Stephen Thompson | December 2, 2022

Now that we’re back to recording Tiny Desk concerts in the office, home concerts mostly happen under special circumstances: when the artist is overseas, for example, or otherwise unable to get to Washington, D.C., when we’re recording. Given that BTS’s RM (aka Kim Nam-joon) is based in South Korea, we let it slide — not least because his team put together one of the most impressive Tiny Desk facsimiles we’ve seen yet. What really sets it apart is the huge array of shelf-bound ephemera, which is bound to have the BTS Army sleuthing in the YouTube comments. What’s a random tchotchke and what’s an Easter egg? Study the set closely!

RM timed his solo Tiny Desk debut — which follows BTS’s home concert from back in 2020 — to coincide with the release of his first official studio album, Indigo. But he kicks off the set with an older track, “seoul,” which first appeared on his 2018 mixtape mono. From there, he showcases the first two tracks from Indigo: the rap-driven “Yun” and the funky “Still Life,” both of which are inspired by RM’s love of and fascination with painting. The studio tracks feature Erykah Badu and Anderson .Paak, respectively, both of whom get shoutouts in this set. But here, the focus never drifts away from the star at center stage — no matter how closely you might squint at the stuffed animals, housewares, clocks and toys (not to mention Big Mouth Billy Bass!) behind him.

Now, if we can just get him to visit the real Tiny Desk…

SET LIST
“seoul”
“Yun”
“Still Life”

MUSICIANS
RM: vocals
DOCSKIM: keyboard
john eun: guitar
Jaeshin Park: bass
JK Kim: drums

CREDITS
Director: Oui Kim (OUI)
Producer: Yeonjin Kim (OUI)
AUDIO:
JEONG WOO YEONG
Son Yu Jeong

CREW:
Huiwon Song
Sunyoung Kim
Hyeri Shin
EumKo
Youngwoo Lee
Eunil Lee
Sungju Min
Kihun Kim
Seungjong Lee
Yuntae Ko
Kidung Kim
Kiyong Eom
Donghyun Lee
Doosoo Choi
Yujin Jung
Sangjoon Lee
Kieun Lee
Kihyun Lee
Seonghyeon Heo
Insol Yun
Hyeongeun Kim
Yujin Ko
Daeun Han
Jae Yoo
GANi
Leehyun Kim
Yeonhwa Cha
Daye Shin
Daniella Kim
Saeyong Oh
Lee Jung Min
Lee Hyeon Ki
Jeong Dae Seong
Jinho Jeong
Rachel Um
Jennie Lee
Rosa Kim

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bob Boilen
Video Producer: Kara Frame
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Tiny Production Team: Suraya Mohamed, Bobby Carter, Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Hazel Cills, Marissa Lorusso, Ashley Pointer, Jill Britton, Sofia Seidel
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

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RM ‘들꽃놀이 (with 조유진)’ Official MV

Credits:
Director: Woogie Kim

Executive Producer: Katt Kim, Hyunwoo Nam
Head Of Studio: Kyuwon Seo
Account Executive: Jisoo Chung
Communications Coordinator: Brady Yoon

Director’s Assistant: Yurok Jang
Creative & Production: Sungjoo Han
Production Coordinator: Kaly Ngo
Creative Department: Eva Li

Director Of Photography: Jinhyuk Lee
1st AC: Hong Kang
2nd AC: Seunggyu Yoo
2nd 2nd AC:Seungnggi Jang
3rd AC: Gyeongui Hong
DIT: Gunwoo Jung
Camera B 1st: Jihwang Kim
Camera B 2nd: Jeajoon Ryu
Camera B 3rd: Minho Kim
Camera EQ Driver: Bong Jin Kim, Won Bae Park

Gaffer: Seungnam Yoon (BESTBOY)
Lighting Team: Inguk Hong, Taeyoung Kim, Joonmin Yang, Joonhyung Lim, Minjoon Kim, Junghoon Joo, Jongseung Song
Generator: Inman Hwang
Crane Operator: Daesik Seo

Production Art Design Director: Minkyu Jeon (Rekindle)
Art Department: Yesol Kim, Jiwoo Park, Youngmi Kim, Sanghoon Lee, Yoonhwan Kim, Geon Heo
Floral Design Director: Hwa Lee
Floral Design Team: Chanyeon Ha, Maru Cho, Min Woo Son
Structure Team: Song Kang Jeon

VFX Director: Daeyoung Byun (Second Floor)
VFX Supervisor: Dae Young Byun
2D Composite Lead: Ayoung Lee
2D Composite Artist: Youngjun Ko, Chea Young Kim
3D/FX Lead: Hyeju Kang
3D/FX Artist: Geo Young You
Project Manager: Seo Yun Kim

DI Team Lead: Jiyun Yeom (Lucid Color)
DI Producer: Onew Kim
DI Team: Somi Na, Suhyeon Bae, Mirim Lee, Jiwon Seo, Eunseo Choi, Hyeonsong Ko
Beauty Compositing: Go Moonyoung (Post Emotion)

Location Manager: Sepil Jang, Jimin Son (Viewfinder)

Traditional Fireworks Team Lead: Jaebok Cho
Traditional Fireworks Team: Yunok Gong, Sunae Park, Yongnyeo Seo, Son Okhe, Seeun Lee, Giju Jeong, Geum Hoe Jeong, Aeja Seo, Myeongok Kim, Sunok Lee, Seonja Kim, Sunja Jeong, Hyunja Kim, Byeongsu Lee, Myeongwon Seo, Minwoo Park, Byeongwoo Seo, Byeong Joon Lee, Hong Won Seo

Firework Team Lead: Hyungseok Yuk
Firework Team: Jongho Hong, Giinam Kang, Gijin Song
SFX Team: Yungyun Shin, Giseong Kim, Semin Oh

Jimmy Jib Operator: Yoongu Ji
Jimmy Jib Assist: Jinho Yoo, Euntaek Bae

Techno Crane: Taehyun Choi, Jisoo Woo, Anjun Hwan, Beomki Lee, Jaeun Kim (Service Vision)

Steadicam Operator: Sungwook Park
Steadicam Operator Assist: Youngwook Song

FPV Operator: Minjae Lee (Godfinger)
FPV Assist: Joonhwan Cha, Youngjoon Park, Sungjae Hwang, Euntae Lee

Key Grip: Hosik Moon
Grip: Janghee Park,Sangkyo Kim, Hyungjoon Kim

Runner Team Lead: Dongwang Huh
Runner Team: Yonghyeon Yoo, Seulgi Hong, Jonghun, Jinu Jeong, Hakmin Kim, Juneun Park, Hyodong Lee
Covid Officer: Juyong Park
Security: Dongwon Gam, Hongbin Lim, Yeonggyun Jang, Seungsu Kim Chanjae Park, Seong Jeong Kang, Byeongho Kim, Seungheon Park

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