[article] How Much Does Rain Receive a Month In the Military?
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Yahoo! Philippines 5/9/2012 — written by Stewart Ho @CJ E&M enews World
How Much Does Rain Receive a Month In the Military?
The answer? Far, far less than what he used to earn as a singer.
On May 8, in Gyeonggi-do’s Euijeongbu 306, Rain took part in the ‘2012 Military Newly Recruit Welcoming Festival’ to help usher in the new army draftees.
During a Q&A session, one new recruit boldly asked the singer, “How much is your fortune worth?” to which Rain responded, “I’m sorry, but I’d like to ask that you only ask questions related to the military.”
To this, the event’s MC, comedian Lee Jin Ho, said, “I believe Rain earns 80,000 Won (about 70 U.S. dollars) a month.”
Regarding the standard military pay Rain then told the new draftees, “Actually there’s not a lot of places to use that money. You’ll probably use it a lot at the PX (Post Exchange- the army’s supply store).”
Rain also shared on his current thoughts saying, “It’s been exactly eight months since I entered [my service] here and my heart feels anew.”
The ‘Military Newly Recruit Welcoming Festival’ is an event done by the Korean government to help welcome new draftees and to express thanks to their families.
Photo credit: Korea’s Ministry of National Defense
Reporter : Stewart Ho (stoo@cj.net)
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His heart feels anew… ~smiles~ That just makes me happy….I wonder how Rain will be when he finally returns from his service to His Clouds… A bit older and much more wiser? I hope he keeps that thick frame.. I think that we will see a different sort of Rain and I look forward to it…
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anjjo, after viewing these videos & after listening to these (2) songs sang by them, I miss RAIN! I miss him sing these songs once again on-stage. I’m sure you could relate to what I’m saying that – if you’ve been to RAIN’s concerts there’s no question that watching him live is a completely different experience. That kind of energy level he always has when he performs and those crowd reaction that he gets – these are harder to gauge through a computer screen, yet are completely noticeable once you experience a concert in person. The crowd excitement and the energy leading up to his performance were out of this world. He was able to command a different sort of atmosphere from the crowd. Watching him perform live was perhaps one of the most invigorating experiences of my life. His 1st concert that I watched was an experience that made me appreciate RAIN so much more. That night I did fall more in love with RAIN, because he truly is a great performer. Having seen numerous performances online I knew what to expect and I wasn’t disappointed. His talent really stood out. I prefer private concerts because that’s where you really get to see the artist perform to their full potential. RAIN always certainly lived up to my expectations. He actually managed to get me dance along – hehehe. I had a momentary and powerful connection with other passionate fans and RAIN himself. I still remember that when RAIN came out, that was when the rest of the fangirls went nuts. After that 1st concert I was hooked. RAIN became my ultimate bias. He was AMAZING live. However, I’ve since realized that the most interesting part of going to a K-pop concert in Asia was realizing exactly how K-pop fandom in Asia actually works – the fact that every single person had a lightstick. If you’ve been to RAIN’s concert it was a really good time that makes you want to go to another one. He doesn’t just perform his songs, he interacts, improvises and shows his personality on stage.
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Mercadeo,
Thank you for your comment.
I can imagine how exciting a Rain concert must be, and someday I hope to be able to attend one. Unlike you, I’ve only see videos of his performances. I’ve seen a lot of them, and it is clear he is a master entertainer.
Terri :-}
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