BTS's RM Praised For Not Conforming To Industry Trends With New Song

BTS‘s RM will release his new solo album, Right Place, Wrong Person, on May 24.

As ARMYs await the album to drop, RM released new song, “Come back to me,” with its music video. He impressed the fandom with the cinematic MV, which also served as a short film starring many acclaimed actors.

ARMYs also praised the song for its lyricism. Many found it genuine and relatable, as he described depression while still giving listeners hope.

i personally love how namjoon always brings up spring in his lyrics, in his speeches. no matter what happens there’s always hope, there’s always joy. waiting. always a door you can walk through. you can always be someone else, grow, change. you can always begin again

— ammi ⁷ 🍊 (@ammisays) May 10, 2024

Namjoon proving why he's the Father of kpop again n again like the lyrics is deep af and the production OMG pic.twitter.com/sGV5b1KAKN

— Res⁷☾ ia📚 (@jimimispromise) May 10, 2024

namjoon’s lyrics are like a beam of light that keeps you from losing yourself in the darkness of despair. reminding us that spring always comes back to us again and again.

— s, (@UHSNOOZE) May 10, 2024

RM was also applauded for the song’s duration. On Spotify, “Come back to me” is 6:28, while the Radio Edit is 4:13. Even with its longer duration than mainstream music, it didn’t utilize any gimmicks or repetition.

I laughed when I saw the song is 6:29 minutes long and the radio edit is 4:14 minutes long. Namjoon really (quietly and again) said screw industry pressure for short streaming friendly songs; my music, my art, my way 👏

— Ren⁷⟭⟬⟬⟭(busy) (@renkiger_) May 10, 2024

No fcking Tcktok influenced SONg

NO fcking diddipiddy

No fcking kekekeke

JUST 6 minutes of REAL music. With great Production, Lyrics, And overall output.

Thank you KIM NAMJOON for existing 🙏🙏🙇🙇🙌

— Dr Asher ℜ𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔭𝔩𝔞𝔠𝔢 Wᵣₒₙg ₚₑᵣₛₒₙ (@Bibliophiliabe1) May 10, 2024

in a world of tiktok short music designed to be looped with gimmicky lyrics, I'm so grateful to namjoon and his 6 and a half minutes of pure poetry

— alexandra⁷⁼¹ 🖤🤍 (@bigdeal0818) May 10, 2024

namjoon said fuck the 2 minutes trendsetter, I'll release 6:28 minute long song cus I'm a friend better

— tay ʳᵖʷᵖ ⁷ (@kimgayism) May 10, 2024

In recent years, K-Pop songs have been criticized by fans for their shorter durations. Most songs are 3:30 at most, but many are way shorter than even that. Netizens blame the music industry’s obsession with trending on social media apps. So, ARMYs believe the duration of “Come back to me” is RM’s response to the industry. Read more below.