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[Pictures] Rain for Cosmopolitan Magazine!



Rain posed for the March edition of Cosmopolitan Magazine.

Seeing the photos here,i have to say that Lee Joon really resembles him a bit in terms of his eye sight.

He is so wild here!









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Benamoo @ RAINHK
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[News] Rain to release special album in April, plans for 2 album releases this year


Actor singer Rain will be releasing a special album coming April. This is revealed by JTunes Entertainment on 19th February.
According to JTunes representative, Rain wll be releasing a minialbum with 4~5 songs coming April, and after the release of this special album he will released a full length album in October.
This will be his new single album released 1 year and 6 months after his 5th album ‘Rainisim’ released in May 2008. And for last year, Rain was caught up with the filming and promotions of his Hollywood movie ‘Ninja Assassin’ and did not release any new album.
The rep added, “Currently the recording for some of the songs are completed. We have been receiving better songs from the composers. Of the songs to be included, there will be ballad songs. But as for what genre the title song will be, it is still unconfirmed as of now.” 
It was known that Rain released his 1st album in spring and for this upcoming album to be released in April, Rain is working  it with the feelings as when he first debuted.
Rain’s Asian concert tour ended in January, and he has been doing encore performances overseas. He is also studying up on the scenario for his drama appearance for the first half of this year.
S:YonHap
Credits: Kbites
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[News] Rain and So Nyeo Shi Dae voted as #1,2 for Vietnam’s best Hallyu stars!


Rain has been chosen as the best Hallyu star in Vietnam.
According to KBS on 16th February, Rain has been voted #1 by Vietnamese viewers in a survey done through KBS’s international broadcasting in Vietnam.
The survey was done from last December all the way till end of January on  KBS World’s homepage to Vietnamese viewers on the best Hallyu star in Vietnam. A total of 386 viewers took part in the survey.
Rain was voted #1 with 46 votes, and So Nyeo Shi Dae follows behind at #2 with 26 votes.
The rest of the survey results under the cut.
Best Hallyu star:
  1. Rain (46)
  2. So Nyeo Shi Dae (26)
  3. Super Junior (25)
  4. Big Bang (22)
  5. Kim TaeHee (19)
  6. 2PM (16)
Genres the viewers were exposed to Hallyu:
  1. Drama (71.2%)
  2. Music (14%)
  3. Books (6%)
  4. Movies (2.8%)
First exposure to Hallyu:
  1. TV (60.1%)
  2. Internet (21.2%)
  3. Radio (5.7%)
  4. Direct enquire (5.4%)
S:StarNews
Credits: Kbites
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[picture] MBLAQ with Rain & Mir's sister & brother-in-law, On Mir's nephew b-day


It's the J-tunes Family.

We all know that mir's famous sister is married to the CEO of J.Tunes right? This was taken on the birthday of Mir's Nephew which is the son of his sister and brother in law.

I dont know where cheon dung is in this picture but it's pretty much the entire j.tunes family, with Rain in the picture, and the rest of the MBLAQ boys.

I just cant help but admire how awesome and cool they look in the picture ;) Im loving Rain's new american inspired fashion sense, dont you think?

photo credits to 다크준이 / Jung YuRi @ ABM
article by: Blueprincess824 @ DKP; follow me in tumblr!
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[News] Who has the best eye smile??

Fashion magazine High Cut has conducted has conducted a survey recently to select the hottest male celebrity with the most attractive eye smile!

The poll was conducted from 21st to 31st January and a total of 1324 people voted for this poll.Rain topped the poll with 43.5% or 576 votes .

2PM's Junho who looks similar to Rain received a total of 359 votes and he is ranked at second place.Tae Yang of Big Bang came in third with 15.6% or 207 votes while Lee Hyun Woo of "God Of Study" received 13.8% (183votes).

Credits:sportschosun 
Written By:Kacey @ Daily K Pop News
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[NEWS] Rain’s Visit to Taiwan Paralyzes Airport !

The Korean singer Rain descended in Kaohsiung, causing the second-largest city in Taiwan to become paralyzed by a swarm of fans who came out to welcome him.

Rain arrived in the Taiwanese city on Thursday night for his performance, titled "Legend of Rainism."

Even though his arrival time was 10 p.m., some 500 fans gathered at the airport to see the Korean pop idol.

The airport pooled a number of security guards to maintain order, according to the JoongAng Ilbo Saturday.

A number of Taiwanese media outlets also dispatched reporters and TV crews to the scene.

The city's major Qu Ju also showed up in person at the airport, introducing Rain to the fans. Rain responded by saying "It's my great pleasure to visit Kaohsiung" in the local Taiwanese dialect.

source: koreatimes
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[News] Rain Wins Lawsuit Over Cancelled US Concerts


A South Korean court Thursday dismissed a lawsuit claiming almost four million dollars from singer and actor Rain, ruling he was not to blame for cancelled concerts during a troubled US tour.

Local entertainment group Wellmade STARM sued Rain and his agency JYP Entertainment in March last year for 4.57 billion won (3.95 million dollars) in damages.

The group, which financed Rain's US tour in 2006-2007, claimed he breached a contract with it by failing to perform 16 concerts.

Judge Bae Kwang-Kuk said in his ruling, quoted by Yonhap news agency, that poor preparations by US promoters led to Rain's aborted concerts.

The ruling came seven months after Rain settled a separate lawsuit over a cancelled concert in Honolulu in 2007.

A US court had ordered him and his agency to pay more than eight million dollars for breaching a contract with Hawaiian promoter Click Entertainment to perform the concert.

An agreement was reached last June to settle the case and avoid an appeal, Details were not disclosed.

Rain argued in the US case that the concert stage was not properly set up for him, and that he was unable to use his name in the United States because of a copyright challenge from a US Beatles tribute band also called Rain.


The 26-year-old singer, whose real name is Jung Ji-Hoon, is one of South Korea's biggest celebrities and has a big following across Asia.

Source: My Sinchew
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[News] Rain wraps up Osaka concert in success




Asian superstar Rain has successfully wrapped up his Osaka concert over the weekend, according to a press release by J. Tune Entertainment. 

The singer performed in the Japanese city for the first time in five years, as an encore gig of his Asian tour "Legend of Rainism", on January 23 and 24. Some 8,000 fans showed up to watch the Korean entertainer again since he last performed in Osaka in 2005. 

The audience were said to have been on their feet the whole time from the opening until the finale performance. The singer reciprocated their enthusiasm by stepping down from the stage and shaking hands with the fans during his encore performance. 






The concert also featured an opening performance by boy band MBLAQ, who was created and trained by Rain for two years. They debuted in October 2009, as the first group that Rain introduced to the public since he turned producer. 

Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, started his career as a trainee at Korea's major talent agency JYP Entertainment in 2002. He quickly gained fame throughout Asia, releasing five albums in Korea and starring in hit televisions dramas including "Full House" and "Sang Doo! Let's Go To School". 

In 2008, he made his Hollywood debut in the Wachowski Brothers' action flick "Speed Racer", which led to his star turn in the martial arts movie "Ninja Assassin" last year.

Rain is scheduled to return to Korea after performing in Taiwan on January 30.

Reporter : Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr
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[News] Rain’s personal airplane revealed gets many envious

Singer actor Rain’s personal airplane revealed gets many netizens envious.

Recently, photos of Rain on his personal airplane in Korea have been uploaded and circulated by netizens online on various portal sites, catching the attention of many.

Rain will board his personal plane to fly overseas when he has activities or events to attend overseas from domestic airport. The personal airplane has Rain’s full-body photo printed on it, and is one of the most eye-catching airplanes at the airport.

In addition, it is known that he owns a 15-billion KRW building with a basement and 2 higher levels in Seoul KangNamGoo.

Netizens’ comments were, “It is a great feat that he gets to have his own Hollywood movie at such a young age, now it is shocking to know that he has his personal airplane”, “So envious” etc.


S:TVDaily

Credit = sookyeong @ KBites

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[News]Kpop Stars That Netizens Want To Stay Single In 2010

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KBS Entertainment tonight did a survey with 12,000 netizen and ask who are the stars they wish to remain single in 2010.

Here are the results:

Ranking List:


Male Star

1. Lee Seung Gi

2. Kim Hyun Joong

3. Rain

4. Bae Young Joon

5. Jo In Seong


Female Star

1. Kim Tae H

2. Lee Hyori

3. Kim Hye Soo

4. Han Ye Seul

5. Son Ye Jin



[2010.01.09] Entertainment T0night - Stars who netizen wish will remain single in Year 2010 No. 2 - Kim Hyun Joong




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[Video] SK Telecom CF with Rain, Jang Dong Gun and Shin Min Ah



Recently SK Telekom released a CF which features the narcist Rain, Jang Dong Gun and Shin Min Ah. They also had recorded a track titled "Being Myself" for this particular CF. Check out the cute CF!

30s CF



60s CF



Making of



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[News] Top Asian Pop Acts of the Decade: BoA, Rain, Wonder Girls, Se7en





EoTY: Top Asian Pop Acts of the Decade
JinraIlustrisimo on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 11:00PM
When it comes to making strides, this decade was all about Asian pop acts making them in the world of Asian pop music. Aside from sheer talent and devoted fan bases, the biggest driving force and probably the reason why you know about these Asian pop stars is because of well, the Internet. While I didn’t make it on my own list of Top Asian Pop Acts of the Decade, I’m sure you’ll agree wholeheartedly with my choices. And maybe we’ll see me around for the next decade. (Or not.)
1. BoA: Admittedly, I am by no means the biggest BoA fan out there. Yet, given her success in the Asian pop music world and her attempts at infiltrating the American mainstream, I’d be a fool not to mention that this was her decade. I’m sure you’d all skin me alive if I didn’t place her at the top. (BoA on Top, anyone?)
2. Utada: Who’s bigger than Madonna in Japan? This woman is. Sidenote: She was my first taste of Asian pop music. Her First Love album remains one of my favorite albums of all time.
3. Ayumi Hamasaki: Hamasaki basically wrote the book on Jpop music. As far as music goes, I’ve given up keeping track of every release and the 10 different remixes that follow. Aside from being a tireless Jpop star, she’s also fashion inspiration and a trendsetter for a lot of people.
4. Rain: I know what you’re thinking. It’s not because this man sent me a birthday card for my birthday this year. Rain is something of an Asian Michael Jackson. Everything he’s produced musically has turned into gold. He’s also one of few Asian pop stars to break into the Hollywood scene. ::cough:: Ninja Assassin ::cough::
5. The Wonder Girls: Inspiring dance crazes, touring with The Jonas Brothers, a slew of hit songs that will soon be available to the mainstream…do I dare continue? The Wonder Girls are huge!
6. Tata Young: Of the pop stars listed, Thai-based Tata Young is the only pop star who’s fame has spanned almost two decades. Internationally, she’s more than just a pop star but a model and actress. Her list of entertainment industry accolades is kind of intimidating.
7. Jay Chou: What gets me every time is the fact that Jay Chou has been listed this decade as a Taiwanese musician, singer, producer, actor and director. It’s been said that pop stars who spread themselves too thinly don’t produce great stuff. With Jay, such is not the case with 4 World Music Awards and a role as Kato in the upcoming The Green Hornet film.
8. Se7en: Se7en is indeed a lucky number and pop star. He remains as one of few Kpop stars that have pursued the mission of crossing over to America. His career leading up to this has been quite impressive in racking all the Kpop hits. While his future in America is uncertain (or canned), he’ll always have Korea.
9. Lee Hom Wang: Like Jay Chou, Lee Hom Wang’s pop music career is something to not overlook. To me he was quite a musical chameleon with musical styles ranging from jazz to rock, yet…still popular. Nothing is ever the same with him, and that’s what makes him interesting to listen to. Not to mention, he’s also got acting under his belt.
10. Namie Amuro: After almost two decades and a family, it’s really impressive that she’s still going on strong with the hits. I admire the fact that she’s reinvented herself every single time.
Honorable Mention: Charice Pempengco
Okay. So, I’m totally aware she hasn’t been around in this decade for that long, but I’m sure a big handful of you would agree that her voice could very well be…the voice of a decade.

Who are your picks for the top Asian pop acts of this decade? Tell me, tell me, t-t-t-t-ell me!
[Source:Ningin.com]
[Credit:Qoxie@Soompi + SoulHee@WGspec]

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[News]Rain Express His Feelings Regarding Bbaek Ga's Condition


Actor and singer Rain (real name: Jung Jee-hoon, 27) expressed his concerned feelings regarding his close friend Bbaek-ga (real name: Baek Sung-hyun, 28) who has been suffering from a brain tumor, saying, “Bbaek-ga is a strong person and will overcome.”

In a recent interview, Rain remarked about Bbaek-ga’s fight against the disease. Rain said, “Since I met him when I was 15 years old, we danced together, and our relationship has been strong with trust for each other. These are not just comforting words. He will be fine just as before, because he is strong.”


Bbaek-ga was diagnosed with a brain tumor during his service as a public servant at the Seoul Central District Court. He has been scheduled for tumor removal surgery on Jan. 22, 2010 at a general hospital located in Kangnam, Seoul.

A spokesperson for Bbaek-ga reported, "The size of the tumor is large, but fortunately it is not a malignant tumor. However, according to medical staff, the surgery will not be easy because it is in the cerebral meninges and the disease can come back."

The spokesperson added, "Bbaek-ga is receiving additional tests now before surgery, and he is being careful to think about positive thoughts. Meanwhile, Bbaek-ga left the message on his personal Cyworld homepage, ‘My homepage was hacked by pornographic site ads after the news about my sickness and I did not want to deal with it,’ and he closed it.”


Source:KBS Global
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[News] Rain heats up Las Vegas on Christmas

Singer and actor Rain held a concert in Las Vegas for Christmas, performing for his fans in the United States for the first time in three years, according to a press release by his agency J.Tune Entertainment.

The 27-year-old pop star performed December 24 and 25 at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace where worldwide pop stars including Celine Dion and Elton John have performed in the past.

J.Tune said that more than half the crowd attending Rain's two-hour long show were Caucasians, proving that the star of Hollywood pic "Ninja Assassin" had gained increased recognition in the country unlike his past shows where Asians composed the majority of his audience.

Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, had last performed at the same venue for the same occasion three years ago after first performing in the country at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York in February the same year.

Last week's gig, the first time for Rain to perform in the U.S. after being forced to cancel his concert in Los Angeles and Hawaii in 2007, were the U.S. leg of his world tour which has taken place in several countries including South Korea, Japan, Indonesia and Hong Kong.

Rain has been one of the most successful celebrities in the entertainment industry since his debut in 2002.

His singing career has gained him massive popularity throughout Asia and he also appeared in several movies and TV series. He recently starred in Wachowski Brothers production "Ninja Assassin", which opened in theaters in late November.

Jessica Kim jesskim@asiae.co.kr
<ⓒ10Asia All rights reserved>
Credits:Asiae.co.kr
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[News] Chinese netizens object to Rain’s appointment as Goodwill ambassador of SanDong province






World star Rain has attracted much objection from Chinese netizens after it was known that he was appointed the publicity ambassador for China SanDong province.
It was reported in Chinese media on 24th December that Rain was appointed the publicity ambassador for China SanDong province, also the hometown of Confucius and a province with long history and culture.
According to the report, Rain was chosen for his healthy image and also his fame in both Asia and also in Hollywood. In the report, it was said that Rain “has readily accepted the proposal from SanDong province. SanDong look forward to become one of the representative tourism spot in Asia.

But many Chinese netizens have commented, “This is not any place but Confucius’ hometown and they got a Korean to be the ambassador?”, “Even though I’m a fan of Rain, I don’t want him to be the ambassador of SanDong”, “There are many Chinese celebrities from SanDong, why choose a foreigner?” etc.
And as for the objections from the Chinese netizens, SanDong province has kept cautious with their words about their stand to it.
S:tvdaily
Credits: kbites
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[news] So Nyeo Shi Dae voted #1 by netizens for “Singers who is most likely to succeed in the States”


So Nyeo Shi Dae has been voted as the #1 singers whom netizen think will succeed in the States.

According to the poll results posted by Bugs music site on 25th December, So Nyeo Shi Dae was voted by 1768 netizens out of 6146 who participated in the poll “Singers who is most likely to succeed in the States”, which is 28.77% of the votes.

Netizens’ comments are, “Since the group is 9 members, it seems they can pull off any concept, so long the production is good they would get good achievements.”


Qn: “Singers who is most likely to succeed in the States”

So Nyeo Shi Dae 28.77%
2PM (26.85%)
Big Bang (10.54%)
Rain
2NE1


S:StarNews; sookyeong.wordpress


What does Blueprincess824 say: its kinda weird wonder girls isnt there, but hey! the wonder girls are already successful in the states. Rain on the other hand is already a hollywood star so i dont think he'll be singing in the states, But i dont have any problems with him being a singer and actor in Hollywood :) ahh~ Imagine Gee debuting in the western music market!!! O_O hahahaha, those are just my thoughts people :)
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[Info]Krystal of f(x) Once Appeared on Rain Bi's MV?

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It has been known recently that of her various broadcast and CF appearances before debut, f(x) Krystal has also appeared in one of Rain’s MVs.

Rain’s “Still Believe” MV released in 2006 is known to feature singer-producer Park JinYoung, but now we know it had also featured the young star in the making: Krystal!





Go under the cut for more!


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[news] Rain in Kim Tae-Woo’s concert


To show off their friendship, Rain has made an appearance as a guest in Kim Tae-Woo’s concert that happened on Dec. 19th. The quality of the video isn’t as good because it is a fan cam, but it surely feels good see Rain dancing and singing again.

Rain’s performance of hit songs (including Super Junior’s Sorry Sorry)


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Talk with Kim Tae-Woo


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Rain singing Love Story


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[News] Rain to hold concert performances in the States after 3 years on 24th and 25th Dec




World star Rain will be having his independent concert in Las Vegas, America after 3 years.
Coming 24th and 25th December, he will be holding concert performance sin America Las Vegas Caesars Palace Hotel Colosseum. Rain will be performing his own hit songs in front of a 3000-strong audience crowd during the concert.
A staff revealed on 22nd Dec, “Rain has boarded the plane heading to Las Vegas on 21st December and he will be holding concert performances there on 24th and 25th December.”

After the concert, he will return to Korea and prepare for his ongoing Asia concert tour ‘Legend of Rainisnm’ which will take place in Japan in January. Already, he had his concert performances in HongKong in November and also in Indonesia and China in December.
S:Newsen
Credits: kbites
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[news] If a star could come as Santa to my house. Yoona takes second place.


A music site, monkey3, had a poll during the week of December 4th to 11th where 891 people participated in the poll 'Which star would you like to have as Santa Claus, and visit your house?'

For the upcoming Christmas holiday, Lee Hyori was voted as the number one pick, over Rain and SNSD's Yoona.

Out of the 891 people, 243 people voted for Lee Hyori (27%), and commented "If Lee Hyori were to come to my house, I would be so happy that I wouldn't want any other presents", and "I think I would be able to have a bright and joyful Christmas with Lee Hyori".

Second place was given to SNSD's Yoona, who obtained 213 votes (24%). People reasoned "I think she would make us happy with her songs and aegyo", and "I think she would be able to whisper Merry Christmas with a cute and sweet voice to me".

2PM's Taecyeon came in 3rd after Lee Hyori and Yoona with 129 votes (14.4%). Female fans supported him fully and stated "He would make a sexy Santa".

In 4th place with 121 votes (14%) was Rain. Following him in 5th and 6th places were Jang Geun Suk (115 votes, 13%) and Kim Yu-Na (70 votes, 8%) respectively.

Currently, the website monkey3 is taking another poll, "Which Korean Singer would come in 1st if they were to appear on American Idol?".

Source: Yahoo Korea
Translation: Seohyun_is_Best @soshified.com/forums
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