but this is too much. If you have something to say, make a new post. The title clearly states what it's about, why come in?
44. Let’s get our heads straight and write comments properly.
45. Who is the leader of BTS?
46. Reading the comments, there are many abnormal ones.
47. Yeah, looking at the old lyrics, it seems tough.
48. Actually, mocking increases resentment, but they don't realize this.
49. The company neglects them while fighting their own battles, so all the quiet haters come out excitedly. They were eager to criticize and now they have a reason, they must be so happy.
50. If you really think it's not right, just ignore it. The fact that they insist on coming in and leaving mocking comments makes it understandable why it's tough.
51. 1 has no empathy or intelligence.
52. Reading the comments, I understand why they’re struggling.
53. It’s not for nothing that people say there are a lot of mentally ill haters on Sk and Hotge. LOL
54. ☞53 exactly, they seem like real psychopaths, it's severe these days.
55. Reading the comments, I understand.
56. Building a sandcastle, so it’s bound to collapse.
57. I’d like to whine while earning that much money too.
58. No wonder it’s tough... reading the comments, I get it.
59. I see.
60. What kind of people mock someone saying they're struggling?
61. Reading the comments, I understand.
62. Reading the comments, I understand why it was tough.
63. What a mess the comments are, what are you all doing?
64. Reading the comments, I understand why it was tough.
65. Who are the ones coming to laugh and mock at someone’s struggle? Are there really that many BTS haters on Theqoo? Report them, I’m curious who will get caught.
66. Even if you don’t want to understand, reading the comments makes it understandable.
67. Even just reading here, I can see why it’s tough.
68. These days, it seems like people just criticize for the sake of it.
69. No comment.
70. Those who come into posts like this just to mock, you’re neither righteous nor normal. My idol is a leader too, and I can sense the burden. I can’t even imagine the pressure at BTS’s level of popularity. I support them.
71. They really hold a lot of grudges.
72. The comments complete the post.
73. Look at these comments.
74. The new album is really good, check it out.
75. It’s really funny how people mock here and then go to other posts complaining about how bad internet culture has become.
76. ☞75 really creepy...
77. Just looking at the state of the comments, it’s understandable why it’s tough.
78. Reading the comments, I understand.
79. Shouldn’t you address the court ruling first for your statement to have sincerity? Complaining about being tough after rising through unfair means, hmm.
80. Seeing people write such nonsense in the comments makes me think celebrities must have a hard time. It’s creepy to think they act normal in real life.
81. Wow, 1 is getting the most attention with just a few keystrokes.
82. It must be tough because of people revealing their mental illnesses even in posts like this, mocking others. These people prove why it's tough.
83. I really want to support idol leaders. They all start at a young age, but their burdens are much heavier, and they don’t get special rewards for it. Hang in there.
84. Haters always say people should die and not mock others, then they immediately find someone to mock and attack. People are really crazy.
85. RM fighting!
86. The weight of nationalism.
87. LOL, those losers typing away on their keyboards thinking they’re enforcing justice, please show this behavior in real life too.
88. Is this a post that deserves such bad comments?
89. The comments prove everything.
90. I wonder if celebrities, including him, can live normally with these finger-killer haters writing mocking comments.
91. I understand the pressure, and seeing these comments, it makes even more sense.
92. Looking at the path they’ve taken, it’s impressive.
93. I get it just by reading the comments...
94. Is it because it's like a sandcastle?
95. Isn’t this even before he enlisted? That must make it even harder.
96. At some point, BTS didn’t seem like idols but more like teachers. They were being pushed to spread messages and give UN speeches instead of just having fun like regular young men. It felt like they were wearing ill-fitting clothes. I totally get it.
97. I understand, there was a lot of uproar over every word they said.
98. Alright, next.
99. The people laughing here seem really low in intelligence.
100. ☞38 I think idol leaders must have it really tough, especially RM who has done many speeches and such.ㅠㅠ
101. ☞58 I knew this would come up. If they hadn’t kept bringing it up, it wouldn’t have turned into such a grudge. Would they hold a grudge if you just ignored it? What’s so good about it?
102. Why did the journalist choose such a title?
103. I thought they must have had a hard time, but reading the comments is really disgusting. What is wrong with this place...?
104. I can see why it would have been tough in those parts.
105. I understand just from the comments.
106. RM fighting!!!
107. I don’t think I could have done it, the pressure would be too much. It’s hard enough being a celebrity, but the pressure on him must be intense.
108. The weight of the crown is heavy. They gained popularity and fame, but the public’s standards were also strict. It must have been tough as a leader.
109. It’s already bad enough to come in just to mock.
110. From the start, it wasn’t fair competition. When they say it’s tough, it makes the public look like the bad guys. Being an idol is a great job. Regular people work like dogs their whole lives and never make that kind of money, but idols just say it’s tough, and everyone forgives them.
111. These days, Theqoo seems desperate to criticize. Get a grip.
112. That position must be tough. Just looking at the comments, it’s clear why.
113. The comments are proving it.
114. Just looking at the comments here...
115. The comments prove the title right.
116. Just looking at the comments here, I can see why it’s tough. LOL the level...
117. Why are you laughing? That’s creepy. Go see a doctor, you psychos.
118. I like RM.
119. Just from the comments here, I can see why it’s tough.
120. Just from the comments here, I can see why. I’m not a fan of BTS, but mocking like this is bizarre. Calm down.
121. It's even creepier that fans tried to hide past behaviors and promote him as a presidential candidate. How could they do that in a female community?
122. Since the accusations of chart manipulation, I honestly can’t say anything good. They didn’t get their success fairly, so of course, there won't be good comments.

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