Cloud USA

— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Manging Editor ^@@^

(Rain and friends at Friends FM. Image credit: http://www.dema.mil.kr)

I kid you not, as we listened to JiHoon on the radio Monday morning, Terri and I were like:

He’s so happy and relaxed, very cool. That’s nice to hear. Yeah, relaxed. Hmm… hopefully not too relaxed. LOL! (a pause) Oooh… this does NOT sound like the usual interview where he’s watching his words, does it? (another pause) Nope. Those loose lips might be sinking some ships. (pause) Guuuurl. Just listen to him chatting all willy-nilly and them cracking up. The translation is going to be a trip-and-a-half! LMAO

And indeed it is.

JiHoon the Jokester, at large. My gut is still busted from laughing. (You are soooo on your own now, dude. Just sayin’. LOL)

Enjoy, all.

» You can listen to the audio clips in our previous post HERE.

[Original English translation by 화니 @The Cloud / Loose translation, edits, and asides in brackets by Stephe @Cloud USA]

– Brief English summary based on Rain –

1. (As one of the lowest ranked of the members, Rain introduced himself first) I [don’t] think I’ve been on the radio for two years. If I get out of here now, I could see Yeouido before me. (The Yeouido area constituted the base of his [career] activities when he was in society)

2. Rain: When I rose to the rank of Private First Class, I felt literally on top of the world, but I should have joined the military a little earlier. The sooner I began, the sooner I could have finished it. But now that I have served in the military, a load is off my mind.

3. Rain: I found a netizen had posted a malicious comment that said, “Rain’s farts stink really bad” to an Internet article on today’s honorary ambassador for Defense Agency for Public Information Services event. It’s emphatically not true, and I always wash myself clean. I flatter myself that I have no equal in keeping myself clean. [I’ll bet money on the “clean”. The Hoonie is meticulous in his grooming. Though the outside may not have much to do with the inside, as I’ve discovered on this side of the Pacific, just sayin’… 😉 – S.^@@^]

4. Rain: Getting a salary increase here occurs with great rarity, so I can barely make ends meet with my current salary of a little more than ₩80,000 a month. [$70. bucks? Dude, that’s rough! – S.^@@^]

5. Rain: The more comments the better. Doesn’t matter if they’re good or bad. (MC:  Rain was really very human when I got to know him.) “I’m still feeding only on dew, so I rarely go to the restroom and I have to take opening medicine.” I think the joke is so corny. [Wow, you can tell when a netizen really has no life. They pull a laxative joke out of their @ss. In 2012. 😦 – S. ^@@^]

6. Rain: When I performed last time (March 26th), my clothes fit so tightly that I was about to pop right out of them even though the clothes originally fit me just right. Boy, was I embarrassed! So I’m trying to refrain from eating larger-than-usual portions. [I didn’t have a problem with it. No sir! Did any of you? – S. ^@@^]

7. Rain: Since you (the MC) forced me to eat a lot a couple of days ago, I was admitted to hospital because of acute indigestion. You shouldn’t have forced me to eat too much. (MC: I just wanted to chat over a meal.)

8. Rain: When the sound of soft music (something that Park Hyo Shin wrote and sang) emanated from the training ground, my heart was in my mouth the whole time.

9. Rain: I welcome any woman, tall or small. [After six months, I imagine you would, bucko. 🙂 – S.^@@^]

I think I still have no equal in performing. Just kidding. [No you’re not. You’re not kidding in the least, you ham. LOL! – S.^@@]

10. Rain: I guessed that my leg and lower back had hurt probably because I had poor circulation whenever I had performed, but when I went for a check-up for the leg pains, the leg turned out to be in an abnormal curvature. I don’t think it’s that serious, but I’ll probably need professional help someday with relaxing [it] as much as possible.

11. Rain: Can you give me the song “I Do” before I go to sleep? (Park Hyo Shin sings a little bit of “I Do”) Well you were willing, I think I can get a good night’s sleep [now]. I could be very thankful for that.

12. Rain: I was getting too many parcels from my fans when I was in a unit attached to the 5th Division before, and it was so hard to arrange those things, so when I asked them not to do that, they hardly send presents to me now. And contrary to other members [soldiers], I felt left out. I said it just for fun. My fans tend to be obedient. (They tend to lap up everything I tell them. [Oh, snaps. You may have completely effed yourself now, Hoonie, in a couple of ways, depending on WHICH sentence you said for fun. Hahaha – S.^@@^]

13. Rain: I always clean up our barrack. In my recruit [days], a squad [mate] ranked higher than me, who is 9 years younger than me, threw a mop to me and told me to wash it, with a smile. I picked up the mop on the ground and washed it diligently. It was a day I’ll never forget. (One of his troop-mates in the studio: “I want to see Rain doing that here as well.” A roar of laughter goes up.) If that’s what you think, I’ll just sit on a sofa, not cleaning.

14. Rain: I’m about to celebrate the 10th anniversary of my debut, but I think I look the same as I did 10 years ago.

15. One of his troop-mates: “Rain is tall and has a very nice build. I discovered, when we had to bathe together, that Rain has hips like black folks. His hips are so hot that I bet he wouldn’t even bleed from the hips if I cut them. [Good god. LOL! I think this a good thing. Sort of like when Rain complimented Hyori a few years ago about having Beyoncé thighs, that prime horse flesh, thick, strong, durable, just the right shape… er… pardon me for a moment while I try to un-see that last sentence about cutting. *lost in translation, so lost in translation*– S.^@@^]  

16. Rain: My hips are the most attractive part of my body, and my eyes are the second attractive part. (Everyone bursts into laughter at his actions)

17. MC: Rain’ll make a guest appearance on this program every Wednesday.

18. Rain: I’d like to switch to a Thursday evening schedule if possible because I have so many things to do in the battalion.

19. MC: I can take your shift on Wednesday if you want.

20. One of his troop-mates: Seeing Rain isn’t receiving many gifts from his fans, I don’t think he is a world star. [You instigator! LOL – S.^@@^]

21. Rain: As already noted, it’s because I asked them not to send me too many gifts.

22.  One of his troop-mates: My fans are turning a deaf ear to my entreaties and continue sending me gifts, unlike you.

23. Rain:  My fans do what I tell them to do. (Everyone laughs good-naturedly) [*chuckle* Keep on digging that grave, JiHoon. kekeke – S.^@@^]

24. Rain: My seniors like Park Hyo Shin mean more to me than anything in the world even though we are fated never to meet again after leaving the military. (A gust of laughter) I’ll present you my sunglasses soon.

~ by Cloud USA on April 10, 2012.

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