Bi Yourself topic #3.
I find myself wishing that we had fan meetings in the US, the way they do in Asia. Being able to spend part of a day in an auditorium or close setting with someone you admire sounds like heaven to me. I’m so envious! What do you think about fan meetings? If somehow we were to get one here, with Rain, would you go?
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Oh, that’s an easy one. Can you spell yes? I’d be there in a heartbeat, and I know Terri would too. An Atlanta fan meet would be right up our alley, and nothing (barring natural disasters and Acts of God) would keep us from it.
I’m sure Rain has seen that fan meets are not a part of American culture and he probably has no plans for any such thing here. I don’t think he realizes that we don’t have fan meets because our celebrities aren’t interested in the concept, not us. Many American celebrities don’t do half the amount of work he does in a year, yet they are too busy with their little lives to give their fans the time of day. Somehow we’ve got to let Rain know that we are just like all the other Clouds across the world in that we want to spend quality time with him and show him the love.
Rain, come to Atlanta!
— Stephe ^@@^
So how would you feel about a fan meeting in America?
Cloud USA 
I agree with what you guys are saying. Here’s my take on the subject. There was a time when American celebrities had to WORK to achieve their success. Namely from the 1950s and back. If you were ethnic, it was even harder. Now, the rules of celebrity have changed, everything is big contracts, big promotion, BIGGER, BIGGEST! They have managers, agents, stylists, hair and makeup people put them together just to go to the grocery store. I mean reallly wearing STILETTOS to pick up some tampons!!
EVERYBODY wants to get paid off the celebrity, so this is why you won’t see an American celebrity AT ANYTHING they can’t get a FAT PAY CHECK for. Celebrities of old didn’t have all the above things at their fingertips, they did have things I mentioned themselves. There was no staff for them (your “people” talk to my “people”). In this vein, I don’t know how the public can demand more face time from the celebrity as they (the celebrity)usually ends up buying into their own hype.
Also, when you live in a country like the U.S. that is SO DIVERSE it’s hard as HELL to get people to be unified on one accord for almost anything. Even if someone said let’s boycott a certain celebrity’s music unless he/she comes to meet with us. You would never get the masses to agree to do it. Another thing is Rain comes from mainly a homogenius nation where mostly everyone there is like you in looks (lets face it) and in spirit, temperament and core moral values. It may be a little easier to get everyone to be on one accord in his country.
Lastly, teenagers drive everything in the music business here and abroad, but in the U.S. once again we are too diverse and different to be on one accord it seems. Also, we are too wild and forward at times. I have seen Rain’s Asian fans scream and cry, true enough, but they don’t break any barrier or roped off area. They DO NOT approach him unless directed to do so. U.S. fans go bizerk, to the point where Security guards get bloody noses trying to hold them back. I DON’T KNOW ladies but we are just to very different nations. Beyonce danced at a block party a few days ago (On YT) and it was reported on like WOW she danced with average people. Maybe U.S. celebrities would do these things more if they didn’t have to worry about being endangered by some crazies.
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This is a really cool ideal,after his military thing maybe he would love this and maybe by then he’d be ready to spend more time here in the U S, I’m exploring now that I have a LT.
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yep, true that, cloudusa
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and i think something like that would show the US, that Rain is bigger than they know. it might even straighten out the way the media identifies him. have you noticed that at boxoffice.mojo, they don’t even list Rain as the leading actor on their front page? instead they list Naomi Harris (as an actor, hummmm) STRANGE, hunh? (and why list a person who never even appear at any of the promotions or the premier????)
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Wow, that is just WRONG.
Stephe ^@@^
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you know, here is the reason why i have never been a fan of anyone here in the US(or anywhere else for that matter). when our entertainers win some kind of award or something, yes, the say “I dedicate this to my fans”, but, as we all know here, that’s as far as they go. i don’t know weather it’s ego the cost associated holding a fan meeting or what. but, i have watched Rain enteracting with his fans and it’s a lovely thing to see such a huge star being able to make a statement that he is not so big that he won’t or can’t be one on one with those who keep supporting him. yes, i would go to Atlanta for a fan meeting in a heart beat. probably would take a 2wk vac. to visit family and friends and then drag some of them with me (i love that “Midnight train to Georgia)”, hahaha btw, rainusa has a count of over 5,000 fans, last time i checked, they could do what Japan did(the encore in Osaka) and petition Rain to come here. i think he would if he got enough numbers that made it a must trip, hummmm
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I totally agree. Our celebrities suck, mostly because they don’t really have to work for the admiration–most American fans automatically give it to them without any effort, just because they look good or just because everyone else in the neighborhood does and gee, let’s be with the popular crowd.
In Korea, celebrities have to WORK for their fame and they do. Paying attention to their fans is crucial because fans have all the power and will make or break you en masse. It irritates me to no end that most American fans don’t demand more effort from the celebrities they champion. It’s not that I don’t want celebrities to have a life, but dang, do you have to be such prima donnas? There are 365 days in a freakin’ year, but you can’t see your fans more, or reward them? Huh.
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