Rain and Jun Ji Hyun to “Runaway” together?

•May 6, 2010 • 4 Comments

Hello Lovely Clouds,

It is being reported this morning, by at least one news source, that actress Jun Ji Hyun (Blood: The Last Vampire & Snow Flower and the Secret Fan) has been cast as the heroine in PD Kwak Jung Hwan’s and Chun Sung Il’s Runaway (Fugitive).

I’ve been desperately trying to translate the article, which appears in Sport Chosun, so please bear with me if some of the details are still muddled.

Apparently, she was a top choice not only because of her beauty and talent, but also because of her international work.  However, it looks like there are still some schedule conflicts to work out, due to her movie Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, which is still currently in production.  (and which also stars Hugh Jackman, another one of MY favorite actors. Just so you know…:-})

We’ll give you more on this news item later, as soon as we get it. Hopefully, this news will be solidly confirmed in the next few hours.  In the meantime, you can just enjoy fantasizing about Ji Hyun and Rain appearing in a drama together.

Oh me, oh my.

Terri :-}

Source:  Sport Chosun

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For Your Viewing Pleasure: MBLAQ is such a TEASE.

•May 6, 2010 • 2 Comments

Lovely Clouds,

Just for you.  Here is MBLAQ’s Teaser.  Released just a few minutes ago.

All I can say is WAH.  Can’t wait until the song itself is released.

Enjoy,

Terri :-}

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New MBLAQ Attack!

•May 5, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Hello lovely Clouds,

Do we have a treat for you.  Not only is MBLAQ coming back, but they have a new look.  LOOK!

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Aren’t they yummy?

The word on the street is that their comeback is scheduled for May 18th.  We’ll keep our eye out (as I’m sure you will too, hehehe), and post whatever we find as soon as we find it.

In the meantime, you can find allkpop’s take on the boys from J.Tune Camp and their brand new look HERE.

Wishing you many Rainy days,

Terri :-}

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Warning! Do not watch without tissues or handtowels.

•May 5, 2010 • 7 Comments

This fan made Rain slide-video has been known to cause excessive drooling, uncontrolled weeping, and devastating nosebleeds.  So be careful. 🙂  ^@@^

(courtesy of KawaiiSharaku)

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Rain Check.

•May 5, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Our Ji-Hoon is all over the place, folks. 🙂  ^@@^

» It “Rains” in Infinity, too.  On the POPSEOUL! blog.  Comedienne Young-Mi in a Gollum costume… LOL!

» Rain shooting the breeze and catching a breeze.  On Korean Top News.  Just be patient, Clouds… an English translation of Strong Heart or English subs may be forthcoming.  We don’t know.  We must wait and see.

» Rain chooses his ideal woman and has a wardrobe malfunction… yes, again on the infamous Strong Heart.  On allkpop.  There is some really cute footage included in allkpop’s post.  Enjoy!

» Narsha’s dramatic encounter with Rain.  On allkpop.  Back on the 2nd, allkpop posted that Brown Eyed Girls’ Narsha and Rain would be on the radio together.  Check this quick but cute fan camming that happened during that KBS FM show.

(credit: ratoka @YT)

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Rain brings the Rain Effect to Strong Heart.

•May 5, 2010 • Leave a Comment

K Bites 5/5/2010 — SBS variety show is up as the top Tuesday show after 4 weeks.  According to AGB Nelson Media Search, which collates information like viewership rate, on 5th May, the show fetched a record of 15.7% when it was aired on 4th May. And KBS ‘Win Win’ which was aired in the same timeslot fetched 7.1% in viewership….

(properly sourced from StarNews)

» You can read the entire K Bites post by sookyeong HERE.

We read last month how several longtime game/variety/talk shows were having ratings problems this year.  Hopefully, after having Rain on their stages, they are now on their way back up.  — Stephe ^@@^

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I know I’m late again…

•May 5, 2010 • 3 Comments

… but I had to stop off at the florist.  Again.  C’mon.  Forgive me.

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[image] Rain, where you at?

•May 5, 2010 • 2 Comments

It really tickled me to see this picture!  I do believe (I don’t know for sure) that it was taken last year sometime at an overseas airport, and how often to you get a casual shot of Rain, a few of the dance crew, AND his yummy manager Mr. Lee?  That is him in the green shirt, right, Terri?  Ha!  Big thanks to the fan who snapped this shot, and to ratoka @rainHK for sharing it.  Saranghae…!  — Stephe ^@@^

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Rain’s new SK Telecom CF, English subbed.

•May 5, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Original video credit: SK Telecom / ratoka @rainHK
Korean → English translation: Amy @CloudUSA
English subtitle production: Terri @CloudUSA
Presented by AroundTheWorldVideo @YT

Please feel free to share on all sites and forums.  When reposting, please credit all parties.  Thank you!

“Dae… han-min!-guk!”  Go big, South Korea.  Big!

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And an added “Dae… han-min!-guk!” treat from the past: SK Telecom, Rain, and Park Ji-Sung (with Lee Young-Pyo) also throwing their collective hat into the soccer arena back in 2006.  They’ve been doing this for quite a while, Clouds.  — Stephe ^@@^

(courtesy of birained)

(courtesy of Eijiyaic)

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More Open Concert.

•May 5, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Have tremendous fun with these fresh Open Concert fan cams from the recent pre-recording.  Again, Hip Song in Love Song attire.  So cute.  Rain was having such a good time.  — Stephe ^@@^

Love Song & Hip Song full versions.  (credit: DC Rain Gallery / courtesy of ratoka)

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And just for more fun, let us digress to an Open Concert from the past (a GOOD one, by george, November 2008).  As we understand it, this was after Ninja Assassin wrapped in Berlin and Rain had happily returned to the Korean stage.  Of course, his Rainism hair is well conditioned and in full effect. 🙂  — ^@@^

Rainism & Love Story full versions.  (courtesy of tatishock & since625) 

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More May wallpaper!

•May 5, 2010 • 1 Comment

Thanks to SK Telesys—yay!  And it is really slick.  So now you can make a choice for the month, Clouds.  Go blooming springtime and happy with Lotte, or metallic and Bond-ish with SK, whichever Rain tickles your fancy.  Ha.  — Stephe ^@@^

» There are multiple sizes of Rain’s WPhone calendar for May on the SK Telesys site HERE.  There are a couple of screensavers for you, too.  Thanks to the sixtofive1982 news blog for the tip.

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[images] Fresh Strong Heart.

•May 4, 2010 • 2 Comments

(credit: DC Rain Gallery / courtesy of ratoka @rainHK)

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[ad images] SK-800. Go Metal.

•May 4, 2010 • Leave a Comment

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Rain Check.

•May 4, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Dream Concert Sold Out In Ticket Sales! 

The KpOpNation 5/4/2010 — This year’s Dream Concert headlines the news yet again! Following security issues and a series of fanclub wars over seat arrangement, good news of the event has been released today.  Sources [have] it, a day after ticket sales were opened – a total purchase of 30,000 to 40,000 [have] been sold. Organizers [have] released a statement that no more tickets will be given except those reserved for fans given on certain events….

» Read the entire post, properly sourced from Nate News, at The KpOpNation HERE.

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Rain Attends the VIP premiere of movie The Maid.  » You can see fan Imane’s pictorial of Rain’s arrival, on the K-world Addicted blog HERE.

SSTV was on the premiere scene—enjoy this edited quickie clip of Rain at The Maid.  (credit: SSTV / edited and presented by scorpiolabibi @YT.  Please DO NOT re-up this to any other YouTube channel.  Thank you!)

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April a stellar month for Rain.

•May 4, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Asian news source Osen reports that Love Song, the title track (released March 30th) of Rain’s Back To The Basic special album (released for sale April 7th), consistently ranked number one on all of the online music charts last month—Dosirak, Mnet, Melon, Soribada, and Hanteo, to name a few.  Hanteo (a company responsible for overall CD sales volume) has also reported that the Back To The Basic album itself ranked number one on last month’s charts.

According to Air Monitor and Chart Korea, Love Song has the April number one spot when it comes to broadcast show votes as well.  Love Song also won a Cyworld Bronze award for being downloaded over 100,000 times on their sites.  Rain completed his grand slam by dominating the April TV show charts of M!Countdown, Music Bank, and Inkigayo.  He has performed Hip Song in support of Love Song on several comeback stages thus far, but in May, Hip Song will take center stage on its own.

(A big thanks to rain bird and Rain Europe for this information.)

— Stephe ^@@^

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大…한민!국! “Dae…han-min!-guk!”

•May 4, 2010 • 7 Comments

More on Rain’s SK Telecom CF with Park Ji-Sung, in anticipation of South Korea’s inclusion in the top 16 soccer teams to compete in the upcoming World Cup, as in 2002.  We really love the T-shirts… don’t you?  — Stephe ^@@^

Video courtesy of ratoka @YT / translation by Cloud USA Forum member Amy of Perth, Australia.  Please credit properly with use.  Thanks!

Reporter : (다시 한 번 16강 진출 가능할까요?) Do you think it’s possible to advance to final 16 once more?

Ji-Sung : (물론 가능하다고 생각을 하고 있고요) “Of course, I think it’s possible.”

Rain : (당연히 가능하죠) “Absolutely, it’s possible.”

Ji-Sung : (다시 한 번) “Once more!”

Rain : (다시 한 번) “Once more!”

Ji-Sung : (2002년의) “Of 2002…”

Rain : (2002년의) “Of 2002…”

Ji-Sung : (영광을) “Its glory…”

Rain : (열정을) “Its passion…”

Rain & Ji-Sung : (재현하겠습니다) “We can revive it.” (Talking about glory and passion.  That’s to say: We hope to revive the glory & passion of 2002 once more.)

Narrator : (이제 더 큰 승리를 향해) Now, we go for the victory.  (다시 한 번) Once more!

Crowds : (大~~~~한민!국!) “Dae~~~~han-min!-guk!”

(“dae-han-min-guk” is the pronunciation of full name of S. Korea.  大 is a Chinese word of 대(dae), and it means big.  “Dae~~~~han-min!-guk!” is a part of famous rooter’s song [cheer] made by SK telecom.  — Amy ^^ )

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And check out these nice campaign pics and caps (courtesy of ratoka).  A few of them appear to advertise » SK Telecom’s celeb T-shirt auction that will raise money for the Young Boy Soccer Fund. 

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Rain to grace the finale of “One Touch the Last.”

•May 4, 2010 • 1 Comment

Allkpop 5/4/2010 — It’s been announced that Rain will be a special guest for his best friend Psy’s concert.  On May 15th, Rain will appear in the finale performance of Kim Jang Hoon and Psy’s concert, One Touch the Last, and perform a duet with Psy….

» You can read the entire allkpop post Rain and Psy To Perform a Duet HERE.

Sounds like Rain intends to lighten up the mood on stage by being jovial and not his usual glamorous self.  Rain the Comedian.  Hm.  Interesting.  — Stephe ^@@^

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Rain to appear on Open Concert.

•May 4, 2010 • Leave a Comment

As we understand it, Rain will be on an upcoming broadcast of KBS’s Open Concert.  » You can familiarize yourself with the show, on KBS World, HERE.  You can also » visit the actual Open Concert website HERE.  Enjoy these short but sweet fan cams from the pre-recording, which we believe took place on the 4th (yesterday, Asia time).  Hip Song, but wearing Love Song attire—we haven’t seen that happen before, have we?  And of course, Rain strategically uses that waist flap on the back of his MCM pants.  Haha.  Isn’t he something?  — Stephe ^@@^

(credit: Cam by J @DC Rain Gallery / courtesy of scorpiolabibi @ YT)

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Take a gander at these Open Concert pre-recording stills.  Whoa—what Bling is that?  The Ebony (on white)?  It looks lighter than black, though that could be because of the lighting… Ah, well.  We’ll see soon enough.

(image credit as tagged / DC Gallery / from scorpiola)

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[news vids] Rain arriving at the Shilla Hotel…

•May 4, 2010 • Leave a Comment

…for the Jang/Ko nuptials on May 2nd.  Cloud Scorpiola edited these individual news coverages together, back to back, to make one “reel” for your viewing convenience.  I have to say, the Korean media can be pretty scary sometimes, the way some of them bark like a pitbull at a celebrity for a statement.  Wow.  — Stephe ^@@^

(credit: DongA, SuperTV, Innolife TV, Y-star, YTN / edited and presented by scorpiolabibi @YT.  Please DO NOT take this video and upload it to any other youtube channels.  Thanks!)

(wedding invitation image credit: Betchay)

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Sexy back #2.

•May 4, 2010 • 1 Comment

Thank Heaven for small favors.  Like pictures. ^@@^

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Can South Korea make the Top 16 at the World Cup?

•May 3, 2010 • 1 Comment

That is the question that Rain and Park Ji-Sung’s new SK Telecom CF asks.  » You can see our previous post and WATCH the commercial ad HERE.

Question: Can the Korean team make the top 16 at the 2010 World Cup?

Park Ji-Seong: “Sure, I think it is possible.”

Rain: “No question about it.”

Park Ji-Seong & Rain:  “Once again, we’ll rekindle the flame of our passion in 2002.”

(CF’s brief translation by rain bird)

Asian source Newsen has reported that SK Telecom, in addition to supporting South Korea’s awaited entry into the 2010 World Cup with this new ad, will also hold a charity event called “Once Again: An Auction of Stars’ T-Shirts” from May 3 through June 13.  T-Shirts imprinted with the moto “Once Again, Korea” and autographed by sports and pop stars like Park Ji-Sung, Park Tae-Howan, Choi Kyung-Joo, Rain, Kim Jang-Hoon, Psy, the Brown Eyed Girls, etc. will be sold and proceeds donated to the Young Boy Soccer Fund.

(Thank you to rain bird and Rain Europe for this information.)

— Stephe ^@@^

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Rain for Lotte DF Spring/Summer campaign.

•May 3, 2010 • Leave a Comment

 

» You can enjoy The KpOpNation’s brief pictorial of Rain’s contribution to the new Lotte Duty Free project HERE. 

And browse an additional gallery right here. 😉  ^@@^

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(source: LotteDFS / credit: rainHK / courtesy of ratoka)

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Getting jiggy with Hip Song.

•May 3, 2010 • 6 Comments

The WAWA Dance Academy at club.cyworld.com got ultra-jiggy with Rain’s Hip Song.  And we mean Ultra… Jiggy.  Nobody gets down like this unless they’ve got mad skills.  Bravo!  We like! 😀  — Stephe ^@@^

(courtesy of namgeun)

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[ad images] SK W800 “Rain” phone.

•May 3, 2010 • 6 Comments

If you’re a guy whose cellphone 1) is pink or any pastel color at all, 2) is covered with sparklies or Hello Kitty, 3) has charms hanging off of it, 4) gets “WTH?” looks from the ladies, 5) is falling apart, or 6) is all of the above… salvation is at hand.  Get yourself a Rain phone, and you will have game.  Be The Man.  (Copying his hairstyle, clothing, and six pack can’t hurt either.) 🙂    — ^@@^  

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Rain’s new WPhone CF is here.

•May 3, 2010 • 10 Comments

From SK Telesys.  The campaign has begun.  And I must admit we laughed like crazy.  How cute, indeed, and worth waiting for.  — Stephe ^@@^ 

(video courtesy of ratoka @YT / original translation by rain bird @Rain-eu. / loose translation by Stephe)

Firm, rigid jaw.
Six pack.
Classic black suit.
So… why are you using a girl’s cellphone?
“Your need to be a man is why you need the WPhone.”
“Prove you’re man enough with the WPhone, by going metal.  W.”

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And now… the making of what you just saw, Rain’s SK WPhone (SK800) commercial ad. 

(credit: SK-W / scorpiolabibi @YT)

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Yes, Rain has dancers.

•May 3, 2010 • 7 Comments

For those of you who haven’t noticed the SEXIEST DANCERS IN SOUTH KOREA… he does have them.  Muscles poppin’, bodies rockin’… a woman would have to be blind.  ^@@^

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Cloudy Day: Fan art, inspired by Rain.

•May 3, 2010 • Leave a Comment

“Textured Rain,” freestyle.  By Cloud USA Community member Katie of Nottingham, U.K.  ^@@^ 

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A perfect fit.

•May 3, 2010 • 10 Comments

We don’t really need to explain that, do we?  Didn’t think so.  ^@@^

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The 2010 KTMF at the Hollywood Bowl rocked.

•May 2, 2010 • Leave a Comment

As far as we know, that is.

Though we haven’t run across any fan accounts yet, preliminary talk about last night’s Korea Times Music Festival in Los Angeles seems to be all good.  » You can see allkpop’s report and extensive pictorial of the artists on stage HERE. 

Enjoy.  — ^@@^

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Fresh Strong Heart images.

•May 2, 2010 • Leave a Comment

(Thanks to ratoka @rainHK.)

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The epic Jang/Go wedding.

•May 2, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Sorry, everybody—just can’t help myself.  I’ve been a fan of this couple for a heck of a long time.  (Actor Dong-Gun first caught my eye during his Giordano photoshoots with Rain back in the day, remember?  And lately, with SK Telecom.)  Plus our Ji-Hoon was there, so it’s all good.

» Go HERE for allkpop’s coverage and extensive pictorial of So-Young and Dong-Gun’s nuptials (Rain included).  Everyone who’s anyone was there.  — Stephe ^@@^

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Rain on SBS Inkigayo… or the Ebony Bling revealed.

•May 2, 2010 • 1 Comment

From the “Popular Songs” Inkigayo show for May 2nd (yesterday, Asia time).  As we understand it, Rain was presented with a belated Mutizen (No. 1) award for the 3rd week show that was canceled, and Hyo-Ri received the Mutizen (No. 1) for this week.  And yes… we did get a new white overvest with blinging ebony studs, matched up with his white MCM pants and white mirrored ice hat from last month… and his little undervest went dark again.  Goodness, if Rain keeps this up, we might have to put together a page just for B2TB bling.  LOL! — Stephe ^@@^

» OMGKPop’s line-up from the entire May 2nd Inkigayo is HERE.

» K Bite’s rundown and videos the May 2nd Inkigayo is HERE.

Love Song.  (credit: ratoka @YT)

Rain accepting his belated No. 1 win, and thanking his fans and agent for supporting him.

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[fan cam] Rain on Music Bank.

•May 2, 2010 • Leave a Comment

From April 30th, as he begins to sing Love Song.  His Red Bling is blinging HARD.  So pretty!  — ^@@^  (credit: Daum / courtesy of ratoka @YT) 

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Hustle, Rain… get in there! Don’t be late!

•May 2, 2010 • 1 Comment

Dong-Gun and So-Young are finally married!  And Dong-Gun is going to be a daddy… awwwww! 🙂  One more hunk officially off the market, but what a happy, happy May day it turned out to be.  — Stephe ^@@^ 

(image source: naver news, courtesy of ratoka @rainHK / pre-wedding Black & White source: mydaily)

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RAINY DAY Season 2, episode 13.

•May 2, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Asia broadcast 5/1.  We pick up where we left off last week, in the present, during the taping of Rain’s comeback stage at Music Core.  And we’re also treated to Rain’s Back To The Basic press conference at the KT Building in Seoul, on April 5th.  Boy, there were a lot of reporters in that room.  How does a person manage to not go blind from all of that flash photography?  » Our previous post about Rain’s B2TB press conference is HERE, Clouds, so that you get the gist of what he’s talking about.  Enjoy, everyone!

We hope you also enjoy our revamped RAINY DAYS page.  — Stephe ^@@^

(courtesy of ratoka)

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