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title: "How Fast Do You Type Compared to Jimin and RM? Take This Test!"
description: "BTS's Jimin and RM once put their typing skills to the test on Run BTS. Here's what actually happened, and how you can test your own speed against theirs."
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date_published: 2026-08-31
date_modified: 2026-09-04
section: "Typing"
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# How Fast Do You Type Compared to Jimin and RM? Take This Test!

**Summary:** On an episode of Run BTS, Jimin and RM took a Korean typing test, and while fans have reported different scoring numbers for the segment, RM came out on top by most accounts — you can test your own speed right now and see where you land against typical benchmarks.

## Key takeaways

- The Jimin vs. RM typing moment comes from a Run BTS episode where members took a Korean typing speed test as part of a game segment
- The scores reported by fans use a Korean typing program's own scoring system, which measures differently than the standard English words-per-minute (WPM) most typing tests use
- Because of that, a direct number-to-number comparison isn't really apples to apples — but the spirit of the challenge (who's genuinely fast) still translates
- The average adult typing speed is somewhere in the high 30s to mid-40s WPM, which gives you a real baseline to measure your own result against
- Testing yourself is the only way to actually know your number, since most people over- or under-estimate their own typing speed

If you've spent any time in BTS fan spaces, you've probably come across the clip: Jimin and RM, mid-episode of Run BTS, sitting in front of laptops, absolutely flying through a typing test while the rest of the members react. It's one of those small moments that turned into a recurring bit of fan trivia — "did you know RM can type insanely fast" — and it's become common enough that people genuinely want to know how their own typing speed stacks up.

So let's actually dig into what happened in that segment, be honest about what the numbers do and don't tell us, and then get you an actual number for your own typing speed to compare.

### What actually happened in the episode

The segment comes from Run BTS, the group's long-running variety show, where members take on games and challenges together. In this particular episode, a typing test was one of the challenges, and it turned into one of those moments where the group's competitive side came out in full force — including Jimin jokingly claiming an outrageous score before his real number was revealed, much to everyone's amusement.

Here's where it gets interesting for anyone trying to pin down an exact comparison: fans have reported slightly different numbers for this segment across different clips and recaps, and RM has consistently come out on top in most accounts of the episode, with a reputation among fans for being unusually fast. Jimin's actual score, once revealed, was notably lower than his joking claim — which was honestly part of the fun of the segment.

### Why comparing these scores directly to your own WPM isn't quite fair

Here's the honest part of this article, and it's worth understanding before you go hunting for an exact "beat RM's score" target.

The typing test used on the show was run through Korean typing software, which typically scores based on the Korean typing input system, not the standard English words-per-minute measurement most typing tests worldwide are built around. Korean typing programs often score based on characters or a points system tied to Korean syllable blocks, which doesn't convert cleanly into English WPM the way you might hope.

So while it's completely fair to say "RM and Jimin are clearly fast typists based on that segment," turning their exact numbers into a specific WPM target to beat isn't really an apples-to-apples comparison. What you *can* do, though, is measure your own typing speed using a standard English typing test and see how you compare to general typing benchmarks — which is honestly the more useful exercise anyway.

### So how fast do you actually type?

This is the part most people skip, and it's the whole point of a challenge like this: most people have never actually measured their own typing speed. They have a vague sense of "I type pretty fast" or "I'm kind of slow," but no real number attached to it.

![Typing Text Practice](/uploads/2026/08/typing-test.webp)

Take a [typing speed test](https://wordcounter4u.com/typing-test) right now and get your actual WPM. It only takes a minute, there's nothing to sign up for, and you'll see both your speed and your accuracy — which matters just as much as raw speed, since a fast typist who makes a lot of mistakes isn't actually typing as efficiently as the number alone suggests.

### What counts as a good typing speed

Once you have your number, here's how to make sense of it:

| Your WPM | Where you stand |
| --- | --- |
| Under 25 | Still building the basics |
| 25-35 | Around typical typing speed for casual, everyday use |
| 35-45 | Comfortably average to above-average |
| 45-60 | Strong — well above the general average |
| 60-80 | Fast — competitive with most professional typing roles |
| 80+ | Very fast, into the range that would genuinely impress a room full of people, the way that Run BTS segment did |

Average adult typing speed generally falls somewhere in the high 30s to mid-40s WPM, so if you land anywhere above that, you're already doing better than most people typing casually every day.

### Turning this into an actual challenge with friends

If the appeal here is really the "who's faster" competitive spirit of that BTS moment, the good news is you can recreate that pretty easily. Get a few friends together, have everyone take the same typing test back to back, and compare real, standardized WPM scores — no ambiguity about scoring systems, no "well it depends how you count it." Just a clean number everyone can compare directly, the way a proper typing race should work.

It's also worth testing yourself more than once. Typing speed can vary a bit test to test depending on the passage and how warmed up your hands are, so a couple of attempts gives you a more honest sense of your real, consistent number rather than a single lucky or unlucky run.

### If you want to actually get faster

Maybe this whole exercise left you a little competitive, and now you want your number to actually go up, not just get measured once and forgotten. If your main issue is looking at the keyboard or using only a few fingers, our guide on [touch typing vs. hunt-and-peck](https://wordcounter4u.com/blog/touch-typing-vs-hunt-and-peck) explains why fixing that habit matters more than just practicing harder with your current method. And if you're specifically trying to move from a slower baseline toward a stronger number, [going from 30 WPM to 50 WPM](https://wordcounter4u.com/blog/my-typing-speed-is-30-wpm-how-can-i-get-50-wpm) lays out a real, structured plan for getting there.

### Conclusion

The Jimin and RM typing moment is a fun bit of BTS trivia, and RM's reputation for speed in that segment is well earned by most fan accounts, even if the exact scoring system doesn't translate cleanly into standard English WPM. What it's really good for is the excuse it gives you to finally check your own number instead of just guessing. Take the test, see where you land, and if the competitive itch kicks in, there's a clear path to pushing that number higher.

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Source: [How Fast Do You Type Compared to Jimin and RM? Take This Test!](https://wordcounter4u.com/blog/how-fast-do-you-type-compared-to-jimin-and-rm-take-this-test) — published 31 August 2026.