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When RM explained how, years before joining BTS, his underground rapper alias became “Runch Randa,”

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When RM explained how, years before joining BTS, his underground rapper alias became “Runch Randa,”

Kim Namjoon, the leader of BTS and better known by his stage moniker RM, turned 28 today (in Korean culture, he is actually 29 years old). RM joined BTS in 2010 and made his debut in 2013 alongside group members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. However, did you know that RM formerly performed as Runch Randa, an underground rapper, before signing with BigHit Music? In 2020, the rapper made a similar revelation.

RM had mentioned, “MapleStory was a game that inspired me the most,” on the first episode of BTS’ collaboration, The MapleStory Originals, Once Upon a Time. I changed my name to RM, something that many of you are unaware of. I used to go by the name Runch Randa, but now I go by the name RM. Now, how did I come up with the name Runch Randa? “

I shared a MapleStory account with that guy, and the character’s name was Runch Randa. I was thinking of a name and just went with that, he added, “and I had a friend back then who educated me about rap, about Garion, Eminem, and Outsider.

Jimin made the joke that BTS is a result of MapleStory as RM ended his tale. Jin remarked, “You must have created that character at lunch,” as the other members came up with their own explanations on why RM selected that name.

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RM collaborated with other underground rappers on songs published under the name Runch Randa. At the audition, RM ran into Sleepy from Untouchable, who introduced him to producer Bang Si-Hyuk and asked him to try out for BigHit Entertainment (now called BigHit Music). The seven-member group’s first recruit, RM, has been in charge of BTS ever since. He first went by the stage name Rap Monster until switching to RM in 2017. BTS has a record of album releases and accolades from all around the world.

His birthday was celebrated by the BTS official Twitter account sharing a photo of him along with a message wishing him a “happy birthday.” Earlier on Sunday, RM posted multiple images of the rapper to Instagram Stories along with the caption, “Sent by (my) pal. I’m grateful.”

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Post Kanguva debacle, Tamil Nadu producers demand ban of YouTube channels from theatres

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Post Kanguva debacle, Tamil Nadu producers demand ban of YouTube channels from theatres

This decision comes after the release of Kanguva on November 14, which saw a lot of negative feedback on the opening day from YouTube reviews.

On Wednesday, the Tamil Nadu Producers Council (TNPC) issued a strong statement requesting theatre owners to ban fans’ interviews by YouTube channels on theatre premises post the first day first shows (FDFS) and cooperate in doing away with this FDFS public review and opinion process completely. (Also read: Kanguva producer’s wife says Disha Patani’s role in film was to ‘look pretty’, deletes comment after backlash)

In a long four-page letter, the Tamil Nadu Producers Council has condemned ‘personal attacks and incitement of hatred in the name of film reviews.’ They said that films like Indian 2, Vettaiyan and Kanguva were highly impacted due to YouTube FDFS public reviews.

What the letter stated

This letter comes after the release of Suriya’s film Kanguva on November 14 which saw a tremendous amount of negative feedback from the audience in the first day first show YouTube reviews and opinion videos. The TNPC wrote that journalists have the right to criticise flaws in the film and talk about the positives and negatives but no one can engage in personal attacks and try to destroy the entire film in their reviews. According to them, this would lead to the downfall of the film industry itself.

The letter also stated, “Critics have every right to review movies. But we request all journalists to write film reviews keeping in mind that hatred towards a film should not be sown in the media because of personal malice. It is imperative that all the associations related to the film industry unite and stop this practice by not encouraging them anymore.”

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Kerala was the first state to establish this ban on YouTube reviews. In 2023, Mubeen Rauf, director of Aromalinte Adyathe Pranayam, who was supported by the Producers’ Association filed a case in court to ban YouTube reviewers from theatre premises as their negative public opinion videos were affecting the film business.

The Kerala High Court then issued a directive to the concerned authorities to prevent online reviews of films by social media influencers, YouTube reviewers, and bloggers for seven days following the release of a film.

The court went a step further and even issued notice to the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Central Board of Film Certification to establish clear and transparent guidelines for online film critics and vloggers. Producers felt this move would protect the industry.

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