As BTS celebrates their 12th debut anniversary on June 13, 2025, leader RM (Kim Namjoon) penned a deeply introspective letter on Weverse. Today, BTS turns 12, and the world is in awe of what the 7-member K-pop group has achieved in these 12 years. Of course, it was not all rainbows, and BTS has seen their fair share of struggles before getting to where they are now.
As a leader, RM contributed a lot to the group’s success. Fresh from his military discharge on June 10, the 30-year-old rapper began his note with a poignant “Happy birthday, BTS.” He humorously noted he pressed so hard while writing that he “broke the pencil lead”.
He previously shared his experience with insomnia during his military service, where he went without sleep for 78 hours, and now uses sleep aids to help him get rest.
Hello everyone.
Happy birthday, BTS.
June 13 has come again.
Can’t believe it’s June 13 once more. Last year’s 613 was really not easy…… But 250613 has truly come. Honestly, I waited for this more than
you did.
I waited and waited and waited. Really.
12th anniversary… twelve years old! Feels like a nephew from my multiverse.
I’m glad you’ve grown up well.
Listen to your parents….. no wait, just a little.
It’s one of those nights where nonsense like this comes to mind.
My younger sibling’s birthday is also today,
so I spent time with family.
And now, before I wash up,
snapping pencil leads one by one,
I’m writing this weird message.
Truly, I didn’t think this day would come.
(TTTT..)
ᅲᅲ.
Looking back,
it always felt distant.
Every album, every project, every comeback…
How did we even dare to create,
to put out name cards with confidence? Calling it love, saying it was us.
After resting for a year and a half,
I can’t recall it anymore.
Even now, I still can’t see the road ahead.
I just keep trying and trying to find it.
I like a book called Experimental Love.
To be precisely loved, and to precisely love,
That seemingly impossible task,
I’ve always wanted to try.
But ironically, I might be the one
who knows the least about whether my love reaches anyone precisely.
I think I’ve lived my life trying to decode your love,
to match it as best I could.
Once again, I’m going to try heading somewhere,
even if I don’t know where it is.
How many, and which people, are beside me now,
I still don’t know very well.
But I want to walk romantically together.
Will you walk with me?..
I’m asking one more time.
Fatigued days, sleepless nights,
incomprehensible people, thoughts that won’t stop,
cutting through all that underbrush,
I want to set out again tomorrow like Huckleberry Finn.
In front of every distant fork in the road,
I endured because of you,
I stubbornly pushed forward because of you.
Thank you. And thank you again.
Whenever I try to write briefly, it always gets long.
Maybe I’m too young and immature to be concise just yet.
But when words overflow,
That too, is proof of clumsy love, isn’t it?
Please take it as something cute.
We’ll really try to do well again.
Thank you for giving us a chance.
I love you again.
It’s a good day. Goodnight!
Namjoon, free man
RM
Meanwhile, six out of seven BTS members have completed military service, with only Suga remaining. After his discharge on June 21, fans would get some clarity on whether the members will engage in solo activities or push for a group comeback early. As per previous statements from HYBE and BIGHIT MUSIC, the full group comeback will likely happen in 2026.