Seoul: K-Pop super band BTS members Jung Kook and RM are set to launch feature-length documentary films by October.
โRM: Right People, Wrong Place,โ directed by Lee Seok-joon, will have its debut at Octoberโs Busan International Film Festival.
According to variety.com, the film โtells the story of the production of (RMโs) second solo album, โRight Place, Wrong Personโ, which was released in May.โ
โThe film adds meaning as a record of BTSโ leader RM, solo artist RM, and human Kim Namjoon as a self-exploration while also embodying the sensual cinematography that was well received in the music video of his solo album, giving the impression of watching an art film,โ said distributors CJ 4DPLEX in a statement.
Director Lee Seok-joon was previously working on the production of the music videos for โArsonโ and โMORE,โ the title track of BTSโ J-Hopeโs solo album christened โJack in the Box.โ
The film will have an open-air screening at Busan. Other details have not been finalised and are still under wraps, reports variety.com.
โIt is very meaningful that โRM: Right People, Wrong Placeโ will be the first K-pop documentary film to be screened outdoors at the Busan International Film Festival,โ said Seo Kye-won, GM of HYBE Media Studio, who was in charge of the production of this film.
The label Hybe Corp. is also behind โJung Kook: I Am Still,โ a feature which highlightโs the artistโs eight-month journey following his solo debut with โSeven (feat. Latto)โ in July 2023.
Jung Kook has become a star solo artist as his singles, โ3D (feat. Jack Harlow)โ and โStanding Next to You,โ ranked top 10 status. It made him the first K-pop solo artist to simultaneously hold three tracks in the Billboard HOT 100โs top 10. His album, โGolden,โ had a 24-week run on the Billboard 200.
Hybe said that โJung Kook: I Am Stillโ is the tenth BTS feature film that it has produced. Films by and about BTS have proved popular with specialty and general streaming platforms. Earlier this year, Asian-themed streamer Rakuten Viki announced a slate of nine BTS films and variety shows.