The 9th Cloud term has lasted longer than any other, as far as I know, and we certainly got our membership money’s worth, as far as I’m concerned. But, as much as I’ve enjoyed it, it is coming to a close and R.A.I.N. Company has opened the recruitment doors for Rain’s official 10th Cloud fan club, if you choose to walk through them.
(FYI: Even though there is an English Talk board, many Internet browsers now have a tool bar option that will translate the page you’re on with the click of a button. You can successfully use that with the fan club site. Try it!)
(Remember when Rain and “big bro” Ronnie Yang went to Everland shortly before Rain enlisted in the military? That ginormous sun visor over his face actually worked and he had a good time! He did not have to do a “YoungJae” in the toilet in Full House, haha.^^ Whisker alert! Come reminisce with me! ^@@^)
**NOTE: If you were on our bulk order list to get this hat, you should have received an Update email from me on Friday, February 10, that R.A.I.N. Company has canceled international bulk orders in favor of online ordering at Gmarket.
Hi, all! R.A.I.N. Company has put the snapback hat Rain personally designed for fans on Gmarket, and the limited online sale started a few hours ago at 8 PM Sunday night (February 12)! For those of you who might want one, here is what you need to know:
• The hat price is $29.oo USD. Gmarket’s quoted international shipping price is around $30.00 USD, give or take. (We know… steep!)
• As I understand it, the sale will last for as long as the hats last. Quantities are limited.
For anyone who is not familiar with shopping on Gmarket and is having problems following the order process, I’ve made screenshot instructions from when I put in my personal order. I hope it helps! Please see those below:
There are waaay too many good shows of all kinds on TV in many countries and online these days and we need a place to dish about ’em, am I right? What say you? Let’s discuss! ^@@^
WE GOT SPOILERS. Please back out of here & DON’T SCROLL unless you’re good with that.
The previous Cloud-watching post from 2/29/2016 – 5/17/2016 is HERE. ^@@^
I want to know what your favorite Rain ballads are too, and why you love them. Please share! 🙂 ^@@^
“Because of You” (Eternal Rain, 2006). The favorite of my favorites, played more in my car than any other!
Setting the scene: It was December 2009, near Christmas. (It would be another month before Cloud USA was even born.) I’d been a Rain fan all by my lonesome for 2 – 3 years, and Terri was brand spanking new, just becoming one since we’d seen newly released Ninja Assassin twice in theaters a month earlier (November). I was feeling bummed out one night because Rain was coming to the U.S. for his Legend of Rainism concert tour stop in Las Vegas and I couldn’t go, so I went on YouTube, hunted down an earlier LoR stop (the very first one, at Saitama Super Arena in Japan), and watched the whole two and a half hour concert in my living room, the next best thing. Sort of like being in Vegas in spirit…^^
You know the drill. Add your favorite dressing, stir well with your fork, and dig in! 😛
Fan made. Sexy Rain. By one of my favorite Clouds on YouTube, dear Soorain. This also includes a glimpse of that incredibly HOT “Nan” performance in Daegu (2007) that about burned our eyes out. O_O
This month’s theme is Rain’s long relationship with Harper’s Bazaar Magazine. In particular, a few images from Harper’s Bazaar China (sporting MCM fashion) and Harper’s Bazaar Korea (wearing H&M and other brands in New York City) in 2014, and in Korea earlier this year with wife Kim Tae Hee, wearing Dior and other delectable things.
They look better “fitted” or “centered” depending on size, but please feel free to display them however you like.
Just right-CLICK and save them to your hard-drive. Enjoy! 🙂 ^@@^
(2100 x 1600 and 1940 x 1500. Smaller size 1400 x 1000 in Gallery below. Month. By Stephe @ CloudUSA.)
I have to give Rain’s longtime friend, actor Kim Kwang Min, props here. It’s never easy for anyone to admit their shortcomings, much less on TV in front of, like, everybody. And for him to be able to get out of his feelings, look back, and understand that Rain was acting as a friend (not something many people can do, take criticism), he’s a pretty cool guy. These two have worked together on K-dramas A Love To Kill, The Fugitive: Plan B, My Lovely Girl, and upcoming Chinese TV drama Endless August.
Translation begins around a minute into the first video. »For more about what was said before that, see the second SOOMPI News article in my previous post HERE.Thanks to our Sunnypeony for her hard work! ^@@^
Well, peeps, if Rain re-posting from our Instagram wasn’t cool enough, it also landed Cloud USA in the Korean news (Nate, Newsen, eNews 24, etc.) and on Naver blogs. They must be watching his social media like a hawk! The gist of these write-ups is how Rain revealed a refreshing, handsome appearance [in a picture] of him picking out dessert in a café, how he re-uploaded the picture onto his Instagram from his U.S. fan account, and how even with sunglasses and a hat he could not hide [all that handsomeness]. True, oh, so true.^^
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FAVORITE K.dramas: #1. IL JI MAE (2008) #2: VAMPIRE PROSECUTOR (2011) #3: THE FUGITIVE: PLAN B (2010) #4: GU FAMILY BOOK (2013) #5:CHUNO (2010) #6 KINGDOM OF THE WINDS (2008) #7: A LOVE TO KILL (2005) #8: A THOUSAND KISSES (2011)
FAVORITE Rain songs: "BECAUSE OF YOU", "Get in The Car (Baby)", "Dear Mama Don't Cry", "얼마나 사랑하는지" (How Much I Love You, w/Byul/STAR), "Superman", "LA Song", "Instead of Saying Goodbye" Alternative/Grunge Rock version, "No No No", "Hip Song", "Props In My Life","Love Song", "Move On" Japanese version, "Even You", "The Empty Space", "Quiz", "Because I Was Too Hot", "Familiar Face", "Slowly", and "Don't Stop"
Terri
FAVORITE RAIN SONGS: " Marilyn Monroe," "Get in The Car (Baby)", "September 12", "Slowly," "Even You," "Because of You," "Man Up", "Too Much," "Familiar Face," "Move On (Japanese)" Oh, good grief. I love too many of them. I give up. :-}
Jim
FAVORITE GIRL GROUPS: Wonder Girls, SNSD (Girls Generation), and Perfume
FAVORITE RAIN SONGS: "Rainism" & "Hip Song"
(although every five minutes, the man is humming the "Love Song" tune for some reason, probably to try out on some woman)
JJ
FAVORITE RAIN SONGS: "Love Story," "Because of You," "Move On," Only You," "Rainism, "Harudo," and "Friends."
