BTS leader RM took centre stage at the APEC CEO Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on October 29, delivering a keynote address that reinforced his position as not just a K-pop idol, but as the defining voice of an entire generation and industry.

Speaking at the summit's cultural session on "Cultural and creative industries in the APEC region and the soft power of K-culture," the rapper-turned-cultural diplomat demonstrated exactly why he's become the face BTS—and frankly, all of K-pop—sends when the world's biggest stages come calling.

This wasn't RM's first rodeo with heavyweight audiences. The 30-year-old has already delivered addresses at the United Nations (twice, actually), the Billboard Music Awards, the Grammys, and even the White House. When K-pop needs a spokesperson who can artic

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