Rain Overcomes "US Nightmare" and Resumes Career in Korea!
September 24, 2007

Rain is coming back on stage after the sudden cancellation of his Los Angeles Concert in last July. Rain is going to be back on stage at the special concert, which will be held at the Gymnastics Arena of Seoul Olympic Park on October 20th. The Gymnastics Arena is where Rain began his world tour last December and it has Korea's largest capacity of 10,000 people, making it the optimal location for recovering his glory. Rain is a known perfectionist who persists on the best stage and the best performance, and his fans are looking forward to his upcoming concert.

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South Korean entertainer Rain poses in Shanghai as a new endorser for a Chinese food brand, on Sunday.

September 25, 2007

South Korean singing phenomenon, Rain, appeared in Shanghai on Sunday as a new endorser for a Chinese food brand. This is reportedly the first Chinese brand he has promoted.

The singer's Shanghai concert was finally slated for October 6, after several postponements. Rain will also play on Monday night for the 2007 Asia Arts Festival in Nantong, a city not far from Shanghai, and is set to headline a special show, held by China Central Television this week, to celebrate the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on September 25 this year.

The pop singer and actor, whose real name is Jeong Ji-hoon, enjoys a large fan base throughout Asia. He has been dubbed the "Asian Justin Timberlake" and was named one of the world's most influential people by TIME magazine last year.

SO? did anyone find a video on Rain when he was on TRL? all I could find on Youtube was a video of fans cheering for him on the streets. =) Im so glad to be hearing news about Rain! Cant wait for Speed Racer....Rains coming back strong!

I like the outfit he wore during the performance in Asian Arts Festival – both the white & black vests, huh? He has so much energy there. I love it. I can see that he transfers from plane to plane. Great photos……..he made my heart skip again.

Yeah..he looks so energetic & the wardrobe is kinda cute & new to our eyes eh? All photos show that he really is in good mood, smiling here & there ...and i just go week in the knees

His rubber shoes during rehearsal where he’s wearing a yellow t-shirt is a little bit high –heeled but it looks good on him. Fred Perry tennis shoes….sorry but not familiar with rubber shoes, huh? And the denims is tight on the ankle, how muscular & sexy he is. I love the whole outfit down to his shoes. I hope he’s going to ponytail his hair once in a while, I’m sure he’ll look good on it, too. But whatever he is, I love him as always. Oh, I love beanies, can’t get enough of him every time he’s wearing it, and it’s made for him!

Let's have a look on this guy. He itimated BI. He's from Vietnam.
He's not a good singer at all. So he's not very famous.
How dare he itimate our idol!
Srr i can't give you a link, i dont know how.
If you wanna see this guy, search "Hoang tu va cong chua - Tim"
Tim's his name, this video itimated I Do MV.There are more video clips imtimating Bi's such as In my bed (but there was no car beside him)
Must see this!

Really?? I'm very anxious to watch this Tim person..i'm sure all Biers wouldn't agree with what he's doing, copycat to the extend of re-doing Bi's videoclips is too much (i wonder if our man knew bout this)..he should get his own style or he wouldn't last long..

Anyway, talk about ponytail..i totally agree that he looks good with ponytail, makes him look sexier. Heard that he's goin to US in Nov to enroll in an English language program in either New York/ Los Angeles for a year..i guess everybody's hope to see him in Fullhouse2 is blown away, but its good for his career especially his dreams to be accepted in the US, wishing him all the success in the universe..hope we can still get his news&pics while his there or i'll go crazy missing him

Oh, RAIN wants to train later generation of singers….. I hope someday he’ll be successful with this dream. I wish him all the best for everything that he wants in his life. Doing a movie, Speed Racer has been an experience for him, filming a Hollywood movie & speaking English all the way.

So, it’s not true that he’s going to stay in US for 1-year starting November to study English but he’ll be there only to prepare for his US album, huh? I’m happy to hear this. China news is just an exaggerated report. I think for me, it’s best that he’ll continue to have an English personal tutor than attending classes in a university. With a personal tutor he can concentrate more unlike than going to a university he’ll lose his privacy since he’s RAIN.

During his airport arrival in China, oh, that girl was so close to him, just in front taking photos of him. His bodyguards weren’t that strict, huh? Good, that’s he’s so cool during that moment. That girl is too much!

During Asian Arts Festival. he’s so tall among the rest in the pictures, huh? And the girl beside him wearing white gown is staring at him so closely, she looks mesmerized.

Oh, so the Korea concert is confirmed on October 27, huh?

And he’ll be meeting with some World-Class athletes on October 3…..I hope this is confirmed. Every time he appears in public is good. I love to see & hear anything about him.

RAIN’s tidbits…I love tidbits. I’m so touched about JYP’s comments that he posted all his reminders to him on his room wall so he won’t forget them. It only shows that he’s really determined to improve, huh? I love what Kim Sung So said : A person who doesn’t like him has a strange mentality.

He’ll release 2-albums next year, US & Korean albums but the latter will be released first aside from his movie. He works really hard. He’ll be very busy next year. Can’t wait for all these. I hope everything will run smoothly.

Oh, good news that court has relieved him of crime suspicion on the Hawaii concert. I love this news! Finally, justice has been served! I’m happy for RAIN & co. that it’s settled. Everything is going the right way for him now. This is a big relief for him……. He loves performing, he will never cheat his fans, and he wouldn’t do anything like that.

The cancer patient whom he has been providing aid & support had passed away already. This is sad news. My prayers with the family….. I’m sure RAIN is feeling sad about this.

All About RAIN DVD is to be released on October 26…this is very interesting. I think this is an over-all compilation of all his performances, events & everything about him, huh?

Hi willenette! All about Rain DVD? That sounds interesting. What is the content of the dvd? Is it included all his MV, concert, etc? How much does it cost & where can I get a copy of it?

Thanks in advance. ^^

Hi pink ice - actually, I got this report & news from one of his sites, SexyBi. I'm not really sure but what I understand is it's a compilation of everything, MVs, etc. The cost of the tape isn't yet specified there & where it's available only the release date is being mentioned. When I can get further infos about this, I'll get back to you, huh?

He’s cute during Daegu event. And he’s wearing a scarf again, huh? Ye, the hair remind me of his Chinese CF, Pantech. His bodyguards are all new, see new faces. And I saw one of his bodyguards being rough to the fans during his Daegu airport arrival. They were pushing away the fans. They look tougher than the old one. And he’s able to meet one of the athletes. Oh, he’s taller than RAIN, huh?

Shanghai concert is this coming Saturday already, 3-days to go. Can’t wait to see more photos from it. Nice to see & know that they’re setting-up the stage already, at least we’re assured.

hahahah bi rain!!!!
i went to the concert adn all i can remember is all these girls screaming out "take it off! take it off!"

lol to the above. I heard about that too from a friend xP

Wow he's releasing TWO albums? That's got to be hard, keeping up the pace AND the quality. I wish him the best of luck =]

And I'm glad they cleared him, I hope they clear him in the US too.

I wish the bodyguards weren't so rough though >.< At least they're protecting him =]

What a lovely photo of his Shanghai fanmeeting. I’ve been waiting for this. I love the man! And the fans are wearing his costume, huh? Oh, the photo inside the car….hello scarf again. That kids together in the picture with him are cute & so is RAIN – ha ha ha. Nice to see Appa Jeong around. So many people in Shanghai airport to welcome him..

hot hot hot hot that's all i can say abt Bi heheh love to look at his eyes when he smiles lolz

Does anyone know if Rain could play musical instrument, it just slip my mind though...i saw him play the guitar in Sangdoo. How bout drums, piano etc?

Hi mariza - I don't think he knows how to play any of these instruments, probably a little of guitar.

Oh, Chinese mobile phones to be “drenched by RAIN”…..those fans of him are pretty lucky, make me so jealous. I want him to be in my mobile phone too, you know. And that RWT DVD is only available in China. I want to get for myself, too, huh? I wish I would get anyone of this.

Hi willenette..thanks for info, well it doesn't bothers me whether he could play the instruments or not, just being curious..he got his hands full already with dancing, coreographing, ,singing, acting, modelling & recently..bossing i mean..being entrepreneur, becoming own boss etc

Yeah..getting really jealous here..i've been waiting like forever for the concert tour DVD & All About Rain DVD, no idea when its gonna reach my country..

Read that our Rain went to Everland Theme Park in Korea recently with one of his best buds. I found it to be soooo cute...he must've stresed out with non-stop events recently that he decided to just take a break & give himself some good old entertainment, just like a scene in Full House. I also respect him for still keeping in touch with his best bud of nearly 10 years..when he was still a nobody in the industry, shows that he still has his foot firmly on the ground..what a great guy..loving him even more

i love him sooo much.... he's so cute...and sooo adorable..I love his dance steps and i like his smile...

xx. Fujiwara Ayumi

A KB Card CF?……. the photo looks like as a coffee CF. He’s looking good, very simple. Oh, I can’t wait to see this one. I think this is a new CF, huh? Just look at the hair, it’s his recent, huh?

A new NIKON CF…lucky those ladies who are touching him with their hands, huh?

Oh, he’s playing at Everland? This story reminds me of FullHouse, huh? FullHouse coming to reality. Those fans were very lucky to see him. He had a disguised on by wearing a mouth mask, huh? I hope he had fun before he was recognized. I just find it funny that he’s going around wearing mask. He thought he could trick the people, huh? Well, he’s just human. I’m sure there are times he misses playing around.

Gosh, after this Everland incident, he showed up again in public by going to a movie house with his friends & this is just near his office, huh? I think he really missed to experience again those common lives of people so he wants to join this kind of fun, huh?

It was known ever since that RAIN loves Marc Jacobs & Christian Dior perfumes. I’ve read this story about spraying these perfumes in his car as if it’s the car freshener. Actually, after I knew it, I bought a bottle of Marc Jacobs for myself & the smell is really nice & fresh & the bottle is cute. Most of the times, this man is like a kid, so playful & naughty that after spraying the perfume in the car, he blew the mist around using his mouth as if it’s a portable fan.

hey have u guys watch this clear for men commercial. well there's one in malaysia. rain is the speaker. ahahah... they dubbed and makes that he speaks malay.

The China interview seems to focus on his acting side. Great interview. He sounds so smart & mature.

I’m so happy that he’s no. 2 on the 10 Hallyu Stars. More happier that my BIG 3 in my heart were on the list. Actually, I tried voting several times here. So, for anyone who’s questioning about the correct order in the list, just BE HAPPY that your idol is included in the list, huh? You don’t need to BASH, just take it somewhere else. Being no.2 is ok. At least, he’s there. You just can’t underestimate BYJ’s popularity especially in Japan.

07.10.01 [Chosun.com]

Rain, who has suffered from ‘bad flow’ of concert, finally relieved of crime suspicion.

International giant star Rain (Jung Ji-hoon) has finallly been extricated from a legal lawsuit that derived from the Hawaiian concert. After the cancellation of the Hawaiian concert, Rain and his world tour sponsors Star M Corporation were sued over suspicion of fraud. The central Seoul division 6 court relieved them of their crime suspicion on the 1st.

Prosecutor’s conclusion was, “Click Entertainment, the organizers responsible for the concert, paid StarM Corp. 500 million Won and afterwhich had obtained sponsorship of the concert, this is a fact. However, the reason why the June 15 Rain’s Coming Hawaiian concert was cancelled was due to issues with the arrangement of special-purpose stage plans, and not because of deliberation to deceive the opposing party.”

June of this year, Click Entertainment sued and accused Rain’s party for simply not having the ability to operate the concert, and having plans from the very beginning to cheat the company out of money.

Source: Chosun.com
Credit: rainjune@rainhk
Translation: dsl99a
From:RainVietNam

Why is that everyhing he does always seems sooo cute..the way he smiles, winks, talks, dance..and even while giving interviews, i enjoy reading his interview in China, they focus a lot on his acting in Fullhouse, even comparing his character in that drama with his real life..Actually i do find that he had a lot of similarities with Young Jae, really cute..(except for that foul temper haha)

Yes willenette..that KB card CF is really nice & simple yet still maintaining that cuteness in him..oh dear cute=kawaii=Rain ^___^ Talk about Marc Jacobs perfume, i read somewhere that SHK adores that perfume too, hmmm..this is something, maybe the fragrance reminds him of her..well that perfume is actually for women right, no offence for anti-bikyo..its just my wild speculation

Yeah Nauyuchi, Rain's CLEAR CF is playing like crazy in Malaysia right now, especilally on prime time, now Malaysians who aren't aware of him have beginning to take notice of the hot young fella..he can even speaks Malay haha..."Nama saya Rain", well its dubbed off course, i hope more of his Cfs is coming to the country

Hi mariza - Actually, the perfume has a scent for men as well. So, what he's using is for men. SHK is using the Ambers scent (women). Ye, I heard & read that his Clear CF has been on-aired in Malaysia. Fans there are very lucky, huh?

does anyone know where i can find downloads of rain's concert in sydney?
@_@
i really need this T3T
please help me! <3

Is he coming to the US??? where at??? would it be so amazing if I can see him omg

zamvenus - ye, he's going next month.

yes he does.. he played the piano in sangdoo... where did u hear he plays the guitar??

The first frost hasn’t even arrived yet, but the Japanese magazine industry is already pumping out the December issues. Bi on the December 2007 cover of Japanese magazine, KBOOM.

http://popseoul.com/

Lotte concert……….he looks so cute & hot, that lovely smile!

He’s so adorable in the Lotte Tea CF.

I love the new name of his own company, J. Tune Entertainment with the initial of his real name. It sounds really good, huh?

He won the New Best Actor in the Korean Movie Star Awards. I’m so happy for him. He deserves it. But I don’t think he attended the event last Friday, huh?

I think Rain has some great potential to actually make it internationaly....he should get rid of those crappy songwiters first though......and some of his clothes have to go as well...




BUT-------am I the only one thiking that he seems a little.....or actually, very gay?

wonder if he is still a virgin. I hear that he is very cheap with his money.

bowsee - I don't know know what you meant by this........ do you mean as his being thrifty, huh?



miablack - beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, huh? And you're entitled to your own opinion. Talking about RAIN’s fashion sense, sometimes he’s amazingly HOT & sometimes just ok. But he looks best when wearing casual clothes. Oh, I love it when he wears beanies. The hair doesn’t bother me as much, long or short it’s fine with me, he’s absolutely fantastic whatever hairstyle he has, huh? For me, he looks good in everything.

Yuppp..willenette, he looks best when wearing casual clothes, i agree but he could pass wearing anything actually. The hottie is not afraid of trying whatever style that is in, he likes to play a lot with his fashion sense including what you call as crappy/gay clothes err miablack...a lot of fans like his songs/music so the credits should go to the songwriter, i don't actually see what seems to be wrong with the songwriter (mostly Mr. AsianSoul himself) but there's no harm in trying somebody new..especially in US music industry. As for the term "he's cheap with his money"..maybe you could include some explanation there bowsee cos i don't understand either. Hmmm..his hairstyle? Doesn't bother me too..as long as he got hair..so far so good, never got bored loking at him.

As for his virginity, well he's a HOT young man indeed...but not a suitable issue to be discussed here don't u think..dunno bout what others think.

Oh- no, no, no!


I wasn´t talking about his sense of style. Though it´s not the best at times.


I was talking about his sexual orientatin. I think that he is gay.

Rain talks about failed World Tour

Rain will be featured on a new section of Mnet Wide Entertainment News called “Wide Special” aring every Monday. He talks about the failure of his World Tour earlier this year and love.

Translated article:
Title:Rain’s first confession “Racism you could not see”

Singer Rain has opened up about his world tour failure.

Rain was the first guest on a new corner of Mnet Wide Entertainment News, “Wide Special” in which he talked about his world tour failure.

“Wide Special” is a show is hosted by MC Lee Ki Sang and airs every Monday. The show meets with the current stars and holds open and honest interviews. The first show had Rain as the special guest in which he talked about his scandalous world tour and also talked honestly about ove.

Although Rain values the process of hard work rather than outcomes, Rain stated that he felt his limits as a Asian. Although Rain is a superstar in Asia, he stated that he felt he was discriminated against despite his talents and abilities.

The process of being an artist itself was like drilling a hole into a rock with water droplets, and he accepts it. He felt like it was a chance for him to mature, and he will knock until the doors will open.

In addition, he stated that audiences will see an upgraded version of him at Daegu Concert(10/27/07). Although it may seem like he may have everything, Rain stated that he wanted love in his life most of all.

Cjlatina–I was wanting for him to say something like this, even though it could be true, but when is he going to say hey “I am sorry this has happened, and I will try to help those fans that were hurt directly and lost money”. Rain, it’s time to stop pointing the finger. Quoting from the song he did with Omarion, “Man Up” please.

Full Credit When Posted Elsewhere
Source: Newsen.com
Translation by:Claire
Credit for ShenYuePop.com : Cjlatina
No Additional Credit Should Be Added
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Please remember not to bash each other and not to bash the artiste in question. That is not allowed. Thank you for your co-operation.

so wait...he's coming to the states in Nov...to hold another concert???? please can someone update if there is going to be a concert???? thanks.

kellie_thor - anio, not for a concert. He's going back to US, right after his Daegu concert on October 27 to prepare for his US album & US debut next year. He'll meet some people there who are involve with these things.



miablack - of course NOT! He's not gay. What made you think such, huh?

RAIN talks about his failed world tour. Only the US tours had failed & not all of his world tours. Asian WT was a success. I don’t think because he’s Asian though. It just feels so sad that he has to face such thing.

The KBoom, Japanese magazine interview…..I love this kind of interview. Questions were more on his personal & not on his profession. I learned more again about him. I’m looking forward for the rest. He’s so cute to admit that during appointments he is the late type, huh? Probably, because this man is so busy. He prefers to be getting fat instead of getting bald. It might be in their genes, huh because (no offense meant) look at Appa Jeong, the hair is a little bit thin in the forehead side. Ye, the last time I think he cried was when his concert was cancelled. I felt for him during that time, too. This man really loves food, he always mentioning about food. He loves to eat, so do I. Just curious what is this Picked Vegetable Pot that he loves to eat, huh? I would love to try it, too & why he likes it. I should learn how to cook this food. I don’t understand why he compares himself to an owl, huh? Is it because he’s awake during nighttime? I love all his answers here. He sounds cute when answering all these questions. This magazine will be out this December yet & why this posted so soon, huh?

RAIN has done a 30-min video for the MTV EXIT, a charity documentary regarding human trafficking for free. This man is so sweet & kind. I read this before but didn’t know that filming had completed. I hope to see the video soon.

Don't you just love it when they ask about personal questions to Rain instead of the ordinary ones..when you know his good & bad sides, and little things like what he likes to eat & what he wears to sleep kinda makes you feel much closer to him emotionally. By the way, the pickled vegetable pot is kimchi jjigae(kimchi stew)..i love it too, can be found in any korean restaurant. It has the hot, spicy & sour taste..wish i could cook for him too (i better look for the recipe from now on since yeobo likes it so much haha..). He loves food but i still think he must have the staple korean food everywhere he goes..even bring cartons of instant ramen & kimchi on world tour and eat at korean restaurant even when he's in foreign countries. MTV Exit will be screened Oct 27th ne? Hope to watch it too..arghhhh the man is so full of qualities, how can you ever resist

Actually, I’m not familiar with Ciara. So, no idea about her as a person, a singer & her songs. But reading about her, I started to know this girl. For sure, she heard also RAIN’s songs that’s why she said about this collaboration with Se7en with other American singers. Oh, she can dance, too? I would love her to see dancing with RAIN.

He’s thinking about love but no time…….. poor kid & too bad. Does it mean that he has someone but doesn’t have time to go out or so busy that he has no time to fall in love, which is which?

Hey.. Just started watching Full House... I know. I'm so late right? hehehe But the main point here is that i've fallen in love with Rain too.. so i guess i've been rain-ified like you guys. His acting is really good and i've also listened to some of his songs--- they're REALLY good too. he looks cute whenever he smiles, especially in Full House.

Hmm... i've heard of Ciara. Is she that RnB singer in America? Coz... yeh.. she's a REALLY REALLY good dancer. One of the best dancers i've seen. Her songs are pretty good too. But i don't think she's that BIG of a singer in the US.

Hi smeXcii..great to have another Biers here (yeah we all have been rain-ified by his powerful charm)...Rain's best assets =>> a killer smile that makes ur heart skip a beat, tall & handsome young man, well-built athletic body that makes you go gaga, cute boyish face with superhot body, extraordinary energy on stage, husky voice that makes you weak in the knees, multitasking entertainer (singer/dancer/actor/model) to satisfy all your needs, down-to-earth persona & he cares a lot about his fans (tease them a lot too hehe..)..and the list goes on and on and on...

LOVE this guy!
I like his Rain's World album and his dancing is amazing