In 2024, we included Kim Nam-Joon – better known as RM, the leader of BTS, the biggest boy band in the world – in our 5th honour roll of 16
Where Have All the Male Role Models Gone: Jimmy Carter, Kim Nam-Joon, and Making the Case for the Imperfect Positive Male Role Model
Following Kim Nam-Joon’s controversial photo with Chris Brown that was posted on Instagram on 12th August 2026, we have indefinitely suspended him from our male role model honour roll. Additionally,