David Yi, a writer, is releasing a book about male beauty and care on June 22nd, 2021. In this book, he talks about the history of male beauty care (which includes skincare and makeup), tutorials and advice for beauty care, as well as male beauty icons "who have redefined what masculinity and gender expression look like throughout history, to empower us to live and look our truths."

One of these icons is BTS's RM himself, who is also featured on the cover!

David Yi elaborates further on this through a Twitter thread.

He first goes over some of the historical information in the book about older forms of makeup from Vikings, Neanderthals, etc.

This leads to how "We celebrate all people from all backgrounds and how they redefined beauty for themselves." Yi then laments how RM hasn't been seen as the "standard of beauty" in Korea/K-pop, how some non-fans view him as ugly.

Yi then talks about how he was touched by RM promoting self-love. Loving yourself even when faced with disdain from many people. How RM promotes being ourselves through being "more kind to ourselves and others, first by speaking our truths and believing in them"!

Here is a link to pre-order the book, which will be released on June 22, 2021.