--- title: BTS Fans Now Know All About The Black Bean Noodle Incident description: The great BTS black bean noodle incident has been explained once and for all canonical: https://time.com/5790286/bts-black-noodles/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-02-25T15:53:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:01:19.507Z og:title: BTS Fans Now Know All About The Black Bean Noodle Incident og:description: Thanks to Jimmy Fallon all questions about RM, Jimin, and some noodles have been explained og:url: https://time.com/5790286/bts-black-noodles/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt91329ba8749f6b0c/698a0aa2656a3f5f26bd9b67/BTS-Disc-Awards.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: The 34th Golden Disc Awards - Photocall og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: BTS Fans Now Know All About The Black Bean Noodle Incident twitter:description: Thanks to Jimmy Fallon all questions about RM, Jimin, and some noodles have been explained twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt91329ba8749f6b0c/698a0aa2656a3f5f26bd9b67/BTS-Disc-Awards.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # At Last BTS Fans Know All About That Mysterious Black Bean Noodle Incident > Sponsored content. 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The Chosunilbo JNS—Imazins/Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Feb 25, 2020 3:53 PM UTC Thanks to Jimmy Fallon, [BTS](https://time.com/collection-post/5414052/bts-next-generation-leaders/) fans finally have an answer to one of life’s enduring mysteries—what went on with the so-called black bean noodle incident. During the _Tonight Show_ takeover on Monday night, the [K-Pop icons](https://time.com/5681494/bts-bang-si-hyuk-interview/) rode the New York subway with Fallon as he asked them questions from their fans. One of the items on the top of the list was about an incident that band members RM and Jimin had mentioned in passing during a fan livestream, promising that they would reveal all the details “when they’re next on TV”, [according to _Metro_](https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/25/bts-finally-clear-black-bean-noodle-incident-ride-new-york-subway-jimmy-fallon-12297924/). That left the [BTS](https://time.com/5560818/bts-singing-english/) Army \* ahem \* hungry for all the details and [desperate for more information](https://twitter.com/JennaGuillaume/status/1222120740033454080) about these noodles. At the urging of fans, Fallon jumped in, seizing the opportunity to sate the fans’ appetite to know all about those now famous noodles. > [](https://twitter.com/jimmyfallon/status/1232127068571394048) Jimin was the one to reveal the truth and it turns out that [RM](https://time.com/collection-post/5414052/bts-next-generation-leaders/) has a special someone in his life—a bowl of black bean noodles. He explained that back when the band was first starting, they were taking a break from practicing their intricate song and dance routines. “RM said he was going to the restroom when in actuality he had gone to eat black bean noodles by himself, while all of us were waiting for him,” [Jimin](https://time.com/collection-post/5418827/bts-members/) explained, laughing. RM defended his very relatable actions by saying that he “had a stomachache”, but sometimes we all just need a little alone time with a bowl of noodles. > [](https://twitter.com/acwhos/status/1232170070987755521) > [](https://twitter.com/ArmyBengaluru/status/1232170114717339648) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5790286/bts-black-noodles/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5790286/bts-black-noodles/"},"headline":"At Last BTS Fans Know All About That Mysterious Black Bean Noodle Incident","datePublished":"2020-02-25T15:53:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:19.507Z","description":"Thanks to Jimmy Fallon all questions about RM, Jimin, and some noodles have been explained","url":"https://time.com/5790286/bts-black-noodles/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Late Night Television","onetime","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt91329ba8749f6b0c/698a0aa2656a3f5f26bd9b67/BTS-Disc-Awards.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt91329ba8749f6b0c/698a0aa2656a3f5f26bd9b67/BTS-Disc-Awards.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The 34th Golden Disc Awards - Photocall","caption":"The 34th Golden Disc Awards - Photocall","creditText":"The Chosunilbo JNS—Imazins/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5790286/bts-black-noodles/","name":"At Last BTS Fans Know All About That Mysterious Black Bean Noodle Incident"}}]}] ```