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(Image source: Rainthetreasure @FB)
Take notes, young bucks. And synchronize your watches. ^@@^

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You can see R.A.I.N. Company’s full 12/19 post about Rain’s journey from London to Berlin HERE on m.post.naver.com. Love these pictures! (But why in the world are there some haters over there leaving comments along with fans? They sound like 12-year-olds trying to be important, LOL~ Yes, we are laughing at you!) NOTE: R.A.I.N. Company also said that though they’ve posted this on the 19th, it happened earlier in the month and nowhere near the time of the recent terrorist attack in Berlin. ^@@^
(He’s wearing a tuxedo, taking a limousine to Royal Albert Hall, and attending the Fashion Awards 2016. Then, all done with his official schedule! Off to Germany! ^@@^)
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* ETA 12/23: PRE-ORDERS ARE NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU! ❤
Hello, Rain fans and Clouds!
Many of you already know that Rain is coming back in January with a new album that drops on 1/15. And, as if that isn’t awesome enough, he and R.A.I.N. Company are planning to distribute a special custom package for the global and domestic fans and Clouds that have been patiently supporting him since his last comeback (Rain Effect, 2014). He understands that some special treatment from him is in order.
I can tell you, we all really appreciate that sentiment, right? ❤
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Mix well with your favorite dressing, and dig in! 🙂 ^@@^
12/14. Video ad. The upcoming Squall concert tour stop in Singapore. ^@@^ (Credit: RAIN’s Official Channel)
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In anticipation of the Squall concert tour stop in Singapore in two weeks (12/30), iWeekly Magazine has blasted its interview with Rain on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Thumbs up! ^@@^
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Clip. (Source credit: MYDAILY 마이데일리 @ YT.)
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CORRECTION: Dear readers, the children’s home that Susan Park represents and where Rain volunteered is not the Aemangwon Orphanage [애망원 유지재단] in Daegu, but a facility in Chuncheon. My apologies for any confusion! This language barrier can really throw you for a loop sometimes. It’s amazing how a letter or two in Hangul can point you in an entirely different direction.^^ Thanks for understanding. Please enjoy this new article with all new information below. ❤️
Hello, dear readers!
If I’m interpreting their story on their website correctly, the 춘천 애민보육원 [Chuncheon Aemin Nursery School], or 애민원 [Aeminwon] for underprivileged and orphaned children was established in 1951 for orphans of the Korean War (which started in 1950). Since then, the facility has grown with additional dorms and medical and educational services by leaps and bounds, and now houses children from infancy to high school. Back on 11/26, two weeks ago, Susan Park of 애민원 posted images on her Facebook page and shared that Rain recently visited the facility to donate food, bring gifts to the children, and do volunteer work there. A Seoul medical team also provided child health services like allergy screenings.
There he goes again, sharing that big heart of his. ❤
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Rain’s comeback has been confirmed by R.A.I.N. Company’s tweet on 12/12. You can see the Korean article they referenced on Naver Entertainment News HERE. 🙂
As if the new music isn’t enough, I’m really excited about Rain and Kang HoDong — one of my favorite TV show hosts — being together on the small screen again! Some of the most hilarious TV watching ever was with these two jokesters clowning around on MBC’s Golden Fishery (below), and Strong Heart, and many other variety shows during Rain’s entire career.
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Silver Rain hit the streets of London (looking like the fashion icon he is) for some sightseeing on 12/5 before The Fashion Awards 2016 at Royal Albert Hall and took us all along with him, particularly along Brick Lane in East London, England to take in lots of street art. Thanks to R.A.I.N. Company for the great post and these awesome pictures! Major thumbs up! 😀
You can see R.A.I.N. Company’s full 12/7 post HERE, on m.post.naver.com. ^@@^
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Clip. Another Rain interview with Stephanie Lee. (Source credit: http://www.vlive.tv/video/18087 Re-up: mazingga0625)
Video. On his way… (Source credit: Rain’s Official YouTube Channel)
Clip LINK » Rain, Lee DaHae, and Stephanie Lee say hey! 🙂
(Image credit: Yaaaaaaakira @ Weibo)
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Rain next to fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier, actress Lee DaHae in a s-w-e-e-t cream studded jacket next to the MCM CVO, and other fashion movers and shakers in this fabulous image inside Royal Albert Hall, posted by VOGUE China [VOGUE服饰与美容] on their Weibo. ^@@^
TRIVIA: Some of you may recall that the blinged-out outfits for Rain’s 2010 “Love Song” music video were covered with enough Swarovski crystals to buy a car (Rain’s own words)! ^@@^
Clip. (Source credit: http://www.vlive.tv/video/18015 Re-up: onlyone0625)

» 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?
» 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. ♥
» Cloud USA disclaimer. READ it. We’re 9th Cloud members now, but the same still applies.
» 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!
» 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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This month’s themes are Rain’s March 2010 cover of CosmoMen, his Six To Five fashion days, one of his R2B: Return To Base interviews, and handsome stills from sponsor WellcareFIT. ❤
They look better “centered”, but please feel free to display them however you like. Just right-CLICK and save them to your hard-drive.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Good Yule, Happy Kwanzaa, Good Winter Solstice… regardless of what you celebrate or don’t celebrate, we wish you a Happy December, all. 🙂 ^@@^
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Continue reading ‘[4 images] Wallpaper! Get your Rain calendar wallpaper for December 2016.’
Hi, peeps! No I haven’t forgotten you. I’ve been weathering a crisis for the past week and a half, ugh. 😦 A blasted Windows 10 automatic update killed my laptop – – my only compter – – and it’s out for repairs, and the new desktop computer that I’ve invested in as a result disappeared between company and shipping carrier. So, instead of being back online yesterday the 2nd, I’m hoping to be back sometime Tuesday the 6th (the computer company is rushing me another desktop). Fingers crossed…
Really cool Rain news has been happening this past week, so I’m feeling quite bent out of shape and deprived, unable to share here with y’all, but it is what it is. *sigh* (Using my phone to check social media, blog comments, and interact with y’all is great, but attempting to complete any real work on it is tiring and awful. I don’t know why people do it, ugh)
(Fresh Rain for sponsor Ming Zhuang Cosmetics. Sourced as tagged.)
My intent is to share links with y’all in case some of you haven’t already seen the most recent Rain news out there. And to let you know that my Twitter and the Cloud USA: Let It Rain Facebook page are good places to go for that.
Go get you some news!
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Check out Stephe at CloudUSA (@StepheCloudUSA): https://twitter.com/StepheCloudUSA?s=09
http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2016/12/02
http://m.innolife.net/innonewsviewdirect.html?id=225488
Check out @Sena_Sina’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/Sena_Sina/status/804704324307783680?s=09
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And so, as you can see, the man has been doing charity work, getting ready for an MCM event in London, getting ready for the London Fashion Awards 2016 (he is the first Asian to be invited to Europe for it), having his Ming Zhuang campaign rolled out, and looking all silvery and gorgeous at Incheon Airport.
Have your V apps on your phones and mobile devices trained on his V Live page or go there by computer later…
http://m.vlive.tv/channels/F8EC9
… because he’s in London as we speak (flew in to Heathrow earlier today) and you’ll be able to watch him live on the LFA 2016 Red Carpet and at the MCM grand opening on 12/5 and 12/6 (the V Live livestream video itself should show you when, based on your location. Here in Atlanta, it’s 1 PM Monday and 1:30 PM Tuesday. In this instance, thank Heavens for my phone and V app! *squeeeeeeeee*).
Hope to see y’all full on sometime Tuesday, if the computer gods are willing.^^
Tah for now.
— Stephe ^@@^
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11/22. Rain still reigns in yesterday’s local paper where Elsie lives. A more proper subtitle would be: “may no longer be AS popular in Korea”, because he is still popular to a degree in Korea. I mean, c’mon. Don’t get it too twisted, Mr. or Ms. Writer. Let him walk out in the street and stand there, and see how quickly the stores will empty. ^@@^ (Images credit: @elsie_see)
Continue reading ‘[11 images][1 GIF] Rain check. (And Random Rain Goodness. Past time for some!)’
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11/20. Rain’s CF making of video, released by sponsor Ming Zhuang [名庄] on their website HERE. Source credit: http://www.mingzhuang1984.cn/video/242.html / 雅尔芙名庄董事满婷官方 @ Youku / Jack陈XM @ Youku / Re-up: terry820625)
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I don’t know when Mr. Mysterious took this picture in relation to when he posted it (today), but I do know where it is. He’s walking along the side of the Kit and Ace performance clothing store in the neighborhood of Venice, Los Angeles, California. (Looks like somebody might have been in the mood to buy some new duds!) Kit and Ace Venice uses the side of their building for an artists’ wall, and this palm tree mural by Noah Abrams of Noah Abrams Studios was just put up this past July 2016 (and someone’s already tagged it, wouldn’t you know… *sigh*). ^@@^
(Image credit: rain_oppa @ IG / 29rain @ Twitter / RAIN-JIHOON @ Weibo, 11/19. On Weibo, Rain added the simple caption, “Hello…” Of course, this could have been around the end of October, during his private trip to the States. Or… ? ^@@^)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BIYL3cujbaX/?taken-at=224240267976897
What: MBC Rain [5th Album Rainism] Comeback Special
Where: MBC Dream Center in Ilsan
When: October 17, 2008
How many times it made me want to shout: 23
1) OMG, look at that stage. Definitely worthy of a comeback of this magnitude! (Remember, this was not only Rain’s return to the South Korean music scene after being away for several years filming Speed Racer and Ninja Assassin, it was also his first time being completely on his own, without JYP. The song writing, the choreography, the producing, etc. were all decisions made by an independent Rain. And, it would either make or break his career. Scary times… but exciting!)
2) Nice illusion! Rain should always be wet! Haha~ And out of the tank he comes!
3) Rainism! Oh, the visuals! *squeeeeeeeeee*
4) WHAT was that sound he made at :39? *swoon*

— by D. LaShore (BiAlamode @ CloudUSA). Original post 10/7/2015.
Uh-oh, what is this? Bi is back on the market? A free agent again? Riding solo? Well, I knew it was only a matter of time. Yep, sure did, only a matter of time. Hey, I’m talking about his recent departure from Cube Entertainment. Seriously, like what did you think I was talking about? 😉 Hmm, so, looks like Bi is going to split the different sides of his career between an established agency and a one-man agency dedicated to his entertainment needs and his needs only. Could it really be?
I’ve got only one thing to say, if this will indeed be the case… How fly is that?!
Sooo, me thinking the way I think sometimes… I thought, well, if Bi is going to be partially representing himself, then there really will be no limit as to where he can offer his talented wares. He can showcase his talented self to a myriad of entertainment entities, more specifically entertainment entities in the U.S. (Good mercy, just got a chill.)
I think Clouds know by now that Dee is going to put her two cents into the mix. We all know Rain is about his music and stage performances, but where he will get the most exposure within the American mainstream the fastest and for a prolonged period of time? Yes, I will say it – the small screen. Oh, that’s not to say that he shouldn’t be on the Big Screen too, because he should.
But Rain needs to be on American televisions weekly and, of course, I’ve got ideas. You know I do.
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How can Rain’s MENtholatum pics continue getting better and better even after 6 years? Dude! ❤
In their Weibo post, Mentholatum China is offering the high-definition version of this mobile phone wallpaper to their customers who use the proper keywords and do it with a quickness. I can only imagine how many downloads they’ve been clocking! 🙂 ^@@^
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Continue reading ‘[5 images] Rain sponsor check: MENtholatum fresh. (11/15)’
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Clip. 11/8. Showbiz Korea features some of Rain’s Instagram posts from Shanghai in an SNS Star Shot segment. ^@@^ (Credit: ARIRANG)
Fan made. Aw! Some of my favorite scenes from the RAINY DAY television show, among other adorable things. ❤ ^@@^ (Credit: dukedik2)
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Wow! Rain looks extremely handsome here. I wouldn’t want him to be blond everyday, and I seriously doubt that he would ever adopt this look anyway, but for this Ming Zhuang project, I give him a thumbs up for this look. Yes, ma’am! Can’t wait for the CF. ^@@^
»Video LINK: Rain’s Ming Zhuang (名庄, “Chateau”, also known as MZ) CF filming. (courtesy of Chenyi晨伊_Cloud321rain)
Got me saying Amen from the Blog to the Twitter, from the Tumblr to the Facebook, best thing I know
Got me saying Amen… Boy you looking good, so MENtholatum good, best thing fa sho… 💋 ^@@^(Original lyrics and song “Amen” are by Anthony Hamilton. Image posted 11/6, credit as tagged.)
Hi, everyone!
I was pretty stoked at how the Year ‘Round Recipes for Rain cookbook turned out — great job, ladies! — and I drafted this post for you all back in the summer, after shipping the cookbook to South Korea. And then promptly got distracted by something Rain was doing, which isn’t hard to do. (It was probably doggone Endless August. Sheesh.) Long story short, CloudUSAer BiAlamode asking about the cookbook recently clued me in to the fact that I never published an update or any pictures. Please accept my sincere apologies, all.
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11/1. Endless August actress Yang Qing (杨清Sally) posted images of herself, Rain, Victoria, and cast and crew on her Weibo this week. Her pictures were also featured in an 11/2 article about the Chinese TV drama (slated for 2017) out of Los Angeles. When Rain finished his part of the filming back on 10/22, there were supposedly about 10 days of filming left for everyone else, so seems to me the drama should be in post-production by now. ^@@^
This month’s themes are Rain for past sponsor Miiow Sport Fashion, Rain on the LACMA Art & Film Gala Red Carpet in Los Angeles a few days ago, and handsome stills from sponsor WellcareFIT. ❤
They look better “centered”, but please feel free to display them however you like. Just right-CLICK and save them to your hard-drive.
Happy Thanksgiving, all. 🙂 ^@@^
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» 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?
» 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. ♥
» Cloud USA disclaimer. READ it. We’re 9th Cloud members now, but the same still applies.
» 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!
» DramaFever NEWS. For the latest on your Korean, Latin, and Asian stars and their shows.
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» [images][2 vids] Posts abound: 비 also wants you to see that he’s on V-Live.tv! (12/3/2015)
» LINK: V-Live TV’s website » LINK: Rain’s V-Live videos for Replay
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Let’s start with: Rain receiving the special brooch that he inspired and was gifted with by Mr. Modi. As I understand it, the piece can also be worn as a necklace. You can read about the Exquisite Grand Mughal Brooch and why it was made below, compliments of the write-up on NIRAVMODI.com:
Whatcha wanna bet you can buy a Beemer, a Bentley, AND a Jag with that thing! ^@@^
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At the Hullett House. There was also a spectacular jewelry show, with the models all blinged out.
I am sho nuff diggin’ Rain’s outfit. And the Crew is killin’ (good to see you, Hongshi!). ^@@^
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My favorite images out of the slew of the South Korean icon we all adore, along with amazing, award-winning actress Zhang Ziyi, luxury diamond jeweler Mr. Nirav Modi himself, Angelina Ypma (Nirav Modi global president), and Resina Wog (Cheung Kong Property Holdings director). This is during the opening and inside the store. Rain’s trusty manager in China, CEO Jang, was never far from his side. ^@@^
Opening the store. Nicely done! OMG, though — the bedlam surrounding Rain towards the very end pretty much scared the crap out of me. Praise the heavens he wasn’t hurt. O_O (Clip credit: 520stars2 – 韓日台人氣明星資訊站 @ YT.)
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Rain, his boys, and manager in China Jason Jang on the streets of Hong Kong, 10/26. Thanks for sharing, SooBong! ❤💋 ^@@^
This Nirav Modi store opening was a pretty big deal!
According to Forbes, Mr. Modi is India’s youngest billionaire, a jeweler of the highest of high-end diamonds, and is on the road to adding 30 additional boutiques around the world to his empire by 2020. Before the Hong Kong stores, and this particular Hong Kong opening attended by Rain, there was New Delhi, Mumbai, Manhattan, and London. Mr. Modi’s ultra-rich and celebrity clients have showcased his flawless jewels on Red Carpets, as well. So… Rain being in the annals of Nirav Modi boutique and flagship history and in this man’s “Rolodex”will make me sleep very well at night. Now, on with Rain’s day. ^@@^
Seoul. Incheon Int’l Airport departure. (Images credited as tagged)
Got me saying Amen from the Blog to the Twitter, from the Tumblr to the Facebook, best thing I know
Got me saying Amen… Boy you looking good, you keep that dancing good, best thing fa shoDidn’t see him coming.
Hell, it’s like I’ve been running.(I just realized it’s been 10 years since my very first, totally unexpected, 4-minute glimpse of Rain, on TV. It was like being hit in the back of the head with a blunt object.) 💋 ^@@^
(Original lyrics and song “Amen” are by Anthony Hamilton.)
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Filming for upcoming Chinese TV drama Endless August is concluded. Leaving China yesterday via Shanghai HongQiao Int’l Airport. ^@@^ (Images credited as tagged)