Rock out to this cool fan made video populated with Runaway/Fugitive, new Nikon, and behind the scenes images, and set to one of the six versions of “Still Believe” from the BMW Meets Truth campaign.
Great job, lany!ย And thanks for sharing it with Rain fans everywhere. ๐
โ Stephe ^@@^
Jeong Ji Hoon… the best! (credit & edit: lany68 @YT)
And though we’ve known about it for a little while, it still gets a WOW from us.ย We just can’t believe it. ๐
โ Stephe ^@@^
[Eng Sub] The Fugitive: Plan B (๋๋ง์: Plan B) / Premieres on 2010 Oct 20 ONLY on KBS World~!!ย (video credit: kbsworld @YT)
[Cloud USA] Asian source the Herald Economy News reported in their pages today that William Choi and Rory Leigh, two very active Korean-Americans in the showbiz industry here in the States, visited South Korea recently by invitation of the Korea Culture and Content Agency (KOCCA).
William Choi of Management 360 (on your left in the image), who, at 42 years of age, is Rain’s managerโOR directly overseeing Rain’s managementโin Hollywood, is quoted as saying: “We aren’t concerned about the two-year interval when Rain will be away in the military.”ย He also pointed out that the late Frank Sinatra began his career as a singer and made it big as an actor, and because of that, Sinatra is a good role model for Rain.
Mr. Choi also gave his own point of view on Rain’s Hollywood career, and the strategy that he thinks will put Rain in high demand.ย “It may be good for Rain to star alone in a movie like Ninja Assassin, but for now, I think it would be better for him to co-star in action films with three or four other Hollywood stars…. Asian stars usually choose action films, which could be a main reason that there are linguistic problems.ย If Rain had a better command of English, he’d be very attractive as an actor even in terms of romantic comedies.”
Management 360 manages many clients, among them Matthew Fox, Taylor Lautner, Channing Tatum, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Biel, Eric Dane, and Marisa Tomei.
(Thanks to rain bird, Rain Europe, and the Herald Economy News for this information.)
We are really happy to have another piece of the Ji-Hoon puzzle concerning his representation here in the U.S. of A.ย Mr. Choi, who has been in the business since 1997 and a talent manager at Management 360 in Beverly Hills since 2002, was recently promoted to partner of the firm this past February, which tells us that Rain is in very knowledgeable hands.
Hollywood 101: To put things in better perspective: Mr. Choi of Management 360 sits squarely between Rain and the William Morris Agency (who is Rain’s Hollywood representative, as we understand it) in the position of middle man, if you will.ย For example… your representative scouts out the best projects for you and passes them to your management, who in turn decides if the project is indeed perfect for your needs and then recommends it to you (or warns you away from it).ย This isn’t written in stone, of course.ย Stars and representatives often talk and meet directly as well.ย Managers will be quick to scout out projects on their own.ย But the thing about the relationship between stars and managers is that it’s much more personal.ย A manager isย a confidant that a star can go to for everything.ย A manager is closer to the star than any other rep (with the exception of a personal assistant, but you know what we mean).
With Mr. Choi’s viewpoints (that we completely agree with), Rain’s talent level, and the caliber of representation and management that he has here, we see nothing but brass rings in Rain’s future.ย The next ten years are going to be amazing to watch.
As we recall, earlier this year the KOCCA (Korea Culture and Content Agency, one of the sponsors the Concept Korea event in NYC back in February) gave Rain a Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism Award for contributing to the development of domestic culturalย events.
โ Stephe @cloudusa.wordpress.com
But it didn’t, alas.ย Awww, why not, Director Kwak?ย LOL
Fans, have fun with this Y-Star entertainment news report that goes behind the scenes of Runaway/Fugitive filming and gives us some fresh footage and points of view.ย Ji-Hoon is his charming self, as usual, and makes for great watching.ย What a ham. โฅ
(Seriously, Rain??ย Don’t you even dare to cover up your chest at this stage of the game!ย Stop that right now!)
(Okay, ladies, the Rain visuals in this thing are hot and DEADLY.ย Just thought I’d warn you.ย Can you spell w-o-a-hhhhhh….? โฅ โฅย I mean they’ve got me putting heart symbols in this frickin’ post, for pete’s sake!)
โ Stephe ^@@^
Oct 11, The Fugitive: Plan B on Star News.ย (credit: Star News / rainmaker / courtesy of onlyone0625 @YT)
And the question here is… who is he talking to?
Jin-Yi, or Keiko?ย Or both?
The song fits both women, actually.ย Ji-Woo’s attraction to Jin-Yi sneaks up, takes him totally by surprise, and leaves him at somewhat of a loss.ย And he has to fight that attraction.ย He can’t dare even dream about being with her and succumbing to such an overwhelming love, as the dangerous world he has built around himself will be compromised, not to mention his relationship with Keiko.
And I dare say that, while he already loves poor Keiko, he doesn’t dare dream of committing to her for the same reasonโthe dangerous world of his own making that he exists in.
And as if that isn’t enough, finding out who her father really is makes that WORSE.ย He has to let Keiko go or her father will tell her what Ji-woo really is, and have him executed on top of that.ย Heck, the man could have Keiko taken out as well if he gets mad enoughโwe know that.
Oh, Ji-Woo.ย What are you gonna do?
โ Stephe ^@@^
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Runaway Plan B OST lyrics: Though I Donโt Believe in Love, by Shin Seung-Hoon
Source: koreandramas.org
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Don’t you know that I am watching you like this
Don’t you hear my heart trembling a little and hesitating
Even though I try to remember and erase it and let you go
My thoughts are only full of you
The secret I really can’t hide is directed toward someone
Though I try to bare with it and block it
All of a sudden I think of you[hook] Though I don’t believe in love
But I believe your eyes
My face which is reflected inside your eyes
That’s enough for me
Though I can’t see tomorrow
I can see your heart
No matter where this road ends as long as I’m with you, I want to walkI don’t know this beating, it doesn’t seem like mine
When I stay still and listen, you are living inside[hook]
A little secret I can tell you someday
I was able to see love on the moment I first saw you[alternate hook] Though I don’t believe in love
But I believe your eyes
My face which is reflected inside your eyes
That’s enough for me
Though I can’t see tomorrow
To me you are tomorrow
So that I can see the end of this road, I will love only you
Enjoy this Mnet M! Countdown entertainment news spot that reports on Rain winning the October MCD Award for The Best Suited Man.
Of course that’s not a surprise, now is it? ๐
Congratulations, ๋น, for being Numero Uno!
โ Stephe ^@@^
October 7 full clip, Mnet Countdown, MCD Awards, The Best Suited Man. (Credit: Mnet / courtesy of ratoka @YT)
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(cap: scorpiola)
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In related news, here is a KBS clip from the SDGG Saturday Awards, where either The Fugitive: Plan B or the actors (Rain, Na-Young, and Henney) are up for recognition.ย The visuals from episodes 1 and 2 of the drama make this worth watching even when we don’t know what the heck it’s about.
Which we’re kind of used to, anyway (no info).ย Which is why we’re not wasting time trippin’.
0-10-09 KBS – Sae Dae Gong Gom Saturday_Saturday Awards_The Fugitive: Plan B.ย (Credit: baros / Vid Edited by scorpiola /courtesy of scorpiolabibi @YT.ย Please DO NOT re-up this to any other youtube channels.ย Thanks!)
… is having her in his arms.ย And he can’t figure out why.ย โ ^@@^
(fan art image source: DC Rain Gallery)
Oh, it’s true, Ji-Woo.ย It’s t’wooooooo.ย โ ^@@^
(fan art source: DC Rain Gallery)
I recall a recent comment from a member who was astonished at how the “Memory In My Hand” music video was all to sell a phone for Pantech China.ย And I agree with her!ย That was quite a project, and pretty cool when it was finished.ย I would have bought one. ๐
And I also thought, BUT… that absolutely pales in comparison to the BMW meets Truth campaign from April 2006, a huge collaboration between BMW Korea, BMW Germany, JYPE, and Rain.ย And there’s no telling who else was involved in that thing.
A digital commercial release (“Still Believe”) with six different tracks of Rain’s song, a Rain music video featuring JYP and the Beemer, a 26-minute musical movie, an 18-minute dramatic film with villains, kidnappings, car chases, childhood love, and a hero fighting for his life, a 2-minute film trailer, a 4-minute trailer, 15-sec, 30-sec, and 60-second CFs, a website that subsequently got close to a million hits, massive press conferences and photo ops, an extensive online marketing plan completely built around Rain’s image… all to sell the new BMW that was hitting Korea that year.
It really was an amazing thing to see.
ยป The old BMW Meets Truth website is HERE.
ยป The extensive PDF marketing project with consumers in mind is HERE.
“Here comes Tha Beemer… Yes-sah!ย Rain!ย And JYP!ย Yo, Rain, ya gotta stop believing in this love thang…” (Go ‘head wicha bad self, JYP.ย LOL!ย I have no clue why I get such a kick out of that.)
โ Stephe ^@@^
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(all credit: Mnet / BMW Korea / BMWmeetsTruth)
“Still Believe,” by Rain for BMW Meets Truth, English-subbed.ย (courtesy of MsMerra)
The making of BMW Meets Truth. ย (courtesy of interonetube)
The 15sec CF. ย (credit: BMWMeetsTruth.com / courtesy of cokatthaico)
The 2-minute trailer. (courtesy of abmwfan)
The 4-minute trailer.ย (source: bestiz + daum +์ค๋ฅด๋ง / courtesy of adilahFX)
One of the few embeds of the 18-minute film still out there is this terrific one by Arabic fans.ย Enjoy it.ย It’s certainly worth the time, in my opinion.ย Rain really uses his acting chops here!ย (courtesy of Famulan87)
… 12/2010 Vol. 1, out of Japan.
The full spread and interview will cover what Ji-Hoon’s been up to these days (which is a hell of a lot), his limitless goals, and intentions for the future.ย There will also be a feature on MBLAQ and how the Boys are growing more powerful with every project.
It appears that this is a separate volume of T.O.P. Korean magazine especially for K-Pop, and the first online issue.ย Its official release date is October 18th.
ยป A Crazy For Asian Star magazine online guide page is HERE… but depending on your home server, or if the online promotion going on is only for paid subscribers, or some other reason, you may or may not be able to fully view it.
(A HUGE thanks to RAIN Germany, Cheer.time, Adelaide Napitupulu, and rainhk for this information and these images.)
โ Stephe @cloudusa.wordpress.com ^@@^
Strictly for the visuals:ย Enjoy this entertainment news report on the September 27th Fugitive: Plan B Seoul press conference, aired on Mnet Japan’s Ikemen News on October 3rd.
We like how we get to see the conference from a different point of view and some fresh footage.ย And let’s face itโwe never get tired of looking at Ji-Hoon, Henney, and Jung-Jin.ย Na-Young and Director Kwak have become our heroes lately, as well.
(If a translation becomes available, we’ll add that then.)
โ Stephe ^@@^
(source: DC Rain Gallery / Rainsnow / courtesy of ratoka @YT)
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(Domangja episode 4 image source: DC Rain Gallery)ย ^@@^
Here is the track list for the new Runaway/Fugitive original soundtrack that will be available for purchase in a few days (October 15, as we understand it).ย Most of the others we’ve seen have been in Hangeul, but this one breaks things down mostly in English.
*NOTE: Track #2 is “Although I Don’t Believe In Love” by Shin Seung-Hun.
Previously we reported the OST would be available at YesAsia; you can add Innolife.net to that list.
โ Stephe ^@@^
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From: absolutemblaq.wordpress.com / jax625 @fugitive625
Source: Innolife.net
01. Running&Running โ MBLAQ
02. ์ฌ๋๊ฐ์๊ฑด ๋ฏฟ์ง ์์ง๋ง // ๆใชใใฆไฟกใใชใใใฉ โ ใทใณใปในใณใใณ(ShinSeungHun)
03. Chaos A.D.- 4Minute
04. Poison โ ZE:A
05. Oran-G โ Mayday
06. Crazy Bounce
07. Gun Likes A Girl
08. Gloria
09. Dragon Of China
10. ์ฟ๋น ๋
ธ์ // ็ฐ่ฒใฎๅค็ผใ
11. Break Out
12. I Like To Move It
13. Bullet Dance
14. ์ฒ๊ตญ์ผ๋ก์ ํธ๋ // ๅคฉๅฝใธใฎ็้
15. Born To Run
16. No More Cigarette
17. Unlimited
Asia broadcast 10/9.
And… we’re ZEPPing!ย It’s D-Day!ย ZEPP Tokyo Hall is the place to be.
We start off backstage with everyone dressed and ready, with a few minor touches going on.ย Cutie Kyu-Sang (I think the Japanese fans would say kawaii), smokin’ Sung-Tak, hot Hongshi, gorgeous Gori, beautiful SooBong, and the rest of the Men and Women behind the Man are good to go.ย Rain, in what I lovingly call his Love Tour zoot suit sends everyone off with a last word of encouragement and then heads for the stage himself.
The fans can’t stop themselves from individually yelling for him as they wait with bated breath.ย You know the suspense had to have been killing them.
And then… the JumboTron goes wild, the fans go berserk, Rain and Crew are born of fire, and we are actually TREATED TO THE CONCERT.ย Oh-em-gee!
Our Magic Feet sweeps his hand through the audience during Rainism… he is wonderfully pop-elastic during It’s Raining… he is seductively charismatic during Handshake… and he totally had me in a full-nelson during this episode.ย I wasn’t moving, until it was over.
I can only hope (with a paralyzing amount of desperation) that the next several weeks of RAINY DAY continue in this vein and take me through the ZEPP concert hall experience.ย It doesn’t matter that I’ve already seen every ZEPP fan cam known to man.ย It doesn’t matter that I’ve digested enough ZEPP entertainmentย news footage to choke a full grown horse, and that I know all the costuming, all the songs, and all of the staging before even watching this.
This is Ji-Hoon’s point of view.ย This is RAINY DAY’s point of view.ย And you get no closer than that.
โ Stephe ^@@^
* Filming Fugitive at sunset… or at sunrise?ย โ ^@@^ย (image: Adelaide Napitupulu)
* Rain and Na-Young.ย Victory!ย (source: DC Rain Gallery)
*Fresh images released by KBS from Fugitive episode 4.ย (source site: KBS Fugitive homepage / raincloudHK)
Runaway/Fugitive music videos abound…!ย As we understand itโ
From the Runaway/Fugitive original soundtrack, this is “Changin’ My Heart,” sung by Takako Uehara as singer “Keiko” in the drama.
โ Stephe ^@@^
(courtesy of mikirabbit @YT)
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And this is “Although I Don’t Believe In Love” (Ji-Woo’s theme), by Shin Seung Hun.
(Subtitle credits: Korean to Chinese by nastu / Chinese to English by Cuckoo / caption application and video by bicuckoo @YT)
If you’re interested in purchasing the music from The Fugitive: Plan B, the KBS 2TV series OST will be officially released next week and is already displayed on well-known buy sites on the Internet.
As we understand it, the CD has 17 tracks, headed by MBLAQ’s “Running & Running,” and including Uehara Takako’s “Changin’ My Heart,” which her Runaway/Fugitive character “Keiko” sings on the show, Shin Seung Hun’s “Although I Don’t Believe In Love” (Ji-Woo’s theme), and JeA’s “Poison,” (Jin-Yi’s theme).
ORAN-G and 4Minute are also included in the lineup.
ยป To see the entire lineup and to order the OST on YesAsia from the U.S. and Canada, go to the North American site HERE.
ยป To order the OST on YesAsia from the U.K., go to the Global site HERE.
We don’t see it on DVD Heaven just yet, but it should start popping up in a lot more places, especially at an affordable price like that.
โ stephe @cloudusa.wordpress.com
We can’t help looking at this again, from back in April, while Rain was making a comeback with “Hip Song.”
I could pull up the exact show, but we really don’t care about that this minute.ย LOL!ย We just want to watch how he moves and sounds and hypnotizes us even during a freakin’ rehearsal, with “It’s Raining.”ย Woahhhh…! โฅ
โ Stephe ^@@^
Fan cam, Rain and It’s Raining during a TV show pre-recording.ย (source: DC Rain Gallery / courtesy of ratoka @YT)
* REFRESHED: Our Cloud USA Favorite Pics page.ย And guess what with?ย Think about it for a second…
With those stunningly hot long-haired ponytail images we swooned over for nearly two weeks, what else?ย LOL!ย Along with other fresh Rain-Tastic imagery.ย So beat a path on over there and enjoy yourselves.
That is an order. ๐
* ADDED: A fresh video to our Incredible Fan Love page.ย So cute!
* ADDED: Fresh videos and articles to the following PAGES in our blog sidebar, from recent site maintenance for August:
~ IN CONCERT Legend of Rainism: Let Him Touch Ya
~ News & Articles
~ Outstanding Fan Videos
~ Commercial Spots
~ Short Clips
~ Drama MVs, Trailers, Short Films & Photo Shoots
For fans of Raizo and Mika, a wonderful fan made video dedicated to their protection of each other in Ninja Assassin is already on our Outstanding Fan Videos page, in case you haven’t seen it yet.
Have a great weekend, everyone.ย Rain clouds united!
โ Stephe ^@@^
We’ve seen “the making of” Rain and Bbaek-Ga’s Nikon fun in the Philippines, and now the first commercial spot to come out of that particular footage is here.
Enjoy it, fans.
โ Stephe ^@@^
Rain Nikon D3100 or D7000 New CF (31sec).ย (credit: Nikon / courtesy of ratoka @YT)
Enjoy this lovely creation made with footage from the funny and bittersweet SangDoo! Let’s Go To School, Rain’s first major K-drama.
And if you look closely, you’ll be able to see some comedic Ji-Woo in there.
What a talent our Ji-Hoon is.
โ Stephe ^@@^
RAIN ๋น Fanmade MV…Eternal Sangdoo.ย (courtesy of pokusuna @YT)
… is on, until October 22nd.ย ยป You can visit the promotional page HERE.
(Thanks, KBSWORLDi.com, for correcting Rain’s name so quickly.ย It means you’re listening, and we appreciate that!)
โ Stephe ^@@^
Terri strikes again, with Scream Caps from Runaway/Fugitive episode 3…!
Do we LOVE her, or what?
โ Stephe ^@@^
Get the FULL EFFECT of Terri’s power after the jump.ย Go now, and enjoy! ๐
Continue reading ‘Terri’s Cloud USA Fugitive: Plan ๋น Scream Caps.’
… in these new commercial spots released today.ย The campaign is now in full swing.
The Fugitive: Plan B and the 2011 Sonataโa very attractive combination, don’t you agree?
โ Stephe ^@@^
October 8, Rain Hyundai Art of technology Sonata, NEW CFs 1 through 5.ย (courtesy of ratoka @YT)
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And the Hyundai sales ads that go along with them.ย (caps source: Memo Rain)
This is AWESOME. Haha!ย Yes.
They haven’t sealed the deal yet, but they are trying.ย Keep your fingers crossed that the good folks at DramaFever are successful in tossing their hat into the Fugitive ring. ๐
โ Stephe ^@@^
… and from the depths of Stephe’s fertile mind. ๐
(image credit: Lotte DFS, Korea and Japan)
“Not every guy can wear a cardigan and look good…” ^@@^
“But the colder weather means dressing warmer, right?”ย ^@@^
“So have a listen, baby… We can go on a romantic bus ride after dark…” ^@@^
“… have a good snowball fight in the park, and then go get warm after that.ย Sound good?”ย ^@@^
As we understand it, the 12/2010 Vol. 64 issue of Japanese magazine KBOOM has done an inside spread on Ji-Hoon and his new drama, so be on the lookout for future image scans. ๐
(No, that isn’t Rain on the cover, in case you’re sitting there squinting at it.)
Also, a topic on MBLAQ is included in the magazine.
This issue looks to have an October 21st release date, and is ยป available on the Rakuten Japan order site HERE.
โ Stephe ^@@^
10asia 10/8/2010 โ New drama “The President” upholds top spot on TV charts
New SBS TV series “The President” became the most-watched drama in the primetime slot of Wednesday and Thursday nights.
According to figures released by TNmS (Total National Multimedia Statistics) on Friday, the viewership ratings for “President,” which premiered this week, saw ratings of 17.4 percent on October 6 and a 3.8 percent hike the following night.
Data released by AGB Nielsen Media Research reported that the new drama, starring Korean actors Ko Hyun-jung and Kwon Sang-woo, posted viewership ratings of 18 percent on Wednesday night and 21.5 percent on Thursday.
“The President” is about Seo Hae-rim (played by Ko) who enters the world of politics from a proposal by Kang Tae-san (played by Cha In-pyo). Seo sets her sights on the position of president with the help of her long-time friend Ha Doya (played by Kwon).
Meanwhile, both TV charts reported that โFugitive: Plan Bโ came in second place with scores in the 15 to 16 percent mark on Wednesday and Thursday nights, a decrease compared to the previous week.
Following behind at No. 3 was MBC’s “Naughty Kiss,” starring Kim Hyun-joong and Jung So-min, with ratings in the seven percent mark.
Reporter : Lucia Hong luciahong@
Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@
<โ10Asia All rights reserved>
โ ^@@^
… with Bbaek-Ga and crew at the Jamsil Stadium baseball playoffs.
Looks like he really did enjoy himself.ย We are pleased.
โ Stephe ^@@^
(credit: SBS / source: DC Rain Gallery / courtesy of ratoka @YT)
Fresh images released from KBS.ย Looks like they are directly from the filming of The Fugitive: Plan B‘s episode 3, this past Wednesday night.
Note how cleverly the photographer(s) got images of Rain and Jung-Jin either in similar positions or doing the same thing… sort of a “rival” study.ย Cute!ย Oh, such handsomeness abounds.
โ Stephe ^@@^
(image source: www.kbs.co.kr/drama/planb)
There are a LOT more images beyond the link, so click now.ย See you there. ๐
Calendar rings?ย Oh, how cool indeed…!
And in related news… J.Tune Creative has announced that RAINBOX’s October 6th opening has been postponed until the 13th.ย No problem, as far as we’re concerned.ย We’d rather you do it right than fast.
โ Stephe ^@@^
(images: J.Tune Creative @Facebook)
… and mentally will those numbers to stay in Runaway/Fugitive‘s favor, what with the new prime time competition coming in soon.
Aja fighting!
โ Stephe ^@@^
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HanCinema 10/5/2010 โ Will female president appeal to TV drama fans?
By: Han Sang-hee
Source: The Korea Times
The year 2010 may be slowly coming to an end, but the local drama scene is hotter than ever. With KBS featuring the Rain-led “The Fugitive Plan B” and MBC relying on heartthrob Kim Hyun-joong‘s “Mischievous Kiss“, the Wednesday/Thursday slot is expecting fierce competition with a new SBS series “The Substitute” scheduled for Wednesday night.
In terms of the storyline, it seems that the cartoon-based “The Substitute” could manage to attract viewers with its “first female president” card, but viewers will have to wait and see if the actors will be able to live up to the expectations…
… It will obviously take some time for viewers to fully appreciate the casts’ efforts shown on the small screen, especially with Rain, Daniel Henney and Kim Jyun-joong stealing the spotlight on other networks….
ยป You can read this article in its entirety on HanCinema HERE.
[Cloud USA] Yes, you read that subject line correctly, Rain clouds.
According to the KBS World website, where you can get the television schedules of subtitled KBS programming on local, cable, and satellite networks here in the States, The Fugitive: Plan B will ยป premiere on October 20 and will air on Wednesdays and Thursdays, twice daily, at 8:00 am and 2:50 pm EST.
With all of the confusing KBS affiliate sites and news that is already out there, what this means is:ย If you get Korean television programming that carries the KBS World logo’d shows your TV by way of local, cable, or satellite broadcasting, you will be able to stretch out in your favorite easy chair or recliner and enjoy the shenanigans of Ji-Woo and Crew.
For example: KBS in Seoul broadcasts all of their programming on three television channels — KBS TV 1, KBS TV 2, and KBS World (which shows programming from KBS 1ย and 2, but subtitled for English audiences).ย Here in Atlanta, DirecTV (satellite) and Comcast (cable) are two providers who both carry a local premium Korean television channel that broadcasts from that KBS World feed from Korea.ย That’s how I watched most of my kdramas, variety shows, and such.ย That’s how I saw Rain on my TV for the first time — doing slick-suited “Rainism” during a film awards show.
So, check the networks in your area.ย Surely Dish Network (satellite) is a provider too, as well as whatever local cable broadcaster you have.ย If you live in an an area with a high Korean/Korean-American population, it may be in your free local TV lineup.ย Check to see if you have Arirang or KBS America as well.
Televised episodes of The Fugitive: Plan B, English-subbed, should be running across the States somewhere near you under the KBS World logo, beginning October 20th.
Affiliate KBSWorldi (that’s K B S-World-i, where you watch KBS shows ONLINE on your computer) has made subtitled episodes of Runaway/Fugitive available today, as previously announced.
Let us all rejoice!ย Ji-Woo fighting!
By: Stephe @cloudusa.wordpress.com ^@@^
[Cloud USA] Hello, lovely Clouds.
We were ecstatic to read that The Fugitive: Plan B‘s premiere broadcast garnered a 20%+ viewership rating and ultimately took the top spot on the ratings chart.ย Go Rain, we thought.ย And then we thought again.
What does that 20% rating really mean?ย How many people were actually watching the show on television when it aired for the first time over in Korea?ย That would be good information to have, right?ย We thought so, anyway.
We also wondered whether any global numbers were being counted towards those ratings.ย For example, if we watched the show on KBSWORLDi.com, would our viewership numbers count in Rain’s favor, by bringing the overall ratings number UP?ย Or would it even matter?
Well, since my mama always taught me that a) there’s no such thing as a stupid question, and b) if I wanted to know something, then the best thing to do was ask, that’s exactly what I did.ย I contacted KBSWORLDi.com (KBS America) and I asked them for the facts.ย Here’s what they said:
1) Viewership ratings in Korea are measured using sample households. Currently, there are two companies that measure viewership in Korea – AGB Nielsen and TNmS. Each company has about 1500 sample households with meters from which to gather viewership data. 20% viewership means 20% out of those 1500 households in Korea are watching a particular show in the same time slot. You can project it to estimate the stats for the entire country (about 17 million households in Korea as of 2010). We usually say 1 household consists of 4 or fewer people, so you can get a ballpark number of viewers of a particular show.ย [Terri: So, 20% of 17 million households is 3.4 million…close to the 3.2 million estimate I recently provided in a comment on one of Cloud USA’s open threads here.]
2) As far as we know, there are no global numbers being counted officially. But since the U.S. is one of the most important countries when it comes to the film and entertainment industry, it’s easier to be popular around the world once you get big in the U.S.
The point they are making with comment #2 is this:ย KBS America (KBSWORLDi.com) is the only official outlet of KBS programs in the United States.ย So, it stands to reason that a great way to promote Rain directly to U.S. (and Korean) entertainment industry professionals would be to create a higher viewership for Rain’s dramas on KBSWORLDi.com and on local KBS WORLD TV stations here in The States.ย So, although KBS America knows of no way that global numbers are being collected officially, our voices can still be heard…if we’re loud enough, that is.
So, ladies, here’s Cloud USA’s Plan Bi:
Finally, KBSWorldi also told us that they are about to launch a promotion on their website to celebrate their service of The Fugitive: Plan B. No time-line was given, but we’ll keep you posted.
In the meantime, Clouds, please go forth and make some noise for Rain!ย Sorijiluh!
By: Terri @cloudusa.wordpress.com :-}
Cloud USA 