Why RM's Come Back To Me Music Video Director Was Afraid Of Being 'Deported'

BTS leader Kim Namjoon aka RM recently unveiled his latest solo single titled Come Back To Me, leaving fans all thrilled. The song has already ascended the ranks on various music charts amid the unwavering support from the ARMY. As the BTS rapper and the entire team bask in the success of Come Back To Me, director Lee Sung Jin opened up on his work, further sharing an incident that made him fear getting “deported”. Known for his work in work on the award-winning series BEEF, Sung Jin recalled how RM ended up getting injured while filming for the music video.

The director also shared how he was pleasantly surprised by RM’s dedication to his work as he rehearsed, took notes and put in long hours even after the potentially disastrous incident.

BTS’ RM Got Injured While Filming Come Back To Me

In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Lee Sung Jin explained that it was during the three-day schedule in Paju when RM unfortunately got injured.

“He bent down and his head hit the camera and it was a giant gash on his eye,” the director said further adding the BTS singer had to be rushed to the hospital to treat the wound, which required a few stitches. However, the incident left Lee worrying that he might be deported out of South Korea.

“Immediately I thought, ‘Oh great, I’m going to be deported immediately because I’ve just scratched this national treasure’,” he added.

Contrary to his fears, Lee recalled RM’s nonchalant reaction to the injury as he was ready to resume filming right after getting his stitches. “He would come and check the monitor and be like, ‘Oh, I think we can get that one a little bit better’,” Lee added.

More About Come Back To Me

Last week on May 10, BTS’s RM unveiled his much-awaited pre-release track titled Come Back To Me, from his upcoming solo album Right Place, Wrong Person. An indie-pop song, it delves into the album’s main theme of “right and wrong” showing RM’s character playing three different roles – a friend, a married man with a child and a child himself.

BigHit Music recently shared details about the solo album, stating that it will have a total of 11 songs. It will be released on May 24.