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[01-May-12][musicmixstyle]10 years of RAINing
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korean superstar and world star RAIN ( jeong Ji Hoon) celebrating his 10 years of being a singer, dancer, actor, ambassador, endorser, role model and total entertainer..
RAIN – singer , actor, model, endorser, ambassador of good will, KOREAN SUPER STAR, Hollywood star, world star. Friend, but who is RAIN? After 10 YEARS of stardom. When and how and who the real RAIN is?
Jung Ji-Hoon (born June 25, 1982), better known by his stage name Rain, is a South Korean recording artist, dancer, actor and designer. Rain’s musical career includes seven albums (six Korean, one Japanese), 19 singles and numerous concert tours around the world. His acting career began in 2003, when he won the KBS Best New Actor award for his role in the drama Sang Doo! Let’s Go To School. In 2004, Rain won the KBS Excellence in Acting award for his role in the drama Full House. After starring in A Love To Kill, he acted in his first Korean film, I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK (2006), which won the Alfred Bauer Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival. Rain has acted in the American films Speed Racer (2008) and Ninja Assassin (2009), the latter of which made him the first Korean to win an MTV award In 2007, Rain left the management of JYP Entertainment and started his own company, J. Tune Entertainment.
How he started
Rain spent most of his childhood living with his parents and younger sister, Jeong Hanna, nearYonseiUniversity. Despite being an introverted and shy child, he discovered he had a passion for dance when he performed in a talent show for High School. Rain initially had a difficult time balancing dance and academics and received low grades during the beginning of junior high because of his frequent dance practices. He decided to follow his passion and attendedHigh SchoolofArtsin where he received his first formal instruction in acting and was able to continue dancing as well. Rain again found he could not focus on both dance and his studies in acting; he was truant on several occasions.
Rain lost his mother as she struggled with diabetes and died in 2000. Within that same year, Rain was recruited as a trainee for JYP Entertainment, led by recording artist and producer Park Jin-Young. In a CNN interview and also in a Discovery Channel documentary called Discovering Hip Korea, however, he recalled being repeatedly rejected because of his looks: “In fact, I was told after one audition that my singing and dancing was great but I did not make it because I did not have double eyelids.” However, he finally got in as producer Park Jin-Young saw his drive and persistence during an audition in which Rain danced for hours non-stop, unlike the usual ten minutes for an audition. During the early years of training, Rain was a backup dancer.
SETTING KOREAN WAVE
In 2002, Jung debuted with the album Bad Guy where he was introduced to the media through his stage name, Rain. The album’s title was “Bad Guy” and was followed by “Handshake”. After his first album, in 2003, he made his television debut in the KBS drama, Sang Doo! Let’s Go To School. Following the success of his debut as a singer and actor, Rain released his second album, How to Avoid The Sun, and released the title song “Ways to Avoid the Sun.” 2004–05: Rise in popularity
In 2004, he starred in the popular drama called “Full House” with one ofKorea’s most popular actresses, Song Hye Kyo. The drama had viewer ratings of over 30% for every episode. It was broadcasted in various other countries including thePhilippines,Malaysia,Indonesia,Singapore,Vietnam,Thailand,Hong Kong,China,Japan,Morocco,Sri Lanka,Taiwan,Israel,Cambodiaand theUnited States. His performance in the drama won him the Best Actor Award at the KBS Acting Awards.
His third album, It’s Raining (2004), sold over 1 million copies in Asia.[5] According to a report by Rain’s previous agency JYP Entertainment to the Korea Culture & Content Agency, It’s Raining topped the charts in all of the following countries as of December 29, 2005: Japan (100,000 copies), China (500,000 copies), Taiwan (70,000 copies), Thailand (150,000 copies), Indonesia (50,000 copies), and South Korea (154,000 copies), for a combined total of 1,074,000 units sold
Rain then went on his Rainy Day 2005 Tour, starting inSeouland followed byTokyoandHong Kong. The tickets sold out quickly.[6] the Rainy Day global tour in 2005 sold out over 150,000 seats in 8 cities inKorea,ChinaandJapan. His first solo concert inJapan, entitled Rainy Day Japan held at the Tokyo International Forum had all the tickets sold out 30 seconds after going on sale
WORLD STAR
Rain’s fourth album, Rain’s World, was released inKoreaon October 14, 2006.
He acted in his first film, I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK, directed by Park Chan-wook. The film won the Alfred Bauer Award at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival and was selected as the opening film for the Hong Kong International Film Festival. Also, Rain was nominated for and won Best New Actor at the 43rd Baeksang Awards Asia. Rain in Bangkok 2007 The “Rain’s Coming” tour began on December 15, 2006 at Jamsil Stadium inSeouland was scheduled to continue through 2007 to the following countries:Singapore,Malaysia,Thailand,Vietnam,China,Japan,Taiwan,Australia,United States, andCanada. His tour incorporated the talents of producers and stage designers (such as Jamie King and Roy Bennett) who have been involved with the concert tours of other artists such as U2, Michael Jackson, Ricky Martin, Madonna, Britney Spears, and The Rolling Stones. Ticket sales were expected to be over US$100 million.
Rain released his first Japanese album, Eternal Rain on September 13, 2006. His concert at the Tokyo Dome on May 25, 2007 attracted nearly 40,000 people. Rain was the first Korean artist to perform at the Tokyo Dome, the largest auditorium inJapan.
United States In April 2006, Rain was mentioned in the Time magazine website article that named the “100 Most Influential People Who Shape Our World.” In 2007, Rain topped Time Magazine’s online user poll although he was not in the magazine’s actual list. He also made it into People’s 2007 list of the “Most Beautiful People” in the world.
His two-day concert in theUnited States, Rainy Day New York was marketed and promoted by the Asian concert production company Rainstone Live. Tickets were sold out within a matter of days and the concerts were held at Madison Square Garden Rain performed two concert dates inLas Vegas,Nevadaon December 23–24, 2006; the tickets to these concerts sold out within the first week of sales. These concerts were held at The Colosseum atCaesarsPalace.
Rain at Sepang International Circuit F1 2011 post party concert,Malaysia.
In 2007, Rain was included on People’s Most Beautiful People in its “First-Time Beauties 2007″ section. In a press release, Rain stated that he was honored to be on the list, and also noted that it will be a great boost to his efforts to raise his public awareness in theUnited States. Also in 2007, Rain topped Time’s open online poll: he defeated Stephen Colbert by 100,000 votes. Colbert jokingly retaliated by producing a parody of Rain’s music video for “Ways to Avoid the Sun” called “He’s Singin’ In Korean”. Stephen Colbert then challenged Rain to a dance-off “or a cuddle-off, or a spoon-off”. On May 5, 2008, Rain appeared in a surprise guest segment at the end of The Colbert Report, and proceeded to engage Colbert in a dance-off on a Dance Dance Revolution machine.
On October 16, 2008, Rain released his fifth Korean album, Rainism. Rain released “Love Story”, as the first single from the album, shortly followed by the single, “Rainism”. On November 24, 2008, The Commission of Youth Protection judged Rain’s album, Rainism, inappropriate for people under 19 years old because of the song “Rainism”.[20] In “Rainism”, the lyrics (translated from Korean) “Trembling inside your shaking body is my magic stick/Feeling the impassable limit of the body shake” were considered problematic due to their phallic and sexual references. Rain has re-released a “clean version” of “Rainism” shortly after, but instead of changing the original album’s contents, he has labeled a sticker that deemed “Rainism” inappropriate for those under 19 years old. In 2008, he acted in his first American film, the Wachowski Brothers-directed Speed Racer, where he played Racer Taejo Togokahn. He made his starring role debut in Ninja Assassin (2009), as the main character Raizo. Ninja Assassin was directed by James McTeigue, and produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers. The project was inspired by the ninja scenes featured from Speed Racer, in which Rain had impressed the Wachowskis with his portrayal as a fighter.[24] He won the Biggest Badass Award at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards because of his performance in Ninja Assassin.
Rain concluded The Legend of Rainism Tour at The Colosseum atCaesarsPalaceinLas Vegas,Nevadaon December 24–25, 2009. He performed most of the songs on his recent album, Rainism. The Legend of Rainism Tour had concerts inJapan,Korea,China,Taiwan,Hong Kong,IndonesiaandLas Vegas.
2010: Return toKorea
On April 6, 2010, Rain released a special mini-album titled Back to Basic including the singles “Love Song”, with the MV starring Korean actress Ha Ji-won and “Hip Song”.
From late September to early December 2010, Rain starred in TV drama The Fugitive: Plan B (Korean: 도망자). It was aired on KBS2 and costarred Lee Na-young, and the supporting cast included Lee Jung-jin, Daniel Henney, and Japanese actors Uehara Takako and Naoto Takanaka.
He is listed on TIME 100 for the second time. In October Rain representedKoreaand performed at the 7th Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.
CHALLENGES
In February 2007, Rain and his former management agency JYP Entertainment as well as a concert organizer, Wellmade STAR M Corporation, were sued over copyright infringement of the stage name “Rain,” by theU.S.recording firm Rain Corporation. The company, which works with an American band also called “Rain,” demanded that Rain drop the English name in theUnited States. In June 2007, the lawsuit ended because the Nevada District Court determined there was no evidence indicating that Rain Corporation would suffer any actual harm.
On his World 2007 tour, his scheduled concerts inShanghai,Toronto,San Francisco, andHawaiiwere canceled, followed by the last concert inLos Angeles. The last event at theStaplesCenterwas canceled only two hours prior to opening: Rain’s producer blamed the situation on financial problems of the local promoter, while the local promoter blamed Wellmade STAR M calling them too “incompetent to handle the situation.”. On March 19, 2009, a federal jury in Honolulu found that Rain, his former management agency JYP Entertainment, and two other promotion companies were guilty of breaching a contract and defrauding Honolulu promoter Click Entertainment for $2 million (originally just over $1 million) after the Hawaii concert was canceled and the promoters were not refunded the $500,000 licensing fee. Rain and JYP were ordered to pay $2.4 million each in punitive damages, $1 million for damages related to the fraud, and $2.3 million for breach of contract. A separate lawsuit filed by promoters Wellmade STAR M was dismissed by a South Korean court on January 28, 2010. Judge Bae Kwang-Kuk ruled in favor of Rain and blamed the plaintiff for poor preparations surrounding the cancelledU.S.tour. Other activities
Six to Five HIS FASHION STYLE
Six to Five was Rain’s first clothing line, since it also was his dream to become a fashion designer. It was launched on December 23, 2008 and was followed by a “fashion show–launch party–mini-concert” to introduce “Six to Five”. Many stars came to support him, such as Lee Hyori, Kim Suna, Chae-Rim and Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun. He designs and models the clothing. The label “Six To Five” is described by Rain as the idea of having an extra sense (i.e. from five senses to six). This label name also is said to represent his birth date, 6/25.
J. Tune Entertainment
In November 2007, Rain told the Korean media that he has left JYP Entertainment and started his own entertainment company, J. Tune Entertainment (formerly known as Rainy Entertainment). He was scheduled to be CEO of the company, but told the media that he still kept in touch with his mentor and long-timetrainerParkJin Young. J. Tune debuted MBLAQ, an all-boy group, in October, 2009. Rain actively participates in MBLAQ’s music, either composing, writing, producing or choreographing dance routines. In December 2010, Park Jin-Young announced that J. Tune Entertainment would be merged with JYP Entertainment. It become the largest shareholder in J. Tune Entertainment, and it is viewed as a strategic alliance between the two companies. [edit]Humanitarian work
Rain was involved with MTV EXIT, a campaign against human trafficking in Asia.He presented Traffic: An MTV EXIT Special, a documentary.which gives insight into the realities of trafficking, addresses the part everyone can play in the issue, and gives information on how people can protect themselves as well as what people can do to help end exploitation and trafficking.
MILITARY SERVICE
Rain revealed his future plans on September 27, 2010 at a press conference for The Fugitive: Plan B. He decided to hold off on his military service until the following year to study for his masters degree.
Rain filmed Red Scarf in March, 2011 and it’s scheduled for a November release. It co-stars Kim Sung-Soo, Yoo Jun-sang, Lee Jong-seok, and Lee Hana. He wrapped filming in September on film Soar Into the Sun, where he plays a talented yet troublemaking elite air force pilot who is demoted to the combat flying unit. It is directed by Kim Dong-hoon and scheduled for release in 2012.
On September 23, Rain announced that he would enlist in the military on October 11. He reported for 21 months of compulsory military service at the 306th Army draft camp in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do province.
RAIN SEE YOU LATER WORDS…
To the dismay of fans everywhere, Rain officially enlisted in the Korean army on October 11th. On his way to the military training camp, he filmed a video to share a final goodbye with his fans and uploaded it through YouTube under the title, ‘Rain’s enlistment video revealed.’
The world star is seen sitting in a car, dressed casually in a hat and scarf to fit the autumn weather. Looking into the camera Rain says, “It’s an hour before my enlistment. I promise to be back soon. Over the past ten years I was able to achieve a lot of things because of your support. Thank you for all the tears and laughter throughout our time together and all the many memorable moments,” and ended his speech with a moving, “I love you.”
For his final greeting he said, “I apologize for causing such a fussy enlistment. Thank you for the ten years of love you have shown me,” and finished with a shout of allegiance.
Rain joined the military inGyunggi-do,Koreaon October 11th. Once he completes five weeks of basic military training, he will become an active duty soldier.
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FUTURE PLANS After his military service expect RAIN to be back in lime light. But even he is in military camp. He just finished some works like album, television show and movies. Soar: Close to the Sun“. then he will be back in theUS to make someHollywood movies.
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Rain in Music Mix Style Magazine
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12-05-03 Rainyent tweet about Rain Official YouTube Channel
국방홍보지원대원 서류전형 합격자 발표입니다.
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12-05-03 Rainyent tweet about Rain Official YouTube Channel
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Rain official YouTube Channel is currently in preparation, so please wait a moment.^^
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