BTS At United Nations

South Korean pop sensation BTS made a splash at the United Nations on Monday, with a special appearance on behalf of a UNICEF campaign focusing on youth development around the world.

The seven-member boy band with a global fan base that calls itself “The Army” were in attendance at the launch of “Youth 2030: the United Nations Youth Strategy” and the “Generation Unlimited Partnership.”

Kim Nam-joon, better known as RM, spoke to an audience of U.N. delegates about deeply personal experiences with loneliness and low self-esteem that troubled him as a young boy, before launching a stellar career in K-pop with other BTS members.

“I’m Kim Nam-joon, RM of BTS. I am an idol artist from a small town [South] Korea. Like most people I have made plenty of mistakes in my life. I have many faults, and many more fears, but I raise myself as [best] as I can…[and] gradually [learned to] love myself,” Kim said. “True love begins with love of myself.”