Come Back To Me
by RM

Album: Right Place, Wrong Person (2024)
Charted: 80 103
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Songfacts®:

  • "Come Back To Me" tackles the familiar trifecta of heartbreak, self-discovery, and that messy business of love and longing. RM croons over a gentle acoustic guitar and some whistling, a picture of melancholic reflection.
  • The lyrics are a bit of a head-scratcher. Lines like "Come back to me. Like you used to. Now, I could see. What a life is about" leave you wondering what exactly RM is pining for. But this is understandable because just about all the lyrics are in English, which isn't the K-pop star's native language.
  • I see you come back to me
    You are my pain, divine, divine


    When RM first dropped the song, a significant portion of the ARMY was convinced he is yearning for a "dandelion" in his chorus. No, folks, it's "pain divine," a phrase that, once you hear it, makes perfect sense in this context of bittersweet longing.
  • RM wrote the lyrics for the song and roped in a whole crew for the ride. Oh Hyuk of South Korean band Hyukoh cooked up the melody and arrangement. Kuo from the Taiwanese outfit Sunset Rollercoaster joins in with some guitar and bass, while singer/songwriter JNKYRD and San Yawn of Balming Tiger add their own artistic fingerprints.
  • RM first performed the song during a surprise appearance on the final concert of BTS bandmate Suga's D-DAY Tour on August 6, 2023, at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.
  • RM released "Come Back To Me" as a single from his second album, Right Place, Wrong Person, on May 10, 2024. It marked RM's first new music release since he enlisted into the South Korean military for mandatory two years of service in December 2023.
  • The music video, helmed by Lee Sung-jin (whose credits include Netflix's Beef), is a cinematic extravaganza. A mini-movie clocking in at nearly seven minutes, RM co-stars alongside Kim Minha of Pachinko fame. The BTS singer plays several roles in the twisty visual, including a big baby.

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