BTS’s RM has sparked discussion after making remarks during a recent livestream that many believe subtly addressed Jungkook’s dating controversy.
During the broadcast, RM spoke candidly about his role as the group’s leader, admitting that as BTS members are now all in their 30s, there are limits to how much responsibility he can take for their personal situations. RM reiterated that despite being the leader, each member ultimately has to handle their own circumstances. RM also acknowledged that he is aware of what’s going on, but made it clear that there is little he can do when it comes to matters involving someone else’s life.
“And now, as you all know, with this job, whenever something happens, or when there’s an issue, or when something is about to come out and people talk about what the behind-the-scenes are like — I can’t really explain everything in detail right now.
What I really want to say is that I can no longer represent our team on my own. That’s because I’m just one person, one human being.
Back then, around 2017 and 2018, when we were actively promoting as BTS, I feel like I could do that to some extent. But after that, each of the members became fully independent individuals, each with their own boundaries, their own lifestyles, personalities, and ways of living.
So now, the idea that I should go to the company due to the members, or that I should somehow control or manage what the members do, that doesn’t really apply anymore. There were so many times when our team was on the verge of being disrupted or stopped entirely, as you all know, so I’m extremely grateful that we’re still able to be together.”
— RM
🐨그리고 이제 뭐 아시다시피 이 직업이 무슨 일이 생겼거나 혹은 뭐 무슨 뭐가 있을때 혹은 아니면 뭐가 나와야 되는데 비하인드가 어떻다 저쩌다 제가 지금 말을 다 할 수가 없어요 왜냐면은 그 제가 말씀드리고 싶은 것은 저는 이제 더이상 저희 팀을 제가 대표할수가 없어요 왜냐하면 저는 고작… https://t.co/Sdn7HrTDLV pic.twitter.com/B7f8cKxINo
— 꾹이모나 🐰 (@JJUNGKOOK_mona) December 6, 2025
While RM never directly mentioned Jungkook or any specific controversy, many viewers felt the timing and wording were too specific to ignore.
BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨
RM in his recent live said he’s aware of what’s going on, but there’s nothing he can do about someone else’s situation.
It really sounds like he’s fed up and implying that Jungkook needs to take responsibility for his own actions. pic.twitter.com/jTeuSVVIXT
— lovie ♡ (@loviekf5lu) December 6, 2025
Some fans interpreted RM’s words as a sign of quiet frustration of exhaustion from having to be associated with issues outside his control simply because of his position as leader.
good for him tho. this is probably one of the reasons why being the leader felt like a burden to him, I know he was tired of being involved in their individual mess each time, they are +30yo, it's about time some of them own up their lives. https://t.co/7ovskDzxEo
— ksj era☆ jincember (ia) (@areaksj) December 6, 2025
For now, RM hasn’t elaborated further, but his message was clear enough for many to understand.
