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Thanks, ladies! We LURVE it. ♥
BY Divalcious:
“Not a Single Day/Harudo” ADIEU! 2010 rehearsal time (from RAINY DAY Season 3, Epi 9).
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BY Kongsao:
Prince Charming Rain!
Cloudy Day: Captures and Fan Art inspired by Rain.
•June 4, 2011 • 13 Comments[quickie][fan made] Rain, you are the one. :)
•June 4, 2011 • 7 CommentsAww…! ♥ ^@@^ RAIN You are the one. (Credit: azukityan0909 @YT)
Rain check.
•June 4, 2011 • 5 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
Classic meets Pop in Dresden. (images: Moon @rainstorm, Japan)
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Time for my JiWoo fix for today. Ha. (caps: yuko @rainstorm, Japan)
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Well, these three need no introduction in this past image, that’s for sure. 🙂 (image source: huda @rain-cloud Photo Board)
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Rain and former Phoenix TV show host Kitty Yang, backstage at BEST Guangzhou at the end of May 2011. (image: as tagged, @weibo)
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Rain in Utopia Magazine’s F1 Malaysia Grand Prix write-up. (credit: Rainsha)
[quickie][fan made] Rain’s BEST in Guangzhou Amazing Mix.
•June 4, 2011 • 3 CommentsIndeed! — ^@@^ [110603] BI RAIN _ The Best in Guangzhou _[MIX] Amazing!! (credit and edit: Rainsaraghaebi625 @YT / fan cam creds: miyu-pi)
[clips] Revisiting: Rain at the Pattaya Music Festival, from a new point of view.
•June 4, 2011 • 1 Comment— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
Channel 5 iTeen out of Thailand has now shared their footage of Rain’s masterful and winged Pattaya International Music Festival show performance, from this past March. Please enjoy it!
(All videos credited to: iteench5 @YT)
20110319 Rain @ pattaya music festival 2011 Part 1.
20110319 Rain @ pattaya music festival 2011 Part 2.
20110319 Rain @ pattaya music festival 2011 Part 3.
[poll] MTV K: Who’s got K-Pop’s hottest summer body?
•June 4, 2011 • 6 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
If we’re being real here, the answer to that is obvious, yeah?
Soooo… let MTV K know what YOU already do.
This poll closes at 11:59 pm EST Sunday night, June 5, so vote as much as you’d like until then. Go get ’em, fans! 🙂
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MTV K 6/2/2011 — by Anna Park
Who’s got K-Pop’s hottest summer body?
After MTV K readers eagerly crowned their Top Sexiest Female and Male Idols, we thought we’d be done drooling over the idol hotties for a while.
We thought wrong.
With beach season fast approaching, why not celebrate with some delicious eye candy? MTV K’s latest Top Ten poll features the hottest summer bodies of the K-Pop idol world, and we need YOU to decide who’s got the ultimate beach body!
If all were fair in love and K-pop, then this would be Korea’s Top 100 Summer Bodies (and include drop-dead gorgeous celebs like actors Lee Minho and Baek Sung Hyun)! …But it’s not, so instead, we’ve narrowed it down to the hottest idol group members!
In no particular order, here are the candidates for the Top Ten Summer Bodies in K-Pop! Now it’s up to you to vote for the idol you think has the best summer body!
(Rain’s section / photo credit: Cosmopolitan Korea, courtesy of MTV K)
Back in ’09, MTV Iggy reviewed what was to be Rain‘s breakthrough Hollywood film, Ninja Assassin: “Rain went from an adorable bubblegum pop-star to a chiseled leading man who can squeeze grapes in the ridges of his new six-pack.” Can’t say it any better than this! How will his fans survive during the two year drought after he begins his military sentence this summer?!
» You can see this poll in its entirety and vote for Rain on the MTV K site HERE.
Tweets abound: Somebody’s digging on some fan art…! :D
•June 4, 2011 • 12 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
What a sweet thing for JiHoon to do. ♥
This is why we urge you all to leave supportive messages on Rain’s Cloud support board, on his MTV USA articles, and to be a reflection of him wherever you are. Because he’s watching.
(fan art source: 29rain @Twitpic / fan art by: nao)
Blast from the past #69.
•June 3, 2011 • 6 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
Please enjoy this, part of Rain’s performance at the Mid-Autumn Festival in China (Beijing, I believe?), way back on September 25, 2007. It was a little rough, as most live performances are when it comes to sound, timing, etc., but I certainly enjoyed watching it—he was adorable and the audience was crazy about him. At the time, Speed Racer had wrapped and he was waiting on the movie’s premiere, and he had a concert stop in his world tour coming up right there in China in October.
(Believe it or not, there were some fans on KPop blogs out there who complained because they considered him chubby and fat in this performance. Even though he was still the same size as his character, professional race car driver Taejo Togokhan. O_o?? If you think Rain is overweight here, you’ve either fallen and slammed your head on some concrete, or you’ve been smoking crystal meth. Get some help.)
Rain in Bac KInh 25/9 (Rain at Pop Festival 9/25). It’s Raining, and I Do. (courtesy of Katelin2412 @YT)
[images] BEST Guangzhou: Just when I think I’m done with this show…
•June 3, 2011 • 8 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
… someone else will come along with MORE facial expressions and downright adorable hotness that I hadn’t seen yet. And I am hopelessly drawn to the pictures like a flea to a hound dog. Dog-gone-it!
Stop it! Stop it, I tell you! 😉
(images credit: 阿拉蕾 @CloudChina)
Errmmm… anyone else noticing a pattern here? Y-e-a-h. Just sayin’.
“No one knows this, but I’m really quite shy… Hold me?” (nice try, buddy boy) ROFL 😛
[images] Just For Fun: What could Rain be saying here?
•June 3, 2011 • 11 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
I’m just having a little fun with JiHoon, everybody. He’s an incorrigible Jokester himself. He can take it. LOL ^_~ 😛
(BEST Guangzhou images credit: 阿拉蕾 @CloudChina)
“I must go into the quiet place deep within my mind… yes, into the quiet place, meditate and harness the power of my ch’i and call upon all the gods of 90s Hip Hop to usher forth from heaven and help me get the people to jump, jump. Are you with me, O Hip Hop gods? Are you there? Ooom… Oooooommm…” ^@@^ ~_^
“Bingo! I’m ready! Let’s jump.” ^@@^ 🙂
[images] Fresh BEST in Shanghai.
•June 2, 2011 • 3 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
NICE shots, from May 25. (Credit: mengl @Cloudchina)
[scans] Rain’s feature story inside the June 2011 issue of Men’s Uno HK.
•June 2, 2011 • 6 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
Thanks for sharing with everyone, Shelley!
(images: shelley @raincloudHK / source site: rain-cloud)
[image] Rain’s latest cover provided by Men’s Uno Hong Kong on Facebook.
•June 2, 2011 • 2 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
{*Edited to Add 6/17: As we understand it, Rain covered and was featured in Men’s Uno for the first time in 2004. So that makes three times that we know of.^@@^}
What a delight to find that Men’s Uno HK has a Facebook presence where you can get Rain’s June 2011 cover in all its magnificent glory! We look forward to seeing and hearing more about his feature story inside the magazine from fans who have purchased it, in the days to come.
The really nice thing is that MCM’d Rain having the June cover means he might be Men’s Uno HK‘s Facebook profile pic for the whole month (as well as the » profile pic in the header of their official Weibo blog). How about that for a treat?
To our knowledge, the last time Rain rode the Men’s Uno Hong Kong, Men’s Uno China, and Men’s Uno Taiwan trains was back in June 2009. Here we are, two years later almost to the day. And just like then, his beauty is breathtaking.
Stephe @cloudusa.wordpress.com / www.cloudusa.org
(June 2011 magazine cover credit: Men’s Uno Hong Kong @Facebook)
[post] Rain to become a free agent before military service begins.
•June 1, 2011 • 12 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
VERY nicely done, Terri. All kinds of strange little snippets have been floating around about this subject yesterday and today. I was hoping someone would get a bit more detailed, and of course, we can always depend on you, chingu. 🙂
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HelloKPop 6/2/2011 — by TerriKR, HelloKPop Chief Editor
Rain to Become Free Agent Before Military Service Begins
On May 31, a representative from Rain’s camp reported that “Rain’s contract with JYP Entertainment” would end in October. According to all of the news reports floating around, Rain doesn’t appear to have yet made plans to renew his contract with JYPE. On the other hand, he hasn’t said he wouldn’t either. The point may be moot anyway, as he is set to start his military service by the end of 2011.
JYP Entertainment became Rain’s talent management agency by default, way back in February, when J. Tune Entertainment, Rain’s former agency, merged with JYP Entertainment. As no new contract was signed at that time, Rain’s old contract with J. Tune Entertainment remained in force. Thus, when his contract expires at the end of October, Rain will effectively become a free agent.
What that means for Rain no one knows. It may be that he will choose not to sign with anyone else until after his military service is complete. After all, he will be gone for almost two years. Then again, he may decide to go ahead and bite the bullet and sign up with another agency who will keep the irons in the fire and hot for him while he is gone. Either way, we don’t think Rain will have any problems finding work when he returns, do you?
Rain recently wowed a sold-out house at the Semperopera venue in Dresden, Germany, when he performed a joint mini-concert with world renowned prodigy cellist Jan Vogler, during the Dresden Music Festival. He is currently busy shooting the feature film, Flight: Close to the Sun and working on a new album, which was previously set to be released in April, but was postponed for reasons unknown. Rain fans are hopeful that the album will drop before his military service begins. Time will tell.
Sources: News ~ Star News via Nate, Hancinema, Dresden Music Festival, Kuki News; Pics ~ MCM/Lotte/ Taiwan & Hong Kong AppleDaily & Phoenix @ Rain Germany
[fan account] The atmosphere was vibrant and full of energy with Rain getting into mischief… :)
•June 1, 2011 • 8 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
Well, blow me down. (Not about the fact that people loved Rain on set, that’s always going to happen… but because LDF had him filming and photo-shooting anew in the first place. Very interesting… O_o).
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A behind-the-scenes glimpse of how Rain maintained a professional demeanour throughout the filming of a Lotte Duty-Free Shop commercial
By: W / 92hyewon @TwitLonger, 6/1/11
Images: Lotte Duty Free Korea and Japan
English translation: rain bird @rain-eu.
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촬영장 분위기는 그야말로 ‘원더풀!’이었다. 해외 스케줄을 마치고 막 도착했다는 비는 무척이나 피곤해 보였으나, 촬영이 시작되자 익살스럽고 장난스런 표정을 짓다가도 셔터를 누르는 순간에는 진지한 모습으로 시안에 맞는 포즈를 척척 해내 신기할 정도였다. 많은 소품과 포즈를 바꾸어달라는 요구에 호기심이 발동한 듯 장난을 치는 모습, 경쾌한 음악이 나오면 리듬을 타는 듯 깜짝 댄스까지 촬영장에는 활기가 넘쳤다. ?어떤 복장을 입든 착착 붙는 옷맵시와 넘쳐 흐르는 매력은 이번 촬영에서도 유감없이 발휘되었다. 강영호 작가는 촬영이 중반쯤 치닫자 혹시 지쳐 있을지 모르는 비를 격려하기 위해, “자! 우리 수고하는 비를 위해 박수 한번 칩시다!”라고 외쳤다. 촬영이 끝나자 스튜디오가 떠나갈 듯한 목소리로? “수고하셨습니다!”라고 외치는 월드스타 비, 사랑 받을 자격이있다.
The mood of the set was great because of Rain.
Rain who was alleged to have come back just now after finishing his work abroad, looked awfully tired.
However, he masterfully depicted the characters in the ads, making some comical gestures before shooting but participating in the shooting with eager attention when the shooting actually started, which was absolutely admirable.
So, throughout the filming of the commercial, the atmosphere was vibrant and full of energy with Rain getting into mischief as if his curiosity was aroused when asked to change his pose, or grooving to the sounds of the jukebox.
Also, he displayed his great attraction to the fullest in the shooting as everything he wore suits his well because of his well-proportioned figure.
By the middle of the shooting, the director loudly asked us to give a warm round of applause for Rain in case he would be mentally and physically exhausted, “Let’s have some applause for Rain working hard!”
World star Rain speaking so loudly as to reverberate through the studio, “Thanks for a job well done!” after finishing the shoot, deserved people’s love, I thought.
[fan account] Wow! I felt like I was on top of the world.
•June 1, 2011 • 9 CommentsRain in Seoul’s restaurant specializing in seafood salads on June 1
By: 구름 몽실몽실 @Twitter on 6/1/11
Image: ja0ja0@Twitpic
English translation: rain bird @rain-eu.
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대박대박. 대박이여요 빕스 반포점에 엄마모시고왓는데 샐러드바에서. 월드스타 비 봣어요 잇어요 와우 너무조아요
Something great happened to me. When I entered restaurant VIPS specializing in seafood salads with my mom for dinner in Bahnpo area, Seoul, Rain was seen getting food from the buffet table. Wow! I felt like I was on top of the world.
[scans] Rain covers and is featured in Men’s Uno Hong Kong for June 2011.
•June 1, 2011 • 8 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
(Issue #99 scan credits: june9523 @raincloudHK, DC / source site: Rain Italy Forum / cover image: as tagged, @weibo)
[images] REALLY Fresh Lotte.
•June 1, 2011 • 14 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
As much as these people GALL me… he’s just so gorgeous. What the heck am I supposed to do. *weeping bitterly* (image credit: Lotte Duty Free Korea and Lotte Duty Free Japan, as tagged)
[images] We have DIED and gone to heaven again–
•June 1, 2011 • 9 Comments*speechless* (image source: Hong Kong AppleDaily / Tungstar / sina/ raincloudHK / tip: Scorpiola) — ^@@^ (oh yeah this is MENtholatum China, y’all)
[images] Fresh BEST Guangzhou.
•June 1, 2011 • 17 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
[Image credit: 李乐为 www.lilewei.com (concert photographer appointed by Guangzhou’s concert organizer) / tip: Scorpiola @rain-cloud Photo Board)
In your own famous words, JiHoon… Why so serious? ↓ ROFL 😛
[post][tweet] MCM on Rain’s autographed collection and Hong Kong appearance.
•June 1, 2011 • 7 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
Tweets abound. (Source: MCM_Korea @Twitter / MCM_Korea @Twitpic)
리미티드 에디션으로 선보이는 ‘MCM Rain Collection’! 월드스타 비(Rain)의 싸인으로 더욱 특별한 가치가 담긴 이 아이템은 MCM 홍콩 플래그쉽 스토어의 ‘Rain Zone’에서만 만나보실 수 있습니다.
‘MCM Rain Collection’ in MCM’s limited edition ! Each of those items that has a particular significance in itself because Rain’s sign is contained in each one, will be shown only at the ‘Rain Zone’ inside MCM Flagship Store in Hong Kong.
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MCM Worldwide Blog 6/1/2011 —
Hong Kong Flagship Opening
If you live in Hong Kong, you may come across one of the ten MCM trams. They are traveling through the city to announce the opening of our new flagship store in the Entertainment Building. We celebrated the opening in two parts… First, we invited selected just over 250 VIPs, press members, celebrities and socialites to a ribbon cutting ceremony and we followed it up with a wild party for 800 of our closest friends.
Models were there to showcase the collection to the media while they were waiting for the ceremony to start. The venue was filled with press and fans from 5pm. In total over 300 people witnessed the opening of our new flagship, it was quite the event!
Guests to the ribbon cutting included Michael Michalsky, MCM Advisory Creative Director, Sammi Cheung, Hong Kong Pop Star, Rain, Korean Superstar, Angela Ho, Entertainment building land lord, Werner Lauk, General Counsel of Germany in Hong Kong.
[post] MBLAQ check #2: The Boys “lie to us.”
•June 1, 2011 • 6 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
Go, Boys! Keep racking ’em up! 😀
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HelloKPop 6/1/2011 — by Kimberly
MBLAQ releases track from “Lie To Me” OST
Yesterday, I Belong To You, an MBLAQ track from the soundtrack of upcoming SBS drama Lie To Me, was uploaded in droves to Youtube. Within hours, netizens expressed their opinions by commenting on the videos, and fortunately, many were comments of support and interest. Although the track’s style was evidently different from MBLAQ’s usual suave concept, fans were still delighted to listen to something new.
this sounds so good!! TuT
and thunder’s vocals wow!! he has improved a lot!! *¬*
proud to be A+!!
MBLAQ FIGHTING!! I WILL ALWAYS PRAY FOR YOUR SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS!Lie to me and MBLAQ?! Man this just made my day 🙂
This is gonna be an awesome drama!!awesome-ness!!!!!!!!! this should have a dance and a mv..it would be a hit!..nice drama and song..YAY..=)
Fans are now anticipating Lie To Me even more because MBLAQ contributed to it. Do you think that MBLAQ’s soundtrack participation made a big impact on the drama? Check out the song below!
[article] MBLAQ check: G.O spreads his wings, but don’t panic–he’s not leaving his brothers.
•June 1, 2011 • 5 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
Congratulations, ByungHee! We always knew that you were talented and capable enough to make a solo flight out of the nest. But make no mistake… we’re also glad you’re sticking around, because we love you Boys to death.
A third MBLAQ single album is coming? How exciting!
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10Asia 6/1/2011 — Reporter: Heidi Kim / Editor: Jessica Kim
MBLAQ’s G.O. to release solo digital single this month
Boy band MBLAQ’s member G.O. is set to release a solo single this month, making it the first project the singer will take on alone.
An official at J. Tune Camp told 10Asia over the phone today that G.O., the main vocalist of MBLAQ, will release his first solo single in digital format.
The single will be composed of a single track — an R&B ballad tune both written and composed by the singer himself.
The official added, however, that no plans have been made for G.O. to promote the song through means such as televised shows or events.
G.O., 23, originally debuted through group TYKEYS in 2007 but two years later, he joined MBLAQ (Music Boys Live in Absolute Quality) composed of other members Seung-ho, Lee Joon, Chun-dung and Mir which debuted in 2009 with their single album “JUST BLAQ.”
His group then released their second single “Y” in May 2009, their first full-length album “BLAQ Style” in January this year and its 3D edition a month later.
The group, then advanced into Japan and saw their Japanese debut single “Your Luv” released in early May, place No. 2 on the country’s prestigious Oricon weekly chart after selling over 40,000 copies of their debut album which made them the first Asian artist to achieve the feat in just a week into their official debut.
The boys, having returned to Korea recently, are now working on their third single album.
Reporter: Heidi Kim heidikim@
Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@
<ⓒ10Asia All rights reserved>
[ETA Japan Cloud][ETA fan made] Wallpaper! Get your Rain calendar wallpaper for June!
•June 1, 2011 • 25 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
Wow, see how easy it is to put the correct dates on a Rain calendar? Unpaid fans do it without a problem. The Japanese Cloud did it without a problem and they’ve had an earthquake and a tsunami. I mean… what else is there to be said, folks? O__o
Edited to Add 6/6: Japanese Cloud (J.Tune Camp Rain Japan Official site). Source: Sammi @Cloud Taiwan.
Edited to Add 6/4: By fan Huang Ying, on memo-rain. Source site: rain-cloud.
Edited to Add 6/4: From the rainstorm blogsite in Osaka, Japan.
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Dear Lotte Duty Free:
That’s a major bee in your bonnet you got there.
Yes, after being on “May calendar hiatus” or whatever it was, both Rain and Big Bang are back in your Star Calendar wallpaper this month, along with all the new folks that came on board last month. And yes, Rain’s pictures are fresh and quite purrrrrdy. I actually thought that maybe you were turning over a new leaf as far as Rain was concerned. You almost had me.
Until I noticed that Rain’s June wallpaper has 31 days.
Just a simple mistake, right? So then… why do the other nine stars all have 30, the correct amount of days for June? ALL of them? Except for him? Seriously?
*laughing hysterically*
You’re so transparent. Whatever.
Stephe @cloudusa.wordpress.com / www.cloudusa.org
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(1100 x 688) Cloud USA for June in color-scale and gray-scale.
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(1024 x 768) Lotte Duty Free for June on their Korea site (English) and in Japan. Additional sizes are also available at those links. This is being posted for you fans who simply love Lotte stuff unconditionally. Me? I have a million hot pictures of Rain, so I don’t need a calendar that’s wrong. LOL!
[fan account] I realized that my neighbor was stomping his feet — which was a sign for an encore.
•May 31, 2011 • 8 Comments
Dresden Music Festival – 19 May 2011
By: huhuhuhu @The Cloud English Talk Board, 5/31/11
Images: 레겐볼케 DC rain gall / Dresden Music Festival/Dresdner Musikfestspiel @Facebook / Hyetty @rain-cloud
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This is a very belated account of the Dresden Music Festival. As I did not follow our prince around and did not approach him for signature or anything, I could not provide much detail about our prince’s whereabouts and what he did. I am trying to share with you something about our prince from a different angle.
I met up with my friends and we waited for our prince at Dresden airport to welcome his arrival. The airport was small and quiet, we could see our prince clearly when he came out. He wore a blue (or black) jacket with large words on the front side, tight fitting rolled up jeans and the same gladiator sandals which he wore when he was filming Ninja Assassin. He looked chic, neat and elegant even after a long haul flight. He had his hat and sunglasses on and his face did not show any expression, but he shook hands with a few fans before he walked out and got into the car.
I had no idea beforehand that we would be staying at the same hotel as our prince (there was a more up market hotel nearby). Still, we decided not to follow him but our prince proved to be very approachable and conspicuous throughout his stay in Dresden.
The next day when we walked back after lunch, we saw our prince sitting at a table with his dancers and staff outside the hotel café. There were quite a number of fans further away at various tables but our prince seemed relaxed. He didn’t have his sunglasses on. We saw him signing for two European friends. My German friend also had a photo and a pen but was hesitant to walk up to our prince. I encouraged her on and she came back afterwards trembling and almost in tears.
This was what happened. She asked if our prince could sign for her. He replied “sure”, took the photo and signed, and then offered his hand to her for a hand shake. Despite her nervousness and excitement my friend had not failed to notice that our prince was wearing pierced jeans which revealed his nice leg as he sat, and he had big and warm hand. Later on when we looked at the signed photo we noticed our prince finger print on the edge of the photo. A signature with a finger print – imagining our prince eating like a child with his finger brought the super star prince so close to us, and the finger print was as treasured as the signature itself.
After about two hours when we went out of our hotel again we were quite surprised to see that our prince was still there. But he had changed to another table and had his sunglasses on. My friend took the opportunity to give him a hamper of gifts prepared in advance. It contained local goodies and our prince was surprised but pleased as he accepted it with grateful thanks.
The hot and sunny weather changed quite suddenly at about 6 pm when we arrived at the opera building. Dark clouds covered the sky with strong gusts of winds, and guessed what? It rained. We were not able to set up our banner and table for the donation project, and we might run out of time, but I explained confidently to a reporter who came to visit us that RAIN always brought rain when he held a concert. It was a good omen and the night would promise to be a huge success. I guessed he must have thought I was nuts… But promptly the rain stopped, and we had our first success with the donation project.
I was really surprised by the large number of European fans coming to the concert because of our prince. Young men and women, many of them students, gathered outside the concert hall. Some girls dressed up specially for the evening. They were well prepared too. They had banners like “I am a bad, bad girl”, congratulation words in Korean, and even a Korean flag. They gathered voluntarily to take a group photo and chanted “Jung Jihoon, Jung Jihoon”.
[post] Rain & Jan Vogler – ‘East-Meets-West’.
•May 31, 2011 • 1 Comment— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
Well, those MCM sneakers and Jan’s cello case were “the stuff.” Plain and simple! I’m pretty sure that years from now, this collaboration will still be one of my absolute favorite projects from Rain. I’m so glad that he took part in it, and I have a newfound respect for Jan as well. 🙂
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(Image courtesy of MCM Worldwide)
MCM Worldwide Blog 5/31/2011 —
Rain & Jan Vogler – ‘East-Meets-West’
The festival’s motto this year is “East Meets West.” This theme was optimally met during the evening hosted by MCM. The well-known cellist and artistic director Jan Vogler began the evening by playing Bach. Afterwards the sold-out Semper Opera morphed into a stadium: when Rain appeared on stage, the venerable opera house rocked with the pop sounds of the Korean star and reverberated with the screams of his fans, who had journeyed to Dresden from the four corners of the world to experience their idol live on stage.
Rain is Asia’s best-known star and has won first place in Time Magazine’s “People to Watch” list on several occasions. Taking the opera house by storm in his German debut, Rain impressively demonstrated his talents. A video installation introduced his act by showing the interplay between him and Vogler with footage of their first meeting. This was followed by collaborative pieces featuring Rain and Vogler in a dynamic stage show that united the best of the Orient and the Occident.
Additional attention was attracted by the MCM cello case which was made expressly for Jan Vogler and the MCM sneakers which Rain and his background dancers wore during their performance.
MCM at the Dresden Music Festival – Rain & Jan Vogler Perform a Duet Themed ‘East-Meets-West’. (Credit: MCMWorldwide @YT)
[Cloud USA announcements] Bi Yourself Open Thread for 5/31-6/6.
•May 31, 2011 • 16 Comments
» You can visit the previous Open Thread HERE. And of course, don’t forget that our 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 JiHoon on The Cloud today?
» Our Project page for newbies on how to register for and USE the Official Cloud Rain Fan Club site in S.Korea is HERE.)
If you can, PLEASE follow Rain’s lead and give Japan a helping hand. Donate to the 7th Cloud’s Appeal-Donation for Earthquake Victims in Japan or to the charity of your choice.
• Please note: Our deadline to have your birthday cards and scrapbook pages to us, so that we can get the » Cloud USA From Our Hearts To Yours scrapbook to Rain by his birthday, is coming up fast. We understand that postage prices are a real biyatch these days, and we don’t want anyone excluded because of that, so if anyone would like to email a nice Happy Birthday greeting for Rain to be included in his scrapbook (instead of a regular greeting card or scrapbook page), send that birthday Email to letitrain@cloudusa.org and we’ll put you in. But please do it SOON. Thanks!
Here’s to a great week, everyone…
Stephe ^@@^
Blast from the past #68: When “Rainism” was brand new and Rain was on the comeback trail.
•May 30, 2011 • 5 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
Rain (to a fan): “Happy Birthday to you!” The Clouds go YAY!
Rain: “I have to go, now.” The Clouds go Nooooooo!
Please enjoy this fan-cammed clip from Rain’s mini-fanmeet outside of MBC studios in November 2008, when Ninja Assassin was in post-production and “Rainism” was making the rounds.
081101 Rain and Cloud’s mini fan meeting outdoor. (credit: AlwaysLoveRain @YT)
Rain check. (or you could call it Happy Memorial Day Rain Spam.)
•May 30, 2011 • 18 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
Have a terrific holiday, everyone!
[*Edited to Add: We’ve no idea where this puppy picture originally came from, but we do know that it has been circulating the Internet on non-Rain blogs and forums about funny pets, stripper poles, pole dancing dogs, poll taxes, humor, etc., and made into posters and such since the summer of 2007, at least. And that a Rain fan used it, at some point, to make a fun post that compared several Rain pics to animal pics (this one was compared to Rain’s very sexy 7th annual Korea Awards pole dance… thanks for that particular piece of information, Alex!). ^@@^]
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[ORIGINAL POST]
Wellllll… Rain is now extremely short and fuzzy. But still as cute as a darned button. ♥ The real question is: Can he still ab-roll? (source: 29rain @Twitter)
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“Shawty, only one… one… one…” Whoaaaaa, Nellie. ♥ (capture: yuko @rainstorm, Japan)
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Back in the Day: SixToFive Rain. Gorgeous. (captures: yuko @rainstorm, Japan)
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Rain rehearses “Not A Single Day/Harudo” during RAINY DAY S. 3 ep. 9, for his ADIEU! 2010 concert. (captures: yuko @rainstorm, Japan)
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Rain arrives in Guangzhou, May 26, for his BEST concert stop. (images: as tagged, @weibo)
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BEST Guangzhou: Can you stand the rain…? ♥ (image: as tagged @ent.southchina.com / source site: rain-cloud)
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Fresh MCM Hong Kong, May 27 boutique opening. (images: as tagged / source site: rain-cloud)
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Alleyyyyy-oooooop!! 🙂 (image: as tagged, @weibo)
[quickie][fan made] Fancam Mix – ‘The Best’ Concert in Taipei/Taiwan.
•May 30, 2011 • 5 Comments2011 05 15台北演唱會經典片段. (Credit: Fancam by miyu~pi + sherrysss + yichun88tw / Edited by: rainaka / aa771203 @YT) ^@@^
MTV Style speaks: Hot Dude of the Day Rain travels in MCM Style.
•May 30, 2011 • 10 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^ 12:29 pm EST
Oh, did we have a great time reading this, this morning—MTV Style’s imaginary trip with Rain around the world as he sports luxury endorser MCM’s distinctive leather fashions hither and yon. Haha, so much fun! Thanks for making our day, MTV USA, and for showcasing Rain so very well. MCM—as well as Rain’s other endorsers—knew what they were doing when they snatched him up as spokesmodel a year ago, don’t you think? He and their style go together like… well, like ham and cheese. Like finely sliced pastrami and Grey Poupon.
(And thanks so much for linking us in. Thumbs up.)
» FYI: The link to DRAFTWORKS/SixToFive/J.Tune Creative has been changed since last summer and is HERE.
Head on over to the most style-savvy blog in town, Clouds and Rain fans, and give them and Rain your support!
Stephe @cloudusa.wordpress.com
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MTV Style Blog 5/30/2011 — by Chrissy Mahlmeister / Photos: courtesy of Taiwan & Hong Kong AppleDaily
Hot Dude Of The Day: Rain Travels Around The World With Dapper MCM Accessories
So Rain is basically a pop singer GOD in Korea (and in our office, too). He’s kiiiinndd of like our Justin Timberlake. He sings, he dances, he acts, he even cares about FASHUN just like JT (his clothing line is called Six to Five. Obvi you can’t read anything on the site unless you know Korean, but STILL.) So we’re WELL AWARE of his hotness and his, um, ability to seduce us.
Luckily, Rain’s fans (who call themselves Clouds! AWWWW.) posted his latest campaign with German accessories house MCM, which OOZES of luxury travel. We can just imagine him rocking all of the next looks in different cities around the globe.
In his first ensemble, he’s totally Manhattan-ready with huge TRUNKS full of outfits for his weeklong stay in a Soho hotel. (What? The guy needs OPTIONS.) His studded leather vest makes him downtown cool, but it’s not too heavy for his summery long-sleeved white tee and cuffed khakis outfit. He finished his look with some comfy burgundy sneakers, which is perfect because, um, hello, you walk EVERYWHERE in NYC, and he’s being totally practical AND cute. The only bling is his amazing platinum watch and the sheen from his perfectly combed hair. With a vest that intricate, it’s best to keep it simple!
Next, Rain is off to Brazil in his smooth buttery-beige leather jacket, white tee, khakis, and printed high-top sneakers. This outfit screams South American adventure. He could go from off-roading in Jeep through the uncharted mountainous terrain and then directly to the poshest nightclub in the city and never bat an EYE at the possibility of switching up his outfit. We’re in to the all-around accessibility of this ensemble. Oh, and Rain’s all-around hotness.
Rounding up his tour around the globe, he lands in Italy. Of course this means he has to bust out ALL the high-end shiz he’s been holding back in these other cities. He’s got literally every type of luggage in existence (even including a leather DOG, apparently) and arrives ONLY in a black three-piece suit with a mauve tie and matching pocket square. In fact, he’s so EXHAUSTED from carrying all of his designer clothes into the hotel lobby, he takes a breather among all of his luggage (because he refused to sit on their nappy non-designer couch, obvi) before he heads up to his penthouse. Even though he’s sweating, no one can tell and his hair still looks flawless.
» You can read the original post on the MTV Style blog HERE.
[quickie][fan made] Look what we just shared on Facebook…
•May 30, 2011 • 4 CommentsHOW does Rain move his body like this? To use his own catchphrase… it’s amazing! — ^@@^ [fan made] All my love Rain!!! (Credit and edit: lany68 @YT)
[fan account] Sweat ran over his face, but it didn’t cover his happiness.
•May 30, 2011 • 9 Comments
Days at Dresden, posted 5/30/2011
By: Cuckoo (NY Cloud) @The Cloud English Talk Board
Fan cam: NYCuckoo @YouTube
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“The Best” tour successfully completed. Originally, I didn’t want to write Dresden fans account because it’s not updated news anymore. However, many sweet memories kept flowing in my mind. Just wanted to share with someone. I arrived Dresden on the 17th around 2pm. Vogler was on the same flight with me though. I didn’t know until I saw him at baggage claim section. He looked younger than the picture…haha. I was not sure if he was Vogler until I saw his exclusive MCM cello case. I walked towards him and tried to introduce myself.
“Are you Vogler?”
“Yes, I am.”
“I am Rain’s New York fan, I come for your and Rain’s concert on the 19th.”
Vogler said “Oh! From New York. I just came back from New York too. You only come for his concert, you are a real fan.”
I said “I am so curious about the concert. How can classical and pop music perform together?”
Vogler said “Rain and I will have our own parts. Then perform together. The bridge will be very amazing.”
I said “I can’t wait to see the concert. Is there any press conference before concert?”
Vogler said “I don’t think so. By the way, I don’t think Rain arrived Dresden yet.”
I said “Really! I heard that Rain has already arrived Dresden.”
He said “I don’t think so.”
His baggage came out and I was still waiting for my bag. After he left, I suddenly remembered that I should ask for autograph and photo. How stupid I am?
The connected flight of my Holland friend was delayed 2 hours. I had no choice and got to wait for her in airport. Dresden airport is very small, the ground floor is arrival and the second floor is departure. I went up and down and thinking about the day when Rain left Dresden.
About 7pm, I and my friend checked in hotel. At the lobby, I saw Rain’s manager. Oh! Did Rain stay in this hotel too? Did he arrive yet? However, Holland friend said he just sent message on twitter few hours ago. It looked like he was still in Seoul.
Dresden was a beautiful and quiet city. Our hotel was located near Semperoper and most of the tourists attraction. The hotel lobby is very small and there is only one glass elevator. How nice? I believed that it gives me more chances to see Rain.
Next day, we had more accurate information about Rain’s arrival time. Japanese fans said someone saw him in Frankfurt airport. My German friend arrived 4 hours before Rain’s flight. So, I told her waiting for us at airport. Holland friend and I took taxi airport. There were about 15 Japanese fans waiting for Rain; his flight was estimated to arrive at 9:25pm. Time flies, more fans including few German Cloud had arrived at airport. All these Asian faces alerted other Dresden citizen, they asked fans who we were waiting for…movie star something. Fans told them that we were waiting for a Korean superstar, Rain, who would perform with German famous cellist tomorrow.
Finally, we saw dancers and staffs appeared in baggage claim area. 15 minutes later, our prince finally appeared. He wore black hot, dark color jacket, grey color tees, black slim pants and roman style scandals. He wore sunglasses too. I didn’t stay near the first row. Per my experience, fans would jump to him when he arrived. I rather stepped back a little bit in order to see him clearly. Also, I tried to record the video. Not sure how I could walk backwardly…haha…but I did it very well this time. I faced to Rain (very closed), and held my camera walking backward. He occasionally turned his face to me. This fancam was one of the best video I had ever taken.
The best was nobody screaming although about 5-6 Japanese fans couldn’t wait to ask for handshakes from Ji Hoon while he exited from customs. Otherwise, all fans were following him to him. Nobody blocked my view.
I and my two friends (German and Holland) took taxi back to hotel. We were not in a hurry though because we realized that Rain stayed in our hotel. (Later, per my German friend said Rain originally should stay in other hotel, but he decided to stay with his dancers and staffs in same hotel). After an hour, our prince probably took a shower and changed clothes. He wore orange color long sleeves sweat shirt and black three quarter length pants. “Orange” color – wow…he probably wanted to make sure we wouldn’t lose him in the evening. Fans were waiting for him in front of hotel. Only 2 Japanese fans tried to follow him but he turned back and gave them signal “Please don’t follow.” OK! We understood. He needed some private time to have dinner with his staff and dancers. My eyes (what a wonderful eyes, my friend said) followed his shadow till he sat down on the outdoor table about 200 meters from us. Most of restaurants serve outdoor tables in Dresden. I and other fans decided to have our café and waited for him outside our hotel. Rain had about 2 hours dinner. Between the time, I joined other 2 fans sitting somewhere about 5 tables from his. He drank 2 glasses of beer and chatted happily with his dancers. They even took pictures to each other. About midnight, Rain went back to hotel, then we also returned to our hotel room.
My hotel room was on the 4th floor and Rain was on the 5th. The 6th floor was restaurant for breakfast. Around 9am, I got ready to have my breakfast with my Holland friend. I pressed the button and waited for the elevator. I didn’t stand in front the elevator door, instead I was on the side. Suddenly, I looked up…Oh! Rain was inside the elevator. Rain wore blue suit. He was ready to go out (later, I realized that he had a photo section with Vogler). The elevator stopped on our floor, elevator door opened. One Korean fans stood in front of the door, she bowed and said “good morning” to Rain. He nodded his head. What a nice morning…I got a feeling it would be a lucky day.
Continue reading ‘[fan account] Sweat ran over his face, but it didn’t cover his happiness.’
New on the Block.
•May 29, 2011 • Leave a Comment
(Image credit: Julili @YAM Magazine)
• NEWLY ADDED: A Classic Meets Pop event sub-page, under our IN CONCERT section under PAGES in our media blog sidebar, to your right. →
If anything deserves to be over there, it’s Rain and Vogler’s unique collaboration. Don’t you agree?
So please enjoy it.
Until next time…! 🙂
Stephe ^@@^
Cloud USA 
[tweet][article] Rain’s libelers indicted: What goes around, comes around, partner.
•June 1, 2011 • 11 Comments— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
God don’t like Ugly. *two finger-snaps in a Z* Internet newspaper “S”… as if we have no idea who that is, right? Y-e-a-h.
Far be it from us to enjoy anyone’s misfortune. But we are delighted to see JiHoon standing up for himself and burning folks who lie about him, » and the courts backing him up.
If the Man does indeed do something unscrupulous, then by all means go for it. » But no human being should ever try to destroy another human being’s life with a lie.
And you know this deeply affected Rain because he has never made a public statement, to our knowledge, that smacked of blatant retribution. All he has ever said, in those situations, is “If you wait, the truth will out.”
This is a good day indeed.
Stephe ^@@^ and Terri :-} @Cloud USA
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Kuki News 5/31/2011 — [English translation by rain bird @rain-eu. / source: 29rain @Twitpic]
Seoul District Public Prosecutors’ Office indicts ‘Lee’ and two reporters on charges of spreading false reports about Rain
South Korean authorities have indicted ‘Lee’ (55), a businessman who works on clothes, ‘Kim’ (35) and ‘Yu’ (39) who work as investigative reporters for internet newspaper ‘S’ and news agency ‘N’, respectively, on charges of spreading false reports about Rain.
In March of last year, ‘Lee’ filed a complaint against Rain claiming that Rain embezzled company funds, and he even released the related information to the two reporters to let the papers soon get hold of the story. So, Rain sued the three for libel over the remarks last October.
Before this, the court ruled Rain not guilty at the end of December last year.
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Tweets abounded as Rain had this to say when he tweeted the Kuki News article:
“사필귀정 , 인과응보” 남에게 해를 끼치면 분명히 다시 돌아오게 되어있습니다
‘Justice will prevail’, ‘What goes around comes around’. If you do anything that would harm others, you will definitely earn punishment.
(source: 29rain @Twitter, 6/1/2011)
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