[12 images][5 clips][8 fancams] Rain at the SGC Super Live 12th Fashion Show & KPop Concert. (3/18)

•March 20, 2017 • 2 Comments

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There is something about Rain in all-white that I love. Can’t explain it! And, I would wear this jacket in a heartbeat. Enjoy “Hip Song”, “It’s Raining”, “Love Song”, and “LA Song” (them’s a whole lotta “SONGS”, Rain, dang LOL! 😛 ) at the Seoul Girls Collection Super Live fashion show and K-Pop concert. ^@@^

Posted by Rain on his Instagram, 3/18. #공연#봄#신남 (#performance #spring #shinnam ^@@^)

Full performance clip. (Credit: I pin)

3-fan cam Playlist. Shows the audience participation best! It was a party in the place with fans singing the songs and ad-libbing, haha! ^@@^ (Credit: vereex)

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[5 images] Rain check. (Fan meets, dramas, charts and banners, oh my!)

•March 17, 2017 • 2 Comments

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3/16. Dates, times, and cities where Rain’s upcoming fan meetings in Japan will be held. Saitama (the Metro Tokyo area), Osaka, and Nagoya, here he comes with “The Confession.” (Lawd, is he gonna pull a “Usher”? haha~) ^@@^ (Poster source: Alisa4rain)

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3/14 –16. Is one of Rain’s TV dramas — Diamond Lover — about to hit televisions in Cambodia? These folks seem to think so! ^@@^ (Credits: PNN Drama Fan Club @ FB)

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[image] Instagrams abound: Rain & Kim TaeHee to cover Harper’s Bazaar Korea’s April 2017 issue. (3/16)

•March 17, 2017 • 6 Comments

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Newlywed alert! Fashion alert! RAIN alert!

Harper’s Bazaar Korea Magazine spilled the beans mere hours ago on their Instagram that their upcoming April 2017 issue will be covered by power couple Rain and Kim Tae Hee (KimBi). And we find that AWESOME. 😀

This idea was pure $$$$$. A smart move indeed. Have your track shoes on because this thing is going to fly off the shelves.

Continue reading ‘[image] Instagrams abound: Rain & Kim TaeHee to cover Harper’s Bazaar Korea’s April 2017 issue. (3/16)’

[11 images] Rain check. (Incl. today’s lunch & munch, the Smart Mega Concert, & Full House humor.)

•March 10, 2017 • 5 Comments

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3/10. Looks like a hatted Rain and this group of friends had a top-notch time together today! Lunch, and dessert with coffee? Perfect! 🙂 ^@@^

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3/9. Cloud sisters in Hong Kong posted about Smart Axiata’s press conference for their upcoming Smart Mega Concert (3/30), where it was announced that Rain is the main attraction. As I understand it, concert tickets are free, and Smart Axiata customers (Cambodia’s leading mobile service provider) can get them on their local Smart phone app. Cool. ^@@^ (Images credit: raincloudhk @ Weibo)

(Posters and tickets.)

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[4 clips][2 fan mades] Rain video salad. (Incl. Smart Mega Concert, SGC Super Live, & a top Past Blast.)

•March 10, 2017 • 1 Comment

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3/9. Clip/links. Smart Axiata, Cambodia’s leading mobile service provider, released its video clip announcing Rain’s participation in their upcoming Smart Mega Concert on March 30 in Koh Pich, Phnom Penh. They also lived-streamed an hour-long press conference where Rain’s participation was made official, and have decorated their website with him. (R.A.I.N. Company does have this on Rain’s schedule.)

I liked at the end of the press con when other participants and Powers That Be lined up in front of the Rain mega screen and they started playing “La Song”, haha.^^ I mean, these folks are flippin’ excited and I don’t blame them. ^@@^

» [Video] Announcement. (Credit: Smart Axiata FB) (Re-up: hung vincet)

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[8 images] Rain sponsor check. (名庄Ming Zhuang and MENtholatum.)

•March 10, 2017 • 2 Comments

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3/2. Fresh 名庄Ming Zhuang.

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[4 images] Wallpaper! Get your Rain calendar wallpaper for March 2017.

•March 8, 2017 • 3 Comments

This month’s themes are Rain in Singles Korea Magazine, in Nylon Korea Magazine, on Knowing Brothers and at his New Year’s Eve fan party in Taiwan. ❤

They look better “fitted” or “centered”, but please feel free to display them however you like. Just right-CLICK and save them to your hard-drive. 🙂 ^@@^

(1080 x 1300 / 1970 x 1060. For the month. By Stephe.)

Continue reading ‘[4 images] Wallpaper! Get your Rain calendar wallpaper for March 2017.’

[7 fan arts][V App][Rain links][7 clips] 비 Yourself Open Thread for 3/1 — 3/31/2017.

•March 8, 2017 • 7 Comments
(The gorgeous fan art in this post is from the massive collection by our beloved YouTube mod JJ/Jess, a.k.a. Rainthetreasure. SCROLL down for more deliciousness! ^@@^)

» You can visit the previous Open Thread HERE. And of course, don’t forget that our new Cloud USA Forum is a most excellent place for Rain love, fan communication, and self-expression. By the way — have you left a message for Rain on THE CLOUD Rain Official Fan Community OR on the RAIN JAPAN Official Website today?

worldstarrainbrigadecusa3» Help us recognize Jung JiHoon as a leader in global entertainment excellence. Join the World Star Rain Brigade with your Twitter or your Facebook today, or add the World Star Widget to your website! Big thanks, fans. ♥

» Rain’s official CLOUD (Fansite) in South Korea: HOW TO REGISTER INSTRUCTIONS… IN ENGLISH, by Cloud USA.

» Cloud USA disclaimer. READ it. We’re 9th Cloud members now, but the same still applies.


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» Rain’s BIO Page on DramaFever. Support our JiHoon. Be a fan! ADD your favorite Rain picture to the Page HERE! ♥

» DramaFever NEWS. For the latest on your Korean, Latin, and Asian stars and their shows.

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[3 clips][2 MVs] Rain video salad. (Including 3 fun, fine blasts from the past.)

•February 25, 2017 • 6 Comments

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Mix with your favorite dressing and enjoy! 🙂 ^@@^

1/14. MV/Audio. “The Best Present” with just Rain’s voice. No music! Best enjoyed with sensitive headphones, on crank-it-up. WOW. ^@@^ ❤ (Source: KPOP Acapella & Inst CH3)

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[12 images] Rain check. (Plus the latest on his March, April, and May schedules.)

•February 25, 2017 • 10 Comments

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2/18. Fabulous one Yongduk shared this image on his Instagram, celebrating his years with Rain and rest of crew. Go, Yongduk! keke~ ^@@^ (Image credit: dduks1225)

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[8 vids][Eng trans][blasts] Rain’s hyung gives him a call on Sister’s Slam Dunk! (2/17) (We miss you, SangQ!)

•February 25, 2017 • 3 Comments

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OMG! To my utter delight, veteran Rain crewman and “big bro” Kim KyuSang (dancer, choreographer, visual performance director, dance teacher, agency owner, bar owner and entrepreneur) guest-starred on Korean reality show Sister’s Slam Dunk, Season 2, Episode 2. And during the show, he gave Rain a call on his cell and blew everyone’s mind. Yaaaay! 😀

Continue reading ‘[8 vids][Eng trans][blasts] Rain’s hyung gives him a call on Sister’s Slam Dunk! (2/17) (We miss you, SangQ!)’

[10 images] Rain sponsor check: 名庄Ming Zhuang and JVJQ.

•February 25, 2017 • Leave a Comment

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2/10 – 2/24. A few of the latest Ming Zhuang ads posted/seen online, starring that incredibly handsome Silver Rain. ^@@^ (Images sourced as tagged)

Continue reading ‘[10 images] Rain sponsor check: 名庄Ming Zhuang and JVJQ.’

[images] Instagrams abound: 비 wants you to see… (2/13 & 14)

•February 15, 2017 • 6 Comments

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…that he still has plenty of work to do, goals to meet, and dreams to conquer (as does the wife!^^). Go for it, Rain. The world is your oyster, dude. Thanks for this pic from the Grammys Sunday night. 🙂 ^@@^

(Image and video credit: rain_oppa @ IG / 29rain @ Twitter, 2/13. “it was incredible… someday… #GRAMMYS” )

 

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…come late April and early May, get ready, Japan!^^ And this is the moment when I remind the man that his North American fans have been waiting to meet him on their turf too, for a heck of a lot longer than folks in Asia who see him All. The. Time. Okay? Okay. ^@@^

(Image and video credit: rain_oppa @ IG / 29rain @ Twitter, 2/14. “http://www.promax.co.jp/info/2017/RAIN_JAPANFM2017/index_k.html”)

[image][video] Instagrams abound: 비 wants you to see… (2/12)

•February 13, 2017 • 3 Comments

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…that going to the Grammys in Los Angeles last night was one of the things he’s been doing for the past week, since he and wifey arrived at LAX on the 6th. Why is he unexpectedly here in the States again? R.A.I.N. Company confirms that it’s a personal trip, which means not only R&R, but also business that we can’t know about yet. Thanks for sharing, dude! 🙂 ^@@^

(Image and video credits: rain_oppa @ IG / 29rain @ Twitter, 2/12. #GRAMMYS #LA #adele)

[clips][Eng subs] Rain’s commentary & the results of DIA TV’s Global Cover Dance Festival competition.

•February 13, 2017 • 2 Comments

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(Screencaps: @Alisa4Rain)

There were SO many entries for DIA TV’s “The Best Present” GCDF 2017, I could never see them all!

Congratulations to entrants Sandy & Mandy for taking the championship belt! I can see why their attention to tiny details (like breaths in the right place, etc.) got them chosen. Rain was impressed with several contestants, in fact, and gives his commentary on them and on the winners in DIA TV’s English-subbed video below.

Can you imagine Rain enthralled and saying, “Actually, this is what a good dance team looks like…” while watching your video? OMG. 🙂 ^@@^

Dailymotion clip credit: DIATV GCDF 2017. There is also a re-upload on YouTube HERE, if you have trouble playing the DM one.

These twins are cute as all get-out on their YouTube channel, and this isn’t their first dance cover.^^ Video credit: Sandy Mandy.

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[instructions][English ordering] How to purchase Rain’s limited snapback hat on Gmarket.

•February 13, 2017 • 10 Comments

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**NOTE: If you were on our bulk order list to get this hat, you should have received an Update email from me on Friday, February 10, that R.A.I.N. Company has canceled international bulk orders in favor of online ordering at Gmarket.

Hi, all! R.A.I.N. Company has put the snapback hat Rain personally designed for fans on Gmarket, and the limited online sale started a few hours ago at 8 PM Sunday night (February 12)! For those of you who might want one, here is what you need to know:

•  The English language order page is HERE: → http://bit.ly/2lv64zQ

•  The hat price is $29.oo USD. Gmarket’s quoted international shipping price is around $30.00 USD, give or take. (We know… steep!)

•  As I understand it, the sale will last for as long as the hats last. Quantities are limited.

For anyone who is not familiar with shopping on Gmarket and is having problems following the order process, I’ve made screenshot instructions from when I put in my personal order. I hope it helps! Please see those below:

Continue reading ‘[instructions][English ordering] How to purchase Rain’s limited snapback hat on Gmarket.’

[series][24 images][5 CF/making][interview] Rain Ad campaign of the day: Anchor Beer, 2011. Pinball magic!

•February 10, 2017 • Leave a Comment

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Rain signed with Anchor Beer in the summer of 2011 and the campaign, conceptualized and produced by Alchemy Partnership and Emerald City, rolled out across China and Asia from that time and into October (when he went in the military) and on through December. Gosh, the visuals were striking! Just an amazing campaign all around. ^@@^

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[Instagrams abound] “Last night was endless laughter.” (2/6) (Plus, 2 special Blasts from the past.)

•February 7, 2017 • 1 Comment

 

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(Image credit: Byul / / sweetstar0001 @ IG, 2/6. “Last night was endless laughter.” ^@@^)
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Back in the day. ^@@^

Expectant mom Byul (Star) posted this pic yesterday of Rain, herself, and friends at her hubby Haha’s restaurant Loco Quan 401. It was a congratulatory get-together in celebration of Rain’s marriage. Cute!

These two have known each other for quite a long time. Byul sang the ever popular “I Think I” on the Full House OST in 2004. The MV was only the second glimpse I’d ever had of Rain, and on my TV no less. Had no idea he was the same guy who’d just caught my attention in his “Na” MV, my first glimpse of him! He and “Young Jae” were complete opposites, haha. 😀

Byul also did a gorgeous duet with Rain called “How Much I Love You” on her debut album Byul Vol. 1: December 32, in 2002. It is one of my favorite Rain songs ever. Here, they’re singing it live at a concert in Daegu in 2003. So special! ^@@^

[series][2 clips] From Stephe’s desk: Rain 비 TV performances that made me wanna shout! (#13)

•February 7, 2017 • 10 Comments

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What: 2014 Auto Music Festival in Chengdu (中国成都汽车音乐节)

Where: Chengdu, China

When: June 15, 2014

How many times it made me want to shout: 25


1) OMG, he’s wearing one of my favorite suits for It’s Raining! We all know that Rain in a dark suit is an amazing visual, but this light-colored number is simply divine. The subtle shine of it reminds me of champagne…

2) What is that, a sound glitch? Grrr, can’t they simply get his mics right? Don’t sweat it, Rain. Just carry on!

3) Ooooh. Did he pour himself into those pants or WHAT?

4) Voice is on point. Thumbs up.

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[49 images] Monday Morning Rain Spam.

•February 6, 2017 • 2 Comments

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Some mornings, you just need a long, hard spam! Tell me I’m lying! 😀

(Nature Republic photobook. Credit: Naoko [harudoful])

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[21 images] Rain sponsor check: Ming Zhuang (名庄), JVJQ瑾泉, and Mentholatum China.

•February 6, 2017 • 2 Comments

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2/5. The MENtholatum Professional Skincare for Men sub-site is still just too beautiful to be believed… ^@@^ (Caps by Cloud USA / Source: menthol-men.com.cn)

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[article] Rain and Tae Hee sing together at reception? A new song from Rain next month? (2/4)

•February 6, 2017 • 2 Comments

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[Cloud USA videos][fan art] Still Falling For You, and Faded.

•February 5, 2017 • 1 Comment
(Credits and edits: JJ @ CloudUSA / rainthetreasure / CloudUSAChannel @ YT. Music: Ellie Goulding, “Still Falling For You” and Alan Walker, “Faded.” PLEASE support the artists. Thanks! ^@@^)

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[5 images] Wallpaper! Get your Rain calendar wallpaper for February 2017.

•February 5, 2017 • Leave a Comment

This month’s themes are Rain’s making of “The Best Present”, singer Rain in black, and model Rain in white. ❤

They look better “fitted” or “centered”, but please feel free to display them however you like. Just right-CLICK and save them to your hard-drive. 🙂 ^@@^

(1425 x 1030 / 1570 x 1000. For the month. By Stephe.)

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[9 comeback vids][V App][Rain links][6 clips] 비 Yourself Open Thread for 2/1 — 2/28/2017.

•February 4, 2017 • 9 Comments
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(Rain at PSY’s All Night Stand 2015 concert on Christmas Eve that year. That jawline is so sharp, it could cut steel. And that hair! ^@@^)

» You can visit the previous Open Thread HERE. And of course, don’t forget that our new Cloud USA Forum is a most excellent place for Rain love, fan communication, and self-expression. By the way — have you left a message for Rain on THE CLOUD Rain Official Fan Community OR on the RAIN JAPAN Official Website today?

worldstarrainbrigadecusa3» Help us recognize Jung JiHoon as a leader in global entertainment excellence. Join the World Star Rain Brigade with your Twitter or your Facebook today, or add the World Star Widget to your website! Big thanks, fans. ♥

» Rain’s official CLOUD (Fansite) in South Korea: HOW TO REGISTER INSTRUCTIONS… IN ENGLISH, by Cloud USA.

» Cloud USA disclaimer. READ it. We’re 9th Cloud members now, but the same still applies.


CBMDF_CUSA7C» Visit DramaFever HERE to watch ALL of your favorite Korean dramas, K-Pop music shows, Latin American telenovelas, and Asian TV shows and movies for free, subtitled, and in crystal clarity. It gets no better than this!

» Rain’s BIO Page on DramaFever. Support our JiHoon. Be a fan! ADD your favorite Rain picture to the Page HERE! ♥

» DramaFever NEWS. For the latest on your Korean, Latin, and Asian stars and their shows.

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» LINK: V-Live TV’s website   » LINK: Rain’s V-Live videos for Replay

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Continue reading ‘[9 comeback vids][V App][Rain links][6 clips] 비 Yourself Open Thread for 2/1 — 2/28/2017.’

[video][12 caps] Rain’s photo shoot for Nylon Korea Magazine’s February 2017 cover story. (2/1)

•February 3, 2017 • 7 Comments

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That famous jawline and those eyes are working overtime. This is what we call giving us Face! ^@@^

HUGE thanks to the Clouds who shared their gorgeous screen caps! ❤ ^@@^

(Rains Cloud Thailand)

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[MV][5 clips] Rain video salad. (Including 3 Blasts from the Past.)

•February 2, 2017 • 5 Comments

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You know the drill! Add your favorite dressing, mix well with a fork, and dig in. Enjoy! 🙂

01/15/2017. Clip. Even after these weeks have gone by since Rain’s Countdown Live x Night Eating Show on V-Live, I’m still incredulous that seven minutes before “The Best Present” was released to the public, Rain sang the first part of it for us live on our V Apps, sitting down and after swallowing a bite of food. What a guy. And he sounded heavenly! I swear, he could be standing on a glacier in the middle of a blizzard with the influenza and some type of pox, and he would sound like he was leading a galactic choir. Woah… ^@@^

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2014. Clip. Behind the scenes with Rain (and Krystal, and L) filming My Lovely Girl. Aww… can you just imagine getting to star in a K-drama with him? Can you just? 🙂 ❤ ^@@^

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[15 images][3 vids] Rain check. (Incl. PLAC fashion, more Nylon Korea, dance covers, and Bali wrap-up.)

•February 1, 2017 • Leave a Comment

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1/31. Asia’s fashion icon Rain and others talk about blue jeans in Korea for denim fashion brand PLAC. Apparently, Rain’s cut was done while he was on the London Fashion Awards Red Carpet. ^@@^ (Source: PLAC @ Naver. CLICK the image below to visit their page and to view the full video.)

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1/30. Fashion brand DAIZ shared two more images from Nylon Korea Magazine’s Rain feature and pictorial for February 2017. ^@@^ #technicolorrain

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[video][choreography] Rain and crew get “The Best Present” down pat.

•January 30, 2017 • 13 Comments

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I love behind-the-scenes/practice videos, especially where Rain and his Fab Ones are concerned. Thanks for this, R.A.I.N. Company! ^@@^

(Source credit: RAIN’s Official Channel @ YT / Rain @ VLIVE TV)

[image][Instagrams abound] 비 wants you to see… (1/29)

•January 30, 2017 • 5 Comments

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… who came to breakfast one morning. OMG, look at the antlers on that thing! Close the door, Rain. Close the door! Holy moly! haha~ Wow! ^@@^

(Image credit: rain_oppa @ IG / 29rain @ Twitter, 1/29. “A guest showed up this morning…” ^@@^)

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[info] Join the Hawaiian Clouds for their annual “Hearts With 비” celebration.

•January 23, 2017 • Leave a Comment

~ Cloud cover by Terri :-}, Managing Editor

Get ready to party, Clouds!

The Hawaiian Cloud is having its annual “Hearts for Bi” Celebration on February 26th, in Honolulu. Details for the event are on the invitation below.  An RSVP is required.

Stephe and I were blessed to be able to go awhile back and meet all of our Hawaiian Cloud sisters.  We had such a blast! Such lovely and hospitable Clouds.

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[editorial][3 clips] From Stephe’s desk: My Ultimate Generational Trio. (And nice comeback, Rain!)

•January 23, 2017 • 6 Comments

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(Image credit: 1theK @ Facebook / R.A.I.N. Company. ^@@^)

Rain teasing us with a fedora in relation to his upcoming music comeback on January 15 made my soul soar, folks (we don’t get that a lot, so I love it when we do). And then, his “The Best Present” music video hit with its amazing silhouettes and I immediately went to heaven. His M.J. side is one that I have long appreciated and loved. It’s an important part of him that has made him who he is, just as the Fred Astaire and James Brown sides of Michael Jackson were important parts that made Michael who he was.

That’s how it works a lot of the time, you see…

Continue reading ‘[editorial][3 clips] From Stephe’s desk: My Ultimate Generational Trio. (And nice comeback, Rain!)’

[15 images][clips/fancam] Honeymoon check: Flyin’ off to and arriving in Bali, Indonesia. (1/22)

•January 23, 2017 • 14 Comments

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That’s right — I’m naming this a Honeymoon check so that those out there who are celebrating Rain immediately know what they’re getting, and those out there who are vilifying and badmouthing him can turn away just as quickly, without clicking.

I’m hoping this is the only one, actually. I’d rather Mr. and Mrs. Rain not be bothered by photo hounds during this private time. God knows, they get enough of that back home! However, it has seemed to me like Rain and Kim Tae Hee have been intentionally sharing brief glimpses of this momentous shift in their lives with us fans so that we do feel included, which is nice. So, who knows? There may yet be one more glimpse of them taking a tour at a landmark or something. Time will tell.

Gosh, they look so amazing and so happy — he looks just tickled pink! and is soooo protective — that we don’t know what to do with ourselves. ❤ 😀 ^@@^

1/22. Jetting off to Bali on honeymoon, via Incheon Airport. (Credit: stardailynews)

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Terri’s Take: “The Best Present”

•January 21, 2017 • 15 Comments

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I think Stephe said it best in her own words: “Rain’s voice is of the heavens. The song is DOPE. The choreography is SICK.  The music video visuals are to die for.”  All I can say is AMEN to that.  I would, however, like to share my own take on the subject of Rain’s newest release, “The Best Present.”  Hopefully, you won’t mind.  :-}

Some of you Cloud USA newbies may not know me.  Why?  Well, I’m kind of quiet.  I have a demanding job and work long hours (sort of like Rain, only I don’t dance and sing, and if I did either of those things in front of you, you would definitely regret it).  So, I usually leave the blog in Stephe’s extremely capable hands.

On the other hand, that doesn’t mean I’m not around.  I’m constantly working on things behind the scenes here at Cloud USA.  I keep our website maintained, answer emails, work on long-term projects, pay the bills.  That sort of thing.  I guess you could say I’m basically the silent partner.  (Or rather the NOT-so-silent partner, as Stephe would likely say.  :-P.)

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[clip][Insta cam] Rain’s photo shoot for Nylon Korea is on Snow Live. (1/19)

•January 21, 2017 • 3 Comments

Cloud cover by Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^

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(Credit: SNOW.story @ YT.)

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