ETN talks up the upcoming Adieu 2010! shows with this entertainment news piece.
— Stephe ^@@^
[Rain (Bi) TV] 10-11-11 Rain (Bi) @ News_ ADIEU 2010 with rain. (credit: ETN / courtesy of rainbox625 @YT / source site: rain-cloud)
Drama ratings remain in a holding pattern.
•November 13, 2010 • 7 CommentsWhich isn’t a bad thing at all. We’ll take it. 🙂
— Stephe ^@@^
10asia 11/12/2010—
SBS drama “The President” leads Weds and Thurs
SBS drama “The President” continued to remain the leader of Wednesdays and Thursdays prime time series though its ratings remained almost unchanged from last week.
According to data released by Total National Multimedia Statistic (TNmS) on Friday, the average viewership rating for “The President” was 24.35 percent, the figure the same from last week.
A survey by another media research company AGB Nielson Media Research meanwhile showed an average mark of 26.2 percent, about a one percent drop from the previous week’s score of 27.5 percent.
“The President,” that portrays the world of politics through eyes of a woman who later becomes the first female president of the country, has been the top Wednesday and Thursday prime time drama for six weeks straight now.
The average rating for KBS2’s “Fugitive: Plan B” also remained almost same from last week, posting a score of 13.1 percent this week, according to the findings of TNmS, which is about a 0.7 percent drop from last week.
AGB presented a 12.75 percent rating for the drama which is a slight improvement from last week’s 12.4 percent.
“Fugitive: Plan B” is about a detective and his female client’s journey across Asia to find the truth about the death of their loved ones and the mystery surrounding hidden gold pursued by gangs.
Trailing behind its two competitors was MBC drama “Home Sweet Home” whose average rating stood at 6.2 percent on TNms’ chart and 7.8 percent on AGB’s survey. The mystery melodrama revolves around the conflict between a married couple of 10 years and a woman who may have killed her husband.
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Blast from the past #39.
•November 12, 2010 • 6 CommentsJust because I’m feeling like I need a LOT of gratuitous Rain today. 😉
This was from the Lotte Family Concert that took place in October of 2008. JiHoon was fresh from Ninja Assassin filming in Berlin, still had Raizo’s body, and was SO happy to be back on stage that it showed big time. Just watch how hard he hits those moves. Listen to him SIGH with relief. 🙂
We had seen a different fan cam of “Only You” at this concert already (» HERE on the It’s Hot In Here page), from his left side. This “Only You” is from his right side, and shows a whole other perspective of this HOT (in more ways than one!) performance. Enjoy!
— Stephe ^@@^
(All courtesy of hora0118 @YT) Rainism, Only You, and I Do, in that order.
Blast from the past #38.
•November 12, 2010 • 7 CommentsEnjoy this Rain compilation footage from a joint concert that Rain had with Amuro back in 2004. Which should be really easy to do, considering the absolutely delightful ways he moves his talented body through both of these videos.
I’m not even going to give the hottest minute markers. Heck, there are too many of them, so just watch it all. ALL. Um.
— Stephe ^@@^
[broadcast compilation] 20040515 RAIN & 安室奈美惠联合演唱会 (May 15, 2004 RAIN & Amuro Namie joint concert). Courtesy of cindy8888 @YT.
[fan made] in inside of joint concert with amuro. Courtesy of soorain @YT.
Rain check.
•November 12, 2010 • 3 Comments(images: Cyworld / Naver blogs / shelley @raincloudHK) ^@@^
Domanja check.
•November 12, 2010 • 6 CommentsRain, NaYoung, and JungJin backstage at the August Runaway/Fugitive press con back in Macao. — ^@@^ (source site: rain-cloud)
…And fresh imagery from KBS 2TV’s official Runaway/Fugitive stash. (source site: rain-cloud)
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- Kim Hyung Jong (on the ground) and Lee Jung Jin
[images] Fresh Runaway/Fugitive pics from KBS 2TV…
•November 11, 2010 • 15 Comments… from Episode 14‘s previews. — ^@@^
[ETA English translation][clip] Rain’s message about his New Year’s Eve show…
•November 11, 2010 • 2 Comments… from the InterPark website ticketing page for English speakers.
— Stephe ^@@^
[Rain Bi] 10-11-11 Rain Message_ADIEU 2010 With Rain. (courtesy of ratoka @YT)
(brief translation by rain bird @rain-eu.)
ADIEU 2010 with Rain concert
2010.12.31.
Fri.
6:00 & 11:30 pm“Hello, this is Rain.
There are only a few days left in this year. Can’t you spend time with me on the last night of 2010?
It’s going to be a great show. I’d like it very much if you would enjoy my show.
Hope you are always healthy.
Well, I’ll see you on the 31st of December.”
[tweet] That’s right, Boys… support your hyung! :)
•November 11, 2010 • 11 CommentsMBLAQ watching The Fugitive: Plan B, 11/10/2010
Source: G.O @twitpic
Source site: rain-cloud
— ^@@^
Rain’s new CJ One Card CF… the 17sec version.
•November 11, 2010 • 1 CommentA little shorter than the first commercial film from a few days ago, but just as effective. 🙂
— Stephe ^@@^
[Rain (Bi) CF] 101111 Rain CJ ONE New CF _17 Sec. (courtesy of ratoka @YT)
[clip] Rain encourages CSAT students to do their best.
•November 11, 2010 • 6 Comments101110 [Eng trans] Rain (Bi) message. From today, November 11. (courtesy of ratoka @YT)
Rain’s message to all the examinees before the College Scholastic Aptitude Test
(brief translation by rain bird @rain-eu.)
“The annual College Scholastic Aptitude Test (CSAT) will finally be taken upcoming November 18th.
Good luck for your exam, and I’ll support you, too.
I love all of you.
I really hope you do well.
Fighting! (keep your energies high!)”
— ^@@^
J.Tune Camp joins Tweetland?
•November 11, 2010 • 25 CommentsHm. Interesting, indeed. They’re following Rain crewman and choreographer SungTak, and the Boys… Is there any reason they’re not following J.Tune Creative’s Twitter? Just wondering.
Hopefully they won’t just up and leave the building for months at a time like J.Tune Creative does, either.
— Stephe ^@@^
English translation: mir-ified @AbsoluteMBLAQ
(purple tweet) It is Jtune Camp’s official twitter!!! We are planning on updating all of RAIN, MBLAQ’s activities and more. Please gather a lot of interest…
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(blue tweet) ON November 10th @ 18:30 MBLAQ will be participating in the MBC Special G20 Broadcast!! Please many people watch….
Work that Gucci, Mr. Badass. :)
•November 11, 2010 • 3 Comments(image: Naver blogs / source site: rain-cloud) ^@@^
[Advance tickets now on sale] Rain’s New Year’s-End Party.
•November 11, 2010 • 2 Comments
HanCinema 11/10/2010 —
Rain will be holding a concert on December 31st: “New Year With Fans”
Rain, actor and singer, will held the year-end concert at Jamsil Gym. This is his first Korean concert in 14 months.
His company, J Tune Camp said, “Rain prepared this concert so that he can enjoy the New Year with his fans.Not only his five years of performance, but events that can be done with his fans, are prepared for this concert.
Rain‘s Year-End Party, ‘ADIEU 2010 with Rain‘ tickets can be pre-order on Interpark on the 11th at 8 A.M.
On the other hand, Rain is currently acting in ‘The Fugitive Plan B‘.
Source : news.nate.com/view/20… ( Korean )
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**Please note: Booking information for English-speakers can be found » HERE on the InterPark site. Registered fans had first dibs; now advanced sales to the public begins, so good luck!
— Stephe ^@@^
Rain and MBLAQ included in 10asia Magazine’s first Idol encyclopedia.
•November 11, 2010 • 2 Comments
10asia Magazine has recently released its first “idol encyclopedia” entitled 10+idol, their take on the top artists who have represented Korean entertainment in the year 2010.
Rain and MBLAQ are two of the sixteen entertainers who are showcased in this new book, which looks to be in Hangeul only (we don’t see an English version).
Rain and Lee Joon are also included on 10+idol‘s cover.
The full roster of idols profiled inside are: SHINee, Taeyang, Jay Park, Rain, 2AM, SNSD, T.O.P., Wonder Girls, f(x), Jung Yong Hwa, miss A, B2ST, MBLAQ, SECRET, INFINITE, and Orange Caramel. The write-ups on each of the idols includes a profile and personal questionnaire.
10+idol sells for 9,900 KRW ($8.90 U.S.) and is now available for purchase at Yes24, Interpark, Aladdin, GMarket, 11th Street, GMall, and other online shopping sites.
(Thanks to allkpop and 10asia for this information.)
» 10asia’s new release event for 10+idol (in Hangeul only) is HERE.
— Stephe @cloudusa.wordpress.com
Domanja check #2.
•November 11, 2010 • 17 CommentsRain, JungJin, and Runaway/Fugitive director Kwak have a “Big Mac Attack.” (close enough) *chuckle* — ^@@^ (images: KBS 2TV)
Fugitive: Plan B is holding its position…
•November 11, 2010 • 6 Comments… and we like that.
We certainly hope its ratings begin rising again soon, though. The plot and subject matter may not be some people’s cup of tea, but this drama is a slick, well-constructed piece of entertainment with a top notch cast and writing to die for. That’s just the plain truth of it.
— Stephe ^@@^
HanCinema 11/10/2010 — “Daemul/Big Thing” is standing still… but still number one Wed-Thur
SBS’s ‘Daemul – Big Thing’, has consistent viewer rating, and stayed as number 1 Wed-Thurs drama, but failed to break 30%.
According to AGB Nilson Media Research, 11th episode of ‘Daemul – Big Thing’, which aired on the10th, recorded 25.9% national viewer rating.
This is still not enough to compare to 28.3%, which is Daemul’s highest rating, and fail to enter the 30s.
On the other hand, other dramas on air at the same time with ‘Daemul – Big Thing’ recorded 12.3% (“The Fugitive Plan B“), and 7.5% (“Home Sweet Home”) each.
Source : news.nate.com/view/20… ( Korean )
Domanja check.
•November 11, 2010 • 11 CommentsGuess who’s back? No, not the Backstreet Boys (actually yeah, they are back and that’s pretty cool) but here we be talking about Keiko, who LUVS JiWoo. Ooh. — ^@@^ (images: official KBS 2TV)
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Hey fans… remember » THIS cute and funny cast photo HERE from back on August 26th, around the time of the Runaway/Fugitive press conference in Macao? Well, there were more! Cool. (images: Naver blogs / source site: rain-cloud)
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Go, Stop! in Macao. The first one should be a “Lips” pic, don’t you think? (images: B4 @DC / source site: rain-cloud)
Rain and other artists have donated personal items for an MAMA charity auction.
•November 11, 2010 • Leave a CommentThe Mnet Asian Music Awards and Korean online shopping mall and auction site GMarket have come together in a collaborative effort to auction off prized possessions belonging to Rain and other MAMA artists, for charity.
As we understand it, the auction prices all start at 1000 KRW (90 cents U.S.), and items can’t be returned after purchase as this is for charity. Only one of the donated items is signed, so stars’ autographs will be sent (on paper) along with their item to the winning bidders.
Proceeds for the auction will go to the Korean Committee for UNICEF.
(Thanks to rain bird and The Korean Cloud for this information.)
We all know Rain is quite a hat man. He has dozens and dozens of them, especially beanies and ball caps. Well, he’s less a ball cap now, because one of them is on the auction block. Very nice!
— Stephe @cloudusa.wordpress.com
(screen cap: ratoka)
Rain check: Chroma key cool.
•November 11, 2010 • 3 CommentsOur man at various times on the Runaway/Fugitive set.
Ahh… I was wondering if they were using any Green Screens in the drama, which is quite a normal practice and pretty darned amazing… 🙂 — ^@@^ (images: John Lobb @Naver / source site: Rain Europe)
[Runaway staff tweets] Rain & Daniel Henney in the Philippines.
•November 11, 2010 • 9 CommentsBy: Ryan Moon, 11/10 (Wed)
Image: moonbeards @twitpic
(English translation to come)Source: moonbeards @twitlonger
오늘의 에피소드..!! 수트간지남 지훈브로!!
필리핀 촬영때입니다~^^ㅋㅋ 내일공개될 내용중한장면 입니다. 필리핀 촬영중..뒤돌아있던 형을 불렀습니다. “형!!”
그러자 뒤를 돌며..상콤한 포즈를 선사하셨습니다..ㅋㅋ 역시..수트간지남 1위가..왜인지 알 것 같더군요..R.M
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By: Ryan Moon, 11/10 (Wed)
Image: moonbeards @twitpic
(English translation to come)Source: moonbeards @twitlonger
오늘..그냥 대방출입니다..!!^^ 이러다..징계먹는거아닌지..ㅋㅋ 이사진은..앞에올렸던 사진 뒤에찍은 사진입니다. 지훈이형의 상콤 포즈를 찍고있는데..헤니형이 다가오고..저랑..지훈이형과의 눈싸인..그리곤 무반주 탱고를 추며..카메라쪽으로 다가왔습니다..ㅋㅋ 진지한 둘표정에..그만..웃다 수영장에 빠질뻔 했다는..ㅋㅋ. R.M
— ^@@^
[fan made] Eight years of sexy.
•November 9, 2010 • 8 CommentsPast… (LORD ha’mercy)
Rain (Bi) Sexy Love.wmv. (courtesy of aberu0625 @YT)
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Present… (talk about a long tall drink of water)
Rain (Bi) W Full Song ♪. (courtesy of aberu0625 @YT)
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Past AND Present… (I want to know how many times you hit the floor while watching this one)
Rain (Bi) Hip Song 1 ♪ – Sexy photo. (courtesy of aberu0625 @YT)
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Future…?
Stay tuned. What Rain has in store for us future-wise will probably be so hot, we’ll all need SPF 100,000 for sunscreen. *think blistering*
Now pardon me while I watch each of these video one more time. Or two. Or… whatever. Anyway. 🙂
— Stephe ^@@^
[ETA: 11/13] Rain included in the Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards for 2010.
•November 9, 2010 • 22 Comments
[*ETA 11/13: From cloud Cuckoo: Just vote every 10-15 or 20 minutes, but you need to log out after each vote. So, you can vote many times each day. — ^@@^]
[*ETA 11/11: The site let me vote again today without popping up a warning box or anything… so that’s my cue to VOTE ONCE A DAY, at least, until December 17! ^@@^]
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[*ETA 11/10: Oh my goodness, everyone — this is so quick and EASY, you can do it with your eyes closed practically. And you can only vote once (not sure if that’s once a day, or only once, I’ll find that out tomorrow), so it’s not about sitting and making your fingers bleed. If you’re a Yahoo! user, I implore you, go on over and support JiHoon. Even signing in to my Yahoo! account was oh so simple (it’s the same exact sign-in you’re already used to!).
Running my mouse all over Rain’s voting page and watching the dozens of different images of him pop up was pretty cool too. And when you click on them, a thumbnail and a description display in full color (ah, you know you’re a Cloud when… hahaha). What a NICE set-up. It’s got to be one of the coolest I’ve ever seen.
Give it a spin. Thanks, all. — ^@@^]
And if you’re a Yahoo! user, you can vote Rain in as a 2010 Buzz Star, thanks to the diligence of fans Michelle Ahn and Cloudy MJ on Facebook. Their source of information (the following text) is from sixtofive1982. The instructional screen captures are courtesy of cloud Scorpiola.
Huge thanks to you all for this timely info!
There appears to be a Yahoo!Buzz site for Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong (Rain is on the Hong Kong and Korea voting pages). The Yahoo!Buzz Korea homepage, which showcases a trailer from the 2009 Awards, is HERE.
To start your voting process with the following instructions, » go to the Hong Kong page HERE (click on Rain). OR you can go to » the Korea page HERE (there are three Top 30 option buttons in a dark box, click on the first one, and then click on 비). You must be signed in to your Yahoo! account before you vote.
Aja, Rain!
— Stephe ^@@^
(Easy voting instructions are behind the jump. Just click and go. And thanks for supporting Rain! 😀 )
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Rain about town #2: Namdaemun in Seoul.
•November 9, 2010 • 3 CommentsWhat do we know about Namdaemun?
Well… we know that it’s a historic sight near the very center of Seoul, about as historic as you can get. There is a traditional market there, next to the Great South Gate, that dates all the way back to the year 1414 and the reign of King Taejong.
And it is another place where Rain looms larger than life, courtesy of Nikon.
— Stephe ^@@^
(Credit: Melisa Irwan @sixtofive1982)
[uncut][spoiler] Heroes of Martial Arts #3: Rain (Raizo, Ninja Assassin).
•November 9, 2010 • 9 CommentsTHIS ACTION IS UNCUT. DO NOT WATCH IF YOU CAN’T TAKE THE GORE, or if you haven’t seen the movie and don’t want spoilers.
I was pretty ninja-fied and gore-proof already, before Ninja Assassin even came along, so I’m cool with it. And I think it is a most excellent piece of Raizo goodness, straight up. Magnificent job!
Enjoy this action-packed tribute to Raizo and his trusty blade, set to Track #14 off of the Ninja Assassin OST, “The MC Remix” by Ryuzo.
— Stephe ^@@^
Heroes of Martial Arts #3 – Rain (Raizo, Ninja Assassin). Made by Alexander Kolodochka / credit and courtesy of AlexAFKolodochka @YT.
Rain and NaYoung selected as TV’s quirkiest couple. :)
•November 9, 2010 • 7 Comments
Korea.com 11/8/2010 —
[Seoul, Korea] Lee Na Young and Rain of The Fugitive Plan.B have been selected as TV’s quirkiest couple.
Yes24 recently did a survey as to which couple on TV was most similar to the pairing of Lim Chang Jung and Eum Ji Won in the recently released movie, Bad Couple. The top ranking in this survey, which was taken from the 18th to the 25th of October, went to Lee Na Young and Rain from the KBS 2TV Wed/Thu series The Fugitive Plan.B.
Lee Na Young and Rain received 49 percent of all votes. Second place went to Park Min Young and Yoo Ah In of the recently concluded KBS Mon/Tue series Sunggyungwan Scandal. Yoo Ah In’s portrayal of the outwardly cold but inwardly caring “Geor-o” Moon Jae Shin, who takes care of Kim Yun Hee (Park Min Young), led to the creation of the new word “Geor-o ari” and stimulated support from female fans. As a reflection of that support, Park Min Young and Yoo Ah In received 22 percent of the votes.
Also, the contstantly bickering cute couples of MBC’s weekend series Gloria (Bae Doo Na and Seo Ji-seok) and Playful Kiss (Kim Hyun Joong and Jeong So Min) each took the thirdt and fourth spots for their respective quirkiness.
Bad Couple, which tells the story of another quirky couple who are more than comparable to the ones on TV, opened on November 4 and has been successful thus far.
By Sam Hong (idsoft3@reviewstar.net)
Source: ReviewStar (Original article in Korean)
Photo from ReviewStar DB
Translated by Timothy Nam / Korea.com
— Stephe ^@@^
[Runaway staff tweet] Looks like a lot of blood…
•November 9, 2010 • 3 Comments… is going to be involved in THIS scene. Holee cow. O_O
— Stephe ^@@^
By: Ryan Moon
When: Monday, 11/8/2010
Images: moonbeards @twitpic
(English translation to come)
남자의자격 태권도 흰띠!! 이제는..국민 액션배우 정진이형과 양두희역에 송재호선생님..그리고..오늘은 누워만있는 김형사 형종이형님의 촬영현장입니다^^
형종이형이 누워만 있는이유는..이번주 도망자를 보시면 알게딉니다~~^^
도망자 본.방.사.수! !
Rain check.
•November 9, 2010 • 5 CommentsNew Year’s Eve blast! Of all the people you could ring out the old year with — Rain. Oh, it’s going to be a parrr-tay! *getting out the streamers, sparklers, champagne, and Silly String* — ^@@^ (image: DC Rain Gallery / source site: rain-cloud)
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We’ve recently seen Rain’s new CF for the » CJ One Card. Here, he is included in CJ One’s advertising for their OH~My One! Party campaign. (CJ One is a type of lifestyle community that gives shopping and travel perks and rewards to its membership. (images: DC Rain Gallery, and as tagged / source site: rain-cloud)
Because it’s one of Terri’s favs: Rain at the 2003 Blue Dragons.
•November 9, 2010 • 10 CommentsRemember this? When the women were mesmerized, one guy was reading a freakin’ paper or something, and only Rain would have the nerve to make choreography with a tennis shoe cool?
Back during November 2009, when Terri had discovered Rain and was all over his stuff like a tick on a hound dog (LMAO sorry, parddd-ner, wee’s in the Dirty South, ya know), this is one of the videos she threw at me with wild abandon. I forget exactly what she said to me, but it was something along the lines of Look at the man, look at him dance, fanTAStic, woah… And I hadn’t seen this performance yet, even after four years, so I was quite happy. 😀
Please enjoy JiHoon at the Blue Dragon Movie Awards of 2003. He’s been pretty good to the Blue Dragon folks over the years, to tell the truth.
— Stephe ^@@^
Rain 03 Performance in Bluedragon Movie Awards. (courtesy of shirly13 @YT)
Domanja check.
•November 9, 2010 • 3 CommentsRain and NaYoung on the set. — ^@@^ (images: Cyworld, Naver blog / shelley @raincloudHK)
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Script, anyone? Haha. (image source: rain-cloud)
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[fan cam] Revising: Rain arrives in Taiwan for Legend of Rainism…
•November 9, 2010 • 3 Comments…at the end of January 2010.
Hm. Doesn’t look like he has a problem with being touched to us (as has been said by some folks). Didn’t look like he was worried about the media, either. Hm. Imagine that.
More than likely, the times Rain does want privacy and to be “left alone” when he arrives somewhere has to do with the circumstances — where he’s arriving at, what the atmosphere is like, whether or not there IS time to approach anyone, and whether or not he feels physically well. Which is no crime. (I mean honestly, who would want to stop and photo-op where you knew people were waiting to shoot flaming arrows at you, as opposed to where you knew you were welcome unconditionally? Especially if you’re dog-tired?)
Just my buck-fifty. I call it like I see it. (Wow, what a crowd!)
— Stephe ^@@^
10-01-30-RAIN-LEGEND OF RAINISM IN TAIWAN [高雄接機]. (courtesy of vivi777625 @YT)
[Runaway staff tweets] The tribute paid by big fans of Rain.
•November 9, 2010 • 4 Comments(English translations by rain bird @rain-eu.)
정신없는 스케줄에 좋은대답을 드리지 못함에도..멀리까지 오셔서 좋은간식 제공해주신 지우팬 여러분들 감사합니다-덕분에 맛있게 잘먹고 촬영들어갑니다!!^-^
Thank big fans of ‘Ji Woo’ (Rain) for coming all the way to serve good drinks and snacks even if I couldn’t answer properly because of our tight schedules.
Thanks to the concern all of you have shown, we’re eating well and begin filming.!!^-^
( http://gall.dcinside.com/list.php?id=rain&no=279842&page=1&bbs )
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국제RAIN덕후협회조공입니다.감사합니다.ㅋㅋㅋ
We’re grateful for the tribute paid by the whole staff under International Association formed by fanatical Rain fans..ㅋㅋㅋ
( http://gall.dcinside.com/list.php?id=rain&no=279843&page=1&bbs )
— ^@@^
[Cloud USA] Bi Yourself Open Thread for 11/8-11/15.
•November 8, 2010 • 48 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?
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*English Instructions on joining Rain’s The Cloud (Fan Site)*
FYI: Terri’s instructional post on joining Rain’s The Cloud (Fan Site) in South Korea has been moved over into the blog sidebar under PAGES: Cloud Projects, and has its own special page so that you don’t have to scour the place trying to find it. So please look right → and then down ↓ if you need it. Or for the time being, go HERE.
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You know… it’s been a while, we reckon, since we said on the media blog just how much we treasure each and every one of you.
You take time out of your days to partake of the hard work we do around Cloud USA, you show Rain all of the love and support he so deserves, and you’ve taken us — and other Rain fans here — into your hearts.
You’ve turned this fan site into a diverse, warm, and vibrant community and given it so much life (oh, the hilarity!) that we are astonished (or as our Katie would say, gobsmacked). And we thank you, with everything in us.
We love you guys. *group hug* *give us some Dap*
Rain Clouds united!
— Stephe ^@@^ and Terri :-}
[fan made] In My Bed.
•November 7, 2010 • 6 CommentsWell, that is the name of the Rain song you’re about to hear (from album 4, Rain’s World). Heh. 😛
(And for the Sistas out there… at around minute 3:35, listen for the Temptations “Treat Her Like A Lady” crooning up in there. Haha! *delighted*)
Enjoy this wonderful slide show, fans. Nicely done, parcelita. 🙂
— Stephe ^@@^
Bi Rain, Great Actor, Great Musician. (Credit and edit: parcelita2 @YT)
Cloud USA 
[Cloud USA editorial] Sharks in the water.
•November 9, 2010 • 8 CommentsOkay, let’s get real. He was a young, rising star, about to step out on his own. Everybody was surrounding him, not with love, but with their claws out, ready and waiting to dig in deep.
Even that creepy newspaper (who shall never be named in this blog again) had this to say about that time period in Rain’s life: “At the time, Rain was trying to become independent from JYP. Entertainment companies who were trying to recruit Rain spent lavishly on him in order to work with him.”
Guffaw. Well, of course they did. They would have been stupid not to. I mean, heck, if I’d had money to invest in the kid at the time (if I’d even known about him…), I might have invested it too. (Only I’d likely have been much smarter and invested it in something a little more stable than casino chips. I’m just saying…)
But don’t you see? The problem isn’t that they might have given Rain the money/A.K.A. chips (unless the funds were illegal, which, frankly, is the “giver’s” problem more than it is the receiver’s). It isn’t even that Rain might have gambled it away in some VIP room–where anyone in their right mind knows the stakes are always high. No, sirree. If the situation even happened at all, then the problem was most likely this one: RAIN DIDN’T TAKE THEIR BAIT.
Yep. That would have pissed these guys off royally, and they would have been thinking, How dare he? How dare that boy take our money and then not take our generous offers?
Yeah, RIIIGGGHHHHT.
The bottom line is I don’t believe for a second that Andrew Kim or any of the rest of those sharks loaned Rain any money. Period. Could they have given him chips with which to gamble? Well, of course they could have. But why would they have? Oh, wait. Let me think about that for about a millisecond. Maybe to take advantage of a young, somewhat naive and newly independent pop-star, who wouldn’t have known any better than to take the perks he was being offered from friendly and trusted faces?
That’s right. My take on it is if Rain did happen to find himself in such a situation, it is much more likely that it went down something like this. Sharks: “Hey, buddy! Here ya go….(hands Rain a stack of chips)…Now, go on have yourself a good, good time, okay?” Wink, wink.
And if that was the case? If it had been you who had been handed those chips, what would you have done. Oh, come on. Don’t lie to yourself — or to me either. You know darn well you would’ve thrown a few chips on that table and played a couple of hands. You know you would have. Hell, I know I would have.
And so frakin’ what? Since when has it ever been illegal to gamble in Vegas? I mean really. Did I miss something somewhere? Good grief.
— Terri @cloudusa.wordpress.com :-}
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I’m not lying to myself — that actually happened to me.
The prologue and first two chapters of my fantasy manuscript had won Third Place out of 145 novels in a nationwide contest. My writers’ group sent me all the way out to the West Coast, to Lake Tahoe, to the huge writer’s conference where my work would be on display and where I would be rubbing elbows with big names in the business. It was pretty amazing to me, a simple, suburban mom.
And if the magic of suddenly being a success wasn’t enough… there was the massive casino on the first floor of our resort hotel. I’d only seen casinos on TV, had never been in one before, and it was fascinating.
The close friend who had volunteered to accompany me on the trip and show me the ropes (and who was much more worldly than I was at the time) was a veteran when it came to casinos, and handed me chips one night. “You can’t visit a casino and not play. Go on, have some fun!” And I did. He also funded my stay at the Blackjack table. It was great. So where am I going with this story?
I’ll tell you where. Not for a moment did it ever occur to me to ask where he got those chips or how he paid for them. Why? Because I was with someone I trusted. And because I was with someone I trusted, there was no reason to ask.
I’m sitting here right now, some years later, and because of the malicious slander that is being done to Rain, I’m realizing that I still have no clue how or where my friend got those chips (and I’m thanking my lucky stars that some friends in this world CAN be trusted).
I don’t believe for one second that Rain had the time to camp out in some casino back then. Hell, he barely had time to go to the bathroom! But if he did, his only crime would have been trusting the wrong people to do the right thing by him. And that hardly warrants the media or anyone else garroting Rain and convicting him in the press the way they have, in favor of a man who the very courts have said is acting without merit.
What in the world are you all thinking? Huh?
— Stephe @cloudusa.wordpress.com ^@@^
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