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Word on the street: Is Rain about to put on that Red Scarf?
•December 6, 2010 • 9 CommentsRemember when all the news stories hit back in August that Rain might be starring in a remake of director Sang-ok Shin’s 1964 movie Red Scarf? And remember when, during a press conference not long ago, Rain said out of his own mouth that he would be doing a fighter pilot movie after The Fugitive: Plan B?
Well, word on the street is that his “Red Scarf” odyssey is beginning. How exciting! (Remember, it’s all in the translation… scarf = muffler. Same difference.) » Allkpop’s post on the matter is HERE.
This has not been confirmed by J.Tune yet, as of this posting. So stay tuned.
— Stephe ^@@^
Newsen 12/6/2010 —
Rain is cast to play the hero in “Red Muffler,” a 10 billion KRW blockbuster.
‘Red Muffler’, a 10 billion KRW (around $9,000,000) blockbuster, stars actor and singer Rain, alongside actress ‘Sin Se Kyung’.
In particular, in the film, Rain’ll play as a fighter pilot bombing Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, which attracts great attention.
Recently, in a situation where there is a growing public sentiment that North Korea must be more severely punished for bombing Yunpyung island belonging to South Korea, this film that contains a scene in which South Korea’s missile strikes into Pyongyang, the heart of the North Korea, will be the talk of town during and after its release.
During the phone call with Newsen on the 6th, an official from the film studio (CJ Entertainment) expressed, “Rain has selected ‘Red Muffler’ as his last project before his joining the army, while actress ‘Sin Se Kyung’ will play the heroine of the film.”
In the film, Rain and ‘Sin Se Kyung’ will play a fighter pilot character named ‘Tae Hoon’, and an aircraft mechanic character named ‘Se Young’, respectively, and they build a loving relationship with each other.
One of the production crew said about this, “Rain has signed up for the film, but in her case, the offer has been accepted, subject to contract because the issue of appearance fee is not solved yet.”
‘Red Muffler’ will be produced by the unwavering support of the Air Force, and the production side has been promised to access through the several military installations in the airbase located in Rain’s hometown, Seosan, in Chungchungnam-do, and it begins shooting as early as late January of next year.
credit to Newsen http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?articleid=20101206130437155e7&linkid=63&newssetid=487&nav=1
(Brief translation by rain bird @rain-eu.)
Revisiting: Rain at the Berlin “Speed Racer” press conference…
•December 6, 2010 • 8 Comments… as covered by KBS 2TV in 2007, concerning his role as rookie racer “Taejo Togokahn.” This press con was during filming in Germany, because by the time the movie actually premiered, JiHoon had grown his hair out long for Ninja Assassin.
He looked pretty darned happy here, I will say. 🙂
Please see our Cloud USA Facebook page for a little more Taejo goodness.
— Stephe ^@@^
Bi (RAIN) – Press Conference for Hollywood Movie SPEED RACER. (courtesy of snugglemeb3ar @YT)
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Here is the press con from Reelz Channel’s point of view, just so that you can see who all was there. They don’t talk to Rain in this video, but you do see his name plate (Ji Hoon Jung) right behind producer Joel Silver’s head. (And incidentally, Mr. Silver and the Wachowski Brothers snatched Rain up really quickly after that for Ninja Assassin.)
GO SPEED RACER!!!. (courtesy of ReelzChannel @YT)
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Aaaand… A nice bonus for you! Nearly a year later, Leicester Square covers the Speed Racer premiere in the U.K. Believe it or not, it was raining that day! They start off their Rain coverage by talking to a group of young Koreans about him, and end it with a pretty cool interview with the Man himself. JiHoon done good!
Rain – Jung Ji Hoon – Bi – at Speed Racer. (courtesy of LeicesterSquareTV @YT)
RAINY DAY Season 2, episode 44.
•December 5, 2010 • 9 Comments
Asia broadcast, 12/4.
The Asian Games closing ceremony? My heavens! That was fast! O_O
And so Rain arrives in Guangzhou, China via Guangzhou Airport, and takes us for a very brief ride in the streets. Then we are whisked on to Guangdong Olympic Stadium and down into the cavernous bowels of the place on the way to the rehearsal stage, where his Men are waiting. And there is the now famous Closing Ceremony ID tag hanging safely around his talented neck.
(RAINY DAY sneaks in a little interview time where he was dazzling in black. This footage ended up on YTN and SBS entertainment news not long after that.)
As the Man and the Men ascend the red-carpeted practice stage, you can’t help marveling at how HUGE Guangdong Stadium is. How many people did it take to erect that Asiad arch? *gaping* Looks like hats are the order of the day, seeing as though Rain and SungTak are both bareheaded, someone has on a ball cap, someone else is wearing a beanie, Hongshi and another guy are sporting paper boy caps, and long-haired Gori is wearing a bowler (sorry, I just can’t see everyone’s faces clearly, so I know I’m missing someone)— Oops, JiHoon has to pause in his instructions to say hello to fans who would not be deterred. 🙂
Okay, JiHoon dear, those turquoise trousers are like a neon beacon in the night. No matter where you’re standing, BOOM, a person’s eye can’t fail to catch you. Did you do that on purpose, pray tell? Cool sneaks, by the way. 🙂
Hahaha. Every time our man gets off the stage and then gets back on it, the onlookers have mini-fits. Seems to be a lot of people there… I wonder what it took to be able to get in there and watch that rehearsal? Surely a person couldn’t have just walked in, right? Maybe some people sitting in the actual stadium were athletes. Lucky ducks. *jealous*
During the “Rainism” run-through and mic-checks, rather than dance, they just marked the steps. That’s right Men, don’t hurt ’em just yet. Save it for the actual show. 😉
Aaaaand… it’s showtime! Ah-ha. Is that SooBong and KyuSang flanking Rain as they wait for their cues? Rain looks a little nervous, and he should be. Then the rain graphics begin, and our Man confidently ascends the red stairs like the King of K-Pop that he is. Wow, check that performance. Every move is sharp and ON POINT. Hey, ho, Rain, go.
All in all, this was an enjoyable episode. Just a bit of a surprise, seeing as the closing ceremony of the 16th Asian Games was only a few days ago! I can’t imagine where we’ll be next week — I’ve been totally thrown off my game. 😀
— Stephe ^@@^
(credit: Mnet / source: teamjihoon625 / courtesy of ratoka @YT)
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[fan made] There’s nothing like a good Rain montage… so let’s enjoy two of them.
•December 4, 2010 • 5 CommentsJust sit back, relax, and absorb you some cute JiHoon. 😀
— Stephe ^@@^
Rain Bi To You_We Love Rain. (Courtesy of rehana0625 @YT)
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Rain album. (Courtesy of rehana0625 @YT)
Best Korean drama of 2010: Vote for The Fugitive Plan B!
•December 4, 2010 • 10 Comments
Hello, all of you fans who are in Jung JiHoon’s army!
Sister fans have come forth; they and Rain need our help in voting for The Fugitive: Plan B as the Best Korean Drama of 2010.
KoreanDrama.org, a popular, long-running site for K-Drama lovers that receives upwards of 30,000 daily worldwide visitors and 120,000 daily site views, is in charge of this annual poll which runs from now until January 15, 2011.
» To see vote for Fugitive, please go to the KoreanDrama site HERE. Fugitive is sixth down from the top… and it’s only at 8% as of this posting!
There is no registering, just check the box and click the “vote” button. Haha! However, the site will remember you and not clear the results so that you can vote again, unless you follow these steps provided by the ever-lovable wakkitakki:
FIREFOX (browser) VOTING INSTRUCTIONS!
http://www.koreandrama.org/?p=5818
Click Read More.
Vote FUGITIVE
Don’t even need to leave the page for next step…
Click TOOLS
Click OPTIONS
Click “Clear all current history”
Click “Clear now”
Click “Okay”NOW REFRESH and RE-VOTE!
Repeat above steps for multi-voting.
Rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat! Thanks, wakki. 😀
Spread the word, Rain clouds. As much as we’ve enjoyed Fugitive these past weeks, and loved watching “JiWoo” unfold, and had an amazing time with this great cast of characters, let’s go get ’em. Aja!
— Stephe ^@@^
Rain about town #5.
•December 4, 2010 • 2 CommentsTalk about LARGER than life, and in traffic at that! But does anyone know where in S. Korea this billboard is?
— Stephe ^@@^
(source site: rain-cloud / image: DC)
[Cloud USA] From Stephe’s desk…
•December 4, 2010 • 12 Comments
No, no, I’m not frothing at the mouth because my undies are in a twist about something, I promise. This is LOL fun.
I know… are you shocked? 😛
Well you see, a little while ago, it came to our attention that our U.K. connection and Forum moderator Katie was 1) absolutely BORED with the food in her country, and 2) doesn’t get to eat any American foods because what does make it over into her neck of the woods is incredibly expensive. Five bucks for a 50-cent candy bar? That would be a hell to the naw! (translation: NO way) Girl had never had a Pop Tart? Seriously?
American food can’t be called boring, that’s for sure (and I’ve got the junk all in my trunk and side doors to prove it), so Terri’s like, “Let’s send Katie a care package!” And I was like, “Absolutely. Let’s hit the superstore!” Poor Katie had been really sick, poor thing, and stressed with school, and really good for Cloud USA too, so that was the perfect thing to do. Terri came to pick me up and off we went.
(Jim, Alex, and Kris… don’t go getting any ideas. Just sayin’.)
Anyway, yesterday I was taking a gander at Katie’s personal blog, right? And what did I see? Our grits on the Internet! (yes, we included some Southern “cuisine” as well) Katie had gotten her care package and put up pictures with the adorable Milo peeking into the box. ROFL! Wasn’t expecting that, but boy, did it cheer up my day… that and the fact that it made her so happy.
Inhale it s-l-o-w-l-y, Katie, and you’ll be able to avoid the Junk In Trunk syndrome, okay? Happy Eating! LMAO
» You can read Katie’s fun post and see all of the pics on her Purplezest blog HERE.
And all my appreciation to Terri, who struggled with wrapping everything up and wrestling that big ass box to the post office. Hugs, chingu.
— Stephe ^@@^
P.S.: You know, I should have snuck a couple of those DingDongs out of there… Blast it.
[fan made] “My body’s so hot…”
•December 3, 2010 • 18 Comments[*ETA: KEEP YOUR EYES CLOSED when you listen to this. IF YOU DARE. I dare Rain to sing this at a U.S. concert, actually. Yeah. Sing it, JiHoon, and watch us tear the place down. Heh.]
Yes. Yes it is, sir. And your voice without the music is KILLING ME SOFTLY. (that’s right — Roberta Flack’s got nothing on me)
» The translated lyrics to Rain’s Japanese release “Slowly” are HERE, on our Lyrics page #4. I have nothing else to say. *zoning out*
— Stephe ^@@^
Rain [SLOWLY]. Set to a past Rain/SK Telecom commercial. (credit and edit: mojarujp @YT)
[fan cam] Hip Song from a slightly different angle.
•December 3, 2010 • 3 CommentsAt the 9th Lotte Family Concert, Friday, November 26th.
Just because I LOVE this performance, and this one is from a slightly different angle. Kawaii! (so cute, in Japanese) Haha!
— Stephe ^@@^
101126 Lotte Family Concert – (Rain) Hip Song. (courtesy of miyupy @YT)
Rain check #2.
•December 3, 2010 • 4 Comments[Fan made]: Another Runaway/Fugitive parody cover every bit as beautiful and fun as the first one we saw. Presenting…JiWooPolitan. Haha! Love this. 🙂 — ^@@^ (image: DC Inside / tip: scorpiola)
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Images from Rain on YTN TV ENT News on November 30th. Looks like the same interview was run on SBS TV ENT Morning News, the day before. (images: DC)
Revisiting: Christmas Eve 2009 with Rain in Vegas.
•December 3, 2010 • 10 CommentsEnjoy this terrific encore show fan cam from Legend of Rainism Las Vegas last year. I never get tired of seeing it.
How about you? 🙂
— Stephe ^@@^
[Fan cam] RAIN concert ENCORE at Caesars Collosseum live in Las Vegas 12/24/2009. (courtesy of herelies @YT)
Domanja check.
•December 3, 2010 • 6 CommentsRunaway/Fugitive episode 19 screen caps. Only one episode and one Special to go! *heartbreak* — ^@@^ (images: DC)
OMG! Seriously? There they are AGAIN, in all of their large, long, tapered glory! *THUD* *CATATONIC*
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- OMG! Seriously? There they are AGAIN, in all of their large, long, tapered glory! *THUD* *CATATONIC*
Rain check.
•December 3, 2010 • 1 CommentA little more from the 9th Lotte Family Concert in Seoul, the night of November 26th. Victory! Haha. — ^@@^ (images: rainstorm Japan, as tagged)
Someone is trying very hard to put me in a coma.
•December 3, 2010 • 15 Comments*staring at my monitor with mouth unhinged*
Let me apologize to you all from the get-go. I cannot loosen up this translation, add ideas to it, or rewrite this story in any way. I simply cannot. My well-known love affair with JIHOON’S FINGERS have short-circuited my synapses for the moment and all I can do is cut and paste.
Forgive me. Please forgive me. Oh, the tortures of humanity! *SOB*
— Stephe ^@@^
Newsen 12/3/2010 — [Spoilers]
Rain’s beautiful and big hands to raise women’s pulse rate.
In the 19th episode of KBS 2TV’s every Wednesday and Thursday drama series ‘The Fugitive Plan B’ aired on December 2nd, Rain and ‘Lee Na Young’ were seen communicating with sign language using their fingers.
In a situation where ‘Ji Woo’ (Rain) and Jinny (Lee Na Young) had to escape from the hospital to avoid being seen by police director ‘Baek’ (Denny Ahn), ‘Ji Woo’ wrote on Jinny’s hand when police security was slack, while the scene was narrated by the two.
When ‘Ji Woo’ spelled words on her hand, “The gold bars are in danger”, she answered back with the question using her fingers, “Why?”. Following, ‘Ji Woo’ wrote on her hand again, “There’ll be our ward rounds. I”ll act as a doctor, while you’ll act as a nurse. Everything will be OK because I always stand by you in joy and sorrow.”
And then, the two were able to escape from the hospital safely.
In that scene where the conversations of using their fingers between the two, there was a close-up of their fingers for a long time.
Since ‘Jung Ji Hoon’ (Rain) who is 185 centimeters tall, has fitting big hands to the large stature, ‘Lee Na Young’s hands looked cute and sweet relatively.
Viewers responded enthusiastically to that scene after the episode, “Ji Woo’s hands are really big. In contrast, Jinny’s hands look so small.” “He has the hands I’ve always dreamed about. I even once wish to be grabbed by the hand by him” “Sure enough, ‘Ji Woo’ has fitting big hands to the large stature. His hands are so beautiful even if they are big.”
Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20101203n03607
Source site: rain-cloud
(Brief translation by rain bird @rain-eu.)
[article] MBLAQ to hold first live concert in Singapore.
•December 3, 2010 • 6 Comments
10asia 12/3/2010 — Heidi Kim, Correspondent
Five-member boy band MBLAQ will hold their first live concert in Singapore on Saturday.
According to the group’s agency J. Tune Entertainment on Friday, MBLAQ will take part in the Mnet Ultimate Live in Asia (MULA) Concert where they will perform not only as a group but stage solo performances as well.
Lee Jun, the rapper of the group, will dance to music “Last Carnival,” displaying his skills as a former modern dance major when he attended the Korea National University of Arts (KNUA).
Seung-ho, the leader of the group, will take a shot at dancing the moves of world-renowned choreographer Lyle Beniga who is known in Korea for teaching Big Bang member Taeyang.
Member Chun-dung will reenact a performance by singer and actor Rain while Mir and G.O. will stage their rapping and band playing skills.
The group will leave for Singapore on Friday and return to Korea immediately after the show to focus on their next full-length album.
After being discovered and trained by Asia superstar Rain for two years, MBLAQ debuted in October 2009 with single album “Just BLAQ” which was followed by their second single “Y” in May this year.
The group’s latest song “Bang Bang Bang,” a song to the soundtrack of KBS drama “Fugitive: Plan B” and their earlier title track “Running & Running” of the same drama has also been doing well in the local OST chart.
Reporter : Heidi Kim heidikim@
Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@
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[article] “The President” keeps hold on prime time chart for 8th week.
•December 3, 2010 • 2 Comments*Please note: The drama written about in this piece is 대물 (Dae-mul), which people have loosely translated to “Big Things”, “The President”, “Big Fish”, or “The Substitute.” As far as I can tell, the closest and most proper of all of these to the Hangeul title is “The Substitute.”
And I can’t for the life of me understand why the Powers That Be didn’t adopt either that, or perhaps “The Substitute President”, or something like that for a translation because now, with the new drama 프레지던트 (Peu-re-ji-deon-teu) about to start, which actually does translate to only “President,” people are pretty confused.
Well, anyway.
— Stephe ^@@^
10asia 12/3/2010 —Heidi Kim, Correspondent
Viewership ratings for all three Wednesdays and Thursdays prime time series declined this week but SBS drama “The President” continued to keep its lead for the eighth week straight.
“The President” scored an average viewership rating of 24.3 percent, according to data by Total National Multimedia Research (TNmS) and 25.2 percent from statistics by AGB Nielson Media Research on December 3, both seeing about a one percent drop in ratings from last week.
“The President” starring Ko Hyun-jung, Kwon Sang-woo and Cha In-pyo, about one woman’s quest to become the first female president of the country, finally signaled the start to the race for presidency.
The ratings for KBS’ detective story “Fugitive: Plan B” which came in next, declined even further from last week, collecting average marks of 11.8 percent on surveys by both TNmS and AGB.
The same drama had fetched scores of 14.3 percent and 13.9 percent from TNmS and AGB’s polls, respectively, last Wednesday. Its Thursday portion was cancelled due to a basketball match for Guangzhou Asian Games.
“Fugitive: Plan B” starring Rain and Lee Na-young is story about a detective and his female client getting chased by cops and gangs as they get entangled in a case searching for gold that disappeared almost a century ago.
MBC’s “Home Sweet Home,” a family drama shrouded with murder mystery, posted average ratings of 6.7 percent on TNmS’ chart and 7.4 percent on AGB’s data, both also falling short of the single-day record from last week.
The drama, last Wednesday, scored 6.9 percent on TNmS’ survey and 8.6 percent on AGB’s poll while its Thursday show was pushed back to this week due to the aforementioned Guangzhou Asiad basketball match.
Reporter : Heidi Kim heidikim@
Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@
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Thank you!
•December 2, 2010 • 10 Comments
Cloud USA loves all of the Rain fans, Rain clouds, and Clouds who are talking about JiHoon all over the pages of MTV USA.
You have given us a severe case of the warm-and-toasties. Please keep up the good work—don’t stop. He deserves every bit of it.
Thanks again! Rain has the best fans in the world… ♥
Saranghaeyo…!
— Stephe ^@@^ and Terri :-}
[announcement] Cloud USA: Super Cell Atlanta, Georgia.
•December 2, 2010 • 22 Comments
[Cross-posted from the Cloud USA Community Forum. Please go there for more information as it comes available.]
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Lovely Clouds,
This is the first post in Cloud USA‘s Meet-Up Groups topic.
In January 2011, we will be starting a meet-up group here in Atlanta for all of the Clouds who live here locally and who would like to get together for regular face-to-face fan meetings. We are doing this because we truly believe that face-to-face meetings are critical in growing and solidifying Rain’s fan base here in the United States, and in helping him achieve his goal of becoming a world star.
If you would like to volunteer to lead a local meet-up group in your area, wherever that may be, please let us know, and we will add your city to our list. Your job, as leader (should you accept it), would be to coordinate and attend the meetings, use your city’s thread on the forum here to lead your group, and to promote and support Rain to the best of your ability.
We are very excited about this opportunity and we hope you are too. As always, we welcome your ideas, suggestions, and feedback.
We will be posting some of our own suggestions for your meet-up groups as soon as they are ready. In the meantime, please let us know if you would like to help.
Always,
Terri :-} and Stephe ^@@^
[article] (Kill Bill) Black Mamba VS Ninja Assassin (Raizo): Knife Fight.
•December 2, 2010 • 9 CommentsHow awesome is this? 😀 » And don’t forget to check out Nastacia’s Black Mamba VS. Ninja Assassin slide show.
— Stephe ^@@^
The Miami Movie Examiner 11/30/2010— Nastacia Rollins, Correspondent
The Bride also known as Beatrice Kiddo but better known as “Black Mamba” was the target of a maliciously deadly attack at her wedding in El Paso, Texas after a noble attempt to leave Bill and the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. Referred to as the deadliest woman in the world, Black Mamba sought out her revenge against all those directly involved with her attempted murder after awaking from a four-year long coma. The metal plate in her head and her unborn child missing, Beatrice awoke with vengeance as she murdered Buck and one of his customers who enjoyed raping comatose women. The Bride was responsible for the deaths Vernita “Copperhead” Green (Vivica Fox), O-Ren “Cottonmouth” Ishii (Lucy Liu), Bill “Snake Charmer” (David Carradine), Budd “Sidewinder” (Michael Madsen), and Elle “California Mountain Snake” Driver (Daryl Hannah). She was brutally trained in China by a legendary martial arts Master Pai Mei and her braveness and hunger for vengeance is replicated throughout the two films.
“It all depends. When do you want to die? Tomorrow? The day after tomorrow?” – The Bride/ Beatrice Kiddo
Raised by the Ozunu Clan, Raizo is the most lethal assassin in the world. If you blink, you will miss the beheading of the his target. If you squint you may get a glance at the ravenous look on his face as he murders his opponents.
“This is not my family. You are not my Father. And the breath I take after I kill you will be the first breath of my life.” – Raizo
So the question is if Black Mamba and Ozunu Raizo were to go toe-to-toe, sword-to-sword? Both of them have a sensitive side but it is definitely not reflected in the stopped hearts of their foes. Black Mamba is persistent and undoubtedly skilled with the sword. Her techniques resulted in the many dismemberments and death. But when you compare this with someone who is trained to kill from birth, who will win the fight?
“We’ll have us a knife fight.” – dearly departed Vernita “Copperhead” Green.
[spoilers/Eng trans] Domanja check.
•December 2, 2010 • 2 CommentsSince it’s coming down to the wire and we’re so excited we can hardly stand it…
Here are the previews for Runaway/Fugitive episode 19, from the end of episode 18. They reveal quite a bit—JiWoo is in for a hard time, again. He’s been bleeding a lot lately! Yup. 🙂 — ^@@^
[HQ] [Eng trans] 101201 EP 19 Preview. (Credit: KBS 2TV Fugitive Plan B home page / Courtesy of runawaydrama @YT)
(English translation by rain bird @rain-eu.)
0:03~0:05
Yang Du Hee (old man) : This car isn’t going to the airport. Where are we going now? Hey!0:09
Jinny (Lee Na Young) : It’s a time to use ‘Plan B’.0:09~0:12
Do Soo (Lee Jung Jin) : I haven’t seen ‘Yang Young Joon’s personal staff around in a while, but he has showed up again.0:13~0:14
Female police : Do you know against whom you will fight?0:15~0:17
Ji Woo (Rain) : Everything will be okay because I always stand by you in joy and sorrow.0:21~0:22
Kai (Daniel Henney) : I thought you were killed.0:23~0:24
Ji Woo : He is saying ‘Howang Mi Jin’ is alive.0:25~0:29
‘Howang Mi Jin’ : You guys should do this.Kai : Why should we do so?
Howang Mi Jin : Because we are seeking the same goal that is ‘Yang Du Hee’s downfall.0:29
Yang Du Hee : whose idea is this?0:30~0:33
Howang Mi Jin : The old guy’s plans have been overambitious.0:34~0:35
Ji Woo : Is there any gold bar left ?Jinny : Why are you fixated by them like this?
0:37~0:38
So Ran : I don’t know how they can be fixated by that stuff like gold bars !0:39
Police : Gold!0:40~0:42
Jinny : There isn’t any dependable person in the world.0:43~0:46
Ji Woo : Don’t forget to attend a party tonight.Do Soo : You know I hate a party?
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Kai : I’m opposed to it. (This sentence can be wrongly translated because I can’t hear well what he is saying – rain bird)0:48
Yang Young Joon : I trust no one.
New on the Block.
•December 2, 2010 • Leave a Comment
*REFRESHED & UPDATED:
Our Cloud USA home page, Rain On The Horizon page (his schedule), Favorite Pics page, and News & Events Image Gallery.
Co-founder Terri has been hard at work doing it up right for us and providing enough RAIN to keep us settled and deliriously happy.
So enjoy!
Until next time…
— Stephe ^@@^
[article] Korean Wave continues to sweep Asia.
•December 2, 2010 • 3 Comments
Rain performs at the closing ceremony of 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games (Photo: Yonhap News)
Korea.net, Gateway to Korea 12/2/2010 — Hwang Dana, Correspondent
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If the first wave of Hallyu was driven by Korean TV dramas, the new Korean Wave sweeping Asia is full of enthusiasm for Korean pop music and its performers.
Through the internet, the Korean Wave has spread beyond Asia to Latin America and the Middle East, while never losing its edge in nearby countries like Japan, China and Taiwan.
Korean pop star Rain performs at Guangzhou Games
Over 30,000 athletes and spectators gathered at Haixinsha Island to celebrate the closing ceremony of the 16th Asian Games on November 27. Rain, one of Korea’s most popular entertainers, performed three of his hit songs at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Guangzhou Games.Rain gave an impressive performance, showcasing hit songs like “Rainism.” The exclusive solo-performance was part of a promotion for Incheon, Korea, which will host the next Asian Games in 2014. Rain had previously performed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Meanwhile, Korean singer Kim Hyun-joong also performed at the opening ceremony of the Asian games, earlier in November.
BEAST performs in TokyoAlso on Nov. 27, six-member boy band BEAST (Boys of the EAst Standing Tall) was showcased at Tokyo Big Sight, one of the largest exhibition spaces in Tokyo. Ten-thousand Japanese fans attended the show case, and tickets for the event sold out in ten minutes.Although BEAST has yet to officially debut in Japan, 40 reporters from the Asahi News, Sankai News, Nihon TV, NHK, and other news and media organizations were there to report on the event. The audiences were also already familiar with the group’s work, singing along with BEAST as they performed songs from their latest album.
Following the success of Dong Bang Shin Ki (DBSK), Girl’s Generation, KARA and other K-pop acts in Japan, BEAST is expected to do well.
BEAST first debuted a year ago in Korea and preparing to do so in Japan. Although they won’t officially debut in Japan until next February, they’ve already released a premium edition of their compiled works, including two mini-albums and a DVD, for the Japanese market on Nov. 24. The compilation has already reached the top ten on the Oricon daily album chart.
Mnet Asian Music Awards broadcast live in 14 countriesOn Nov. 28, over 10,000 fans flocked to the Cotai Arena at the Venetian Macao to see the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), the biggest annual music awards show in Asia.The event, titled “One Asia, One Love,” aired live in 14 countries across Asia, and was also shown in countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
The show featured many special performances by artists from Korea. The lineup included famous musicians and groups like Japan’s Chemistry and China’s Zhang Jie, along with popular K-pop acts such as 2NE1, 2PM, Wonder Girls, and Big Bang. The “Best International Artist” winners, Far*East Movement, also attended the show and performed their hit song, “Like a G6.”Highlights included dance performances by 2PM and 2NE1. 2NE1 picked up a total of four awards, including “Artist of the Year” and “Album of the Year.” The show took place outside of Korea for the first time ever.By Hwang Dana
Korea.net Staff Writer
The latest from KBSWORLDi…
•December 2, 2010 • 2 Comments
KBSWORLDi Newsletter, 11/30/2010 —
Hi KBS Fans!
We hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving and a wonderful holiday. Hopefully, you guys took advantage of our Early holiday specials and stocked up on KBS WORLDi Points! For those of you bought the Holiday points, by today, your extra points should be added to your account. If you missed out this time, don’t fret! There will be more amazing specials to come!
We’d like to thank you for your support and want to let you know that we will always be there to inform you about the hottest KBS dramas and the great specials for them too!
Don’t forget to catch up with Rain and the star cast in “The Fugitive: Plan B,” the new KBS WORLD Drama “Marry Me, Mary,” TNS Korea’s #1 rated weekend drama “All About Marriage,” and the historical-thriller drama “The King of Legend.”
Thank you,
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[image] Korean pop sensation Rain performed as part of the handover to the 2014 host – Incheon.
•December 2, 2010 • 1 CommentThe Star Online, 11/28/2010 — ^@@^
Here comes the Rain: South Korean pop star Rain (centre) performing in front of the athletes during the closing ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou Saturday. — AP
[ETA: English Translation of Rain’s Program Entry] Word on the street: The “Classic Meets Pop” trend continues.
•December 1, 2010 • 13 Comments[*ETA: English translation…
Hello Lovely Clouds,
Thought you might like this additional tidbit I found while I was roaming around on the Dresden Musical Festival website. Below is a screenshot of the actual event program entry for Rain and Vogler’s performance. (Does the picture look familiar? (Hint: Lotte event…Shanghai…) Below THAT is my actual English translation for the program entry.
English Translation of program entry: Terri @CloudUSA :-}
“In this concert, Asia meets Europe: Rain and Jan Vogler blow up the boundaries between popular and classical music. When they appear together, they send their musical message to young people on two continents. The performances of the Korean singer, Rain, deemed the Asian Michael Jackson, are already cult. By the way, this not even 30-year-old Musician and Dancer from Seoul is also a Designer, Producer, and an Action Film Star. Rain moves between rhythm and blues and hip hop; Jan Vogler between Bach, Dvorˇák, and Jimi Hendrix. That apparent opposites attract proves that their joint appearance in the Semperoper will be interesting.”
The download page for the festival’s full program is here: 2011 Dresden Music Festival Program. Rain’s entry is on page 12.
Enjoy,
Terri @cloudusa.wordpress.com :-}]
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ORIGINAL POST:
*PLEASE NOTE: There is no formal word from J.Tune concerning this matter yet. However… we thought it important for European Rain fans to have a heads up and be prepared, just in case. Word on the street is that JiHoon and Jan will be making a splash in Germany at around 9PM this upcoming May 19th. Do make a note of it.
Thanks, Terri, for finding the English version of Mr. Vogler’s interview. (You’re welcome. :-})
— Stephe @cloudusa.wordpress.com ^@@^
(Source tip: http://rain-cloud.co.kr)
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» Remember these smashingly handsome images from earlier in the year? Well, now we know that the musician with Rain is another renowned cellist, Jan Vogler. Take a gander below.
From the Dresden Music Festival site, HERE: RAIN & VOGLER.
Thu, May 19, 2011
21:00
Semperoper€ 55 / 45 / 30 / 20 / 10 / 8 / 6
RAIN & VOGLER
Rain and Jan Vogler. Photo: DMFRain [Vocals/Dance]
Jan Vogler [Cello]Asian Pop meets European Classics
This concert is part of the »U 30 Subscription«.
With friendly support from MCMIn this concert, Asia and Europe meet: Rain and Jan Vogler do not only eliminate the borders between pop and classical music. When they perform together, their music addresses young people on both continents. The Korean singer Rain is considered the »Asian Michael Jackson«; his performances have already acquired cult status. »On the side,« the musician and dancer from Seoul, who has not even celebrated his 30th birthday yet, is also a designer, producer and film star. Rain moves as effortlessly between pop, rhythm and blues and hip hop as Jan Vogler moves between Bach, Dvořák and Jimi Hendrix. The fact that opposites attract will be proven by their joint performance at the Semperoper – an event to look forward to!
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Cellist Vogler speaks on the festival and about Rain here, in English. Thanks again, Terri. 🙂
Dresden Music Festival 2011. (Courtesy of goldbachdmf @YT)
If you have a long-hair fetish when it comes to JiHoon…
•December 1, 2010 • 16 Comments… well, I suppose it’s your lucky day. — ^@@^
[image] Always love your Hyundai.
•December 1, 2010 • 2 CommentsBecause it might just get you out of a jam. — ^@@^ (image: KBS 2TV)
Rain in the November 2010 edition of LOTTE Homme…
•December 1, 2010 • 5 Comments… which is an online shopping site tailored specifically for the Japanese consumer, by Lotte Duty Free. Of course, you should be used to this. Rain has graced LOTTE Homme on and off throughout this year. To revisit those times, go HERE, and HERE.
» If you have the time, enjoy “thumbing” through the online pages of the entire November LOTTE Homme yourself, HERE… there is a LOT of nice Eye Candy that makes it worth your while. 🙂
Just click on the red and white “Lotte Homme” button in the middle of the page.
— Stephe ^@@^
Revisiting the Full House Era: Rain and HyeKyo in China.
•December 1, 2010 • 9 CommentsDo enjoy this eTV entertainment news clip from February 2007, when Rain and Song HyeKyo did promotions in China for their 2004 Full House hit drama.
And the cutest pictures ever…! Ahhhh. I feel a round of “Three Bears” coming on… 🙂
— Stephe ^@@^
Rain and Song Hye Kyo arrving in Changsa, China. (source: Soompi / courtesy of yeonin @YT)
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(image source site: biwithrain.multiply.com)
[clip] Kim Yuna and Rain are entertainers who will help boost South Korea’s image…
•December 1, 2010 • 2 Comments… and we quite agree with that statement. 😀
In this KBS 1 TV news clip on amazing South Korean figure-skating beauty Kim Yuna, beloved by her country, a panel of English speakers talk about what kind of impact the talented and dazzling Yuna has made on the world. And a young black man speaks on how Yuna and other South Korean entertainers—Rain, in particular—will definitely help boost their country’s image on the world stage.
We loved revisiting how Yuna wowed us all at the Olympics in Vancouver. We certainly appreciate the kind words the young man had for Rain and Yuna.
The brief panel discussion begins at minute 5:06… but please do enjoy the entire report, those of you who are Yuna fans! 🙂
— Stephe ^@@^
Queen. (courtesy of archikim0707 @YT / source site: rain-cloud)
[article] Including Rain, the leading cast members of The Fugitive: Plan B stand together, doing volunteer work.
•December 1, 2010 • 3 Comments
Daily Sports, 12/1/2010 —
All the leading cast members, ‘Jung Ji Hoon'(Rain), ‘Lee Na Young’, ‘Daniel Henney’, ‘Lee Jung Jin’, etc, of Korean blockbuster drama series “The Fugitive Plan B”, have decided to hit it off really well and engage in charity work before the drama is over.
Since there are only a couple more days until the end of the drama, emptiness is overcoming the members who have striven to shoot the drama over the past 5 months, so they have decided to have a meeting regularly.
In particular, they all heartily agree with what Rain says, “Combining a meeting with doing some good things such as handing foods around poor people or visiting orphanages, makes no vacancies.”
The drama officials expressed, “Each of them has become more than a friend to each other as the drama has been filmed on location abroad for 3 months. All of them, including ‘Jung Ji Hoon’, are very busy with their own activities and sometimes it can be hard to spend some time with each other, but I think they have decided to take this opportunity to promote friendship between them, doing something good.”
Meanwhile, as the drama has demonstrated surprising grit before the end of it, rating for it (by Nielsen Media Research) has increased continuously.
credit to Daily Sports http://news.nate.com/view/20101201n05646?mid=e0101
(Brief translation by rain bird @rain-eu.)
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[ETA 12/11: Japanese Cloud][Correction: Lotte wallpaper] Wallpaper! Get your wallpaper! And Happy Holidays, all…!
•November 30, 2010 • 5 CommentsWe just can’t believe The Fugitive: Plan B is coming to an end already. Didn’t it just start? No? That was the end of September? Hmph. Doesn’t seem like it. *pout*
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Well, in celebration of the drama that has kept us thoroughly entertained for the past few months (JiHoon, you totally did right by us… you certainly did!), Merry Christmas, ho-ho-ho, grab up this Rain calendar wallpaper that Jolly Old Saint Nick left on our doorstep for you. And let’s enjoy the last three episodes of Fugitive!
» You can get Rain and JYJ non-dated wallpaper from Nature Republic HERE.
If December wallpaper from the Japanese Cloud becomes available, we’ll bring that to you in this post.
Happy Holidays to the best fans in the world—Rain fans!
— Stephe ^@@^
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NEWLY ADDED 12/11: Japanese Cloud (J.Tune Camp Rain Japan Official site) (1280 x 1024)
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Word on the street: What? JiHoon and JiWoo are the same guy? Nooo…! :D
•November 30, 2010 • 5 CommentsOn the left… JiWoo’s passport on The Fugitive: Plan B. On the right, supposedly… Rain’s 16th Asian Games Closing Ceremony ID/pass, as we understand it. The passport’s for sure, but we have no way of confirming the Asiad ID just now. Still…
Heheheh. Cute! — Stephe ^@@^
P.S.: Obviously at least one Poster Pop Quiz entrant has all eleven questions right, and the Nature Republic double-sided poster will have a sure home, or I wouldn’t have dared put this up, now would I? Bwahahahaha!
(source site: The Cloud)
Cloud USA 
“Michael Jackson, A Tribute” released in Japan: So… what is this thing, exactly?
•December 4, 2010 • 6 Comments≈
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