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Dinner time. A World Star’s gotta eat. ๐
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Dinner time. A World Star’s gotta eat. ๐
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LMAO!! ^@@^ โ
Now it’s obvious why everybody started screaming on the audio stream, Alisa. ROFL! #MrNaughty ^@@^ โ
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Rain and his Fabulous Ones took the stage in Guangzhou by storm and had a hell of a lot of fun doing it. ๐ ^@@^ (Image above and Insta cams credited as tagged.)
“I’m Coming” โ
“It’s Raining” โ
“My Girl” โ
“Marilyn Monroe” โ
“Hip Song” โ
“Fresh Woman” โ
“Dance Break” โ
“Dance Break (I Do)” โ
“LA Song” โ
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Go, YongDeock! Go, go! ๐ ^@@^ โ
Dayyumm! *DIES* XD ^@@^ โ
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Backstage. (Images credit: ็ป็บชไบบSUNNY / f. Vodka distributor andywan_hk)
The official after party. (Images credit: Face Club Guangzhou / as tagged)
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A writeup on the 2014 Rain Effect Show in Guangzhou in the Southern Metropolis Daily, yesterday. (Image credit: hcyang0115 @Twitter)
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RRG: More of Rain’s photo shoot in Cosmopolitan Magazine in May 2010 are in our previous post HERE. You can also read Rain’s interview with Cosmo (“Come On Baby, Light My Fire”) translated from Korean to Chinese to English in our previous post HERE. ^@@^
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Rain having a nice moment with his Clouds back on 11/14/2013 at the 2013 Story of Rain ZEPP Nagoya. LOL โฅย ^@@^ (Source credit: ino5301 @YT.)
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Just, wow. Thanks for sharing, Gori, and have a great show, buddy! ๐
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The man himself at his hotel in Guangzhou today. (Images credit: Ceciliasai @Sina)
A good look at the showcase venue in the bright light of day. (Images credit: ็ฎ็ฑkevin @weibo)
The RE showcase on the big marquee at the Guangzhou Railway Station today, 5/24. (Image credit: cindyong @weibo)
A crew person shared a few images from yesterday’s rehearsal, 5/23. (Images credit: ๆขฆๅนปip็ๆผๆต @weibo)
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As we understand it, Cube Entertainment will be launching United CUBE TV on its YouTube Channel soon. Sounds good to us!
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Thai Clouds have compiled images of Rain traveling to his 2014 Rain Effect Show in Guangzhou, China, and of their own travels as well. CloudUSAer Tammy, also in Guangzhou, got in on some of the pictures and had a blast seeing her Thai Cloud friends again, for sure! Have a great time at the showcase, ladies. ๐ (Fan made credit: Rainscloudthailand @YT.)
He’s outta there (Korea) via Incheon. (Images credit: various media, as tagged)
A lovely wallpaper to remind you of our travelin’ man. (Credit: RAIN(ใ)LOVE2)
He’s in there (China) via Guangzhou. Time for another Rain Effect showcase! (Images credit: lovingRAIN625 / Celine-Rain)
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In this week’s Star Ranking poll that asked the question, “Which celebrities do you feel are the most devoted children?”, Rain came in second place with 21.2% of the vote.
The Top 5 are:
Tae-yeon (SNSD) 23.3%
Rain (actor, singer) 21.2%
Lee Seung-gi (actor, singer)17.8%
Sunny (SNSD) 11%
Joo Won (actor) 9.5%
A very nice looking list, if you ask me! (and even if you don’t^^)
Rain’s segment begins at the 8:14 minute marker, but the whole 24 minute show is terrific and worth a watch. ๐
Stephe @cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org
(Video source credit: ARIRANG @YT.)
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FinallyโRain’s chosen English spelling of his name on his movie’s poster. As “JiWoo” would say, “Oh, halleluia!” What a relief. Big thanks to Cloud Hungary and other global Clouds out there who contacted Hannibal Classics in hopes of a correction.
Well done, sisters. ๐
(Poster credit: Hannibal Classics)
Official movie trailer 2:05 mins. (Source credit: Hannibal Classics / courtesy of ratoka)
ยป LINK: See the trailer at HannibalClassics.com HERE.
Tomorrow (or much later on today, Thursday the 22nd, rather, seeing as it’s now past midnight) on Showbiz Korea on the Arirang TV channel, Rain is to be showcased as one of the stars who would be a devoted son. I plan to be watching. ๐
(Check your local cable or satellite service! I didn’t realize I had this TV channel until today. Whudathunk??)
Stephe ^@@^
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This very pretty SZTV Generation Show personality ๅฆ็ฒพๅค่ jumped on the bandwagon and made doggone sure to post a picture of herself and Rain, from last month’s show prerecording, and welcome him properly on her Weibo. Gosh, what a gorgeous picture of Rain… AS USUAL. *sigh* *googly eyes* ^^ ๐ ^@@^ (Image credit: ๅฆ็ฒพๅค่ @weibo)
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WOW! EE-Media posted pictures of Ma Xueyang MARS (of Chinese pop group Top Combine) on its micro-blog today, and one of the pics was with Rain back during the SZTV Generation Show recording on 4/19. Ma Xueyang himself posted the same pics on his micro-blog as well. The last time we saw members of Top Combine was waaaay back in March 2011, when Rain met them in Shanghai during his BEST Rain Asia Tour. Sooo cool. ๐ ^@@^ (Image credit:ย ๅคฉๅจฑไผ ๅช [EE-Media] @weibo / ่ณไธๅฑๅ_้ฉฌ้ช้ณMARS @weibo)
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Diva, actress, and Hong Kong MC Liza Wang posted images of herself and Rain at the SZTV Generation Show recording. Wow. Rain certainly does clean up well! (no surprise there) ๐ ^@@^ (Images credit: ๆฑชๆ่liza @weibo)
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Even the host of SZTV’s Generation Show couldn’t help weibo’ing a little somethin-somethin from the prerecording with himself and Rain. I think it’s safe to say that China lurves Jung JiHoon, for sure. ๐ ^@@^ (Image credit: ไธปๆไบบ่ธ่ธ @weibo)
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UNCONFIRMED: According to this page on damai.cn that’s dedicated to Jackie Chan’s upcoming “A Career of 100 Films” concert slated for August 2 in Shenzhen, China, Rain, Super Junior-M, Rainbow, and a slew of additional artists will attend this event. Not too hard to believe, seeing as Rain and Jackie are pretty good friends. ^@@^ (Poster credit: http://item.damai.cn/66829.html)
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UNCONFIRMED: Remember this unknown poster that popped up last month? Well, the Europe-China Cultural Development Co. Ltd.’s official Star micro-blog posted it on their Weibo back on the 10th. It’s advertising a joint show called the ไธญๅฝๆขฆโข้ๅๆ ๆผๅฑไผ (China Dream โข Jinhua Love Concert), slated for July 1. ^@@^ (Poster credit: ไธญๆฌงๆๅ ๆๅ [China Europe Stars and Culture] @weibo)
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Fans of Chinese-American actor, singer, and martial artist Andy On posted this pic of Andy, Rain, and a pretty lady. Looks very recent, though the location wasn’t specified. Handsome photo! Trivia: Andy was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and speaks English, Mandarin, and some Cantonese. ^@@^ (Images source: Andy On’s Russian fan page @vk.com)
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Rain about town: Rain Effect Showcase in Guangzhou (China) advertisements. ^@@^ (Images credit: LizSSS @weibo)
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And by the way… there’s gonna be an after-showcase party in Guangzhou. Cue the fireworks! ^@@^ (Poster source: 96player)
ยป LINK: RE Guangzhou after party MV, on Yukou. (Source: FaceSZ)
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More MENtholatum Rain on Mentholatum China’s micro-blog, on 5/9 and 5/14, in connection with the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Brazil. ^@@^ (Images credit: mentholatum001 @weibo)
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Speaking of RAINtholatum… his Icy Charcoal Face Wash ads are not only in TV spots and in the subways, but in the Hong Kong Metro newspaper too. Gotta love it. ๐ ^@@^ (Image credit: OWL-TV2XQ @weibo)
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P-Bro Sound, the record label who represents Rapercussion (awesome percussionist leader Zion Luz and drummer Recto Luz in Rain’s “LA Song” music video), shared on its Naver blog some behind the scenes pictures from when the music video was filmed. ^@@^ (Images credit: pbrosound @Naver)
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Teaser, 5/10. (Source credit: ๆทฑๅณๅซ่งๅนดไปฃ็ง [Shenzhen’s Satellite TV Show] @weibo. Courtesy of ratoka.)
Full program, 1 hour 30 mins, on 5/17. (Source credit: China ShenZhen TV Official Channel @YT.)
Clips. 30 Sexy and LA Song on The Generation Show, 5/17. (Courtesy of RAINsLittleCloud)
ยป LINKS: Full program, Part 1 and Part 2. (Courtesy of RAINsLittleCloud)
The downpour on their Weibo is incredible. He’s all over it! Multiple posts from May 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. ๐
(Images credit: ๆทฑๅณๅซ่งๅนดไปฃ็ง [Shenzhen’s Satellite TV Show] @weibo / SZTV)
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Official Movie trailer. (Source credit: Hannibal Classics. Courtesy of ratoka.)
“The Prince” poster at this year’s 67th Cannes Film Festival, which is taking place as we speak. (Image credit: Nate News / MBN Star)
John Cusack shared some movie stills from The Prince on his Weibo micro-blog on May 10. Very cool indeed. ๐
[# John Cusack # The Prince stills of this film by John Cusack โข โข Bruce Willis and 50cent, starring Korean star Rain, has completed shooting, will be released this year (specific schedule undecided) โ Translation by Google ^@@^]
(Images credit: ็บฆ็ฟฐๅบ่จๅ ่ต่ฎฏ [About John Cusack] @weibo)
The Prince will be screened at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France (May 14ย โ 21, 2014) under Hannibal Classics/Hannibal Pictures multi-film lineup. (Movie posters and Synopsis source credit: Hannibal Classics archive2 @us6 / HannibalClassics.com / Hannibal Classics archive1 @us6)
ยป You can read one of Hannibal’s plot synopses on our The Prince movie page HERE.
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Filming has wrapped on Rain’s and Crystal Liu’s (Liu Yifei) film ้ฒๆฐด็บข้ข (Roots of Dew/LuShuiHongYan) Difficult Love in China. After 50 days of shooting, the movie is now in post-production and will be released in November of this year.
So said the director, Gao Xixi, on his Weibo micro-blog back on May 8.
In the same post, he thanked columnist, magazine editor, essayist, and fiction writer Amy Cheung (she wrote the novel Roots of Dew, which was published in July 2006, and 40 other novels over the span of her career). He also thanked his lead actors, Rain and Liu, the director of photography, and other members of the cast and crew for their hard work.
I got the feeling from the post that he expects the finished film to be amazing, and he asked for everyone’s support.
We’re behind you all the way, Mr. Director. Thanks so much for sharing your picture of Rain and Liu Yifei with you on the set. ๐
Stephe @cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org
(Image credit: Gao Xixi / ้ซๅธๅธ @weibo)
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ยป You can revisit preliminary information about Roots of Dew HERE in my previous post.
May 8. (Images credit: yule.sohu.com)
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ยป You can revisit preliminary information about Roots of Dew HERE in my previous post.
April 8. (Images credit: yule.sohu.com)
April 14. (Images credit: Ent.163.com)
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Add your favorite dressing and dig in with the fork of your choice, haha. Enjoy! ๐
PREVIEW. Rain guests on SZTV’s Generation Show. (Source credit: v.qq.com / Courtesy of ratoka)
NEWS. Hollywood movie The Prince will be screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. (Source credit: ystarnews @YT.)
NEWS. Entertainment report on Roots of Dew/HongYanLuShui, on MBC News today, 5/14. (Source credit: IMBC.com / Courtesy of ratoka)
PREVIEW. Roots of Dew/HongYanLuShui movie preview on CCTV6, on 5/3. (Courtesy of HCYANG0115)
MAKING OF. Roots of Dew/HongYanLuShui movie report on CCTV6, on 5/4. (Source: http://www.m1905.com/video/play/754018.shtml / Courtesy of ratoka)
ยป LINK: Rain’s dance break on SZTV’s Generation Show, posted by the show on Yukou, 5/16. Rain dances and the women swoooooon.^^
ยป LINK: Rain and Liu Yifei filming Roots of Dew in Shanghai, on Sohu Entertainment News on 5/9. (Source: tv.sohu.com)
ยป LINK: Rain and Liu Yifei filming Roots of Dew in Shanghai, on Sohu Entertainment News on 5/7. (Source: tv.sohu.com)
ยป LINK: Teaser for the 2014 Chengdu Automotive Music Festival in Chengdu, China, slated for this June at the Chinese Modern Pentathalon Events Center, on v.qq.com. (Credit: ้ฟๆง @qq)
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There are a gazillion of them out there! Here are some of my favorites. ๐ ^@@^
http://instagram.com/p/nA_6cRutCz/
http://instagram.com/p/nBA9zMutFP/
http://instagram.com/p/nBGNGWutBb/
http://instagram.com/p/nDCcGKOtGE/
http://instagram.com/p/nA6XdznYul/
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(Image credit: somuchto2y @weibo)
(Images credit: terry820625 @Instagram)
ยป LINK: QIYI news report on RE Shanghai, and how a patriotic Rain asked the fans to pray together for the MV Sewol Ferry victims during the show. On iQIYI.
Fan cam. I’m Coming, and It’s Raining. (Source credit: rainalu / courtesy of RAINsLittleCloud @dailymotion)
Fan cam. Touch Ya. (Source credit: rainalu / courtesy of RAINsLittleCloud @dailymotion)
Fan cam. Multiple songs. (Source credit: Johny.qh / courtesy of RAINsLittleCloud @dailymotion)
Fan cam. 30 Sexy. (Source credit: rainalu / courtesy of RAINsLittleCloud @YT.)
Fan cam. U, and Escaping The Sun. (Source credit: rainalu / courtesy of RAINsLittleCloud @YT.)
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Fan cams. (Source credit: aoi73x2 @YT.)
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Fan cam and Slide show. 30 Sexy. (Source credit: mitch / ug9mikd @YT.)
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Word on the street:
Drama RECAP News 5/2/2014 โ
Rainย has received another casting offer for the upcoming KBS 2TV Mon-Tues drama โLove Discoveryโ which is set to premiere this August.
A representative from his agency Cube DC revealed toย Star News on May 2, โRain has been receiving casting offer for various films and dramasโฆ Although he has received the casting offer for โLove Discoveryโ, he does not have a particular production in mind yet.โ
Rain has also received the casting offer for the drama โIndian Summerโ. His agency rep stated, โHe will make a decision soon.โ
โLove Discoveryโ is written by tvNโs โI Need Romanceโ seriesโ Jung Hyun Jung and is a romantic comedy which portrays the story of an ex-boyfriend reappearing to a woman who is dating someone else.
Oh, it’s true:
SOOMPI News 5/12/2014ย โ by jun2yng
Singer/actor Rainโs Hollywood comeback film โThe Princeโ will be screened for the first time at the 67th Cannes Film Festival to be opened on May 14.
โThe Princeโ is Rainโs first film following his military discharge last year, and is his first Hollywood movie in five years since โNinja Assassinโ in 2009. This is also Rainโs first antagonist role.
The film is an action thriller directed by Brian A. Miller, and also stars actors such as Jason Patric, Bruce Willis, John Cusack, and 50 Cent. In the film, Rain plays the right-hand man of gang boss Bruce Willis, who plots revenge against John Cusack.
Premiering in Korea in the latter half of this year, โThe Princeโ will officially start marketing and promotions at the Cannes Film Festival. The teaser and movie posters will be released online.
Rain is currently filming for the Chinese film โHong Yan Lu Shui,โ which is set to premiere on November 11, and he will soon be selecting a comeback work for his return to the Korean small screen, as well.
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We’d like to send comfort to the lost souls, the survivors, and the loved ones whose lives have been turned upside down by the sinking of the MV Sewol back on April 16.
It’s only a small gesture in the whole scheme of things, but even small things can carry a lot of power, especially when the sincere heart is involved.
If you would like to participate, please do the following:
Send a picture of yourself holding your written message of comfort and condolence OR a graphic message of comfort and condolence made by yourself to letitrain@cloudusa.org. Please include on your message or graphic your location, and your name if you so wish. The deadline is roughly two weeks from now, Monday, May 19.
The go-to person for this project is Cloud USA Activities Director Dot Kelly (@I_am_Dulcie).
Thanks in advance to all who find it in their hearts to help with this project.
Stephe @cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org
Hello, dear Clouds and Rain fans!
Just wanted to keep you in the loopโfrom today until after Mother’s Day, Cloud USA will be on the road.
Terri is flying to South Korea today to visit her nephew (and his wife) who are stationed with the Army there. She misses him a lot, and seldom takes time out for herself and works very hard on her job, so I’m beyond thrilled that she’s finally going to get some well-deserved rest and relaxation, with a beloved relative to boot! So, for the next couple of weeks she’ll be a site-seeing, Cloud-visiting traveler on the Korean peninsula.
I’m hopping in the RainBuggy and heading north to visit my dear friend (and Cloud sister) Dianne in Virginia. We haven’t seen each other in nearly two and a half years, which is a travesty that must be rectified. I am long overdue for some R & R myself to catch up on my fiction writing and reading that has gone by the wayside. There’s no better medicine for me than the serenity of a road trip! Besides, I miss her a lot.
Just how well of an Internet connection Terri will have in Korea is up in the air for the moment, but we’re keeping our fingers crossed that we’ll be able to communicate regularly. I’ll be keeping an eye on the goings-on in the Rainiverse when I can.
I’ll be watching out for any Rain goods I can find in Virgina. I dare say, Terri should find plenty, lucky duck. LOL
Have a terrific weekend, peeps! Talk to you soon.
Peace out! ๐
Stephe ^@@^
(So fresh and so clean for Men’s UNO Hong Kong magazine, April 2005.)
ยป You can visit the previous Open Thread HERE. And of course, donโt forget that our Cloud USA Forum is a most excellent place for Rain love, fan communication, and self-expression. By the way โ have you left a message for Rain on the official Korean Cloudย OR on the official Japanese Cloud today?
ยป Help us recognize Jung JiHoon as a leader in global entertainment excellence. Join the World Star Rain Brigade with your Twitter or your Facebook today, or add the World Star Widget to your website! Big thanks, fans. โฅ
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Fan made of the week: Rain’s Men’s UNO HK photoshoot, by houj. My Rating: Beyond Adorable. This is one of the very first Rain fan mades I ran across back in the day, and it’s been close to the maternal chamber of my heart ever since. The camera loved Mr. Playful/Mr. Charming/Mr. Professional because he knew just how to make it happy.
The music accompaniment is one of my favorite Rain songs, “Quiz.” It’s one of those cheerful, delightful little tunes that just makes you smile.