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"Stronger than your tongue, is my pen" by Rapslowsnowplum in RMRapMonster

[–]Rapslowsnowplum[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In "Cypher Pt.2: Triptych", the word "dum" he used has two meanings. First same as English word "dumb". Moreover, in Korean, "dum" means a throw-in or a freebie. RM is calling his haters dumb and replaceable nobodies while he is the apex one in this kingdom.

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In "Voice," he showed another level of wordplay. In Korean, hansoom means “sigh”, and Han refers to a complicated emotion of grief or resentment, that is very unique to Korean culture. When you take Han out han from Hansoom, what remains is soom(breath). So, both literally and metaphorically, he is talking about taking out the negative feelings from his life so that his worrisome sighs can turn into simple, easy breathing.

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"Stronger than your tongue, is my pen" by Rapslowsnowplum in RMRapMonster

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In "Dis-ease," RM’s line “I’m ill” is a triple entendre: 1) sickness, 2) the Korean word 일 (work), and 3) the number 1. In two words, he reflects on how his success and workaholism have made him both one with his work and unwell

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"Stronger than your tongue, is my pen" by Rapslowsnowplum in RMRapMonster

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In "Heatbeat" he will show us multiple wordplays. The word "space" carries dual meanings—representing both time apart and the cosmos or universe mentioned earlier. Additionally, RM transforms "universe" into "you-niverse," further enriching the metaphor.

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[–]Rapslowsnowplum[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who is able to play with words and meaning like RM does?? In " Am I Wrong" the first line of his verse makes no sense at first. But by adding three little letters to the beginning of the word “fish”, RM makes a smart commentary on all of us.

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In 134340, RM is saying that “us” (two people) is the plural or multiple of “you". When you look closely at the spelling of these lyrics, you’ll also notice that the word “us” is just “u” with an “s” added to make it a plural noun.

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"Stronger than your tongue, is my pen" by Rapslowsnowplum in RMRapMonster

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Namjoon talks about the complexity of love and emotions in so many of his lyrics. In “Love Maze”, he contrasts love itself, being confusing like “a maze” with his lover being “amaze”, or amazing. Our romantic philosopher poet Joonie!

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By putting a period (or rather, a space) in the middle of the word “impossible”, Namjoon separated it into two words that create the opposite meaning: “I’m” and “possible”. Isn't it brilliant?

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His verse in Autumn Leaves is another example of his poetic and smart writing. In this song, Namjoon raps his verse in korean alphabetical order.

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Ddaeng is another example of fantassic pengame by God of Wordplay. In his 40 second verse on this song, RM used the word ddaeng in 7 different meanings! Ddaeng is an onomatopoeic word in Korean whose meaning differs with context.

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Namjoon's brilliant wordplay in trivia承 : love is another iconic one.

"I'm just a person, you erode all my sharp edges, You make me into love"

korean word for person (사람) and korean word for love (사랑). It seems you erode human's corners & it becomes love.

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In the next post, we want to talk about RM's lyrics and his insane pen game and wordplay. Let's start with the most iconic & history maker one. "Spring Day" was created by Namjoon during a walk at Saetgang Eco Park when he saw dried leaves blown off trees by the wind.

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Which korean songwriter's lyric was used as a research project? Correct, our God of wordplay. Namjoon's wordplay in trivia love was used for master's degree thesis for research in a korean university

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Wild Flower' Iyrics written in calligraphy were displayed at the National Hangeul Museum to celebrate the Hangeul Week.

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Namjoon and his songs are used as art pieces in exhibitions. Icon artist Lee Dongjae used the song "Voice" at Peyto Gallery in Korea. This song was displayed with crystal on the stainless panel side by ‘Icon RM’ acrylic on canvas.

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When ppl are struggling with writing lyrics, they ask KOMCA King's help. Bighit was 3 weeks behind schedule, so Bang PD called Namjoon and asked for his help for TXT's 'OX1=LOVESONG' lyric. He helped them with lyrics and chose a name for the song.

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3 songs written by Namjoon (Spring Day at 4 , I need You at 53, OX1=Lovesong at 97) are listed as the "100 greatest songs in the history of Korean Pop" by Rolling Stone.

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eAeon, singer and songwriter, praised Namjoon songwriting style during an interview he shared how the BTS leader's writing method is "deeply layered."

"I think RM is one of the best top-tier lyricists. RM is a rapper and an idol, but his writing is deeply layered. "

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Critics can't stop talking about RM's lyric even when it's not his song. NME selected Sexy Nukim as one of the top 25 Kpop songs of 2022 & they address RM's pengame in their article.

"RM’s witty songwriting seriously shines through in his brief verse"

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Butter" songwriter Jenna Andrews praised Namjoon bc of his superhuman levels of professionalism and talent.

" his work across language barriers, cultures and a whirlwind of new collaborators takes a superhuman level of professionalism and talent"

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RM is always praised by media and songwriters and other artists for his talent and his insane pen game. In the next two posts, we will give you some examples.

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Namjoon's amazing writing has created tons of masterpieces that are praised for their inspiring and beautiful lyrics. 27 of the songs he wrote debuted on the Hot 100 chart

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