Published 15:42 IST, September 14th 2020
BTS’ RM makes massive donation of over Rs.60 lakh to National Museum in Seoul
Here is everything you need to know about the recent donation that BTS’ RM made to the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) on his birthday.
Advertisement
K-pop boy band Bangtan Sonyeondan aka BTS’ leer Kim Namjoon ringed in his 26th birthday on September 12. main rapper and leer of group were showered with wishes on day by fans as well as co-members of group. In return, BTS’ RM oozed generosity when he donated 100 million won to a museum. leer of K-pop group and art enthusiast RM gave back in a humble way, as per fans.
Advertisement
RM'S birthday celebration
To welcome his 26th birthday, Namjoon me a donation of 100 million won, that is USD 84,200 approx and 61,89,819 approx in INR to National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art or MMCA in Seoul, South Korea. On day of his birthday, RM was surprised by all his bandmates with cakes and wishes. group live-streamed ir celebration through VLive. Apart from going live, BTS members took to Twitter to wish ir beloved leer through funny tweets and voice recordings.
Advertisement
Kim Namjoon's interest in art
Recently, a report covered through Naver in collaboration with Soompi, suggested that Namjoon ‘loves and appreciated art’ and avidly wished to contribute to development and preservation of important artwork. Through his donations, several out-of-print and difficult to find ancient art-related works will be printed and brought to paperbacks. se books will be sent to schools across South Korea, to make it accessible to libraries across country. Students will be able to re and learn about art forms which in turn will generate curiosity amid young population. as per report in Soompi.
Advertisement
Namjoon’s efforts earned praise from director of MMCA, Yoon Bum-mo. He said in an interview with Soompi that through BTS’ RM’s contribution, more people will be able to learn about art through books. He also ded that Namjoon is a frequent visitor of museum, despite being packed with a busy schedule.
Advertisement
BTS RM wishes to explore more galleries around world. During interview with Naver, her revealed that he wishes to visit Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France if only re was coronavirus. He also recently purchased Joung Young-Ju's Disappearing Hometown 730 painting. painting will be re for a public display for some time at KIAF's virtual exhibition after which it will be taken to Namjoon's home.
15:42 IST, September 14th 2020