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http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSSP31340820080821
Pop star Rain vows to keep acting despite weak debut
Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:16am EDT
By Belinda Goldsmith
BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - South Korean pop sensation Rain has vowed to keep acting and trying to break into the U.S. market despite his debut Hollywood movie, "Speed Racer", crashing at the box office.
Rain is one of Asia's top-selling musicians and a fan favourite in TV dramas but he has struggled for U.S. fame despite being named as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in 2006 and in People magazine's beautiful people list last year.
This summer, Rain, 26, tested the U.S. waters again with a role in the big-budget $150 million Warner Bros. movie "Speed Racer", but the film failed to ignite audiences with its American debut weekend only pulling in about $18 million.
But Rain said this would not put him off. He has already filmed his next movie, "Ninja Assassins," again by the Wachowski brothers, best known for "The Matrix" trilogy.
"Regardless of its ratings, Speed Racer was my first movie and I think it is meaningful that I get to meet the Wachowski brothers who I really admire," Rain told Reuters in an interview at the Beijing Olympics where he was a guest of Games sponsor Samsung.
"Right now I'm only focused on Ninja Assassin which is very import!ant for me and is coming out early next year. I have plans to star in other movies but there is nothing confirm!ed yet."
Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, has starred in TV dramas and movies in South Korea and played to sold-out concerts across Asia, where his boy-next-door image has won him legions of fans across language barriers.
But a series of concerts planned for the United States fizzled out last year because of promotional problems.
Rain, who sings largely in Korean and is working on another album for Asian fans, acknowledged he had yet to gain wide recognition in the United States or Europe, but said he was working on it.
"If I do a lot more activities and I do my best I believe a lot more people will recognise me," said the singer, dressed in tight jeans and white-and-silver pointed shoes.
"I can introduce more Western people to my movies and my songs and this type of interview as well will help me cement my name on the global stage," said Rain as he headed out to greet hundreds of screaming fans.
首部好莱坞电影票房惨败 Rain表示会再接再厉
2008年 8月 21日 星期四 路透中文网
路透北京8月21日电(记者Belinda Goldsmith)---尽管韩国演艺明星Rain进军美国主演的首部好莱坞电影《极速赛车手》(Speed Racer)票房惨败，但Rain发誓会继续表演，努力打入美国市场。
Rain是亚洲最畅销的音乐人之一，也是深受粉丝喜爱的电视明星之一，尽管他曾经被《时代》杂志评选为2006年最有影响力的100人之一，去年也曾被《人物》杂志评选为“最美丽的人”，但Rain进入美国市场困难重重。
今年26岁的Rain在今夏再次涉足美国电影圈，在由华纳兄弟重资投拍的《极速赛车手》中出演，但这部电影在美国上映后首个周末便没能吸引观众注意力，票房仅为1800万美元。
但Rain表示这会让他失去信心。他现在已经在拍摄他的下一部由沃卓斯基兄弟 (Wachowski Brothers) 执导的电影《忍者杀手》(Ninja Assassins)。
Rain在北京接受路透采访时称：“不管票房如何，《极速赛车手》是我的第一部电影，我想我可以和我敬重的沃卓斯基兄弟导演合作本身就很有意义。”
“现在我把所有的精力都放在《忍者杀手》上，这部电影对我很重要，它将会于明年初上映。我也有出演其他电影的计划，但都没有确定下来。”（完）
翻译：靳怡雯 发稿：王丰
From: Rainbar&hanryulove
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发表于 2008-8-5 11:21
呵呵，这个材料很详细