Rain On The Cover Of TIME Magazine!

Isn't it great to see an Asian celebrity made to the list of TIME's100 most influencial person?! We all know Rain is a mega star in Asia who would have guessed that he's now listed amongst the influence people like Bono and Michelle Obama. BTW, where's Rain? can you spot him in the pic above?Hint: He’s around the zeros near Reese Witherspoon.

Rain rips his pants on Strong Heart!

He dances, sings, produces, acts, models, has the body of a god, and did I mention, he has the body of a god? In other words, Rain / Bi is pretty much made of perfection and is regarded as a top A-lister in the celebrity world. But even for a guy like him, there are unavoidable things that occur which help us realize, in the end, Rain is only human.At the end of the episode of SBS Strong Heart

Parodies of Rain’s Love Song take the internet by storm

The internet has recently exploded with parodies of Rain’s trademark “abs dance” from his comeback song Love Song.Following the release of his special album titled BACK TO THE BASIC, singer Rain has been met with undivided attention from the public, most who have awaited his comeback to the music scene for a long time.Love Song is an emotional ballad that is being promoted as Rain’s title track.

Rain issues a $2 million dollar lawsuit

Looks like Rain isn’t out of the legal storm yet – although he won his last lawsuit, the idol is now involved in another lawsuit worth 2 billion won (~$2 million USD). Rain and seven other investors are all suing J.Tune Creative for embezzling the investment they put into the company, meaning that Rain, fortunately, isn’t the one under fire this time around.It’s been revealed through Newsen that

Rain takes the reigns of online music charts

Rain on the cover of "BACK TO BASICS" [J. Tune Entertainment]Asian pop sensation Rain has dominated all online music charts with his latest single "Love Song," according to his agency J. Tune Entertainment on Friday."Love Song," the title track from his special album "BACK TO BASICS" released at midnight on Tuesday, swept all Korean charts including Melon, Mnet, Dosirak, Bugs, Soribada, Hanteo,

Rain 'Love Song' audio revealed

Korean singer Rain and actress Han Ye-seul in a music video for "Love Song" [J. Tune Entertainment]Korean entertainer Rain has revealed his new single “Love Song” over night, according to his agency J. Tune Entertainment on Tuesday.J. Tune explained in a press release that “Song”, the title track from his upcoming special album “BACK TO THE BASIC”, was unveiled at midnight last night on various

Rain, Back to the Basic album Love Song teaser revealed

Rain and actress Han YeSeul

Rain's new single a ballad titled "Love Song"

Korean entertainer Rain's new single "Love Song" [J. Tune Entertainment]The title song to Korean entertainer Rain's new album due out next month will be a ballad named "Love Song," according to his agency J. Tune Entertainment on Friday.J. Tune announced in a press release that the title track from his special album "BACK TO THE BASIC", due out April 1, will be a ballad tune that the singer

Han Ye-seul stars in new Rain music video

Singer/actor Rain and actress Han Ye-seul during the shoot for "BACK TO BASIC" [J.Tune Entertainment] Actress Han Ye-seul has shot a music video with Asian pop sensation Rain for the singer's upcoming special album due out April 1.'Rain"s agency J. Tune Entertainment said Wednesday that the two shot the video from Sunday till today in Seoul's Gangnam and Songdo districts.A day earlier, the

Rain comeback teaser video unveiled

Cover to Rain's special album "BACK TO THE BASIC" [J.Tune Entertainment]A teaser video for Korean pop star Rain's special album will be revealed when the clock strikes midnight tonight.The singer's agency J.Tune Entertainment announced Monday that a 30 second-long teaser clip for the album titled "BACK TO BASIC" will be posted on Rain's official website (www.rain-jihoon.com) at midnight.The clip

Rain for drama comeback this October!

World star Rain will be appearing in our home theatre this October.According to an official on 15th March, Rain is preparing for his drama comeback this October. He will start the preparations for the drama proper after his concert in Japan in June. This will be his next drama production after KBS 2TV mini series ‘A Love To Kill’ in 2005.A JTunes Ent representative said, “It is true that he will

Rain reveals comeback dates for himself and MBLAQ!

Worldstar Rain’s comeback date in Korea has been confirmed.It was posted up on Rain’s homepage on 15th March, “The special album will be released on 1st April. I’m very happy that I can be able to show cool performances for 2 months.”According to Rain, because of the release of the album, there will also be some delays for plans for movie and drama appearances.He said, “The special album is made

Rain’s photo exhibit “Jung Ji-hoon’s Reality”

The next celebrity to take up photography is superstar Rain (aka Jung Ji-hoon), who just participated in a photography exhibit, “Jung Ji-hoon’s Reality.”Rain’s exhibit takes the theme of “My Lovers” and runs from March 12 through 21, and features photos that he took of fans as well as photos that fans have taken of him. The exhibit is free and is displaying in Sinsadong, Seoul. A related auction

Rain Plans for Two Album Releases This Year

On February 19, the agency of famous Korean singer and actor Rain (real name Jeong Ji-hoon, 28), J. Tune Entertainment, announced that he would release a special album this coming April. According to J. Tune Entertainment, Rain will release a regular album around in October after recording a mini album consisting of four or five songs in April. This special album will be recorded one year and

Rain's interview on CNN will go to air tomorrow

Asian pop sensation Rain's appearance on CNN's "Talk Asia" as a representative figure of Korea, will be broadcast tomorrow, according to his agency on Tuesday.CNN had invited the singer to appear on the show during last week's "Eye on South Korea", a week-long special program focusing on various aspects of the country including its economy and culture.During the interview, Rain sat down with CNN

Lee Jun-ki beat Rain and Song Hye-kyo as most popular Hallyu star in China

Lee Jun-ki in Allure Magazine in January Korean actor Lee Jun-ki has been voted the top Hallyu star in China, according to his agency on Friday.The actor came in first, beating Rain and actress Song Hye-kyo, in the "2009 Most Popular Korean Star" survey held by CRI Online, a major portal in China, Mentor Entertainment said in a press release.Lee is also receiving attention in Taiwan with more

Rain showcasing his new boy band MBLAQ

J. Tune Entertainment is Rain's (a.k.a Jung Ji-hoon) management company and also the agency for new boy band MBLAQ. There is no information available relating to the accronym meaning but fans are awaiting the release of their first single in Octorber. "MBLAQ is the first group to have been produced by Rain, and so everyone is showing interest. We are even receiving calls from fans who are

Rain to play legendary Bruce Lee in the remake of Enter the Dragon

South Korean pop singer/actor Rain was offered the lead role in the Warner Bros. remake of Bruce Lee's kung fu flick "Enter the Dragon," J Tune Entertainment, Rain's agency, confirmed Thursday. J Tune, however, added that Rain hasn't made a decision, and refused to discuss details. The 27-year old actor stars as an assassin in the Wachowski Brothers' upcoming "Ninja Assassin" set for release in

Rain Stars in His First Hollywood Starring Role as the ‘Ninja Assassin’

Rain is aiming to become the next big action star from the east after Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat and Jet Li. His first appearance in a Hollywood film was in Speed Racer, and now Rain (aka Jung Ji-hoon) has nabbed a leading role in a film called Ninja Assassin. Rain will portray Raizo, a kidnapped child who is raised to be a professional killer but ends up seeking revenge against the clan that made

Rain settles US lawsuit

South Korean pop singer and actor Rain (real name is Jung Ji-hoon) has settled a lawsuit over his cancelled concert in Honollulu in 2007. Back in March of this year, Rain was ordered by Hawaii court to pay up $8 million to Click Entertainment, the US based company that promoted Rain's concert. The settlement amount was not disclosed however many reports have suggested that the settlement amount