No Brain's Lee Sung-woo and BTS's RM. [Newsis·Yonhap]
No Brain's Lee Sung-woo and BTS's RM. [Newsis·Yonhap]

Rock band No Brain has sent a playful invitation to BTS member RM after he gave the group a shoutout.

No Brain members Lee Sung-woo and Hwang Hyun-sung appeared Wednesday on tvN's "You Quiz on the Block" to mark the band's 30th anniversary.

When host Yoo Jae-suk brought up RM's shoutout, Lee recalled his reaction. "A BTS fan sent me a message saying RM had mentioned us and that it was a big deal," he said. "I thought, 'No way,' and then looked it up and went, 'Whoa.'"

Earlier, in an overseas interview in July, RM was asked which Korean artist he would recommend for their raw, powerful energy. "They're a really strong, high-energy group — it's No Brain," he said, introducing the band to the interviewer.

Lee said he was particularly struck by how RM framed the mention. "Of course it's great just to be mentioned by RM, but what I loved most was the moment he said, 'Doesn't the name No Brain already give you a feeling?'"

Hwang agreed, adding that RM's delivery made all the difference. "It wasn't like, 'Here's No Brain, the brainless ones' — he said it in such a cool way that I felt an enormous sense of pride," he said.

Lee then turned the moment into an open invitation. "I thought, he really knows music deeply," he said. "And it just so happens this is our 30th anniversary. RM, want to make art together?"


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