BTS’ RM Reveals His Art Collection for New Exhibit, Explains Why He Felt ‘Embarrassed’ to Do So: Watch His Speech
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The star commemorated the opening by talking about his love for art.
Por Billboard | 30/09/2026
RM is trying something new. After spending years building up his personal art collection, the BTS star is now putting those works on display at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in an exhibit called “RM x SFMOMA: Between You and Me,” which he formally introduced by making a speech on Tuesday (Sept. 29). Related Mexico President Announces BTS’ 2027 Return After Meeting With South Korea Leader RM Gives His ‘Teenage Idol’ Nas an Onstage Shout-Out While Hip-Hop Legend Was at BTS’ NYC Show Mexican President Confirms Stray Kids to Visit National Palace: ‘They’re Kind of Like BTS, But Younger’ As live-streamed by local news outlet KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco, the 32-year-old K-pop star opened his speech by admitting how nervous he was to be standing there in front of the crowd gathered to celebrate his exhibit. “Whew! It’s been a while that I made a speech,” he said. “I think I revised the speech about 10 times, but somehow the more I worked on it, the more confused I became.” RM went on to explain that he first started going to museums and observing art about eight years ago, steadily building up his own archive of pieces. Then, about two years ago — when he was still carrying out his obligatory military service in South Korea — he said he “got a serious proposal from SF MOMA, and I loved it.” “Of course, since I was in the military at that time, maybe I would’ve been happy with any kind of proposal coming from San Francisco,” the star joked. “But I also thought it could be a good experience before I someday open a space I dream of, and I also thought, at a place with this kind of scale and stature, maybe I could borrow someone else’s spaces and try something fun.” “I still feel like I’m always drifting and floating somewhere,” RM continued. “Whether I’m in the U.S. or even when I’m in Seoul, where I was born and raised … it’s not a very pleasant feeling. I think I’ve leaned on art a lot because of that feeling.” With tickets now available to purchase for viewings starting Oct. 5 and running through Feb. 7, RM’s exhibit features “a lot of Korean modern contemporary artists,” he said during the speech. “Over the past century, Korea went through colonization, war and incredibly fast development,” the performer noted. “A lot disappeared during that time, but at the same time, some remarkable and shiny things were created.” The biggest challenge he encountered in putting the exhibit together, according to RM, was writing descriptions of his pieces that could be displayed on labels. “I wasn’t trained in making a single label fit into 100 words — that was the hardest part,” he quipped. “There aren’t many things that show a person more honestly than a collection the