Cloud USA

— Cloud cover by: Michele, Staff Writer

I used to think that it was kind of a sell out when celebrities both in the entertainment and sports worlds would lend their image to a specific product – otherwise known as the ‘endorsement.’    It is clearly a win-win situation for both the endorser and endorsee  – I get it!  It’s a true moneymaker for both as well as exposure.  But I have to tell you, when I saw the kinds of endorsements coming out of Asia, I had to pause and say to myself….maybe this endorsement thing is not such a bad gig, especially when Rain is attached to the product.

In my ever-growing quest to know all there is about Rain I would be remiss and certainly selling myself short if I didn’t have a look at his endorsements.  And with his recent activity for Mentholatum and upcoming appearance for MCM, I wondered to myself…..hmmmm, what else is out there?  You have to remember, I am playing catch up here on a 10+ year career and like a child filled with wonder, seeing Rain promote the likes of soft drinks, skin care, beer or tourism is just as exciting to me as watching him grind through Hip Song…..well, almost!

I would like to create then a series of posts revisiting each of them, if I can, instead of trying to fit them all into one single post.  This way I can savor them one by one along with you.  True, many of you are well acquainted with Rain’s many endorsements.  So I ask, indulge this new Cloud and have a second (or third, perhaps even tenth) look at the wonderful world of a Rain endorsement.

Clear Black Shampoo – Philippines

Rain, dressed in black, groomed to the nines?  Yes, that works.  I have to wonder when he was first starting out and being told he did not have the right look if he even thought in his wildest dreams his face (and in this case hair) would endorse a body care product.   He certainly got the last laugh, if you ask me.  With his gorgeous skin and lush hair, Rain and body care products are a match made in heaven.

Can you imagine Head N Shoulders pulling off something like this?!  I think CF makers coming out of Asia take extreme pride in creating sleek, well-made and visually rich productions, even when they are only a minute or two long!  I like how this one plays into his pop star image.  The camera just loves him at any angle and in any light.  I’d say CFs like this one are proof positive that he definitely needs to get back up on the screen either in film, drama or both!  Oh, and soon!

— Michele @cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org

[Photo credit: z11.invisionfree.com/Video credit: kudakitsune]

~ by Michele on October 7, 2013.

Posted in Bi Rain, Cloud USA, Jung Ji Hoon, Rain commercial ads
Tags: Bi Rain past endorsements, Bi Rain singer/actor/entertainer, Cloud commentary, Rain CF