[29 images][Insta cam][Eng trans] Instagrams abound: 비 wants you to see…

•April 11, 2016 • 1 Comment

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CUSAWeiIGTwitterHere is a recap of Rain’s posts on his social media from mid-February up to now, for those of you who might have missed some of them! (You can also see some of them them by scrolling down the home page of the official R.A.I.N. Company website HERE.)

This is what he’s wanted all of you to see… 🙂 ^@@^

(Images credit: rain_oppa @IG / 29rain @Twitter / RAIN-JIHOON @Weibo. These links are Rain’s REAL personal accounts. ^@@^)

4/3. Instagram. Ah! An April 2011 shot of himself and Bruno Mars at the Time 100 Gala in the NYC. Oh, the memories! Still so proud of him! 🙂 “ke ke ke…” ^@@^

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3/31. Instagram. A sweet shot with 10 year old child actor Lee Re, who plays his daughter on Come Back, Mister. ❤ “Cute cute… my daughter” ^@@^

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[series][MV][fan cam][fan made] From Stephe’s desk: Rain’s Japanese songs in the order I like ’em. (#2!)

•April 9, 2016 • 5 Comments

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I’ve always admitted that, even though Rain hypnotizes the heck out of me when singing in his native Korean tongue, when he sings in Japanese, every endorphin in my nervous system melts down like a nuclear reactor. Don’t know why. Can’t figure it out. ❤ It is what it is! Under those circumstances, it’s waaaay past time for me to share with y’all the 15 songs Rain sings in Japanese and English — that I know of — in the order I like them.

I’d love for you to share your favs, too. 🙂


2In my #2 spot: “Move On”, his 3rd Japanese single release and Track 4 on his Japanese album Eternal Rain (2006). *squeeeeeee!*

You HAD to know “Move On” was coming. (If my number 1 song wasn’t my number 1, “Move On” would be, hands down.)

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I have loved this song and everything about it for a long, l-o-n-g time, y’all. Everything from the music video with its one continuous shot never breaking away from Rain to the clothing he wears in it…

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[5 images] Wallpaper! Get your Rain calendar wallpaper for April 2016.

•April 9, 2016 • 2 Comments

earth-dayThis month’s themes are Rain in his SBS TV drama Come Back, Mister, his December 2015 feature in ELLE Men Hong Kong, and the photo shoot for the album jacket for his 2006 release “I Do” in Japan.  ❤

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There are a LOT of observances this month, including Earth Day, World Autism Awareness Day, Arbor Day, and more. Doggone tax returns are due here in the States, ugh! Hope you all had a fun April Fool’s. 🙂 ❤ ^@@^

(1350 x 810 / 1400 x 800. For the month. Backgrounds by Cloud USA Forum mod and Tumblr co-mod Merrick.)

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PLEASE Move Over, Mister!

•April 8, 2016 • 4 Comments

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Seriously.  Totally not kidding.  :-}

[Concert info][V App][Rain links][featured CF] 비 Yourself Open Thread for 4/1 — 4/30/2016.

•April 7, 2016 • 2 Comments
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(2011: With the MILLION Rain pictures out there now after 15 years, it’s damn near impossible to name just one favorite! But out of the huge group of favorites I do have, this has to the The One. ❤ Remember when this first came from The Korean Cloud and we were all trying to figure out what it was for? Then word came down that Rain was the brand new face & body for MENtholatum Skincare for Men, in China. And he still is, to this day. It ain’t broke, so Mentholatum China ain’t fixing it. 🙂 Image credit: J.Tune / The Cloud. ^@@^)

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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 official Korean Cloud  OR on the official Japanese Cloud 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 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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» WATCH our ongoing collection of Come Back, Mister trailers, clips, previews, and fun videos in English (DramaFever) and Korean (SBS) on the Come Back, Mister board on our CUSA Pinterest HERE!

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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

RainVLiveChannel_CUSAThat’s right! Rain has a channel on Naver Corp.’s V-Live real-time broadcasting app for celebs. Soooo… download the V App onto your cell phone from the App Store or Google Play, subscribe to Rain’s channel, and watch his 비쇼 (Rain V Show) live broadcasts and replays sometimes subbed in English. You must have the app ON YOUR PHONE to watch and chat with the man LIVE. Yup! What a great idea. 🙂 ❤ ^@@^

PLAY the video below ↓ to watch when Rain hit up our V-Apps with his CrossFit exercise regimen back in December. To see this with ENGLISH SUBTITLES, watch the original video on his VLive page at THIS LINK.

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[series][audio][MV][live] From Stephe’s desk: Rain’s Japanese songs in the order I like ’em. (#3!)

•March 27, 2016 • 2 Comments

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I’ve always admitted that, even though Rain hypnotizes the heck out of me when singing in his native Korean tongue, when he sings in Japanese, every endorphin in my nervous system melts down like a nuclear reactor. Don’t know why. Can’t figure it out. ❤ It is what it is! Under those circumstances, it’s waaaay past time for me to share with y’all the 15 songs Rain sings in Japanese and English — that I know of — in the order I like them.

I’d love for you to share your favs, too. 🙂


3In my #3 spot: “Free Way” the STY Gin n’ Tonic Remix version, which is Track 12 on his Japanese album Eternal Rain (2006).

Don’t get me wrong. I love the original version of “Free Way” (Rain’s second Japanese single release and Track 1 on his Eternal Rain album) too. It’s smooth, as adorable as he is, and a real pick-me-up when time is crawling by. But there’s just something about the off-sync, juiced up, jamming and grooving, pedal-to-the-metal sound of the remix that always puts me in a good mood. Always. It can literally change my day.

That’s power.

Okay, I’ll sum it up like this. Both versions occupy this spot, with the remix squeezing by the original by a hair (or two).

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The adorable original!

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Live via fan cam. During his summer 2010 ZEPP Japan Tour stop in Osaka, cute, funny, and energetic!^^

OMG, only 2 songs left, y’all. We’re closing in on Numero Uno!

‘Til next time. 🙂

Stephe @ cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org

» [series][fan made] From Stephe’s desk: Rain’s Japanese songs in the order I like ’em. (#4!)

[125 images][돌아와요 아저씨] Come Back, Mister check. (Catch up time, from 3/10 — 3/23.)

•March 23, 2016 • 4 Comments

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3/23. Whoa. A sit-down conversation, a face to face chat, and sheet action (of a fashion). 🙂 (Source credit: sbs.co.kr.)

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3/22. Whoa. Taking a load off. 🙂 ^@@^ (Source credit: sbs.co.kr.)

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[17 images][learning Korean][돌아와요 아저씨] Come Back, Mister check: 아저씨표류기! Ajeossi castaway!

•March 23, 2016 • Leave a Comment

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3/10: These hilarious and creative PD Note images are the result of SBS adapting the movie poster of award-winning romantic comedy 김씨 표류기 (Castaway on the Moon, 2009) for the Come Back, Mister subplot where the real Lee JaeHoon is stuck on a desert island. Clever, and cute!^^

Let’s check out the parody and real posters below and compare… (CLICK for larger view)

Even though the production company gave the movie the official English title Castaway on the Moon, the Korean title 김씨 표류기 (pronounced Kim-ssi Pyo-ryu-gi) literally translates to “Mr. Kim’s drifting experience” or “Mr. Kim’s time adrift”…

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[80 images][돌아와요 아저씨] Come Back, Mister check. (Catch up time, from 3/2 — 3/9.)

•March 23, 2016 • 5 Comments

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3/9. Episode stills: Contemplating oneself… (Source credit: SBS)

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[series][fan made] From Stephe’s desk: Rain’s Japanese songs in the order I like ’em. (#4!)

•March 21, 2016 • 16 Comments

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I’ve always admitted that, even though Rain hypnotizes the heck out of me when singing in his native Korean tongue, when he sings in Japanese, every endorphin in my nervous system melts down like a nuclear reactor. Don’t know why. Can’t figure it out. ❤ It is what it is! Under those circumstances, it’s waaaay past time for me to share with y’all the 15 songs Rain sings in Japanese and English — that I know of — in the order I like them.

I’d love for you to share your favs, too. 🙂


4In my #4 spot: “Slowly”,  the “B” side of his first Japanese single release “Sad Tango” (2006).

As far as I know, this song is not on any album or repackaged album. It’s not even on his Japanese album Eternal Rain, nope. The only place you will find it (and the instrumental version of it) is on that “Sad Tango” single release CD in Japan.

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Many fans will say that this is THE sexiest song of all the sexy songs Rain has made, and I tend to agree because of one simple fact — the lyrics leave no room for thoughts of double entendre. The words are not strategically chosen so that maybe, oh, he could be slow-dancing in the club with his woman, yeah that’s it. NOPE. It is clear as crystal that he and his woman are right in the middle of doing it and he is in control of how fast or slow they go and barely holding off. Point. Blank. Period. And…

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[2 articles][special clip] The Squall Rain World Tour coming to Pahang, Malaysia. (5/21)

•March 21, 2016 • 1 Comment

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The Malay Mail Online 3/15/2016 —

Tickets for Rain’s concert in Malaysia now on sale

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Various media outlets previously reported that South Korean superstar Rain will include Malaysia in his second world tour.

And now the date for his Rain the Squall Tour 2016 in Malaysia, which is set to take place at the Arena of Stars, Genting Highlands, was revealed today as May 21!

The last time we saw Jung Ji Hoon aka Rain was back in 2011 during the F1 Grand Prix concert, but before that he held his Rain’s Coming concert tour in 2007.

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[17 images] Rain sponsor check. (LOVO, MENtholatum, and WellcareFIT.)

•March 21, 2016 • Leave a Comment

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3/16. (Image credit: Luolai LOVO)

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3/14. Happy White Day to men everywhere. 🙂 (Images credit: Wellcare Fit 웰케어핏 維卡菲 / Mentholatum China @ Weibo)

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[series][fan made] From Stephe’s desk: Rain’s Japanese songs in the order I like ’em. (#5!)

•March 9, 2016 • 3 Comments

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I’ve always admitted that, even though Rain hypnotizes the heck out of me when singing in his native Korean tongue, when he sings in Japanese, every endorphin in my nervous system melts down like a nuclear reactor. Don’t know why. Can’t figure it out. ❤ It is what it is! Under those circumstances, it’s waaaay past time for me to share with y’all the 15 songs Rain sings in Japanese and English — that I know of — in the order I like them.

I’d love for you to share your favs, too. 🙂


5In my #5 spot: “Baby Baby”,  Track 5 on his Japanese album Eternal Rain (2006). Now, if this isn’t the catchiest, cutest Japanese/English song ever, I don’t know what is! You will almost never hear me call bad English cute. Never, never ever. Except in this song, for some reason. What that reason is, I don’t know! It just hits me in the right spot, I guess, LOL~

Most of the time, I happen to be listening to this song when it’s perfect driving weather and I’m on my way somewhere under an azure blue sky with fluffy clouds. Even when the weather’s not good, this song perks me right up.

“Do you feel for this like me?” Aww ❤ Soooo c-u-t-e! ❤ ❤ *making googly eyes* (Rain, this is all your fault)

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This was early 2008, and Rain was fulfilling a hell of a lot of projects — performing at the Lotte Family Concert in Busan (plus TV interviews), the Samsung Anycall phone campaign (Any Dream), KB Bank Card CFs with Lee HyoRi, a MiiOW Sport fashion campaign, performing and receiving an award at the CI CI Korea Awards, to name just a few — and, bless her heart, Cloud lunaluna used footage from all of these projects in her awesome fan made video below. ↓

(This song is not to be confused with the Korean song “Baby Baby” on Rain’s first album n001 (2002), or the Korean song “Baby Baby” on the FänClub 2 album (1999) when he was a fresh-faced teen in the now defunct boy band.)

Okay, y’all… 11 spots down, only 4 to go! Any guesses?

‘Til next time. 🙂

Stephe @ cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org

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[4 images] Wallpaper! Get your Rain calendar wallpaper for March 2016.

•March 7, 2016 • Leave a Comment

shamrockThis month’s themes are Rain in his new SBS TV drama Come Back, Mister and a rather handsome image from Rain sponsor WellcareFIT’s stills.  ❤

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

Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Happy Easter, y’all. And Daylight Saving Time begins on the 13th! (Already?) ^@@^

(1400 x 800. For the month. Cloud USA Forum mod and Tumblr co-mod Merrick.)

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[Concert info][V App][Rain links][fan made] 비 Yourself Open Thread for 3/1 — 3/31/2016.

•March 7, 2016 • 4 Comments
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(What can I say? I’m feeling some completely gratuitous Raizo in training this month. You can thank me later. 🙂 Monitor image credit: tigress2010 ^@@^)

» 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 official Korean Cloud  OR on the official Japanese Cloud 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 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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» WATCH our ongoing collection of Come Back, Mister trailers, clips, previews, and fun videos in English (DramaFever) and Korean (SBS) on the Come Back, Mister board on our CUSA Pinterest HERE!

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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

RainVLiveChannel_CUSAThat’s right! Rain has a channel on Naver Corp.’s V-Live real-time broadcasting app for celebs. Soooo… download the V App onto your cell phone from the App Store or Google Play, subscribe to Rain’s channel, and watch his 비쇼 (Rain V Show) live broadcasts and replays sometimes subbed in English. You must have the app ON YOUR PHONE to watch and chat with the man LIVE. Yup! What a great idea. 🙂 ❤ ^@@^

PLAY the video below ↓ to watch when Rain hit up our V-Apps with a backstage broadcast with his Come Back, Mister cast mates, right before the show’s press conference in Seoul on 2/19. Awesome stuff!

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[topic thread][SPOILERS] Round 2: What Clouds and fans are watching right now… Come Back, Mister!

•February 29, 2016 • 12 Comments

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There are waaay too many good shows of all kinds on TV and online these days and we need a place to dish about ’em, am I right? On top of that, you’ve had time to watch and digest and mull over the first few episodes of Rain’s new SBS drama Come Back, Mister. What say you about the show? Let’s discuss! ^@@^

WE GOT SPOILERS. Please back out of here & DON’T SCROLL unless you’re good with that.

The previous Cloud-watching post from 11/19/2015 – 2/28/2016 is HERE^@@^

[series][fan made] From Stephe’s desk: Rain’s Japanese songs in the order I like ’em. (#6!)

•February 29, 2016 • 3 Comments

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I’ve always admitted that, even though Rain hypnotizes the heck out of me when singing in his native Korean tongue, when he sings in Japanese, every endorphin in my nervous system melts down like a nuclear reactor. Don’t know why. Can’t figure it out. ❤ It is what it is! Under those circumstances, it’s waaaay past time for me to share with y’all the 15 songs Rain sings in Japanese and English — that I know of — in the order I like them.

I’d love for you to share your favs, too. 🙂


6Oh, yeah, haha.^^ In my #6 spot: “Oh Yeah”, one of two duets Rain did with awesome Japanese/Italian-American R&B talent A.I. (I’m telling you, one of my fantasy duets of all time would be A.I. and Chaka Khan singing any song.) 🙂

You can find “Oh Yeah” in 3 places — 1) on Rain’s Japanese album Eternal Rain (September 2006), and 2) on his Vol. 4 Korean album Rain’s World (October 2006), and 3) on Disc 1 of his Rain’s World Repackaged album (December 2006). And this was THE song, dear friends, where I first discovered how hooked I was on Rain in Japanese. I mean, c’mon, when you hit PLAY, listen to the very first line he sings, and then start the song over at least 20 times just to hear the very first line he sings again, that’s sort of a clue, ain’t it? LOL~

(Romanji: “Jibun ni nai… nanika ga aru yuruginai… kanjouya fukai ai… onna ga omou kimochi wa itsumo…”)

Then I finally listened to the rest of the duet, and that was all she wrote. *sigh* 🙂


Rain and A.I.’s second duet, which ended up on her album What’s Going On A.I.? (2006) was in neither Japanese nor Korean, but in English. Believe that? It’s one l-o-n-g sexy double entendre called “Too Much” that supposedly takes place on the dance floor of a club, but we know where it really takes place. Just sayin, lol~

South Korean censors would have crapped all over themselves if it had come their way (can’t even say “under my skin” over there), but Japan didn’t bat an eyelash and I wouldn’t have either. A.I. and Rain even performed it live during her album promotions, which was cool.

During a Japanese entertainment news report, A.I. talked about them both cracking up on stage when he overshot his mark and she accidentally knocked his mic into the side of his face when he was trying to be sexy. LOL!


That’s 10 spots down. Good grief, we’re about to go into the TOP 5!

See y’all in a tick! ❤

Stephe @ cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org

» [series][fan made] From Stephe’s desk: Rain’s Japanese songs in the order I like ’em. (#7!)

[3 previews][4 clips][fan cam][OST] Rain video salad: All things recent Come Back, Mister (돌아와요 아저씨).

•February 29, 2016 • 2 Comments

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This video salad has loads of ingredients, so don’t just slap/dash it. Mix it well with your favorite dressing before digging in! 😉

Preview, 2/29. Come Back, Mister notice for 3rd episode on March 2. (Source: SBSNOW)

Fan cam, 2/28. Filming on the set, perfectly captured. Nicely done! 🙂 (Credit: jang.ga_hyun @ Instagram)

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[69 images][6 GIFs][돌아와요 아저씨] Come Back, Mister check. Catch up on the set, superheroes, & a lot more.

•February 29, 2016 • Leave a Comment

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The Come Back, Mister page on DramaFever is HERE, folks.

Get on over there and sign up for epis and alerts, become a fan, and start watching episodes English-subbed and in crystal clarity! ^@@^


2/29/2016. Episode stills. (Source: news20busan.com)

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2/28/2016. Episode stills. (Source: enews24)

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2/25/2016. From the live Q&A session Rain and Oh Yeon Seo had the day after Come Back, Mister’s first episode. Beautiful shots! 🙂 (Images: SBSNOW)

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[series][fan made] From Stephe’s desk: Rain’s Japanese songs in the order I like ’em. (#7!)

•February 25, 2016 • 3 Comments

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I’ve always admitted that, even though Rain hypnotizes the heck out of me when singing in his native Korean tongue, when he sings in Japanese, every endorphin in my nervous system melts down like a nuclear reactor. Don’t know why. Can’t figure it out. ❤ It is what it is! Under those circumstances, it’s waaaay past time for me to share with y’all the 15 songs Rain sings in Japanese and English — that I know of — in the order I like them.

I’d love for you to share your favs, too. 🙂


7In my #7 spot: “Up In The Club”, the B-side of Rain’s 3rd Japanese single release (“Move On”, Sept 2006).

Even though this song isn’t on an album, it’s a real favorite because it takes a hard, gritty, stomping in a dirty night club vibe and what sounds like a Latin guitar and marries them with rapid-fire Japanese from Rain’s soft, funky tenor. These 4 things seem highly unlikely to ever be put together in the same song, at least in my mind, because they’re so different from each other. Yet, here they are, with expected results — a choppy thing that lacks refinement, and unexpected results — a thumping thing that finds your heartbeat, makes your head start bobbing, and makes your body move to it with your eyes closed. (Yeah, just as if you had busted up into the club for real.)

And then in the 2nd and 3rd verses… Rain gets downright swagalicious with those. “Do you feel me, that I want you?” (min 2:04) Yes, I most certainly do, sir. Heheh~

His voice goes back and forth through quite a few octaves here, doesn’t it? Enjoy this The Fugitive: Plan B JiWoo-mania fan made, one of many lunaluna specials.^^

This YouTuber used Rain’s MVs for “Still Believe”, “I’m Coming”, “Free Way”, “Bad Guy”, “It’s Raining”, “Sad Tango”, “Escaping The Sun”, “I Do”, “In My Bed”, and “Shou Ji (Hand Note)” to pack this fan made full of pure Random Rain Goodness. Enjoy. 🙂

That’s 9 spots down. We’re in a groove now! See y’all this weekend. ❤

Stephe @ cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org

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[6 videos][돌아와요 아저씨] Come Back, Mister check: After the 2/24 premiere. Catch up on trailers/episode previews here!

•February 25, 2016 • 5 Comments

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2/24/2016. Episode 2 preview (2/25), 28 sec. (Source: DramaSBS @YT.)

2/21/2016. First broadcast notice, 1:02 min. (Source: SBSNOW @YT.)

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[46 images][6 clips] Rain & cast mates the day of the “Come Back, Mister” press con in Seoul. (2/19)

•February 25, 2016 • 2 Comments

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(Rain and CBM cast mate Kim Soo Ro in the blue suit. Image credit: kim_soo_ro @ Instagram, 2/19.)

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[series][fan made] From Stephe’s desk: Rain’s Japanese songs in the order I like ’em. (#8!)

•February 24, 2016 • 3 Comments

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I’ve always admitted that, even though Rain hypnotizes the heck out of me when singing in his native Korean tongue, when he sings in Japanese, every endorphin in my nervous system melts down like a nuclear reactor. Don’t know why. Can’t figure it out. ❤ It is what it is! Under those circumstances, it’s waaaay past time for me to share with y’all the 15 songs Rain sings in Japanese and English — that I know of — in the order I like them.

I’d love for you to share your favs, too. 🙂


8In my #8 spot: “Props In My Life” on his Japanese album Eternal Rain (2006).

Not only does Rain do the most beautiful things with his voice in this song (just listen to his control over the notes, and that sweet, soft falsetto), the things he’s saying in the song reminds each one of us that he’s been through a lot of hell just like us and these are the things we must remember when the going gets tough.

I cannot tell you how many times I’ve stopped and listened to “Props In My Life” during the moments I thought I just wouldn’t make it another day, and it helped pull me through because I knew it wasn’t just lip service. He’s talking from experience, from the heart. This song will never be far from my CD player, not in this life.

As far as I know, just like with “Without You”, Rain hasn’t performed this song in public. It was strictly for the album and only in Japanese. It delights me to no end that lunaluna added English and Korean subs in addition to Japanese to her fan made. Love her! ❤

That’s 8 spots down, y’all! I’ll see you Thursday, heaven willing and the creek don’t rise. ❤

Stephe @ cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org

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[series][fan made] From Stephe’s desk: Rain’s Japanese songs in the order I like ’em. (#9!)

•February 21, 2016 • 10 Comments

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I’ve always admitted that, even though Rain hypnotizes the heck out of me when singing in his native Korean tongue, when he sings in Japanese, every endorphin in my nervous system melts down like a nuclear reactor. Don’t know why. Can’t figure it out. ❤ It is what it is! Under those circumstances, it’s waaaay past time for me to share with y’all the 15 songs Rain sings in Japanese and English — that I know of — in the order I like them.

I’d love for you to share your favs, too. 🙂


9In my #9 spot: “Without You” on his Japanese album Eternal Rain (2006).

This song is so CUTE, and the music accompaniment makes cherry blossoms dance through my head, I love it. I’m so glad that lunaluna posted her fan made of the audio. Hers is the only video I’ve ever found. Her idea of using a chalkboard template for the lyrics is just as adorable as the song, isn’t it?^^

As far as I know, Rain hasn’t performed this song in public. It was strictly for the album and only in Japanese.

For all y’all who haven’t seen inside the Eternal Rain album + DVD, check out this brief unboxing. I tell you, Rain is a wonder when it comes to taking the most gorgeous pictures. The camera loved him and will always love him. Point. Blank. Period!

That’s 7 spots down, y’all! I’ll see you on Wednesday. ❤

Stephe @ cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org

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[Cloud USA video] See You Again.

•February 18, 2016 • 4 Comments

(Credit and edit: Naoko [harudoful] @Cloud USA / CloudUSAChannel @YT / Music: Wiz Khalifa (feat. Charlie Puth), “See You Again.” PLEASE support the artist. Thank you! ^@@^)

[series][MV] From Stephe’s desk: Rain’s Japanese songs in the order I like ’em. (#10!)

•February 18, 2016 • 4 Comments

I’ve always admitted that, even though Rain hypnotizes the heck out of me when singing in his native Korean tongue, when he sings in Japanese, every endorphin in my nervous system melts down like a nuclear reactor. Don’t know why. Can’t figure it out. ❤ It is what it is! Under those circumstances, it’s waaaay past time for me to share with y’all the 15 songs Rain sings in Japanese and English — that I know of — in the order I like them.

I’d love for you to share your favs, too. 🙂


10In my #10 spot: “Sad Tango”, Rain’s first Japanese single release (January 2006).

The MV for the song was a favorite as well in my early Cloud days, and was the first Rain video that I showed Terri in her pre-Cloud days. His energy and choreography and bravado in that music video amazed me. Again — I’d never seen anything remotely like him and I wondered where the hell he’d been all my life, lol~ Not to mention his face, which completely sold the plot in the parts of the MV when he had to act. What a talent. Geez, Rain. *sigh* Anyhoos, I’m sure y’all understand exactly what I’m talking about.

I could swear I’ve heard a Korean version of “Sad Tango” too, but for some reason I can only find the Japanese and English ones. *shrug*

Making of film.

Live on Japanese TV.

Live at ZEPP Osaka in the summer of 2010, by grown man Rain. Wahhh…

That’s 6 spots down, y’all! I’ll see you on Sunday. ❤

Stephe @ cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org

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[series][CF] From Stephe’s desk: Rain’s Japanese songs in the order I like ’em. (#11!)

•February 17, 2016 • 2 Comments

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I’ve always admitted that, even though Rain hypnotizes the heck out of me when singing in his native Korean tongue, when he sings in Japanese, every endorphin in my nervous system melts down like a nuclear reactor. Don’t know why. Can’t figure it out. ❤ It is what it is! Under those circumstances, it’s waaaay past time for me to share with y’all the 15 songs Rain sings in Japanese and English — that I know of — in the order I like them.

I’d love for you to share your favs, too. 🙂


11In my #11 spot: The theme song for Lotte Duty Free’s 2009 ad campaign in Korea and Japan, “So I’m Loving You.” Yes, it’s a jingle, but that doesn’t seem to make a difference to my endorphins, Lol~

I love listening to Rain’s adorable version (other popular male celebs like Big Bang, JYJ, Song Seung Heon, Ji Sung, the late Park Yong Ha, and more were also part of the campaign). Did you know that there was a Japanese version as well as a Korean version? Now you do.^^

Just for the heck of it, here is the making of Rain’s version (Korean). So cute. 🙂

That’s 5 spots down! I’ll see y’all on Thursday. ❤

Stephe @ cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org

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[series][fan made] From Stephe’s desk: Rain’s Japanese songs in the order I like ’em. (#s 15, 14, 13, and 12!)

•February 16, 2016 • 4 Comments

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Hi, all. Umm… I’m sure you’ve noticed #s 15 – 12 in my subject line above, which is crazy because yesterday’s entry was #10. Well, I was preparing today’s entry when, suddenly, an 11th song came to mind. And then a 12th. And then a 13th… you get the picture. So, I’m starting completely over. No sense in doing it if I’m not going to do it right, right? Right. So, just act like this post never happened. (Sorry I shortchanged you, Rain! Please don’t “fire” me. I had a brain fart. Ughnn LOL~) ^@@^

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I’ve always admitted that, even though Rain hypnotizes the heck out of me when singing in his native Korean tongue, when he sings in Japanese, every endorphin in my nervous system melts down like a nuclear reactor. Don’t know why. Can’t figure it out. ❤ It is what it is! Under those circumstances, it’s waaaay past time for me to share with y’all the 15 songs Rain sings in Japanese and English — that I know of — in the order I like them.

I’d love for you to share your favs, too. 🙂

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In my #15 spot is a well known Rain song, just not in this language, perhaps — the Japanese version of “Rainism” on Disc 2 of his 3-disc Rainism Recollection album (Feb 2009, Korea). And in my #14 spot is the Japanese version of “Love Story” from the same album. Rain did quadruple duty with these 2 songs and released them not only in Korean, but in English, Japanese, and Chinese as well. Man, that’s a lot of work! Typical Rain, though. Go big or go home!

The English, Korean, and Chinese versions of “Rainism” and “Love Story” can be found on YouTube and other video sites, but the Japanese versions have been scrubbed off of them and scrubbed hard. It’s damn near impossible to find anything but copyright deletions, which pains me because I can’t give you a listen. Maybe one day. Let’s move on! 🙂


13In my #13  spot is a sexy little ditty called “Feel So Right”, from his Japanese album Eternal Rain (Sept 2006, Japan). “Baby, you got it all, everything I want…” I made the mistake of playing it with my aunt in the car once, and her First Time Feels hit her so hard I almost had to pull over to restrain her. Never again!

“I can’t stop… thinkin’ aboutchu…”


12My #12 spot belongs to: “I Do”, Rain’s 4th single release in Japan (Sept 2006), a true favorite far and wide when it comes to Rain’s Clouds and his concerts over the years. Rain usually sings the Korean version when performing and I adore it as well (it’s my ringtone!) But something about that Japanese just puts some extra pep in my step. ^_^

NOW we’re on track, folks! Thanks for your patience.

I’ll see y’all on Wednesday. ❤

Stephe @ cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org

[fan made] From Stephe’s desk: Rain’s Japanese songs in the order I like ’em. (#10)

•February 15, 2016 • 4 Comments

UPDATE 2/16: This poor, pitiful post is now obsolete. Obviously I wasn’t in my right mind, LOL~ I’ve started this series over completely, so please hop on over to the next/new post, y’all. Thanks!^^


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Hi, all. How’s February treating ya?

I’ve always admitted that, even though Rain hypnotizes the heck out of me when singing in his native Korean tongue, when he sings in Japanese, every endorphin in my nervous system melts down like a nuclear reactor. Don’t know why. Can’t figure it out. ❤ It is what it is! Under those circumstances, it’s waaaay past time for me to share with y’all the 10 songs Rain sings in Japanese and English in the order I like them. And I’d love for you to share your favs, too. 🙂

124329-matte-white-square-icon-alphanumeric-n10-solidIn my #10 spot is a sexy little ditty called “Feel So Right”, from his Japanese album Eternal Rain (2006). “Baby, you got it all, everything I want…” I made the mistake of playing it with my aunt in the car once, and her First Time Feels hit her so hard I almost had to pull over to restrain her. Never again!

“I can’t stop… thinkin’ aboutchu…” See y’all on Tuesday! ^@@^

Stephe @ cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org

[6 videos][돌아와요 아저씨] Come Back, Mister check: 2 weeks before premiere. Catch up on teasers here!

•February 12, 2016 • 3 Comments

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The Come Back, Mister page on DramaFever is HERE, folks.

Get on over there and sign up for epis and alerts (episodes start in the latter part of February), and become a fan!

I want DF to hurry up and get that page up to speed. Now that the particulars of the TV drama are confirmed, there’s no sense in having a generic page. JMHO ^@@^


2/20/2016. Teaser #3 LONG, 1:04 min. (Source credit: DramaSBS @YT.)

2/10/2016. Teaser #3 SHORT, 30sec. (Credit: SBS / Courtesy of mazingga0625)

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[36 images][돌아와요 아저씨] Come Back, Mister check: 2 weeks before premiere. Catch up on pics here!

•February 12, 2016 • 2 Comments

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koddoOQY_400x400The Come Back, Mister page on DramaFever is HERE, folks.

Get on over there and sign up for epis and alerts (episodes start in the latter part of February), and become a fan!

I want DF to hurry up and get that page up to speed. Now that the particulars of the TV drama are confirmed, there’s no sense in having a generic page. JMHO ^@@^


2/12/2016. Producer director notes about everything that’s been going on the world of Come Back, Mister, via the SBS website. So cute. 🙂 ^@@^ (Source #1 / Source #2)

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[12 images][video] Rain on the “Spring in the East” 2016 Dragon TV Spring Festival in Shanghai broadcast. (2/8)

•February 12, 2016 • Leave a Comment

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The festival broadcast looked to be at least 3 hours long, whew! SMG Shanghai TV’s official YouTube channel made it very easy to watch Rain because he starts off the 3rd video in the set (PSY started off the 2nd video with “Dance Jockey”). They got a lot of Chinese-speaking Clouds in TV shots as well. Good for you, Rainbar China! 🙂 You can see more images and a fan cam in my previous post on the Dragon TV Spring Festival recording on 1/24 HERE. ^@@^

Partial program. Rain performs Hip Song, chats for a bit with the hostess, and ends with LA Song. (Source credit: SMG上海电视台官方频道 SMG Shanghai TV Official Channel @YT)

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[7 images] Rain covers and featured in Shanghai TV Weekly (上海电视周刊). (2/4)

•February 12, 2016 • Leave a Comment

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(Cover and images credit: Shanghai TV Weekly [上海电视周刊] @Weibo / Dragon TV Spring Festival [ 东方卫视春晚] @Weibo. Source: N無限N)

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[25 images][fan cams] Rain at The Squall World Tour concert stop in Hong Kong + after party. (1/30)

•February 12, 2016 • 4 Comments

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HD Playlist. 20 videos. (Courtesy of Rainscloudthailand @YT.)

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[4 images] Wallpaper! Get your Rain calendar wallpaper for February 2016.

•February 10, 2016 • 4 Comments

jOXVwSBThis month’s themes are Rain’s feature in Singles Korea Magazine and The Squall Rain World Tour 2015 – 2016, and a rather handsome image from Rain sponsor WellcareFIT’s stills. Oh, and let’s not forget Valentine’s Day on the 14th. ❤

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

Hoping everyone had a nice Chinese New Year Monday and a fun Mardi Gras Tuesday! ^@@^

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(1400 x 800. For the month. Cloud USA Forum mod and Tumblr co-mod Merrick.)

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