[Cloud USA] Bi Yourself Open Thread for 9/27-10/3.
» You can visit the previous Open Thread HERE.
Please respect each other and respect Rain. (And don’t read this to mean that this has to be some kind of Praise Fest. Everyone, even Ji-Hoon, ticks somebody off at one time or another. We’re just saying play nice.)
And of course, don’t forget that our Cloud USA Forum is a most excellent place for Rain love, fan communication, and self-expression.
This week will be particularly Cloudy with a good chance of Rain because…
The official Fugitive: Plan B press conference in Seoul is on Monday, our collective overseas fan donation will be presented to a Good Neighbors daycare center in Rain’s name on Tuesday, and Runaway/Fugitive premieres in Asia on Wednesday night just before 10, Korean Standard Time.
— Stephe ^@@^
Cloud USA 
Can someone tell me the name of the video where Rain is wearing a red t-shirt and red cap dancing in what looks like a warehouse.
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It’s called Memory In My Hand, or Hand Note, or Shou Ji, and it was made by Pantech-China for their Rain phone campaign, and Rain sang the song in Chinese.
You can see it over on our DramaMVs, Trailers, & Short Films page. Just scroll down to Memory In My Hand.
Stephe ^@@^
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Thanks as always. love that video.
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Just found this. How cute!
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Yeah, I remember this! It was the first time I’d ever heard that song “Do you love me or my fame?” Ouch. And the first time I saw him do Jackie Chan’s Drunken Fist.
He just about broke his freaking ankle when he first jumped onto the stage, because his tennis shoe was so loose. Later we found out it was loose because he had to change out of the shoes right in front of the audience LOL hahaha! And I will say this has some the very BEST Rain dancing he has ever done. That heartbeat thing was epic.
Thanks for this, Diva!
Stephe ^@@^
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I noticed he almost hurt himself. Poor thing… It’s a super cute performance. Poor thing was out of breath after the Drunken Fist piece. That’s what happens when you get so into it on stage… lol. I do like that song he first sang. Is that what it’s called?? Thanks!
Oh also… not sure why it didn’t post the video clip on here. Weird.
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I’ve noticed that the video link has to be the very last thing you do (paste in), or sometimes it’ll just give the link instead of embedding. Temperamental thing.
I do believe that is the name. It’s in our Discography, under one of the earlier albums…
Stephe ^@@^
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Came across this last night on YouTube and had many laughs. I don’t know who these dudes are, but they managed to crack me up (esp. at the end of this vid) so they are cool in my book for now… ^_^
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LMAO!
Stephe ^@@^
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I had to look at that again, Redd. It’s so cute.
*grinning like a fool*
Thanks for sharing it.
Stephe ^@@^
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Lol!
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ROFL,
Okay now that was funny. :-}
Thanks, Redd!
Terri :-}
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ROLF!!, those girls are tough to get!!!
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LOL!
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Stephe or Terri can you tell me what 20% of viewership means in numbers for fugitive plan b? Like here the viewership for Dancing with the Stars is 21million. I just want to know the numbers. Thanks
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Gisele,
I’ve asked KBSWorldi that question via Twitter, but I haven’t received a response yet. I just asked this weekend though, so they haven’t had time to respond, really. So, I guess we should try and be patient, huh?
In the meantime, maybe we can do some calculating of our own…
In April 2010, the number of “cable television” viewers in South Korea was estimated to be about 16 million. If the ratings go strictly by the cable TV numbers, which they ususally do, because those numbers can be measured pretty easily, then 20% of 16 million is 3.2 million.
Okay. At that same time, Internet viewers (again, in South Korea, not globally) were estimated to be around 2 million. So if we change the total viewers to 18 million, then the 20% viewership jumps to 3.6 million.
Then again, technology abounds in South Korea, and many people watch TV everywhere, even on their cell phones. And if you add in people like us watching all over the globe? Well, there is just no telling how many people are REALLY watching Fugitive.
Pretty good start, huh?
Terri :-}
Sources:
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/04/123_64545.html
http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=southkorea
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/korean-mobile-tv-audience-reaches-22-million
http://kr.en.nielsen.com/news/20071004a.shtml
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Ladies,
If you haven’t been over to the forum in awhile, you really should. Especially check out the category called: HIS EVERYTHING. Trust me. It’s got as much of his “everything” in it as we could find.
from bananas, to the ever popular “V” page, it’s all good. Purplezest even just put up some eye-popping Rain .gifs from The Fugitive: Plan B.
Please go take a look!
Terri :-}
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Yeah, what Terri said!
No joke. 😉
Stephe ^@@^
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Ladies, I’m going in!……..OH BOY!
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U guys don’t know what you’re missing! For reals… lol…
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So apparently the critics are trashing Rain’s performance in Domanja. Clouds unite and go to KBS’s blog or wherever we can comment, and tell them how much we love the show! Today. Do it now.
(((Clouds)))
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What?
Barely two episodes have gone by and they are already trashing it?
Give me a break. Where can we find those critics? I wanna pay their news outlets a personal visit.
Grrrrr.
Terri :-}
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Man, i can believe these critics!!!!!!Rain ‘s acting has been awesome. There is no way they can be complaining about a series that just started. Rain’s character is what should be, interesting, cocky, different to what he have done before and sooo sexy. These critics are just jelous cause Rain is sooo talented that there’s nothing they can say that’s worth reading
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I have just commented on KBS. I said how much I like the show and how awesome Rain is. I am mad with them anyway. I bought points to watch the show and as of now all I see is the preveiw. I emailed them about this and still haven’t received an answer. Good thing I watched it on dramastyle.com. Just wish they had Eng subs. For now just looking at Rain will do. Thanks for the tip.
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Gee…
Did you buy points to watch the show on KBSWorldi…? Are you talking about them (KBS Korea’s American division) or the actual KBS Korea website? If you bought points on KBSWorldi, the show won’t be available to watch until next week, around October 6 or so, not now.
Stephe ^@@^
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That goes to show you how I didn’t read that part. It is KBSWORLDi. Thanks for the info.
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You’re welcome. No problem. Small print sucks sometimes. 🙂
It may not say that on their Fugitive page… they tweeted us at Cloud USA that info about October 6, and just recently did an entry on their Facebook… that may be all they’ve done so far.
Stephe ^@@^
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Gisele,
KBSWorldi has announced that the show will be available on their site on October 6th. They announced this to Cloud USA via Twitter and also announced it on their facebook.
PLEASE don’t be mad at them. They have been very helpful to Cloud USA and are trying very HARD to get the show (with English subtitles) to us as early as they can.
They know how much we are anticipating watching it…
Thanks,
Terri :-}
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I will take your advice and calm down. It’s my fault for not knowing what I was doing in the first place. Any company, station, website or person that supports Rain and the Cloud USA will get my patience and understanding. Thank you guys.
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Aw, you’re very welcome.
We are always working behind the scenes to try to get information. Some organizations are more responsive than others, but KBSWorldi has been very good about assisting. So, props to them, I have to say.
Now that I’ve said all that, watch them not reply. Sigh.
Terri :-}
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I love this FanClub picture because it is SO DIFFERENT from all the other FanClub pictures out there. I have nothing against cutesy. I think all the other ones are adorable. This one put Ji-Hoon and his mates on a whole other plane, showed a whole different side and personality, and that’s why I think it’s so special.
And beautiful.
They had some range. They could be more than adorable, which fascinates me.
Stephe ^@@^
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I have a question. In the pic for this blog, which one of the guys is Rain?
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Hi, loridee.
He’s on the top, all the way to your right on the very end (but their left), with the longest spike of hair down the center of his face. And his left hand is up in the air.
Stephe ^@@^
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I saw this the other day and thought it was hilarious. It’s the guy from Happy Together parodying How to Avoid the Sun… Rain makes a cameo in it (wearing something unforgettable, that’s for sure!). Really cute and funny… enjoy:
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ROFL! Oh heck yeah. JaeSeok is my favorite Korean comedian (well actually it’s between him and Kang HoDong — I simply cannot choose between the two, they are frickin’ crazy.) And they both adore Rain and took him under their “wing” long ago, which makes me love them even more.
Thanks for putting this up here! Gah, it is The Funny!
Stephe ^@@^
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You’re welcome! I was hoping u guys would find it amusing.
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OMG diva, I just had to watch and crack up over this yet AGAIN.
ROFLMAO!
Stephe ^@@^
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Lollll yeaaahhh Ive watched it a few times also. He’s so silly. I love when he’s dancing next to Rain and then ends up staring at Rain for a few seconds and just walks away in disgust. Lmaoo… too funny. AS for Rain, gotta love a guy that can wear a full on hot pink satiny outfit and still look pretty manly.
Lol @ JaeSeok wearing a cut off shirt with a low V neck like in the actual MV. Too funny…
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OMG that is HILARIOUS!!! And I agree w/diva…who else but Rain could pull off that satin pink outfit and still look manly? I didn’t even think about the fact that it was pink until i watched this vid the second time. “Manly men wear pink.” Yeah, I like that.
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I love the part where he looks at Rain while danceing. “How dare you out dance me.HMPH!”
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Stephe,
The Henney speaks a lot of english so far in The Fugitive and so do some of the other characters……they must have been thinking about us US Clouds after all. (SMILES) Or so I would like to think!
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Hello everyone, I’m new here. =) I just wanted to post two pics that I edited of Rain. Even though he looks perfect the way he is, I was just messing around on photoshop to see how he would look with blue eyes and this is the result. =)
Aussie-Ray
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Hello, AussieRay. Welcome into the Rain pool. 🙂
And thank you for sharing your fan art. I absolutely love them. My first reaction when I opened them was Woahhhh…!
When did you first notice Rain? Do you have a favorite song?
Again, welcome!
Stephe ^@@^
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Thanks for the welcome 🙂
The first time I heard of Rain was at the MTv movie awards. When he went up for his award and said his little speech I thought he was incredibly cute. I said to my friend, who is that cutie and why haven’t I seen him before? So the first I thing I did was rent Ninja Assassin and I was hooked. The more I found out about him I loved him more. I’m watching his Korean Dramas now 🙂
My fave song of his is “Love Song” because it was the first song I actually heard of him. And its the first song I memorized in Korean. I even got my coworker hooked on Rain as well. He’s a guy and he’s always singing along to his songs too. =D
Aussie-Ray
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He is already so so so cute but I will admit with those eyes. I would surly go to jail for assult with the intent of sexually cauing damage. great fantasy.
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Wow!!! I wasn’t expecting him to look so good like that. You guys sure do know how to make a girl’s heart stop…. 🙂
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Hello there Aussie-Ray!!! Nice to meet you. 😀 Looove your work, Rain with baby blues and long hair…sigh sheer perfection. The pic. looks very natural and I gasp loudly when I saw the one with long hair. Amazing. Keep posting and welcome.
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Aussie-Ray,
Welcome to Cloud USA! The pics are terrific! Rain with blue eyes.
Intriguing.
Terri :-}
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Welcome AussieRay! Always good to have another cloud on the horizon!
As far as Rain and baby blues go…I appreciate your efforts, but I guess I prefer him in the browns. He’s already so perfect.
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I also think he’s perfect the way he is. =) I have tons of pictures of him as my screensavor at work and one of my co-workers, who’s male, says that he doesn’t like looking at Rain because it makes him feel bad about himself. lol That’s what happens when someone looks that good 😉 And when I showed him the scene in the first ep. of Fugitive where Rain’s walking away in slow motion while the car explodes in the background, my co-workers response was: “OH come on! Really? His shirt just had to be unbuttoned huh…damn him and his awesome body…….excuse me while I go do 100 sits ups..” LOL xp No joke, that was really his response. Well at least I know other men can appreciate Rain’s beauty as well. 😉
Aussie-Ray
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Hahahaha…!
That is awesome. Heheh.
Stephe ^@@^
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“…damn him and his awesome body…….excuse me while I go do 100 sits ups..”
ROFL,
Yeah. Male reactions around me are varied but ALWAYS extremely interesting. My co-workers’ reactions are some of the funniest, similar to yours.
Stephe and I have one colleague that we especially enjoy torturing with Rain, don’t we Stephe? Heh heh. But he’s really good-natured about it.
Terri :-}
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My other co-worker shares an office with me, so he practically knows all of Rain’s songs by now. =p Since I’m constantly playing his music and watching clips here and there that he says Rain is practically imprinted on his brain. When it rained the other day he said that he couldn’t help it but think about Rain. Even my students at work know about Rain because of me. =]
So my office mate surprised me the other day and asked me to play one of Rain’s songs. He said, “hey put that song where he says ‘my way..’ I really like it” =D And when I showed him a clip of one of Rain’s concerts where he’s dancing with these girls and they rip off his shirt, he says, “you know…this is coming from a straight guy, but um, thats…thats kinda hot” Lol xp
Oh yea baby, hot indeed 😉
Aussie-Ray
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Now THIS is so TOTALLY RANDOM on my part. If anybody chews gum, check out the “5 brand” gum in the Green Color pack. It’s spearmint flavor called what else “RAIN”……….You know I had to get some……..(SMILES)
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LOL, @ BiAlamode.
Been there, done that. And I don’t even like GUM. LOL.
But thank you for reminding me. I think I’ll go grab a pack tomorrow…
ROFL.
Terri :-}
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Got me some gum and looove it!!! Thanks BiAlamode for the tip. You know if it says Rain I got to buy it. LOL
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@ diva,
I just watched Fugitive Plan B (Episode 1) at the web site below:
(http://www.dramastyle.com/drama/Fugitive-Korean-Drama-2010)
They say episodes are TBA. Of course it is not english subbed, but I will go back there again to check out future episodes. Bi actually says some english words in his Ji-Woo character dialogue, which was unexpected. This show is like James Bond meets Mission Impossible, especially that one motorcycle scene. Anyway, just wanted to share with the rest of Clouds……(SMILES)
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Thank Youuuuuuuu BiAlamode!!!!!! YOu have made my day with this site. I was able to watch the first episode of The Fugitive and it was awesome!!!! Thank You soooo much. 😀
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Your welcome Mari, I just hope they can continue to post future episodes. It seems KBS is putting the CLAMP DOWN on people trying to post this show. The first episode is also posted on YT in 5 parts FOR NOW, see below:
Video name: “Fugitive Plan B – Episode 1 (1/5)”
Person’s ID: (iKpopVideoHQSeason7)
This person said to hurry and watch it because YT has given them their 2nd strike and will probably close their channel soon.
I am trying to find this show any and everywhere. I have gone to the streaming site, but the only time I can watch it streaming is at work and the site wants to “add on” to my computer and at work our computers are on LOCK DOWN for adding any type of software without permission, so I have to look at the show other places.
If you see any other places, let me know!!……….(SMILES)
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Hey girllll… You can dl the super hd megaupload version to your computer at Rainlegend.com. So far they’ve posted both episodes not that long after they were shown. I’ve downloaded other Rain interviews and shows using megaupload and have had no problems. You might have to use another player besides your Windows player to watch it though. I’ve had VLC player for years and it works with all kinds of files. It should be an avi file so you can probably use Quicktime to play it also.
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Lol Damn! I just found a good upload of Fugitive Plan B and I have to go get ready for work. Siiggghhh…
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As pretty as Bi is…….he and his singing pals above kinda look like “little teenage vampires”……….Just Saying….
Hope that doesn’t p_s anybody off, just what I thought when I looked at the picture again…….
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Yes! It is rather Bram Stoker-ish, isn’t it? haha. Good observation. 🙂
Stephe ^@@^
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lol…
How old was he around this timeframe? I swear he looked about 12.
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Diva,
I think he was about 16 or 17.
Stephe ^@@^
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That is what I was just thinking… “a little goth lately?” These dudes look like they are in serious need of some blood. And Bi’s raised hand is all like “come hither and let me suck thee dry!”
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Omg I hadn’t noticed Rain’s hand raised like that till I read your post. It’s a tad creepy…
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I don’t know what their stylist was thinking.
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Heavens,
Look at that group of cute boys up there. Wow. How sad for them that they didn’t make it. Then again, how wonderful for Rain.
Does anyone know what happened to all of the Fanclub members? It would be nice to see what they are doing now. I seem to recall that at least a couple more of them went on to become entertainers besides Rain.
What are their names? Where are they now?
Terri :-}
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opps…with family scattered all over NJ.
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@divalcious…where are u? i’m right across the NJ bridge.
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Oh yay! A Cloud nearby! We should chat… 🙂
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BTW, are there any Rain fans on the blog in the NYC, NJ area? Everyone I know looks at me crazy when I talk about him. I’d love to know some people that won’t look at me crazy in rl. 🙂
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OK question:
Fugitive Plan B starts Wed. the 29th at 9 pm Korean time right? Doesn’t that make it Tues. 8 am American time, since they are 13 hours ahead?
My brain hurt trying to figure that out (awful at math) so someone help a sista out! Hahahaaa
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KST 9:55 pm Wed night, right before 10 pm. So here (EST) it’ll be 8:55 am Wed morning, right before 9 am.
Don’t hurt your head… just go to our Conversion Tools page.
Stephe ^@@^
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See! That’s what I mean. I hurt my head and I was STILL wrong. Tsk…
I forgot about your wonderful conversion tools. As always, you guys are the best.
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😀
It’s a cinch for me to go forward. But when I have to back the time up… things can go really bad really quickly. LOL
Stephe ^@@^
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And I can’t do either. So you KNOW, I’m using the tools. LOL.
Terri :-}
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Woo, an open thread! That means we can write and ask anything, right? No matter how random? 🙂
OK…does anyone remember that (game?) show Rain was on, maybe in 2004 or around that period, when he wore a blue top and gave the audience a really dirty look when they ‘Woo!’ed while he was talking about kissing or something? (i think the caption on the screen was ’50 girls on this side collapse’) Lol I’m not really being very clear. It’s been a while since I watched it so I’m a bit fuzzy about the details – it used to be on youtube until the stupid copyright people kidnapped it grr… I just remember they kept talking about ‘Big Six!’ – other guests on the show were Ji Sang Ryul, Kim Jong Kook and Tak Jae Hoon. And at the end, Kim Jong Kook’s team lost and so they had to do whatever they were told, like put hairclips in each other’s hair and do push ups (only Jong Kook had to do those lol). What else…? I think they had to come up with creative answers to problems, like what if you accidentally sent ur boss a message? One of Rain’s answers was film yourself on a videophone dancing and saying ‘sorry’, Kim Jong Kook’s was singing and saying ‘here’s my resignation’… Gah I can’t remember! If any of that sparked anyone’s memory as to what that show was, and maybe even where I could find it, please reply – I’d really appreciate your comment ^^ Gracias!
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WOW….How pretty is Bi?!
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Yeah, I can read Korean but not understand it.
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I felt sure that there would be more pics of the garlands and fan stuff outside the Lotte Hotel, DN. But up to this point I’ve only seen the Japanese Cloud set-up. And it could just be that all the pictures from the press con simply aren’t in yet…
Concerning the Good Neighbors charity presentation, exactly which GN daycare center is to be used hasn’t been disclosed. We’ve sent an email query about that, but it could be that you might find the info quicker seeing as you’re there, particularly if it’s in the news…
If you can find a fan gathering where Fugitive’s premiere will be watched, that would make for a freaking awesome fan account.
Stephe ^@@^
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Lotte Hotel?
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Stephe, I know this is off the mark of the conversation but I forgot to ask you if you were coming to town for the Saints/Atlanta game. Sure hope I didn’t miss you. If you are any of the clouds make your way to New Orleans please feel free to call and visit with me. I would love to entertain any and all of Rain’s fans. Stephe also if you can help me get in touch with any clouds here in New Orleans that would me great. My friends only put up with Rain because I make them. I want to be with real Rain fans. Thanks
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Hi, Gee! 🙂
No, you didn’t miss me (I can’t really be leaving town these days with my mom ill). Did you make it to the superdome for the game yesterday?
It saddens me to hear how all alone in Rain you are there! Aww. Our stats suggest that there are other fans in Louisiana, so hopefully they will de-lurk soon so you can have some good company… I hear ya. All Rain fans in the state of LA, speak up! We need you!
Stephe ^@@^
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WHERE?! I CAN GO AND GET PICS FOR YOU GUYS! HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN I AM IN S. KOREA?!
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