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Rain Produces Special Comeback Show with MBC

lookout — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:13:26 -0700

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Singer Rain will take part in producing a special program with MBC to celebrate his return to the K-pop scene. Rain plans to release his much-anticipated special album in October.

The special program featuring Rain is expected to be similar to Seo Taiji's comeback special which was broadcast earlier this month.

The program will last for one hour and will feature live performances and interviews. MBC is currently negotiating with Rain's management agency JTune Entertainment to air the show sometime in October.

Following his performance during the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Rain told Yeonhap News Agency during a phone interview that he is confident about his new album.

Rain, who produced the album himself, said it took a long time for him to prepare and record the album, which is in its final stage of production. The singer added that the special album includes many of the songs he wrote himself and that some of them are in English.

The album will be released all over Asia as well as other countries with a sizeable Asian K-pop market. Rain plans to release a wordwide album early next year following the release of "Ninja Assassin," a Hollywood blockbuster film starring Rain.

Rain Says Closing Ceremony Performance Was 'Electrifying'

lookout — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:03:33 -0700

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Singer and actor Rain performed "Beijing, I Love Beijing" with popular Chinese entertainers during the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics held at the Main Olympic Stadium, or the "Bird's Nest," on August 24. Rain performed with popular singers Wang Lee Hom, Kelly Chen and Han Xue.

The following is an excerpt from an interview with Rain right after the performance:

Q. When did you get the offer to perform in the closing ceremony?

A. A year ago, I was asked to perform with an American artist. Later, they changed the theme to "Asian Unity" and decided to invite Chinese singers to perform. The organizing committee asked me to represent Korea. I later heard that film director Zhang Yimou, who was the artistic director for both the opening and closing ceremonies, recommended me. The plan was finalized four months prior to the Olympics, and I met with the singers a month before to record all the songs. We sang two lines each and sang the chorus together.

Q. You've performed in numerous large-scale concerts throughout your career, but isn't this your first time performing in front of 90,000 audience members and billions of TV viewers?

A. I performed in front of 40,000 audience members during my Beijing concert. However, my heart started pounding at the thought of having to sing in front of 90,000 people from all over the world and the sheer size of the whole performance. Each and every one of the singers I performed with on the evening of the closing ceremony was extremely passionate. Athletes became one and enjoyed the whole party. I felt electrified and excited at the same time. It's been a huge honor.

Rain Holds 'Summer Vacation with Rain' Fan Meeting

lookout — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:29:19 -0700

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Singer and actor Rain is back in Korea.

Rain's management agency JTune Entertainment said Rain will hold a fan meeting on July 27 at the Seoul Olympic Park's Olympic Hall. The theme of the fan meeting, to be attended by both Korean and other Asian fans, is "Summer Vacation with Rain." The event will be hosted by popular TV host Kim Je-dong.

Rain, who recently finished shooting the film "Ninja Assassin" in Berlin, is currently recording his latest album at a studio south of the Han River. The album, which the singer will be producing himself, will be released in autumn.

Rain Makes Forbes List Again

lookout — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:55:38 -0700

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Singer and actor Rain has once again found his name on the pages of U.S. economic journal Forbes.

According to a representative from J.Tune Entertainment, Rain was one of the names in the July 14th article, "10 Celebs and their Cells, " which was about cellular phone companies and the top ten celebrities used to represent their products. Rain had also made their "World's Top 20 Trends" as the face of K-pop earlier this year.

"Rain is the star who's responsible for the sales records of Samsung cellular phones in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan," wrote Forbes. He was introduced as the "Justin Timberlake of Asia." The article continued, "Rain is also the spokesmodel for Samsung Electronics at the Beijing Olympics, and the face for laptop computers by LG Electronics."

Other names on the Forbes list include tennis star Maria Sharapova, who models for Sony Ericsson, Motorola and the LG Shine Phone; soccer star David Beckham; singer Usher; and Hong Kong star Andy Lau.

Rain to Return to Music this Fall

lookout — Mon, 7 Jul 2008 13:15:58 -0700

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Since his entry into the Hollywood movie market, singer and actor Rain has been a busy man. He has finally announced that he will be returning to the music business this September.

Rain held an official event with his Japanese fan club, "The Cloud," on June 30th at the Tokyo Dome JCB Hall. He announced at the event that he would return as the "singing Rain" with an album for Asian fans "possibly as soon as September."

At the fan meeting, Rain performed his hit songs, "I Do," "How to Avoid the Sun" and "Instead of Saying Good-bye."

June 25th was Rain's 26th birthday and "The Cloud" fans had prepared a song and cake for him that night, for which Rain graciously thanked them.

"Besides the fan event, Rain will give an interview on the hit Fuji TV program "Cho Nan Kang 2," according to one of Rain's agents. The agent said, "He is also planning on bringing his fans a song in Japanese towards the end of the year."

Rain has been in Berlin, Germany, for the past four months working on the shoot for the Hollywood film "Ninja Assassin." As soon as the filming is finished, the singer and actor is planning to hold a fan event in Korea.

Rain Heads to Japan from Berlin Movie Shoot

lookout — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:18 -0700

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Actor and singer Rain (Jung Ji-hoon, 26) has been in Berlin filming a movie, but he will be flying to Tokyo, Japan on the 30th for a free admission meeting with his fans at JCB Hall. His agency, J.Tune Entertainment, recently posted photographs of the celebrity on his website (http://www.rain-jihoon.com).

Rain is in Berlin, Germany, for the filming of the upcoming Joel Silver & Wachowski Brothers flick, "Ninja Assassin," directed by James McTeigue. They are running on a grueling schedule, spending over ten hours a day in action, hoping to wrap the shoot by the end of this month or early June.

Rain's agent in Berlin said that during the day off that the celebrity gets per week, he spends it resting at home or sometimes ventures out to watch a movie.

"Rain is making preparations for the fan event in Japan whenever he has the time," his agent added. "He's very excited to stand in front of his fans again."

Rain in Dance Battle on "The Colbert Report"

lookout — Thu, 8 May 2008 07:02:57 -0700

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Singer and actor Rain finally met the popular U.S. comedian Stephen Colbert, the same man who lampooned him on national TV.

Rain was in L.A. for the premiere of his Hollywood debut in "Speed Racer," and on the night of the 5th, he showed off his dance skills on the nationwide TV program, "The Colbert Report." The program had been pre-recorded on the 28th at the New York City studio for cable TV's "Comedy Central" channel.

Rain's Agency Targets Japanese Market

lookout — Fri, 2 May 2008 05:22:22 -0700

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Rain's entertainment agency J. Tune Entertainment (CEO Cho Dong-won) is preparing to launch a cellular content service for Japanese fans.

On April 28th, a J. Tune representative announced that they have signed a contract with ACCEL Corporation, a Japanese company dealing in wireless services and that they are ready to provide "top quality content that will fulfill the needs of fans in Japan."

Premiere of Film "Speed Racer" to be Held in Tokyo

lookout — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:18:35 -0700

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The premiere of "Speed Racer," a film by the Wachowski brothers in which singer Rain makes his Hollywood film debut, will be held in June.

Rain in "TIME" Magazine for 3rd Consecutive Year

lookout — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:17:41 -0700

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Actor and singer Rain was asked for an interview with the weekly U.S. journal "TIME," according to J. Tune Entertainment.

Every year, "TIME" magazine presents a select list of "100 of the World's Most Influential People" and currently, Rain has surpassed Britney Spears on the online voting site, "2008 Time 100." The request for an interview comes from the "TIME" video web coverage segment, "10 Questions."