RM is the leader of BTS, the biggest boy group on the planet right now, which means that he shoulders most of the pressure. So when public health concerns around the spread of COVID-19 led to the cancelation of their “Map of the Soul: 7” concert in Seoul, RM admitted he felt angry about it.
RM is known for his professionalism and composure, but he recently shared his true emotions on VLive. While he understands the situation, the BTS star felt helpless and upset about the whole thing.
“It was very hard, and I felt so powerless. There were so many things we had prepared, we prepared for so long, we rehearsed for such a long time. So I felt dejected, really dejected. We were meant to show all these things to you,” he said. “At times when I was at home these past two weeks, I would feel so much anger building up like I was going crazy. All of a sudden, I’d start yelling and feel so much anger, because I was feeling dejected. I was upset. I was upset, and I felt like there wasn’t much we could do realistically.”
RM also noted that it was hard for BTS to perform in music shows without the fans. Since the seats were empty, they felt empty inside as well.
“I’m saying this now as promotional activities have wrapped up, but I felt powerless at times during our activities. Even when I was sweating, it didn’t feel like real sweat. We were announcing our return but there was no one there, only cameras.” he shared. “But I kept repeating to myself like a spell, we can’t lose our energy, we have to be happy, we have to smile. So many people are having such a hard time, and we at least get to be on air. I kept saying that and repeating it to myself. If we are like this [without energy], it will make our fans who have been waiting so much for this lose their energy too.”
Despite his frustrations, RM wanted to end his live broadcast with on a positive note. Instead of lingering on the fact that he was angry with the cancelation of their concert in Seoul and feeling empty without ARMYs in the audience, he tried to look at the bright side.
“At least we get to be in broadcasts,” he said. “I at least get to borrow the power of media and share my stories, because offline interactions aren’t possible these days. But we must keep moving forward. What else can we do? We have to keep moving forward, and I believe that if many in Korea wait, there will be good news.”
Due to the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak, Korean music shows have been recording performances without live audiences.
