BTS leader RM, short for Rap Monster, clocked his 30th birthday on Thursday. The rapper is currently serving in the South Korean military. RM, aka Kim Namjoon, began his military service on December 11 last year. His service will end in 2025.
2/8
RM's love for art is known to all his fans. He visits art museums and galleries around the world. Time and again he has shared his experiences and photos from these visits on social media platforms.
3/8
RM, speaking with Vogue Korea last year, opened up about his "powerful first encounter with art". The BTS member had said, "Since our memories tend to edit themselves, I can’t vouch for the accuracy of mine, but I believe I had a moment like that while viewing paintings by Monet, van Gogh and Seurat at the Art Institute of Chicago. I think it was toward the end of 2018. I was on tour at the time, but I decided to use some free time to visit a museum that day.
RM had also said, “When I saw those famous paintings that I’d only seen in art textbooks or on the Internet, and actually felt their matières and presence, I knew I’d made the right choice. I have no artistic talent, so I couldn’t help but marvel, with my jaw on the floor, at the incredible colours and techniques of those master artists. For some reason, I was quite shaken by A Sunday on La Grande Jatte.”
5/8
RM had spoken about travelling since childhood. Speaking with the Chicago Tribune a few years ago, RM had said, "...my parents always took me to areas around rivers in Korea. We would go camping and sleep outside in small tents. That is a great memory for me. I also studied in New Zealand for four months when I was 12 years old. It was exactly 125 days. I remember that because I wrote about it in my diary. Travelling helped with my education. I got to experience so many things."
9
About Mihir, Avika told HT, “There are days when I wake up and remind myself that it’s real. I feel very lucky and blessed to have found a partner who supports me, understands me, and always pushes me to grow in life.”
7
Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan blows a kiss as she presents a creation for L'Oreal Paris show "Liberte, Egalite, Sororite" (Liberty, Equality, Sisterhood), as part of the Paris Fashion Week Women Ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2026 collection at the Hotel de Ville, in Paris.
6
Grammy-winning musician Rihanna has announced the birth of her third child with longtime partner and rapper A$AP Rocky. The 37-year-old singer shared the news on Instagram on Wednesday, posting two pictures - one of her cradling the newborn, dressed in pink, and another of the baby’s pink shoes. The caption revealed the baby girl’s name as “Rocki Irish Mayers Sept 13 2025”
