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(720 x 400 / 780 x 480 / 1000 x 1380 / 1000 x 1400) The latest poster ads for MENtholatum Professional Skincare for Men. As they said in their 11/29 post, “Come shop and find Santa Claus!” Ho ho ho! 🙂
Continue reading ‘[images][poster ads] MENtholatum Rain check.’
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…that chips and grilled skewers go nicely before a practice. 🙂
(Image credit: RAIN / 29rain @Twitter / rain_oppa @Instagram, 11/30/2014)
“역시 꼬치는 신주쿠. 금 오늘은 롯본기 맛집 ㅋ 그리고 일 일 일 연습 ~ㅠ”
Translation by Elsie. “The best skewer is from Shinjuku Japan. Today at Rappongi famous restaurant..keke .. and work and more work and practice~ㅠ”
(Image credit: RAIN / 29rain @Twitter / rain_oppa @Instagram, 11/28/2014)
“헉 ~ 모지 ~완전 ~ 진짜~ 맛이~ 잘만들었다”
Translation by Elsie. “Hmm …what is this~ so tasty~ well made”
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You’ve got that right, Reggie! Thanks for letting the world know, too. 😀
“K-Pop star Jung Ji-Hoon (정지훈), Rain, 鄭智薰 one of the most talented singers and dancers I’ve seen.”
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I’m not bragging. It just is what it is.
Back during Thanksgiving week here in the States, a new MCM flagship boutique opened at the luxury Pavilion Kuala Lumpur shopping mall in Malaysia. And the Pavilion KL Twitter just about lost its ever-loving mind because Rain was coming to the event as Special VIP. Heck, I don’t blame them.
Thank you, Pavilion KL, for catering to Rain’s Clouds. Thumbs up! 🙂
Stephe @ cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org
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(Image credit: audrakay @Instagram)
(Fan cam credit: James Ng)
(Image source: ningdalton @Instagram)
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Folks were snapping selfies with Rain over their shoulders left and right at the MCM flagship grand opening at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur this past 11/26. It kind of tickled me pink. Here are a few of them.
The guys were every bit as happy to see Rain as the gals. 🙂
(Kent Tan / tskent)
(awalashaari)
Insta cam:
(ferhatnazri)
I couldn’t find this lovely young lady’s name in order to credit her properly, so if anyone knows her, please chime in. Thanks!
Gotta love the way the woman behind Rain seems to be saying, “That’s him, girl! That’s HIM!” LOL~ 😉 ^@@^
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Random Rain Goodness: Bless you, Adry, for this Mentholatum fan art! Wahhhhh. 🙂
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Rain is participating in yet another the Korean Stars’ Charity Auction on Taobao by putting his signature on a pair of trousers that he wore in My Lovely Girl, and on a s-w-e-e-t Lamucha leather backpack. There are a LOT of stars donating items to this one. Looks like the bidding will commence on 12/12.
» Clip LINK: Korean Stars’ Charity Auction on Taobao, on Youku.
Continue reading ‘[images][clip] Rain check. (On auctions, Diamond Lover, and more appearances.)’
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A private performance at the Marina Bay Sands Resort in Singapore, accepting the 2014 Asian Couture Federation Style Icon Award, wearing a geometric jacket by MCM that only he can pull off. 🙂
(Hip Song and LA Song source credits: xin.msn.com / Courtesy of BiRain625)
(Images credit: http://tin.4vn.eu/ as tagged)
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Fashion One Blog 12/1/2014 —
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Additional awardees include Ms. Silvia Fendi for Outstanding Contribution to the Global Couture Industry, Mr. Bryan Yambao, more famously known by his moniker Bryanboy, for Outstanding Contribution to Social Media in Fashion and Rain (Jung Ji-Hoon) as the Asian Couture Federation Style Icon…
» You can read this article in its entirety on the Fashion One Blog HERE.
Channel NewsAsia 11/26/2014 — by Marcus Mark Ramos
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The gala ended with a performance from K-pop superstar Rain (Jung-Ji Hoon), who also received the Asian Couture Federation Style Icon award…
» You can read this article in its entirety on Channel NewsAsia HERE.
Xin.MSN Entertainment — by Lee Wei Lin
You know what they say – good things come to those who wait.
And wait we did. Rain graced the glitzy Asian Couture Federation Awards Gala held at Marina Bay Sands last night, where he picked up an award for Style Icon 2014.
Dressed in a crisp white suit with geometric prints, he posed for photos before being promptly whisked off-stage, leaving even the emcees slightly mystified at his disappearing act.
Shortly after being presented the award, he took centre-stage for his stunning performances of ‘Hip Song’ and ‘La Song, from 2010’s Back to the Basic and 2014’s Rain Effect respectively.
After which, he uttered his first – and last – words of the night with a big “Thank You!” before disappearing backstage once again.
Click through for more pictures of Rain from the Asian Couture Federation Awards Gala.
WATCH: Rain – Hip Song
WATCH: Rain – La Song
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Rain Effect/Man of the Moment, penciled by artist Nao. Posted by raimy @ The Cloud.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Cloud USA will be taking a few days off to rest, rejuvenate and celebrate with our friends and family during this holiday week, so please pardon us for our temporary silence.
We are blessed to call each and every one of you a friend, and we thank you all for making Cloud USA such a loving and vibrant place.♥
Wishing you many Rainy and blessed days,
Terri :-} and Stephe ^@@^
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❤ ^@@^ Credit and edit: Naoko [harudoful] @ CloudUSA / CloudUSAChannel @YT. Music: Elvis Costello, “She”. PLEASE support the artist. Thank you!
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Posted by Mentholatum China on its Weibo micro-blog on 11/17, a fresh image for their professional men skincare line’s Energizing Ice Gel Wash. We approve! 🙂
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The fashion world is hopping in excitement right now because 1) the ACF Awards Gala 2014 will be commencing in a few days, on 11/25, at the Marina Bay Sands Resort in Singapore, and 2) Rain will be there for a special performance. Frank Cintamani, president of the ACF and chairman of FIDé Fashion Weeks, is blasting the news as far and as wide as he can from Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. We don’t blame him.
I can tell you I’m digging that poster. Nice. 🙂 ^@@^
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Rain is scheduled to attend the SBS Music Awards on December 21. Goodness, that means that after the music festival in China the day before, he’s gonna have to hightail it back to Seoul with a quickness! (Images credit: SBS)
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Image credit: DC
Remember back in August, when Rain did a video message and was supposed to participate in the Xiushan Lishui Oxygen Music Festival on the 3rd?
Well, I was too busy to notice back then, but I don’t think that festival ever happened, for whatever reason. (There is a pre-poster, but no images, fan cams, or clips of the event on this blog or our Pinterest.) Anywhos, Runway Media over in China has recently put up a fresh poster and info, with the festival date now December 20.
The 12/20 date has also been put on the old Rain message video from August as well. ^@@^
» Video message LINK: Rain Xiushan Lishui Oxygen Festival 12.20, on Youku.
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…that he really is a whiz in the kitchen. Cool. 🙂
(Image credit: RAIN / rain_oppa @Instagram / 29rain @Twitter, 11/21.)
“아~ 집에서 반건조 고구마 만들었는데 대박 !! 장사해야하나”
English translation by Elsie:
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As I’ve said before and probably will say again, Clouds know that sexy back ANYWHERE. 🙂 (Image credit: RainCloudHK)
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Full fan cam of the press conference in Beijing on 11/7.
» Video LINK: 视频: 2014.11.7《露水红颜》北京发布会（超近完整视频）on Youku.
Fan cam after the press conference in Shanghai, 11/8.
» Video LINK: 视频: [RAIN]141108 RAIN after Movie Press on Youku.
Fan cam before the Meet The Stars Event in Shanghai on 11/8.
» Video LINK: 视频: [RAIN]141108 RAIN OPPA.Kempinski Hotel OUT on Youku.
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News coverage of the press conference in Shanghai on 11/8. (Courtesy of biblueberry)
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Random For Love or Money Goodness. Adorable. 🙂 (Image source: nooaom1674 @Instagram)
Continue reading ‘[fancams/full][clip][images][露水红颜] For Love or Money check.’
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Want to see what the 내겐 너무 사랑스러운 그녀 (My Lovable Girl) original soundtrack looks like? Check it out!
CLICK on the above image ↑ ↑ ↑ or HERE to go to YesAsia U.S. if you’d like a copy of your own. Two CDs, 27 tracks, $20 bucks and change. Not bad! ^@@^ (OST images credited as tagged)
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Thanks, Sonya, for sharing some of what Cha Ye Ryun (“Hae Yoon”) said about Rain in these Nate and Naver news articles HERE, and HERE. Thumbs up! 🙂
Korean → English translation by Sonya @Cloud USA. Sonya’s asides are in brackets. Tweaks by Stephe.
“I was nervous during the first shoot, maybe because I was acting [having to keep in step] with younger co-workers [young actors and actresses] and I had aspirations for my role…
However, I don’t know how Ji-Hoon oppa managed to do such a great job. I have worked with many (male) actors but I have never seen someone like Ji-hoon oppa, who never showed his dissatisfaction [any displeasure in his look or in his manner] on the set. Ha ha
I learned so much from Ji-hoon oppa.
I was surprised that he took care with the staff as well as the actors and actresses.”
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Arirang TV’s Showbiz Today segment on Rain, BTOB, and AOA, which aired this past week. (Clip credit: ARIRANG KPOP @YT.)
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Before we get to the Koreaboo writeup…
I’m sure some of you’ve already seen where a digital forensics expert has compared a picture of Rain with the fake photo in question, and has concluded that they are two different men. As we already knew.
The structure of the outer and inner ear is just like a fingerprint in that no two people have the exact same one. Eyebrow pattern is also significant.
Incidentally, the statement that is being quoted by every Korean→English news site and K-Pop site out there—The fact that the eyes are covered in the picture means there is a 90% difference from this particular person—might very well have been translated into English but made little sense to me at first. (There’s always a chance I’m being affected by my Flu medication. Yeah.) I had to think about it for a good minute, but I feel that what they mean is, When you mark out a person’s eyes in a picture, that person immediately looks 90% different from his- or herself.
That must be it. I just tried it on a picture of myself, and lo and behold, if I was being completely objective, the lower half of my face and my forehead could have belonged to someone else! Wow. You learn something new every day.
I also found a scientific article about how the eyes are CRITICAL for facial recognition. Which the netizen already knew, of course. Which is why s/he marked them out, so that the real guy’s altered face would look 90% different from his real face, thus he could be mistaken for just about anyone. Especially Rain in a dimly lit shower at an odd angle.
Huh.
Go get that “paper”, Rain.
(Personally, I’m a little weirded out by SBS News trying so hard to set the record straight when they’ve been so instrumental in Rain witch hunts in the past. Know what I mean?)
Stephe @ cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org
» Korean article LINK: Nate News, “한밤’ 전문가, 비 나체사진 감식 “귀·눈썹 모양 달라”
Koreaboo 11/16/2014 —
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Rain’s representing attorney, Kim Nam Heung, stated during an interview with Section TV, “On the 13th, through Rain’s agency, we became aware of the vicious rumours that were spreading on the internet and verified that they were all false. We came to the conclusion that the rumours were all ill-natured and filed for Distribution of Falsehood and Defamation of Character.”
Attorney Kim Nam Heung continued, “Including the original leaker, an additional 20 to 30 other individuals were charged and sued. If it is revealed that these netizens were intentionally redistributing these false rumours in an attempt to slander Rain, they may be facing up to a maximum of seven years in prison or a fine of 50 million won (approximately $45,442 USD).” ….
Source: Newsen
» You can read this article in its entirety on Koreaboo HERE.
Nicely said, Blue. It is indeed PAST time for the unscrupulous and inhuman to better themselves and leave the man alone. — Stephe ^@@^
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Posted by Mentholatum China on its Weibo micro-blog, 11/12.Good luck, all of you Mentholatum men who’ll be vying for the Hy product series prize!
Posted on 11/8. Yummy. ^@@^
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An extensive writeup in the Chinese newspaper 中原地鐵報Metro, on 11/13. (Images credit:
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This dear fan has posted a few glimpses of For Love or Money on her Weibo. What’s the first thing I see? English subtitles! Which hopefully means a fast turnaround time for DVD and Blu-ray! (Images credit: 娜女生唯爱郑萌萌Rain_oppa)
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HIERSUN (Hanson) Diamond Brand provided the engagement ring used in For Love or Money from its I DO Collection. On November 10, they posted the cutest ever comic book version of the movie’s plot line, starring Rain, Crystal Liu, and the ring on their Weibo. Aww! ❤
Dare we hope that this means Rain wasn’t left heartbroken at the end of the movie?
Somewhere, I did read that Director Gao changed the ending from what was originally written in the novel (by Amy Cheung) in order to have a happy ending. Yay! *happy dance*
Stephe @ cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org
(Images credit: IDo官方微博)
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A quick observance: Do y’all remember how in his Full House days, Rain had to sing “The Three Bears” song everywhere he went? Well, at the For Love or Money promo events, they made him say the “I love you! I love you! I love you!” line from the amusement park carousel over and over again, in Chinese. “我爱你! 我爱你! 我爱你!” (pronounced “Wo-ai-ni! Wo-ai-ni! Wo-ai-ni!”) LOL!
Nice to hear him say it instead of a voice actor. I think he did a pretty good job. 🙂
Stephe @ cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org
In Chinese and Korean. (Clip source credit: 中国娱乐报道新媒体 / Chinese Ent. Reports / Courtesy of ratoka)
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At the cast greeting in Beijing, 11/7. (Images credited as tagged)
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At the Meet With The Stars Event in Shanghai, 11/8. (Images credited as tagged)
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Wow, official 2015 Rain membership cards and goods for Japanese Clouds already? Sweet. Lucky ducks! (Images credit: kumian / Tip: Scorpiola)
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Aww! This fan saw a set of Hyun Wook, Se Na, and Dal Bong pottery dolls made by another blogger. A nice way to remember My Lovely Girl. ❤ (Images credit: 娜女生唯爱郑萌萌Rain_oppa @Weibo)
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Dearest Heidi, we can’t thank you enough for thinking of Rain’s English-speaking fans. You are truly appreciated! 🙂
The Story of “For Love or Money”
Written and posted by: huhuhuhu @The Cloud
I hope many clouds will have the opportunity to watch the movie in cinemas. As it is in Mandarin, I hope this post will help you understand better the story line.
The movie is based on a story written by a popular author, but Director Gao Xi Xi said he has changed the content substantially, especially by giving it a happy ending.
Rain (“Xu Cheng Xun”) is the son of a tycoon, but has his own dream of being a painter. He doesn’t want to inherit his family’s business and is contented being a poor artist.
Crystal Liu/Liu Yi Fei (“Xing Lu”) aspired to aristocracy as her grandfather had been a nobleman, but it did not pass down. She was deeply betrayed by the man she loved. She decided she will not love anyone anymore.
Rain and Crystal met in a coffee shop and started their love story.
It turned out that Crystal was being hired by Rain’s mother to seduce her son. She wanted Rain to fall in love with Crystal, but at the end Crystal will leave him because he is poor. She believes this way Rain will return to her and get on with the family business.
Crystal carried out the plan, but in the process she found that she had genuinely fallen in love with Rain. The dilemma is now For Love or Money.
From the trailer it looks like love wins over money. There was a scene where Rain and Crystal were sitting on a bench. Rain was holding an umbrella shielding Crystal from the sun. She seems to be pregnant. 🙂
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Grab a fork and dig right in!
For Love or Money.
Fan cam. At the Meet With The Stars Event in Shenzhen (11/9).
Clip. » The Predestination of Liu Yi-Fei and Rain’s Previous and Present Life, on V.QQ.
Clip. » The press conference in Shanghai, on i-QIYI.
Clip. » The press conference in Beijing, on i-Feng. Hilarious, whether you know what’s being said or not!
Fan cams. Cast greeting in Beijing (11/7), Parts 1 and 2, on Youku.
Clip. » The Hallyu Wave in Chinese cinemas in November, on MBC News.
Clip. » Audiences reaction to the movie Special, on V.QQ. Looks good!
Clip. » The press conference in Beijing, on BTV.
My Lovely Girl.
News clip, English-subbed. The handsome Alex Chu of Clazziquai (“Sung Jin” in My Lovely Girl) talks about the K-drama and Rain in the first three minutes of his Showbiz Korea interview.
Like the legendary MJ said, “Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.” ^@@^ :-}
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Actually, it’s 33 million, not 30 million. But that’s okay. No prob. 🙂 ^@@^ ($5.5 million U.S. dollars = ¥33. million Chinese yuan = ₩6. billion Korean won)
Video LINK: South Korean Rain starring in Chinese drama with partner Tang Yan, 30 million paycheck, at Youku.
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Rookie screenwriter Lii小婕 posted this Sina article about Rain’s new Chinese TV drama, tentatively titled Diamond Lover, and the C-drama’s preliminary poster on her Weibo. I found some images of Rain’s new leading lady, award-winning actress Tiffany Tang (a.k.a. Tang Yan) so you all can check her out. She’s 30 years old and has done a lot in TV and film. I’m really excited about this new project! I applaud Rain for being smart and capitalizing on his popularity there while the iron is hot. G’on and get paid, Hoonie!
I hate to say this, but if his homeland won’t show him the love he deserves, there are other countries who will. ^@@^
(Images credit: China Entertainment News)
KPop Herald 11/10/2014 — by By Kim Min-jin
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“Rain will participate in the Chinese drama with guarantee of 6 billion won. Due to his popularity and fame in China, Rain was asked to play the part for an unprecedented offer,” an official of the drama production agency was quoted as saying.
» You can read this article in its entirety on KPop Herald HERE.
MWave 11/10/2014 — by Kim JiYeon / Translation Credit : Yeawon Jung
Singer and actror Rain has chosen the Chinese drama Diamond Lover (tentative) as his next project.
Diamond Lover is a highly-anticipated drama by Chen Ming Zhang, who directed Taiwanese drama Fated to Love You, which was remade in Korea due to its popularity.
In the drama, Rain will be transforming into the CEO of the world’s best diamond company and a typical elite of the society.
Although he is a perfectionist and a gentleman, he is cold and keeps his distance from people, calculating all benefits and losses in everything he does. In the drama, Rain will be acting out a cold man who later finds his true love.
Tang Yan, who will be acting opposite Rain, is a popular Chinese actress who starred in Perfect Couple, Chinese Paladin 3, My Daughter and more.
An affiliate of Rain’s new drama stated, “Rain has confirmed his appearance after getting an exceptional offer, taking into consideration his popularity and star status in China.”
It has been reported that he received over 6 billion won for the drama.
Rain will begin filming Diamond Lover in the beginning of December, traveling in between Shanghai, Nanjing, Belgium and Seoul.
Photo credit: Cube DC
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*Edited to Add: My goodness. It occurs to me that I was so fixated on “everything else”, I didn’t even get to Rain’s upper arm vaccination scars not being there. LOL! *SMH* And I hope the real guy in the photo sues that nutty-zen, too. ^@@^
Well, I’ve seen THE photo, and as far as I’m concerned, this nutty-zen could have at least had the decency to choose a picture that came somewhat close. Simply posting any muscular body and marking out the eyes doesn’t cut it. That is so clearly not Rain, LMAO.
Rain’s muscles, lips, jawline, abs, chest, man-V and hip bones are as unique as his hands. Even the bellybutton is wrong. It looks nothing like him.
Nice try, but no ceee-gar. LOL
The mystery guy’s not bad looking, don’t get me wrong. Not bad looking at all. He’s a’ight. (Is it you, netizen? Or your boyfriend?) However. Rain is well within his rights to sue over this, not only because you’re messing with his and Kim Tae Hee’s money with a lie, but for outright insulting him. You gave him a friggin’ downgrade instead of an upgrade (except for a certain area, perhaps). Just sayin’. 🙂 ^@@^
MWave 11/13/2014 — by Lee Min Ji / Translation Credit : Grace Danbi Hong
Rain will be strongly confronting rumors regarding nude photos.
On November 13, a photo of a nude man began circulating online. The netizen, who spread the picture, explained that it was a nude photo of Rain that was leaked out of Kim Tae Hee′s cellphone. Regarding this, Rain′s agency has stated that it was completely false.
Rain′s legal representative, Kim Nam Hong, told Newsen on November 13, “We′ll be filing a complaint sometime today or tomorrow. This is completely false.”
“We don′t know with what intention it was released. At first, we thought it was something to laugh over, but a surprising number of people actually believed it was Rain. We thought that everyone would dismiss the photos, but it′s actually becoming a problem. It′s a problem because people in Japan and China will also look at it, and many believe it′s from Kim Tae Hee′s cellphone.”
The lawyer continued, “It is a very childish act. We believe that [the netizen] is doing it on purpose to raise credibility. [The netizen] even added, ′I hope it′s not.′ That seems even more malicious to us.”
“If you don′t blur out the eyes in the picture, it′s clear that it′s not Rain, but we′ve come to the conclusion that the eyes were covered up on purpose. The person doesn′t have the skill to photoshop a picture, so [the netizen] cleverly hid the eyes. We were going to overlook the issue at first, but we decided to strongly confront this issue after believing that it was done out of malice.”
Photo Credit: Newsen
(Rain in 2006 during his Pepsi Circus CF and photo shoot in China. Not sure if this is true, but I’ve read that Rain was voted the Celebrity With The Perfect Body there, so Pepsi signed him up FAST. And that although he was allergic to something in the silver glitter on his chest, he convinced JYPE to let Pepsi put it on him anyway. The show must go on! ^@@^)
» You can visit the previous Open Thread HERE. And of course, don’t forget that our new Cloud USA Forum is a most excellent place for Rain love, fan communication, and self-expression. By the way — have you left a message for Rain on the official Korean Cloud OR on the official Japanese Cloud today?
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