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25-May-07][ThaiIndia]Rain is coming to Bangkok
Deb's Note: Sounds like a writer from India wrote this article~
May 25, 2007
By Satya Adhar
He is a phenomenon in Thailand, rather throughout East Asia - including Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Mainland China, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. All of 25 years, this Korean lad "RAIN" (actual name Jung Ji-Hoon) is a very popular Singer, Actor, Dancer and a Model. He is into Pop, Hip-Hop and Rhythm and blues.
Just check this - In April 2006, Time named him as one of the "100 Most Influential People Who Shape Our World.In 2007, Rain was voted by Time Magazine's online user poll as the most influential person in 2007, although he was not in the magazine's actual list. He also made it into People's 2007 list of the "Most Beautiful People" in the world.
His "Rain's Coming" Tour began on December 15, 2006 at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, and will continue through 2007 to various countries. He will be in Thailand on June 2nd and 3rd 2007 performing at Impact Arena. See event details here.
If you are still unimpressed, check this - His third album "It's Raining" topped the charts in all of the following countries as of December 29th, 2005: Japan (100,000 copies), China (500,000 copies), Taiwan (70,000 copies), Thailand (150,000 copies), Indonesia (50,000 copies), and South Korea (154,000 copies), for a combined total of 1,074,000 units sold, making it Rain's most successful album to date both domestically and internationally. His first concert, Rainy Day, held in Korea and Japan, was sold out the first day tickets became available.
He has also featured in Movies, TV Serials and plethora of commercials. With a long list of Awards, he is definitely the most happening pop sensation at present.
Its interesting to note that he sings mostly in Korean and very few in English. The new strait times reports on his performance in Kuala Lumpur.
"No one, except his Korean fans (quite a number were at the concert) would understand what he was singing. English translations came on only for a few songs. But then again, no one really cared what he was singing as they were busy gawking at his electrifying footwork, his seductive body movements and every little gesture that came from his well-toned torso."
Having conquered Asia, Rain set his sights on the US and became the first Asian to perform at New York’s Madison Square Garden, in February last year. His two sell-out shows put him on the map. But Rain understands that to crack the US market he also needs to master the language. “Every language is difficult. It’s hard to pick up a language in such a short period. I hope I can better my English as soon as possible. But it takes time.”
One wonders if he can ever be so popular in India?
Credit: ThaiIndian ll cecilia@SexyBi |
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发表于 2007-5-27 13:02
