Right Place, Wrong Person
Right Place, Wrong Person is the second studio album by South Korean rapper RM of BTS, released on May 24, 2024, through Big Hit Music. The album follows his first solo album Indigo, released December 2022, and contains two singles "Come Back to Me" and "Lost!", the former peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Global 200 and the latter peaked at number 68 on the same chart. The album features appearances by Little Simz, Domi and JD Beck, and Moses Sumney.
Background
In 2023, RM traveled to Spain in search of inspiration for his second solo album, feeling unfulfilled after the critical and commercial success of Indigo. In an interview with EFE, he reflected on his journey to rediscover his identity after a decade of navigating the demands of K-pop as a member of BTS. He also revealed that he would "not be taking on any projects in the near future" in preparation for his mandatory military service, which began on December 11, 2023.Promotion and release
On April 26, 2024, Big Hit Music announced the release of his second studio album which was slated to be released on May 24. The following day, the promotional schedule including the release of the track list, teasers, music videos has been revealed. The album consists of 11 songs that fall within the alternative genre. He participated in writing the lyrics for all 11 songs.On May 24, while fulfilling his military obligations, RM released his second studio album Right Place, Wrong Person.
On September 4, it was announced that the documentary film RM: Right People, Wrong Place will be released through the "Open Cinema" section of the 29th Busan International Film Festival. It offers a glimpse into his introspective journey during the eight months leading up to his military enlistment, as well as a peek through the sessions for the album, including how he channeled his experiences and emotions.
On July 8, 2025, a vinyl version of the album was announced. It had a rolling release by countries and regions from August 08, 2025.
Critical reception
Rhian Daly of NME called the album "a gorgeous, intriguing, artful record" and "nothing short of electric" with "discordant layers viscerally reflect the album's emotions of feeling out of place and its eventual message" that "rewards repeat and close listens, each track full of little details that elevate each go round". Maura Johnston of Rolling Stone described it as "psychedelia-tinged and soulful, its lyrics' intense self-interrogation balanced by music that feels like an invite to further explorations". Azrin Tan of Vogue Singapore wrote, "This album is utter proof of RM's evolution as a musician and artist... This is RM in his endless search for the sonic world that could have been, at least once upon a time. It's RM and Kim Namjoon both, just more curious about the many facets of himself that lie deep within."David Crone of AllMusic praised the creative experimentation of the album, saying "This nonconformist backbone is not just the album's sound, but its entire ethos" and noted how "RM's lyrics gravitate between ideas of perception and discovery." Crone also wrote, "Right Place, Wrong Person is fundamentally a record of self-acceptance, but it's a kind of self-acceptance that's seen much less often -- punchy and upbeat and even broken, it's a reflection of a messy self-hood that never risks relying on vague, affirmative clichés. Of all the lessons he draws, Namjoon leaves us with one critical truth: much like the album itself, life is beautiful because of, not in spite of, its wonkiness." For Teen Vogue Jiye Kim wrote, "RM at the cusp of 30 has filled up both the visuals and music with a discordant energy in an ever-changing flow of genres and rhythms across a tight 35 minute, 11 track album... emphatically taps into the collective human fear of one's innate wrongness and the cyclic journey of rage, disappointment, exhaustion, and renewal" and declared, "Right Place, Wrong Person is absolutely Kim Namjoon in essence."
The album was recognized as one of the best albums of the first half of the year by Rolling Stone, Billboard, The Associated Press, and NME. Billboard wrote "RM simply refuses to acknowledge the existence of any such boundaries over these 34 minutes, with 11 songs that careen from hip-hop to jazz to punk to R&B to Fela Kuti-styled Afrobeats — while all still sounding like a coherent and natural artistic extension of one man's creative vision" and compared him to genreless artists like Tyler the Creator.