BTS leader RM’s latest remarks about his role in the group have sparked some unexpected discourse.
On November 7, late at night, the idol hosted a livestream and got surprisingly candid with fans about the current situation of BTS’s comeback, as well as the group’s overall changed dynamic.
During the broadcast, he constantly received comments regarding the other BTS members, which prompted an unusually raw reaction from RM. He called out the comments, clearly asking people to refrain from asking about other members during his solo livestream. He admitted that it was “upsetting,” adding that the other members could do their separate broadcasts if they wanted to. He repeated the same response in English as well, re-emphasizing his stance.
NAMJOON CLOCKING QLL THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO ASK ABOUT THE OTHER MEMBERS DURING A LIVE:
🐨guys please dont look for anyone else, just came to my station and like. Other members they have their phones they gonna turn on lives if they want too
LOUDER MY KING pic.twitter.com/J5jTWkLJBw
— Carolyne🌱⁷⁼¹ (@mhereonlyforbts) December 6, 2025
“Guys, please don’t look for anyone else. Just come to my station. The other members have their phones, they’ll turn on live if they want to”
LOUDER NAMJOON pic.twitter.com/v82jco1ODX
— yaz⁷ (@sgmin_seven) December 6, 2025
RM’s frustration appeared to be stemming from the constant expectation from people to represent and speak for the entire team. So, RM took the opportunity to address his changing role within the group. He explained that all the members have grown into different people with their own boundaries and diverse lifestyles, and he alone could no longer represent the group as he did in the earlier days.
NAMJOON TALKING ABOUT HOW HE CANT TALK ABOUT EVERY MEMBER OF BTS NOW SINCE THEY HAVE THEIR OWN INDIVIDUALITY:
🐨Since I’m just one person, I cannot represent our whole team. Until 2017-18, I did a lot, but now all of our members have varied lifestyles, their own personalities,we… pic.twitter.com/gnRyssbSrF
— Carolyne🌱⁷⁼¹ (@mhereonlyforbts) December 6, 2025
RM’s words have been interpreted in different ways by netizens. While some saw it as him indirectly addressing the “controversies” relating to his fellow BTS members, especially Jungkook…
BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨
RM in his recent live said he’s aware of what’s going on, but there’s nothing he can do about someone else’s situation.
It really sounds like he’s fed up and implying that Jungkook needs to take responsibility for his own actions. pic.twitter.com/jTeuSVVIXT
— lovie ♡ (@loviekf5lu) December 6, 2025
In recent live
RM finally broke his silence nd you could hear the frustration behind every wordWhen RM started showing his frustration, Jungkook began messaging him in the group chat. RM even said, ‘Let me turn off my group notifications because I’m getting too many messages pic.twitter.com/kp4uTcKyXr
— blueside (@whydoyoucryyy) December 6, 2025
…Fans saw it as RM setting a boundary and giving fans a reality check about the BTS members being distinct, whole individuals with their own separate lives and schedules.
I can feel namjoon’s burden through the screen it’s suffocating me too… he’s emphasizing again and again that he can’t represent the members the company the label anymore and he is lacking too he is not in the position to speak for everybody. Lord leave him in peace
— 드닝 (@gol3naotc) December 6, 2025
his frustration is so evident cus he’s held himself and his band together for SO long … we are in eternal gratitude to you namjoon
— 💭 (@oceankive) December 6, 2025
namjoon not wanting to speak for the members like before isn’t a failure of leadership—it’s a reflection of how enormous they’ve become. the attention on each of them is massive. expecting one person to represent it all is impossible. the power of 7 aces…and the cost of it, too.
— mona lina⁷ *•✧˖°♡ (@y00ngipurrs) December 6, 2025
This, however, was not the only remark that hit the viewers hard. While discussing BTS’s future plans, RM addressed the criticism that the group had not released any content together in 2025, despite all the members returning from the military. He explained that there were specific standards that their music had to meet for them to be fully satisfied with it and put it out. There are other logistics that need to be taken into consideration as well.
🐨: many people are asking “why did you guys throw late 2025 away?” Well, of course we didn’t want to throw it too😭. We wanted to do a lot after discharge but there are reasons (we didn’t) that we can’t say. I have no right to say it. But I, too wanted to. Our last con was 2022
— 드닝 (@gol3naotc) December 6, 2025
“sorry for keeping you waiting so long. We have our reasons and we can’t easily make a comeback until, sorry that this is the only excuse we can offer but we will definitely be back and it may not be in the form you’re looking for but there’s nothing we can do about it” – namjoon pic.twitter.com/ZK9cjBijDD
— yaz⁷ (@sgmin_seven) December 6, 2025
He also admitted that while planning for their comeback, there were even multiple discussions about disbandment or a hiatus. However, the members decided to keep going because they love their team and fans.
#RM also talking about #BTS future in his live on Weverse 💜
“We even thought a lot about like should we pause the team again here or not, but we LOVE our TEAM and it’s because of the love and hope from all of you watching right now! that we can decide to KEEP GOING” 😭💜 pic.twitter.com/gxXh0xFxu5
— BTS Charts Daily (@btschartsdailyc) December 6, 2025
He also touched upon the changed operations within BTS’s label, stating that he was just an employee at a listed company now. So, even if he wanted to move things faster, he couldn’t override the bigger system in place.
🐨 as you know, the company i joined big hit and all that is different now its a listed company and i am also just one employee so even if i want them to announce things fast it cant go that way
— 정지 (@bts_cmn) December 6, 2025
All of these serious points that RM discussed during his livestream have left fans questioning exactly how much pressure he and the group are currently under, be it from the ongoing controversies or the various diplomacies they have to juggle while being under public scrutiny at all times. Many fans felt that the energy of the broadcast was heavy, and empathized with RM, sending him warm words of encouragement.
It’s not easy to came upfront and talk about things especially when your team is always being scrutinised on daily basis. let alone to be frank and vulnerable when ppl often misunderstood u. but he always did with his unchanging sincerity. love and warmest hug to namjoon 🥹🫂
— 레오⁷🌙 (@Borntolove7_) December 6, 2025
energy of namjoon live today was very heavy and i still feel it, but i also know that no change will be painless. these are our last moments of suffering. i believe everything will be even better than before. bts will get the love it deserves from the right people
— 💫 (@amevvil) December 6, 2025
there’s immense pressure on Namjoon as the leader of the biggest group in the world. even his little words can be twisted and put out of context and he’s aware of that so he feels stretched. let’s be responsible as armys and support him and the other boys. don’t act entitled pls!
— Shay⁷⁼¹ saw hobi 🥹💜 (@kookiegirlxo) December 6, 2025
