RM Live - 12/28

yay

My commentary in green.
RM usually doesn't trigger my cuteness aggression either but it must be approaching some time of month because he's looking extra pookiecakes today in his enormous wutang jersey and beanie...

Hello~

Merry Christmas
Happy New Year
I'm bragging my Christmas tree like right over there, see? (jakl;dfjg;kladfjg;lajdflg.)

the top half is not lit

then the bottom half is not lit

this is hilarious and magical and i love him - i SUPER hope he strung it and set it himself

ahnyonghaseyo
it's the end of the year so i have to say Hello
oh it's not a house tour i just felt i should turn it on at home
so i did

ahnyonghaseyo everyone
what's upp
i'm good
i had like three or four glasses of whiskey
cuz i met up with a friend from the military after a long time
but he left again.. and so now it's empty [here] again..
so i thought i'd just chat with you guys for a bit
i truly have no *agenda today (as in *nothing specific to talk about on live)

yeah it's my new home
i love staying here

ya.. shh.. wait a minute.. wth?? arite..
fiddling w/ the cam settings

i'm doing well
today we all had a meeting
we decided on various things for next year
we all did some monitoring too

i also got a phone stand, guys
so.. now the screen won't be shakey

this tree is ...::mutes himself accidentally somehow::
this tree was a gift from my friend

Merry Christmas and happy new year
::he's muted::

let me ..
just give me some time..
(fiddling w/ the phone settings again)

turns out every time he muted, he was rejecting a facetime LOLL

okay..
today is just *nonsense time
Wu-Tang forever Wu-Tang forever
can you hear me? can you or can you not hear me?
can you hear me? can you or can you not hear me? can you hear me? can you hear me? can you hear me?
you hear me?
okay

*개소리 (gae sori) = gae "dog" + sori "sounds" - an indelicate way to say 'nonsense' - in context, can also mean 'bullshit'; here he's just saying he's here to shoot the shit - no agenda, no important annoucement, he came, a few whiskeys deep, to chitchat aimlessly 🥰

You've seen this written in his Nuts lyrics (highlighted below)
"평생 같은 개소리, love is just for the freaks" - as in, "'forever?' such bs" love is just for the freaks

works now right?
okay okay

cuz i had to block facetime

yea so everyone - are you spending the *end of the year well?
oh i sound like some kind of host..

*연말 (yeonmal) = end of the year; you've probably heard this term a lot these days in Korean entertainment/definitely in their lives
It just occurred to me that 'the end of the year' isn't really 'regarded' the same way in all cultures..

Growing up Korean-American, I kinda noticed in my "American world" late December (for me- seeing mainly Hanukkah/Christmas) has its own 'fanfare' and then ~nothing really~ and then 12/31 & Jan 1st come with New Years parties, resolutions, champagne, etc.

In my 'Korean world,' the end-of-the-year, is kinda treated like it's own 'chunk-of-time-to-be-regarded' (yes with Christmas & NYE distinctly included) as a time of self-reflection, looking back, planning ahead, taking stock of your reality/the reality of your life, lots of hangouts/festivities/activities emphasizing "wrapping up" well whatever that may look like for you...

I know a lot of American places do (offices/schools) have end-of-year things too that are inclusive of these kinds of sentiments/celebrations. I'm not saying my two worlds were mutually exclusive but I, personally, always felt my 'America-spaces were more holiday itself-centric/-focused?? loll' and 'Korea-spaces were a bit more 'general end of year vibes' focused??

Anyway, all this to say - that's why you hear them asking about 'how are you spending this time?' it's not just about the Christmas dinner or the NYE parties but like what are you doing for CHUNK of time at the end of the year to "wrap up" the year - be it celebrating, reflecting, letting go, building up..etc. or some combination of it all~

for me too ..i think i'm doing pretty much okay~
i'm just living.. waiting for the new year.. x2
2026.. why aren't you here yet?? seriouslyyy

there are two trees - one here, one there
(why was this so cute and hot at the same time and i'm crashing out so hard and jakdfg;aldj;gkajd;lgkjsugahasacatjakdlfgjadfkg)

for me, 2025 was honestly the worst year ever
other than being discharged from the military.. literally nothing good happened for me
oh and making our album well ..

other than those two things, not one good thing happened..

T_T i hear you SO HARD. ajdfklgja;ldfkjg;aldfkjg;lkajdf why did 2025 last only 3 months and.. somehow simultaneously 3 of the longest years of my life..

these days?? what do i do.. hm..
i just.. it's the same.. like..
my home.. i'm not going to show you my home but like ..
as you can see, this is a space that looks prettiest when it's kept immaculate
so every morning, i wake up and clean and do the dishes
if there's laundry to do, i do that.. i just live like that
and in the morning
...i bought a dream machine

(a 'dream machine' is an espresso machine - this is just an image of a dream machine from the brand, not RM's exact one

cuz every time i brew coffee - it was so inconsistent (HAHAHAHA aw someone help him jakldfjg;laj)
so I just got a dream machine - cuz there was a good one available - so i got one
and i look outside while i sip my cup of coffee and think 'ah, it is what it is' and yea.. i just live like that

as most of you know, I'm OT7 all day everyday but my "gun to my head bias" is RM for a lot of reasons.... but I've never related to anything harder than this right here.

right now in Korea, it's raining..
started raining suddenly so i was like 'ah, it's raining'
and i'm trying to get settled in my new home
it's been about 3 weeks since i moved in
i love it, i love it so much

my friends came over for a housewarming
they all said it felt like a luxurious hotel in Japan or something
i don't really know about that
i just..
ah, the color looks a bit brighter on camera
in real life it's a bit calmer
a bit calmer.. living with new furniture in a new home

ah, yoongi hyung turned on his live too??

damnnn. ..yoongi hyung did??
he's so cool

okay.. we're just super same pagezies today he and I LOLLL and all of ARMY hahahaha sighhh what a happy sunday

album prep? yea, well
it's almost done

Korea is pretty cold but not super duper cold
i can wear a coat if i want to
but i've been trying to change up my clothing style these days
these days i just don't like color matching
so i just wear a lot of black clothes
i think i've calmed down a bit compared to before?
yea

living together at LA for two months was fun
so maybe we can live together again sometime
that's about it?

the drama i'm watching now is Culinary Class Wars
it's SO fun
if you have any recommendations, please let me know
but as you know, dramas these days take a lot of time
you have to watch them for a long time with dedication
so watching dramas takes up a lot of emotional energy
you have to watch them for 2 hours so it takes up a lot of emotional energy
so i try not to start dramas...

100% samezies 😓

when i got my new home i also got all new tableware
this is my new cup, pretty right? handcraftedd

everyone hush, bbkoala is showing us his pretty new cup. flailing it everywhere so that it's in focus NEVER of the times
all my cups in my house are black too
my dishes are black too

which chef do i like the most?
first of all, i think '*Chinese Cuisine Witch' is so cool
and then..

*중식 (joongshik, Chinese cuisine) + 머녀 (manyuh) = literally "Chinese Cuisine Witch" but it sounds a lot cooler in Korean ..kinda like 'wizard/magician/wiz of Chinese cuisine' - which is this YouTuber/Chef's creator name - this is a rando clip from the Netflix Series, Culinary Class Wars ft. the "Chinese Cuisine Witch"

but i really like Mosu
Mosu is a 3-Michelin star Korean restaurant in Seoul known for its modern take on traditional Korean cuisine. Chef Ahn Sung-jae, the co-host of Culinary Class Wars alongside Paik Jong-won, is the head chef and owner. Mosu is named after the beautiful Cosmos (코수모수) flower.

so i think i watch it with a bit of a fan mindset for Chef Ahn Sung-jae
as a fan.. like a bit of a fanboy mindset
same with YouTubers
'Chinese Cuisine Witch' is really cool
there were many others
but my memory is just like..
'French Papa' is also really cool
and then Executive Director Hu Deok-juk is really cool too, so serious/intense/legit

Japan? sure i want to go to Japan
There will be occasion to go to Japan next year ..
a lot of them actually - next year will be busy
we'll be able to see all of you during our tour next year
we'll do somethingsomethingsomething and make it happen so
don't worry don't worry
for me - please, don't worry

I had dinner for a ..i ate pork belly .. which is very traditional in seoul food in Korea
with my friend from the army.. from the MILITARY**
*Happy Chuseok?
..Yes please have a happy chuseok

*즐추 (jeulchu) = 즐거운 추석 (jeulgeoun chooseok) = have a fun korean harvest festival (this occurs in September...) so perhaps an international fan wrote that thinking it meants 'happy new year' and RM is just rolling with it rather than calling it out, but you wouldn't use 'chuseok' in december loll

I'll speak English if I want.

Kim Namjoon did not stutter.
in fact, here's a free graphic you can use to do what you need to do. More variations here.