RM Gives His ‘Teenage Idol’ Nas an Onstage Shout-Out While Hip-Hop Legend Was at BTS’ NYC Show

The K-pop star also shared a photo of himself and the rap titan backstage.

RM of BTS on stage at The 52nd American Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 25, 2026, in Las Vegas.

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As tens of thousands of BTS fans watched their idols perform Sunday night (Aug. 2), one of the boy band’s members — RM — spent the show looking out into a crowd that included his own personal hero.

In a video captured by ARMY at the Bangtan Boys’ show in East Rutherford, N.J., the band leader took a moment during the group’s set to highlight that a very special guest was in the house that night at Metlife Stadium. “I want to shout out to the artist who dominated my whole teenage [years],” RM said on stage. “King of New York, big Nas is here tonight!”