Singer Goes Viral For “Clocking” BTS RM’s Supposed Racism

They used to be castmates. Koreaboo 5 minutes ago BTS leader RM is yet again at the center of a heated social media discourse after an old video of him resurfaced on social media recently. BTS’s RM | @rkive/Instagram The clip in question is from the tvN show, Problematic Men, which used to regularly feature RM as a cast member alongside Jun Hyun Moo, Kim Ji Seok, Lee Jang Won, Ha Seok Jin, Joo Woo Jae, and DDotty. In the clip, singer Lee Jang Won was giving suggestions on how to improve one’s English-speaking skills, when RM responded with a playful, “What’s up bro?” Lee unexpectedly replied saying, “Play your own race.” When that one interviewer told namjoon to play his own race after he started putting on a black accent 😭😭 https://t.co/KRzLPQ9ESg pic.twitter.com/IiZ0SMYbXg — ★ (@_lyneho) September 23, 2026 Though the clip is from 2015, it has resurfaced on social media, drawing massive ridicule and criticism from some netizens for apparently trying to emulate a Black American accent. Many also praised Lee for “clocking” RM’s supposedly racist behavior. when this interviewer clocked namjoon’s racist ass pic.twitter.com/TdqP49NvDK https://t.co/2mv7lLOlIE — saj ꨄ︎ (@jentleggyu) Octo...