Bi ~ RAIN (Jeong Ji Hun) Part VIII

[jessica]

welcome to part 8! :-) can you believe we made it this far? and our adoration for this lovely boy continues...

Schedule for 2006 (subject to change)
Schedule for 2006 - Part 1 (http://jay-chou.net/forums/showpost.php?p=563551&postcount=138) (thanks May ^^)
Schedule for 2006 - Part 2 (http://jay-chou.net/forums/showpost.php?p=573843&postcount=264)

Rain's Coming - World Tour website --> http://www.rainworldtour.com/

http://img225.exs.cx/img225/4400/biphotoshoot2tl.jpg
Profile - in the name of Jeong Ji-hun:
Name : Jeong Ji-hun
Date of Birth : June 25. 1982
Birthplace : Seoul
Physical : height-184cm/weight-74kg/blood type-O
Family : Father, Sister
Graduated : Changseo elem./Sungmun mid./Yanyang high./
attending to Kyung-hee univ.post modern music dept.
Hobbies : Watching movies, listening to music, collecting shoes
Nick name : Udi (Movie Toystory's)
Favorite maxim : Endless efforts, Endless endurance, Endless modesty
Favorite color : White & Black
Favorite actor : Domestic-Hansek-gue/Int'l-Charles Chaplin
Favorite Artist : Domestic-Parkjin-young/Int'l-Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Usher
Favorite Sport : Swimming & Basketball
Ideal type : The heart is warm & kindhearted on long hair.
music idea : Music & Dance are all of my life
~ credit to RAIN's Scent
Profile - in the name of Rain
Name : Rain (Bi in korean)
Debut : The debut stage of "bad man" was on April 28 Awards
-- music :
2002 Rookie singer award for the year(KBS MBC SBS M.NET KMTV)
2003 Popularity singer award(KBS, SBS)
Young boys and Girls best popularity singer award(MBC)
Popularity singer award(KMTV M.NET)
Popularity mobile award(MTV korea)
-- drama :
2003 Rookie, Popularity, Best couple, Netizen actor award for the year(KBS)
2004 Popularity award of Tv Part (The Bak_Sang Arts Grand Award)
Specialities : Music, Dance & Peformance are everything in my life.
Favorite Genre : R & B / Hip hap / Punky
Close stars : Gonghyo-jin(actress)/Kim tae-woo of G.O.D(singer)/Leegi-chan(singer)
Pet name : Collie pup
Favorite maxim : Endless Efforts, Endless endurance, Endless modesty
Favorite color : White & Black
10 Years from Now : Fashion design or Music producer
Biography :
-- music :
2002年05月13日 1st album 'Bad Man'
2003年10月16日 2nd album 'How To Avoid The Sun'
2004年10月10日 3rd album 'It's RAINing'
-- drama :
2002 [sitcom] Orange (SBS)
2003 SangDoo! Let's go to school!(KBS)
2004 Full House(KBS)
2005 A Love to Kill (KBS)
-- c.f :
2002 SK Telecom 'Nate' / Samsung 'Kenox' / Lotte 'scalar' / Ziozia / 1492miles /
Moneta / TBJ / Elite basic
2003 1492miles / Halla vivaldi / kyochon chicken /
2004 SK Telecom / Enthia / Vita 500 / Kyobo Life / Rinai Korea /
-- etc. :
2002 KMTV Show! MusicTank's MC
2002 KBS MusicBank's MC
Fanletter : JYP ENTERTAMENT
#123-50 Chungdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
~ credits to RAIN's Scent
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2005 Awards
International award -
MTV Asia
MTV Asia Buzz (Japan)
MTV China award
= Grand slam (first Asian artist to get this)
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2006 Awards/Recognition

TIME 100 Most Influential People of the World

- scan of the article from deificsouL (http://jay-chou.net/forums/showpost.php?p=619437&postcount=405)
- online article from TIME (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1187264,00.html)
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full report on his biography + awards + albums + series + fansites (submitted by rachelle03) --> Rain's wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_%28singer%29)
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here's an article that Bi fans (or others) shouldn't miss:
Oct 2005 Jessica (HK) Magazine
Page 3
At mid Sept, the TIME mag Asia mentioned the hot and popular Korean singer-Rain in the Music forum titled "A Korean Force of Nature".
Rain is spreading over Asia with the name "Asia Michael Jackson", caused a heavy storm in Hong Kong, and now he is preparing to step in the US market with the target of the world market.
That is anyother feeling seeing him in real person.
Page 4
"Kissing means you can do everything for your lover. I think kissing means to give my spirit as well as all things inside to my lover."
Korean trend Red Rain
Rain, who is just like a tornado in HK, give us "Jessica" a chance to interview him in his tight and busy schedule and to take this unique photos in HK media.
With slight curvy hair, single-edged eyelids and shy smile, Rain is as attractive as in the photos and VODs. What shocks me is his 184cm tall body.
Rain, whose original name is Jeong Ji-hun, is 23 year-old only, but he has entered the stage for 7 years. With a poor childhood, Ji-hun entered the music circle at the age 16. His first album "Bad Guy" finally released at 2002 after the few-year training. This album was so popular once after debuted and won nearly all the "New singer" music awards.
Next year, his second album "How to avoid from the sun" released with the theme song reorginised from "Shape of my heart" of Sting. This song analogy the ex-gf as the sun which can't be escaped.
Rain said he doesn't experience this kind of love affair, however, his deduction touches everyone. That's why this song stayed in the No.1 continously for 3 months in almost every music camp. This made Rain's fairy tale a brilliant history.
In the same year, Rain got almost every "Most Popular singer" from different music awards and 5 important "New singer" awards. Afterwards, he became the King in the Korea music circle.
Who don't love?
The God of Fortune always helps the hard-working people. Rain carry his fortune on to the TV stage.
In 2004, he met a drama which helped him to step out Korea, that is "Full House". Before this drama, he only acted in the TV drama "Sangdoo, let's go school". In this drama, he acts as a gigolo and a single-dad, that's distant from his real life.
But in "Full House", he acts back himself as a famous star Lee Young-jae, his acting is agreed by everyone. "Full House" makes "Lee Young-jae" not only popular in Korea, but also China, HK, Taiwan and the Asia. The rumor said some housewives prepared 100 dishes of "sam-kae tong" for the staff of "Full House"; and during the time "Full House" on air, many people left messages saying that they don't want to do anything else other than watching Lee Young-jae's smiling face!
Rain became much more famous and with Song hae-kyu, they became the "Perfect TV couple".
Although he is under million people's support, he has his lovely side.
Besides dancing and eyesight, what makes Rain attractive is the way he talks. Hexpressed his mind while clarifying the rumour with Song Hae-Gyo, "I don't need my gf having perfect body shape. I perfer chubby and cute girl."
And his Kissing theory "Kissing means you can do everything for your lover. I think kissing means to give my spirit as well as all things inside to my lover."
How can girls not falling in love with this kind of gentle and tough boy?
Page 5
Drank dancing steps
Rain turned from a normal secondary student to the leader of the "Han-nyu". What and how much he paid is without any doubt.
Park Ji-young is being regarded as the key of turning this normal student to a great star. He goes back to his memory 5 years ago, and said "Rain's performance attracted me, he was doing every kind of performance without showing any tired faces. This made me felt that he is not a usual person!" On the other hand, Rain indicates that Park Ji-young is a teacher he respects a lot, "without him, I am sure there will not be "Rain". It's hard to compare our dancing as they are in different styles. We both do our best in our dancing!"
Actually, although Rain learns from Park Ji-young, he stills owns his unique dancing. Rain's dancing is rhythmic and full of energy, plus the absorption of outside elements(for example the drank dancing steps). Rain said " I think I can express everything through dancing."
It's not a temporary success
At March and July 2005, Rain had went China for the promotion of his album "It's Raining" and attending the MTV award.
The order quantity of the album is 100 thousands pieces, which is the record of Korean albums released in China. In Sept 2005, Rain held 2 concerts in Budokan which got 10 thousands fans' support. And for the concerts going to hold in HK, the tickets were all sold out in a minute.
Rain's success in these 3 years is not easy to get even others work 10 or 20 years more. It always make a person get lost under the situation of being supported by thousands and millions fans. However, to Rain, he is surely not falling into the trap. He will be a long-lasting King. That's because he is not only a star of the stage, he walked through poor and hard conditions.
Rain's childhood was as sad as the sorrow Korean drama. He lived with his parents and sister in a small metal house at the back of the market while he was young.
Due to daddy's failure in business, it was his Mom to bear the duty to earn money for the family. She sold "ttoh-bo-kki" in the market and her good son Rain always help in the shop. Rain and his sister were both introvert and silent because of the heavy duty from family.
"This charater insist till this moment. People have to spend a lot of time if he/she wants to get closer to me."Rain said.
Afterwards, his Mom died from diabetes, while his Daddy went to Brazil for work.
That's the wound which can never be cured deep inside Rain's heart but also the power for him to success.
"Every time I stand on the stage, I miss my Mom. For her, I still feel sorry till this moment. I've acheived what I promised her, that's to be a famous singer. If she knows, she will be happy with this!"
The postscript:
It was a rush for the cover shotting. Fortunately, Rain was relaxed in front of the camera.
(Kit: the following part of the postscript is the outline hightlight of the drama "ÀÌ Á×ÀÏ ³ðÀÇ »ç¶û". So I am not going to translate that~~^^)
I believe for the coming years, Rain will remains the vogue which covers the whole Asia with his unique and sexy dancing!
Translation credits: kitlam14/Fanrain.
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Bi's official site by JYP Entertainment (in korean) --> http://www.jype.com/rain.club ~ http://www.jype.com (JYP Entertainment) ~ Joyplace - Rain's homepy (http://joyplace.jype.com/rain)
this site is in English, Chinese, or Japanese --> RAIN's Scent (http://www.jeongjihun.com/)
another site that nycpinkdiva provided with Bi's latest DLs (but in poor quality :oops: ) for music/mvs/dramas/cfs is --> http://www.popcornfor2.com/stars/Bi.php (in Thai)


The sites (from 13 countries) on his homepage serves as the official fan site under JYPE --> Rain's homepage (http://www.jype.com/main/artist/common/artist.jsp?p_artist_id=rain)

***Guide to join Joyplace/THE CLOUD --> clickie (http://kureum.livejournal.com/tag/reference+guide)

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Bi's english international forums


Sexy Bi (http://www.sexybi.cjb.net/)
Rain International (http://s13.invisionfree.com/Rain_International)
Purely Rain (http://purelyrain.proboards34.com/)
Rain_USA (http://s11.invisionfree.com/Rain_USA/index.php?)
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Bi's pic thread --> Part I (http://www.jay-chou.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10829) ~ Part II (http://jay-chou.net/forums/showthread.php?t=14282) ~ Part III (http://jay-chou.net/forums/showthread.php?p=648790#post648790)
Bi's Media thread (http://www.jay-chou.net/forums/showthread.php?t=15140)
Sangdoo, Let's Go To School thread (http://www.jay-chou.net/forums/showthread.php?t=13245)
Full House Discussion thread (http://www.jay-chou.net/forums/showthread.php?t=8651)
A Love to Kill thread (http://www.jay-chou.net/forums/showthread.php?t=14932)

[panda_shine]

Woohoo, we are in Part 8? now! :excited: I accidently posted in the Part 7 thread since I was reading it and then pressed reply :D .. but I've deleted it.. so here's my reply...


Rach: Oops, I meant the inside of the last page^^ I wonder if our cd booklet is the same?
And I just noticed that there's also a little sheet with the translations of the DVD!

Jessica: My package took about a week and a half. Hehe, when I was purchasing, I kind of forgot that it had different cover versions. I like the Japanese? version cover too!
Is "Eternally Yours" his slogan??
And to your reply from the picture thread, yeah I guess the brown blazer is okay. Maybe I am just not use to him wearing brown but I definitely don't like the tie. Maybe it's the pattern. And no, I haven't seen the news clip of the DHC function yet! Have you?? I am waiting for the TVB entertainment shows to show.. but I didn't noticed it yet..

Jeannie: The Chinese newspapers here has a combo of local to nation to worldwide news.. and the entertainment section is usually from HK so that's why he's on it^^


The fan who received the figurine is soo lucky! I wonder if these are purchasable in the DHC store??


I was skimming through the translations of the DVD interview and some things he mentioned: (There were 19 questions in total but there were some I didn't understsand so.. :tongue: )

- He mentioned that AI is a very cute singer, and that others can easily see how professional she is. He also said that her personality is great, and that he learned a lot from her.
- His favorite single in Eternal Rain is "Sad Tango" but he also really like "Move On".
- He thanks his fans for the delicious food.
- He said he really likes the food in Japan.
- He said he wasn't too familiar with the directions in Japan, so when he wanted to go out, it was a bit difficult to remember the directions.



Oh, and I also noticed that the Chinese translation to the "I Am So Hot" song.. it was translated as, "我 越 來 越 熱". I think it means, "I Am Getting Hotter"? Maybe Rach can help me out lol.


And, I saw read the Chinese newspaper today.. and they wrote that he appeared at the function like a prince :angel: (since he's wearing a white blazer/tie^^).. and they also said he might be in HK for the concert around January or February.

[rachelle03]

Whoa, we are in part 8! That's so fast. :D

karen: I saw the Eternally Yours words. :D Ah? You even had the translated words for the interview. Thats good.

Yup, you are right, karen, 我 越 來 越 熱 means I'm getting hotter or My body temperature is rising.

I just found the "cyborg" preview chinese translation from soompi!

9.29【转帖】 ca0825亲翻译的赛博格之恋预告片
赛博格之恋预告片之翻译
9.29 ca0825 translation of Cyborg film preview


电子工厂里，耳机里传来的组装步骤…
In the factory, the instructions for the assembly is told through the earpiece.

组合时请留意装入喇叭之後的方向。
将可变电容器转轴的A面朝上、并用２．６×５的螺丝栓紧。
将收音机的开关装上。
"While assembly, please remember to take note of the direction after the speaker is fixed. Tightened side A with 2.6 x 5 screws. Fixed the switch for the radio."

林秀晶: 开关……
ISJ: "Switch..."

耳机里工作步骤继续…
The instructions continued relaying...

检查结束後，把天线拉高，转动收音机上可变电容器的旋钮，就能够接收到电波的放送。
"After the check is done, pull up the antenna and turn the axis and signals will be received."

机器人啊，莫非，一点都不可悲的啊。
Cyborg ah, perhaps, they are not pitiful at all.

同情心…
Sympathy...

对我，还请不要只是因为同情心…
Please do not treat me with sympathy only...

RAIN: 同情心……
Rain: "Sympathy..."

你应该知道同情心是七恶之首吧…
You should know that Sympathy is one of the seven wickedness... (it's not really the 7 sins)

RAIN: 愿闻其详…
Rain: "Hopefully..."

书在翻页的同时，旁白继续说明…
As the book pages are flipping, the OS continued...

其馀六个分别是…
The other six are...

沉浸在悲伤情绪中
Indulged in sadness

动心
Moved

迷惘
Lost

多馀的幻想
Unneccessary fantasies

罪恶感
Feel of Guilty

感恩的心情
Gratefulness

以上为七恶接下来的排名顺序。
The above are the listed 7 wickedness.

RAIN: 神经病…? (韩式英文的Psycho，念法和CYBORG粉像的)
Rain: "Psycho...?" (The pronounciation of Psycho in konglish sounds alike to Cyborg)

林秀晶: 不是神经病啦，是生化机器人(CYBORG)啦
ISJ: "Not 'psycho', it's 'cyborg'..."

RAIN: 就算你真的是机器人好歹吃个东西也没关系吧，啊嗯~~~英君小姐(秀晶戏里的名字)
Rain: "Even though you are a cyborg, it will be okay even if you eat something, ah... (whines) Miss Young Jun..."

最後一段，秀晶用电池充电~~
The last part with ISJ charging herself through the battery.

林秀晶:不管怎样，现在的充电方法会有极限在吗?
ISJ: "Is there a limit to the ways to recharge now?"

source: biwithrain & baidu/ soompi
chn to eng: rachelle03 (jay-chou.net)

Anyone remembers the name of ISJ's character? I think I might have translated wrongly. :sweat:

[jessica]

Bi's Eternal Rain ranked #1 in Taiwan's J-pop Chart! this was posted at Joyplace -->
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6093/fd713bc72bfe72dcd00060e6fg7.th.png (http://img215.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fd713bc72bfe72dcd00060e6fg7.png)
direct link (http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6093/fd713bc72bfe72dcd00060e6fg7.png)
when i asked my mom to translate what it said next to his name, i didn't understand her. i thought that it was a song that ranked #1. it took me a while to figure out that it's the name of the album in Chinese :oops: :shy: look at the number! 25.35%!!!

karen: omo! so many translations in the HK version?! i wish i can read Chinese ><; the Japanese and HK version have the same covers for the normal and album + DVD edition ^^ Eternally Yours might be the slogan for this album, keke :love: i'm not sure if anyone uploaded the news clip on the DHC event to youtube yet, but you can DL it if you're curious --> 060928 HK i-cableTV_DHC press con + interview (89.9MB || 3:46) (http://down.clubbox.co.kr/bummie/6xa2a) [clubbox]. this is the smallest file i came across ^^; he spoke in Cantonese again, but it was just a short greeting. do you get the latest TVB entertainment news from cable? :excited: i've just watched an old news clip interview of Adam Cheung and he said that he wants to impersonate him! :laughing:

rach: thanks for the translation!! :hugz: i thought i heard Ji Hunnie said "psycho" :D the story sound sci-fi and complicated in this preview :sweat:

[panda_shine]

Thanks for the translations, Rach!
Yeah, the storyline to Cyborg does sound very odd and complicated! :wacko:

Jessica: Thanks for the DHC event clip! I haven't seen it yet^^ Yup, I get the TVB entertainment shows from the local Chinese channel too but it's usually about a week delayed..:oops: so sometimes, I just download through BT instead :tongue: I posted the TVB version of the DHC clip.. very similar except the interview is different^^
It's so nice to see him in the clip/interview.. since he's been so busy! He mentioned he only sleeps for 1-2 hours.. Aigoo~ :worry:
oo.. I think I have a faint memory of that clip of Adam Cheng saying that ..:D

[sweep]

gosh, I feel like an idiot. I didn't know that this was a new thread already. I kept on searching the previous pages and I couldn't find it. I was like, "what the heck is going on here?" I thought the computer was going "loko". hehe

thanks rache and karen for the translations.

Karen, I agree with you the translations seem complicated. Somehow, my impression of this movie is that it has lot of conversation in it. Maybe like the movie "Before Sunrise" starring Ethan Hawke. *shrug*

The songs that Rain likes in his album are also the songs that I like. hehe Move on and Sad tango.

[jessica]

karen: i think i've DLed most of the news clip on this DHC event ^^ i wonder if he had any NGs speaking Cantonese this time :D he's back to lacking sleep because he's preparing for his new album, showcase, and concert :depresse:

sandy: you don't like the rest of the songs from Eternal Rain? =(

some news and fan accounts..i hope he doesn't consider singing in Cantonese :sweat:

News Tidbits (Sept 28) (http://z11.invisionfree.com/Rain_USA/index.php?showtopic=1049)
Rain Will Consider Releasing a Cantonese Album (http://z11.invisionfree.com/Rain_USA/index.php?showtopic=1046)

[Fan account] At JYPE - 9/29/06
By: yunrain
From: benamoo/biwithrain/rainhk
Translation: Chinese to English: spymm@soompi

Its been some time..., I'm "Hyang Bi"....
I heard Rain arrived back in Korea at 5am this morning.
I have friends from Taiwan who are Rain's fans who waited at the airport till 5 am when they finally see him, then they returned to their hotel.

He looked very tired...
Upon receiving news of his return to Korea, I went straight down to JYP after school. I reached there before 1pm.

Once again, I met the Taiwan fans whom I have not seen since their last visit a month ago. We chatted happily together.

After a while, we saw the company car arriving. Its been a few weeks since we saw the car?
I couldn't control my excitement and ran over...but only his assistant alighted...

I had no choice but to return to my friends and continue to wait...

But just a while later, Rain arrived in his car...he dawdled in his car for a while before alighting...

He had remained in his car for 5 mins before alighting, I greeted him lightly, and he answered, "Hi".
Then entered JYP...he wore an oversized yellow hooded sweatshirt, jeans and a cap. He has pulled the hood of his sweatshirt over his cap.

About 20 mins later, he emerged again...
He was about to enter his car...then he approached us and said in a loud voice "Hi! See you!".

After that loud greeting, he left in his car.
He returned about an hour later, and told us that he just went to the hospital...

He said he went for an injection, and acted as if the injection was very painful ^^
Then he laughed and entered JYP...

We had been worrying if he was feeling very unwell, but he gave us a happy smile, and we were grateful for that...
However, after a while, he emerged again..
Did he did it intentionally to let us have a few more glances of him?
He kept coming in and out....

He was about to leave for lunch...
On the way back from lunch, Rain agreed to give us his autograph...

I was standing on the other side of the street, opposite of Rain who was standing right in front of JYP.
The Taiwan fans has already crossed the street,
the traffic was heavy, I was unable to cross...

Because I was holding the pen,
they had no choice but to wait for me...
Maybe because of his tight schedule, Rain called out to me, "Hurry..."
and waved to me to cross over...
At that moment, a motorcycle passed by,
and he immediately waved to me not to cross over...
When the traffic cleared, I ran over...
Finally got his autograph.

Along came 2 other fans who also obtained his autograph...

Rain left again in his car, this time with his dancers, but we do not know where they are going to
but they returned 5 mins later...

At about 5.45pm, he emerged, dressed in a formal suit.

He was about to attend the Ralph Lauren event.

He returned about 2 hours later, and entered JYP again...
Heard that there are a number of interviews waiting for him...

PS : When the kid said that the injection was painful, he was patting his backside, we did not know whether to cry or laugh. He is so kiddish at times. Some other Korean fans saw Bi leaving JYP for home after 10.30pm. He was panting and drenched in sweat...

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P.S. : sorry for the poor translation...

[gracecherry]

O M G! i just LOVEE reading fan accounts, and now i cant decide which one best describes his kiddish-ness. the part where he voluntarily tell fans on his injection^^

jess onni >i just cant wait for cyborg to be out and his korean album. i have no time to catch up much on clippies~ sad** but regarding the question u asked me. that term... means "was".... does that fit the meaning of the clip? coz u said ji hunnie said that at the end of the clip. ^^ is there a link to DL that clip? let me noe,if its not too big i wud make a point to DL one day,together with the cyborg trailer, i wud see from sexybi.hehe

karen >bout the dhc clip, the news in my local tv actualy reported that under the entertaintment section! its realy rare....they hardly include any entertaintment section. it showed bi waving and smiling his typical trademark smile ,wahahaah. aigoo,ive got another korean dictation tmrw. and ahhh, i was wondering if u hav watch the devil wears prada? i m soooo HYPEd with it,coz...those clothes,shoes, bags!!! ~~~~~~

[jessica]

grace: his fans who visit him are so lucky sometimes. i don't know how i'll react if i see him acting like a big kid :D hmm..so what he said at the end of the interview was, "was Bi/Bi was"?? O.o the photoshoot and interview clip isn't very big...around 16 - 17 MB. i renamed the file to "06.09.27_MBC Section TV_World Tour Photoshoot + Interview" but it shouldn't be hard to find at sexybi ^^

[rachelle03]

It's so quiet in here. what happened? :?

I just got to know the 'proposed' pricings for SG Rain's Coming tour and had a lifetime shock. The cheapest is SGD$188 and the most expensive is...

SGD$888.

Now I'm hoping the management will change their mind, cause it's too horrendously high priced. With SGD$888, I can watch Jay's concert for 4 times! I know the Madonna concert tour team behind this tour and the high quality production, but $888 is really... *speechless* My mum will kill me if I really go for the most expensive tickets.

So SG-ians, fellow malaysians and thais, do save your money now.

[Jes123]

Oh yes, me too. Heard the price of his Singapore concert is $888 for most expensive :shock:

Me definitely not going for the cheapest $188 to sit rite at the top!!!!

Heard that the news about the concert is in today chinese newspapers!!!
Go read it!

I am going to Faint!!!

[Star]

Wanted to share some news :wave: ,

{The Korea Times} Rain’s World Premier Tour Begins in Seoul


By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter

Rain, known as Pi in Korean, is undoubtedly one of the biggest K-pop stars nowadays. It’s no wonder that around 40,000 fans, with almost a fourth from other countries, are expected to attend the premiere of his world concert tour at Jamsil Stadium, Seoul on Friday.

Fans from Japan, China, United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines are expected to show their support for Rain.
The free concert coincides with the release of Rain’s fourth album on Friday. Rain gained popularity also as an actor throughout Asia in the hit drama "Full House."
Rica Valera, a caterer from Manila, Philippines, is traveling to Seoul with a bunch of friends to watch the concert. She and her friends arranged their Korean vacation to coincide with Rain’s concert.

"I have seen Rain perform live in Hong Kong for his showcase and in Bangkok for the last leg of his Rainy Day Tour and he exceeded all expectations. I'm just hoping to see him enjoy his performance. I don’t want to be stressed and pressured by placing high expectations on Rain," Valera told The Korea Times.
Gina Wong, an accounts executive from Singapore, said she is looking forward to a great performance by Rain. "I’m not sure what to expect, but I know Rain will be great," she said.

The Oct. 13 concert is seen as a preview for Rain’s upcoming world tour "Rain’s Coming," which will officially kick off in Seoul on Dec. 15 (www.rainworldtour.com). He is expected to perform songs from his latest album.

For his concert, Rain has tapped prominent concert production people such as stage director Jaime King, who has choreographed dance moves for Madonna, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera; lighting specialist Roy Bennett; and visual director Dago Gonzalez.

StarM, the entertainment agency organizing the concert, has even coordinated with travel agencies from different countries to make it easier for fans to come to Korea and watch the show.

The price of the Rain concert package tours varies. For instance in Hong Kong, a travel agency is offering a special Rain concert package which includes airfare, hotel accommodations, VIP tickets to the concert and a tour of the "Full House’" set, for HK$4,599 or roughly 560,000 won.

In Japan, there is a special dinner and concert package for 148,000 yen or roughly 1.19 million won, and a concert-only package which starts a 84,000 yen or 675,000 won.

The show will start at 7 p.m., with opening acts Paran, Popin Hyungjoon, NOW and Lim Jeong-hee.

Next year, Rain is expected to take his concert tour to 35 cities in 12 countries, namely the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Rain is also quite busy these days, after finishing his first movie "Cyborg Girl’" directed by Park Chan-wook. He is also preparing an English album to be released in the U.S. next year.

Last February, he held two sold-out concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He was also named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World this year.

cathy@koreatimes.co.kr
10-10-2006

Source Credits: http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/20...17510611690.htm (http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200610/kt2006101017510611690.htm)
STAR @Sexybi

So excited for him…

{KBS Global News} Rain, Won Bin, Kang Dong-won Join Hands
Oct 11, 2006


ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Rain, Won Bin, Kang Dong-won Join Hands

Hallyu stars Rain, Won Bin, Kang Don-won, Suae and Han Chae-young will set up a joint sales office at the 11th Pusan International Film Festival.

Star-J Entertainment said October 11 that four talent management agencies that manage big hallyu stars, including JYP Entertainment, Dream East On and The Man, will set up a joint sales office at the festival.

The Asian Film Market, which will debut this year, will create opportunities to share information about popular actors aside from just buying and selling films. Influential talent management agencies from both Korea and abroad are expected to install booths at the festival to promote their actors.

A person from Star-J Entertainment said that promotional activities of hallyu stars overseas that were unofficially held so far had multiple negative effects, but this event will hopefully pave the way for official and transparent business.

The sales office will be open October 15 through 18.
Source CREDITS: http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/new...9387_11858.html (http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1419387_11858.html)
STAR @Sexybi


*giggles* gosh he’s turning into quite the entrepreneur =D

[Cardcaptor Stacey]

Hello everyone :P Missed me? lol

I kind of forgot about this place. Sorry :( Nice to see some Rain :D

[sweep]

Hello.:happy:

I agree its awfully quiet around here...:?

Jessica, the other songs from Rain's album "Eternal Rain... are okay. My fave are just sad tango and move on.

I don't see from the news that Rain will be going to NY again for a concert.:cry: It's because he went here already? *sigh*


Grace, I watched the devil wears prada. It's a good movie.:happy:

Rachelle, gosh I agree with the high priced tickets! It's just too expensive.

Recently, I've seen in the news that Rain will be coming to the Philippines. If it is true that the tickets are jacked up so high I don't know how Filipinos can afford it. Only people with lots of money but how about the masses? It might be F4 all over again (with the high priced tickets).

If it were to be true that Rain will hold a concert in the Philippines. Gosh, I wish I was there. So ironic like, I wished I was here last February. hehe

[jessica]

yay! Bi'ers are finally back :hugz:

rach: i'm so upset and disappointed with how his showcase and concert ticket prices are being handled. never in my wildest dreams would i ever imagine a concert to be THAT expensive. SG$888 is roughly US$560 x___x it makes me sad to read so many complaints from fans who can't afford it :depresse:

thanks for the news Star ^^ he's getting so hard to reach now *sigh*

sandy: maybe you'll like the other tracks more when you listen to the album a few more times? it took a while for some of his songs to grow on me :tongue:
the Las Vegas concert might be the only stop he'll be making in the US, unless they plan to schedule another one later on.

this is the tracklist for his 4th album:

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/3159/tracklistfl7.jpg
credits: Daum music shop / J.lee@soompi

edit:
just found a preview for the 1st track! :excited:

Rain's World (http://www.sendspace.com/file/d8aosp) (60 sec preview)
credit: Jay@rain-usa

[xiaohei88]

Finally i found my way back to my favorite thread.. aigoo my books are really drowning me this time..

Waaa.. I miss you all loads.. still need loads of things that i need to be updated with.. the latest was the freaking pric tickets of Rain's concert..



It's so quiet in here. what happened? :?
I just got to know the 'proposed' pricings for SG Rain's Coming tour and had a lifetime shock. The cheapest is SGD$188 and the most expensive is...
SGD$888.
Now I'm hoping the management will change their mind, cause it's too horrendously high priced. With SGD$888, I can watch Jay's concert for 4 times! I know the Madonna concert tour team behind this tour and the high quality production, but $888 is really... *speechless* My mum will kill me if I really go for the most expensive tickets.
So SG-ians, fellow malaysians and thais, do save your money now.


I really really really really want to go for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cry: :cry: :cry:
ommo.. it cost like a bomb!!! when i first got the newsletter from RainSingapore.com, i went crazy.. i nearly had a heart attack.. it cant be this ridiculous right??? the price i mean....cant we fans have a say in this?.. its too much for a concert.. the ticket price $S888 will really make history in singapore..

and yes before i forget.. did anyone applied for the Cloud?

Im trying to do so.. using my uncle's card but still i have to fork out my own $S88.. i really thought that tommorow would be the last day of registration but thank god its on next sunday the 22th...when i register i get back to you guys then.. in the mean time.. i get to go back to my books cause my O level.. My biggest obstacle yet is in less than a month time.. wish me all the best my dear friends.. love you lots!:wink2:

[may_510]

I'm back too :-)

It's 13th October now in SK. Bi must be really nervous now!! It's the release of his 4th album and it's the start of the concert too! :excited:

He left a message for Cloud:

To everyone in CLOUD family ^^
Rain.
2006.10.12 21:40

Hi!
I'm greeting everyone in CLOUD family...
... Jihun is here~

How are you all?
Miss you all so much.

Not sure is it because of the windy and cold weather in these recent days...
it reminds me of your warm-hearts and caring~

Well, finally I can introduce my 4th album to you all tomorrow...
I'm a bit nervous, and I'm excited~~

Most important is that,
I hope no problem occurs in tomorrow's event...
and wish you all can go back safely after the showcase.

If everyone of you understands me,
then you should be disciplined... Do take care of your own safety ^^

Because I miss you,
so I would like to tell you that
may the 4th album brings you great~~ fun!
That's why I write it here....

Yupe that's all
Let's meet each other happily tomorrow!
^^


Chi translation by wwrain@Baidu RAIN bar
Eng translation by jjbug@rain-malaysia.com

-edited-
OMG! :excited: The preview of the song got me sooooo excited in the wee hours in the morning now!!! Thankss jessica!!!
It's show time! ^^

[panda_shine]

Hi Bi-ers!!! :wave: I haven't been posting.. :shy: I've been quite busy :sweat:

Rach: Wow, those tickets are really expensive! Aiyo.. is there any middle price range?? :worry:

Hi Jes123!! :wave: I don't think I've seen you in the thread before! Welcome!

Sandy: Aww, you don't like "Props In My Life" or "Because of You" from Eternal Rain?? Because of You definitely grew on me ^^;
About the ticket prices for Philippines.. perhaps it might be expensive too.. considering that the ones for Singapore are :oops:

Jessica: Thanks for the preview!! I don't see "Up in the Club" in the 4th album? And.. is "Move On" the Japanese version? and "Oh Yeah" the one with AI??

Fizah: Hi!! I hope you can apply to Cloud successfully! Aja aja on your studies!

May: I saw the album cover(?) you posted at the picture thread. Omo!! I saw it when I was in the uni's computer lab.. and nearly had a heart attack by his hotness lol. :D I love it, and he looks so sexy.. I am just so hyped about it :excited:

While in the comp. lab, I was browsing at his Joyplace too.. and I realized he posted a message (the one that May posted above).. that really made my day!! :excited: ..even though at that moment, I had no idea what he wrote since it was in Korean but I was still really happy :angel: At the same time, I was trying to like control my smile lol.. or else people nearby would think I am weird! :shifty: Ah, I am just so excited about his 4th album and everything :bounce:

[jessica]

fizah: i read that the deadline for Cloud membership is postponed yesterday. let us know when you become official! i don't have a credit card and i doubt i'll be going to any of his promotion events or fanmeetings this term so i'm opting out =X good luck with your coming exams!!

may: welcome back!!! i finally joined rain-malaysia and started posting on your bday :tongue: did you see my msgs?
i'm feeling nervous too. i hope everything will run smoothly for the showcase *kicks StarM* i miss reading his msgs :love:

karen: Move On is the Korean remake in the 4th album, but Oh Yeah is still in Japanese ^^; yes, it's the duet with Ai. Up in the Club is Japanese. they didn't do a remake of it. i prefer his japanese songs over some of the fast songs in this album :oops: the melody sounds kind of Jpop to me @.@
hehe. i rarely browse in Bi's threads when i'm out in the public. i might not be able to control myself if i come across any hot pics like the one for the album cover :sweat:

oh, there's a remix version of Too Much from Ai's new album --> clickie (http://www.sendspace.com/file/0b7rn9)
this has softer music so it doesn't overpower Bi's voice, but i prefer the beats of the original.

the theme of the 4th album:

Theme of Rain's World

'In places that have been ravaged by war and starvation,
the falling Rain brings the sprouts of peace and love'

from joyplace/soompi

this will also be the concept for the tour :happy:

[dawnyee]

Bu don't you guys feel that it is rather weird that he wanted to have a showcase pf his new album on Friday the 13th? Am I just being too superstitious?

Anyways, i really do hope that the showcase does go on smoothly and the preview of the song was freakkin HOT!

[may_510]

Karen, LOL. My eyes went :glug: and :crazy: when I first saw the cover. Hehe, it was middle of the night (or rather, very early in the morning :tongue: ) when I saw the pic. Luckily I didn't scream or else my whole family will be awaken by me ^^

jessica, you're opting out from the Cloud membership? Sigh, me too... It's so expensive.. I need to save for his concert tickets too.. I'm getting very worried with the announcement of the prices for his SG concert :oops:
Yeahh, I saw your posts in Rain Malaysia! :excited: Thankssss dear :hugz: It was a pleasant surprise to me seeing your posts in that forum :-)

[teardrop]

hello all!!!! :wave: congrats on making it to part 8!!!! :yeah: sooo sorry, i've been mia for a while now, uni just started eek!!! so got loads of work to do even though ive only been here for three weeks!!!! aigoo!!! :cry: o btw i was just wondering if some 1 could help me, for one of my projects is to do a presentation on this vid here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6AI4_kpBrY) but the thing is i need a program that i can edit the footage so that it's moving like a rumbik Rubik's Cube (you only need to watch the beginning to know what i mean) the only program i know is final cut, but that only works on a mac i think and adobe primere doesn't have the feature so if any1 knows of a software i'd be really grateful la!

ok back to the main topic! (btw this post isn't going to be my famous loooonnnnnnggggggggggggg post bc honestly there's just soooo much backlog that i'll be here for a good few hours, also it'll be a good few pages in word!!! lol) what the heck has been happening with oppa?!?!?! jess??? hehehehe i'm soooo outta the loop, i like just found out that his 4th album is out!!! aigoo!!! will have to visit yesasia...... o i got my eternal rain cd like a month ago??? but the thing is i don't really listen to the cd as i've already dl it lol but i like the dvd wished that that they showed the whole concert tho....... :worry:

ah i see miss may is back!!!!! you've finally been able to pull away from the dbsk thread for a little while??!!? :brows: i'm really loving their new song 'o' but have no idea what it's about, the vid for that is a bit weird.... aww thx for the msg from bi aww he's so cute he sounds so nervous! ah mayb it's just anticipation, i can't wait to get my hands on the cd, ah i'm sure it'll live up/exceed his other albums i wonder if his music has matured.... hmmm..... i hope so i could defo hear the difference between his first 2 albums and it's raining album. i think it will be a little more edgy and different, he's been in the industry for a while and so i think he'll come out of his shell much more, but then again jyp is doing all the writing, but i think he'll tailor the songs to the stage that bi is at now so guess i can't wait!! lol

rachelle: thx for the translations for cyborge!!! aigooo!!! really wanna watch that it sounds sooo interesting!!! esp how they've created the wicked sins!! oooo just have to wait for the dvd :cry:

ira: hey hunny, i remember in the last thread that when you come over here in the summer you wanted to buy some cds in china town? my advice to you is to get it on yes asia, it's muuuuccchhhhh cheaper there than in china town. for example i remember that i was going to get jay's 2nd album for my sis' b'day so went to china town, they only had the 2 disc and that cost like £30 whereas when i went on yesasia it was half that price and they threw in his 'the one' concert vcd.

grace, Karen, sandy: hi hi :hugz: how are you guys?

i see that we've got a few new members! sorry for the late welcome but :welcome: to the thread zhangpei, borr, jes123 and dawnyee!! hope you guys enjoy your stay here, we're all very friendly (well i guess you all know that) but feel free to talk about anything, even if it's not related to bi we'll enjoy anything you guys write about. i know you've already answered these question but i'm going to be late for my next class and don't have time to go back through the other pages :shy::blush: but how did u come to know of bi? have you seen any of his dramas? and if so what's ur fav?

ok la i've gtg now going to be late for films studies take care all!!! mwha!!!!!

[rachelle03]

jess: You're opting out for The Cloud? Geez, I thought I'm the only bad fan here. :faintz: The local papers starts publishing about the high priced tickets and right now, the most expensive tickets belong to The Eagles, and Jacky Cheung's is 300+. Now, if Rain's price is gonna be SGD888, it'll be the highest. >.<""

Karen: The other prices are like, 288, 388, 488, 688, i think. If the price is going to remain like this, I might just bear with it and get the 288 ticket. Just the thought of 188 being in the bad seating range while 188 in Jay's concert will be right in front. It's just so unbelievably ironic.

Jes123: Ya! 188 and seating way up high is just so demoralising, isnt it? :depresse:

fizah: Indeed, it'll be a history made. They must understand that not all Rain's fans are as fanatic as Japanese fans. I mean, Jap fans are the most patriotic fans I've ever seen. USD50-100 for a pictorial book is nothing new to them.

teardrop: I'm sure they'll come up with the dvd. ^^

Well, enough of ranting of the ticket prices. Tomorrow will be the release of Rain's world! :excited: I hoped local music stores will bring in the album tomorrow!

[xanimeotakux]

*sigh* i'm back. didn't know there was a new thread. T_T

what's everyone talking about?

if anyone hasn't seen this yet, it's his 'i'm coming mv trailer' and i think that's his new hair! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTx2G50LFA8

[jessica]

like i said in the picture thread, i wasn't able to stream the showcase on SBS today. there is a news clip on the showcase and i'm uploading it now, along with the preview of I'm Coming! i didn't watch the news clip yet. i might not be able to post afterwards if i did :sweat: i did watch the preview of the MV though. i spazzed about it in my blog already. too tired to repeat it so i'm going to copy and paste :tongue: there are some spoilers so i'm going to hide it in white. DL it here (http://download.yousendit.com/1B7AC3680939CD39) (5MB)

I've also watched the preview of I'm Coming. It was HOT!!!!!!!!!!! At the beginning, he was lying on the ground...NUDE!!! Well, the image and camera angles projected it to be that way. He's not actually nude...or is he?! There was a drop of water that was running upwards his body all the way to his left eye. I almost had a heart attack with that opening! Then oori angel descended from a helicopter with wings...ahh~ He looked so beautiful. I forgot to breathe at that moment. The look on his face shows anguish and also confidence. It brought tears to my eyes just seeing the whole imagery. The theme for Rain's World is marvelous and meaningful. Can't wait to see the MV!!!

dawnyee: i don't think Friday the 13th is considered a bad day for Koreans. at least i hope not :sweat:

may: you don't like the album cover? =(The Cloud membership is somewhat pricey if you're not going to get the benefits they promised. it's the hassle of applying that turns me away. i want the club member card and other official merchandise but i don't know if it'll get to me :oops: you don't know how frantic i was when i tried to apply to Joyplace because i don't have a scanner --;
hope you enjoyed your bday! :hugz:

teardrop!! i'm a complete tech idiot >< maybe you should ask in the Help section too :happy:
Ji Hunnie's showcase ended successfully today. some fans who went were raving about how spectacular and grand it was! there was a fan who watched the stream said that she understands now why the ticket prices are so expensive ^^; i'll have to see and judge for myself. Rainy Day was totally worth the amount i paid, although it was cheaper for some fans who watched it in Asia ><; his comeback will take place on SBS and MBC over the weekend so check frequently in clubboxes ^^ i'll definitely be uploading to bummie's box when i get the files. 3 concerts are confirmed already (Seoul, Las Vegas, and SG) and the ticket prices are sky high! there are many fans who complained about it, but i doubt anything would be done. you can read some recent news on rain_usa or other Bi forums for more detailed updates :D oh, you must look at the pic for the album cover!!!

rach: i try not to feel guilty for not joining :sweat: i think it's beneficial for fans in Asia rather than the US or Europe unless we plan to go to any of his events there. when he debuts here next year and hold fanmeetings and special events, i'll regret not joining then :oops: what's the capacity of that concert stadium? have you ever been there before?

jeannie: thanks for sharing ^_^ we're only discussing about the unbelievable ticket prices for his world tour..and random fangirling i guess? :D most of us are catching up here because this thread was dead a few days ago ^^;

4th album - Rain's World album sales: he's at #1!!! :excited:

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4086/worltourbr9ct6.th.jpg (http://img170.imageshack.us/my.php?image=worltourbr9ct6.jpg)
credit: hanteo/baidu/ripgal@soompi

[gracecherry]

WHOOOOA~ i havent drop by here in ages! and awww, i just realize how i miss everyone here *hug hug* ive been reallllly busy with school work.

jess onni > ommmo! i thought that oct 13 was his showcase, i didnt noe it was the release of his album tooo! *pabo me* aigooo, i just dropped by his pic thread. and also JP ....ommmmo, wen i was at JP, i saw the RAIN ITS COMING banner, and i thought why? its weird to have another guy be on the poster to adverstise his own concert? it didnt cross my mind thats him?? coz the banner is pretty small u noe~ aigooo...but now i know HOW short his hair is! ahh, i like it~ but its quite shocking....though i remembered i seen it once, a fan leaked out the pic of him during a filming.:D wow.the prices are sky high,i hope it wouldnt be the case for KL! or else i maybe realllly cant make it. and...i know, it must be super grand and...amazingly good.... i havent seen any clips at all of his showcase aigooo><

Karen > hi hi...i thought his new hair cut would just be like sangdoo! but its soooooo super short, its really army style eh? ahha. i am gona look out for his album in the local stores.

Teardrop > i m a complete tech idiot too....but i missed u soo much, ehhee, i thought of texting u.but the time difference, when i text u, u wud probably be sleeping.^^

May > awww, so glad to have u back here too!!

[jessica]

grace!!! :hugz: you must watch the intro to I'm Coming! the file is only 5.5MB so DU can take it ^^
did you see the pop-up from Joyplace?! i want that picture!
oh, the picture that leaked while he was filming might be for In My Bed. the opening of that song in the showcase showed him wearing that all black outfit. i love his song! it's soothing like Nan. if you can stream YT you can watch it here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EutY592DBN4&amp;eurl=) :drool:

[panda_shine]

I just watched the showcase clips!! *breathe in* *breathe out* :tongue:
(Thanks Jessica!! :hugz:)

I really like the performances and I am glad the quality is great too! I love the choreography for "It's Coming".. and "Cassiopeia" made me *aww*.. I don't think I've seen him singing a duet? And I love the song "In My Bed" and the 'mini movie' it showed before he appeared.. :angel:

I think the concept for his new album/tour is quite meaningful.. and also interesting because with the nuclear situation with North Korea right now. I was wondering is there a significant meaning behind the star(s)?

(Jessica/Jeannie) I also saw the "I'm Coming" preview! Thank God it's not as nude as I was thinking LOL. :sweat: But overall, I like it and I am looking forward to it too!

(Grace) And about his hair, I actually don't mind it either.. in fact, I quite like it.. except the fringe when it's wet (from the sweat) :D

Jessica: Oh oops, for some reason.. I kind of didn't realized that "Up In The Club" is in Jap! :shy: I was probably thinking it's in Korean because the BMW mini movie was in Korean.. :sweat:
For some reason, I like majority of the songs in this album.. including the fast songs.. maybe he's really growing on me these days ^^;
Btw, do you know where I can find the lyrics/translations to the songs?
I like the black outfit for "In My Bed" but I also like the other army and the white outfit too. I saw a picture with the orange suit and another one with the hat and vest. Will those clips be available for download too?? ^^

dawnyee: Hi! oo.. I didn't realized it was Friday the 13th! Maybe they don't have this in the Korean culture?

May: So you didn't like the cover?? I was more: *eyes wide* *mouth drop* haha.. but I quickly changed the page.. because it was quite revealing lol :shifty:

Teardrop: Sorry I am not really familiar with video editing things..:oops: oo you got the E.R cd! I bought it too but like you, I don't listen to it since I downloaded the mp3s too. ^^; It wasn't until recently that I realized that Yesasia was really cheap too!

Rach: I still can't believe the tickets are that expensive.. I wonder how much Madonna's tickets are?!

Anyone know why the tickets are so expensive?? (besides that it's produced by the same people as Madonna)

Grace: Aww. You should try to save up for the tickets!! because I really hope you can go :worry: And I hope you can buy his album too!! ^^;

[xanimeotakux]

jessica: i agree. the ticket prices are crazy. if they made it a bit cheaper, the tickets would probably sell out, instead of having thousands of empty seats. =.=

oh! here's the showcase thing and the mv preview if you don't want to dl it XD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0k_pCx54IM

this one is longer, but i can't tell the difference. O_O
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrX6z219teg

for the song 'i'm coming,' it's very different from his previous songs. and his back up dancers changed. some are white, lol. the song's more..on the rap side, while his previous songs were more r&b ish. has anyone bought the album yet?

[rachelle03]

jess: The capacity for his concert here is about 12k. We only have that few venues, and the SG Indoor Stadium is the usual place where all the artistes performed. I've watched Jay twice there. It'll be superb if it's a centre stage concert, so the capacity will be filled and everyone can see him nearer!!! :excited: I've watched Incomparable to Jay and it's centre stage, and my my, it's awesome. Everyone is screaming to get him to our side. lol. The one sided stage will probably be far away, esp for the lowest pricing range. The local papers just mentioned that the SGD888 seatings are limited to 200seats. Still, the price is taunting. I'm still thinking of which seat to settle. :depresse:
I've watched the preview too! It's awesome awesome awesome! After I watched it, I'm basically stunned for a few seconds and was like whoaa....

karen: Like I've told Jess, I'm still thinking of which pricing to settle for. I just managed to convince myself to go for $288. That's the limit for me. >.< I couldnt even bear to pay 168 for Jay and now, I'm paying 288...

[xiaohei88]

i saw the trailer.. thanks jeannie.. and thanks to you guys for the support as well on my studies.. Aja Aja..

im still quite upset with the price tickets.. i'm not sure if i want to give my once in a lifetime chance on his concert.. the numbers on it are just too absurd.. what will i even enjoy if i bought the minimum price?.. i can barely see him.. ommo.. i hope i can get a job as soon as possible and buy maybe the 288 ticket?.. hopefully that ticket price wont sell out on january.. unnie rachelle.. maybe we go together?.. but probably you going to pre order the tickets right?


well looking at the bright side.. i have made my membership already.. Im so excited.. i wonder when i can get a hold of them.. maybe with this membership.. a miracle would happen.. hope to get discounts or something..

[jessica]

here's the full showcase! i'm kind of watching it now...
061014_Rain's Coming Showcase (full) (http://down.clubbox.co.kr/bummie/b8kaa) - clubbox
size: 700MB (HD)
duration: 1hr

i'm feeling so awake now even though i've only slept for 3 hours and it's late at night now :wacko: i missed the live broadcast of his comeback on MBC >< --> MBC comeback special - I'm Coming & With U (missing the beginning) (http://down.clubbox.co.kr/bummie/oakaa) (credit: J.lee@soompi) this is only the LQ rip i think ^^

a Phil Cloud who went to the showcase wrote a report in her blog at bandstalker.com. it's very detailed with pics so read it if you have time ^^

karen: he did perform duet(s) with other singers in the past, besides Ai. 2 that i can remember is Byul and Lee Soo Young ^^ hmm..the stars can represent the lives that were lost in wars, or it's just there to look pretty ^^;
he looked like he was nude at the beginning of the I'm Coming MV. i hope it's just the camera angle that made it seem so :sweat: there won't be translations this quick, but check aheeyah.com. that site has the translation/romanization/hanguel for all 3 albums so it's likely that this one will be translated too :-D
if there wasn't a skull on the sleeve of that black shirt he wore for In My Bed, i'd like it more. do you see him put on all those blings?! i found out recently that the pinky ring (worn in the Pantech MV) and bracelet (worn in the BMW press con) is a set.
i don't know if there will be cuts for the rest of the performances. if you don't want to dl the full show, i can make the cuts for you ^^ the old songs he performed are all remixes. can you believe there are 10,000 fans who bought the insanely expensive package tour?! :crazy:

jeannie: i doubt there will be thousands of empty seats after seeing how much some fans are willing to pay to see his showcase X_x;

adfkdkfsdl;fkd;lfks OMO!!!!!! he did perform Nan!!! :excited: :bounce: :excited: :drool: OMG!!! all of you should watch this showcase! there are clips of him preparing for the showcase and meeting with Jamie King in LA to discuss about the concept + hot dancing! i better stop watching before i lose this post :sweat: i apologize for my sudden outburst :shy:

rach: do you know how's the setup will be for the coming concert? ^^; i know he prefers a T-shape stage, so it might not be at the center :oops: only 200 VIP seats?! i think it might get filled up then :sweat:

fizah: are you a member at Rain Singapore? you might find more info on discounts for Cloud members ^^

[xanimeotakux]

..is nan one of the songs on his newest album? o.O oh, and for that preview thing for 'i'm coming!

I DID NOT NOTICE HE WAS NAKED. i was concentrating on that weird sweat bubble going up his body! hahahaha XD

[rachelle03]

I just done with the showcase watching! It's an awesome concert!!! Not a showcase! And his new clothings for It's Raining, it's whoa......! :shock: I was totally surprised by it, cause I thought he dressed up for slow songs. Plus the black suit for Nan, we finally got to see the black suit version. :D I've yet to listen to his album but With You is so nice! Makes you wanna dance along! I kinda felt that I'm Coming is not that heart-thumping as It's Raining, but still nice.

Fizah: I'm still not sure which seatings to choose and I still not sure if my friend is coming along, cause I'll need to do some adjustment to her too. :faintz: I'll let you know, okay? But I'll most likely buying very soon once the ticket is on sale. We need to fight the tickets with oversea fans too. Y'know, his fans loved to travel around.

jess: There's not much info about the concert yet, other than the prices, venue and date. I do hope the organiser informed us before the selling date. Ya, his concert has been T stage, even for HK colliseum, which is famous for the 4 sided stage. So most likely I'll be looking at him from the big screen then. Well, it's better than nothing, right? :wink2:

[panda_shine]

I just finished watching "With You" after reading Rach's spazz lol.. :D hmm.. I dont' like it as much as the other performances I watched.. maybe his voice sounded a bit too soft in it (the performance)?? but I still like the performance. It looks so cute :D It kind of reminds me of the "Freeway" MV actually with the colorful background lights.

Jeannie: I haven't bought the album yet.. probably next week.. and "Nan" is an old song ^^;

About the price tickets.. hmm I guess the $288 is still worth it even though it's really far away.. but I guess the hype and the mood he'll set for the entire stadium would definitely be once in a lifetime experience. On the bad side, yeah it is quite true that for that price, you can get front row tickets for other artists >< Aigoo.

Fizah: Congrats on being the first official Cloud in JCN!! hehe. You should show us the things you can once you receive it^^;

Rach: Perhaps you can wait and see what the discounts are like for Clouds from Fizah.. and if they are good discounts, maybe you can join it

Jessica: Oh, was the songs he performed with Byul and LSY good? I don't think I've heard of it! ><;
Oh yeah, the skull is a weird combo.. because the rest of the outfit is so dressy.. maybe the skull is like the clothing brand's logo or something because I think in the picture with Jamie King.. JK's polo also had a skull logo ^^; Yes! I noticed the ring too! but didn't know it's a set..^^; I wonder if it's his own..?!
Can you please make me a cut for "Nan" and "It's Raining" since you and Rach are spazzing about it lol. Reading it makes me feel very curious!!
I saw the screencaps to the clip with him meeting Jamie King!! It looks really interesting!! Can you please direct me to the link where I can download it? I checked Sexy Bi but I can't find it ^^ Thank you!

[rachelle03]

Karen, I agree the With You in the showcase doesnt sounds good. But gotta watch the MBC performance, it's better! ^^ It does reminds me of Free Way too. Perhaps its the cap and the outfit too.

[jessica]

i found a bigger resolution and better sound quality of the full showcase! clubbox link (http://down.clubbox.co.kr/bummie/rm1ba) redl if you are really obsessed :sweat:

jeannie: Nan is from his 3rd album ^^ have you listened to it yet? it's reeeally good. most, if not all of us love it...esp. the performance, right girls? :whistle:

rach: i love all the new choreography and remixes for the old songs! i didn't expect him to be so dressed up for It's Raining too. the outfit he wore for With You was...not appealing ><; the song and dance was cute though. i prefer his MBC perf. he looked like a teenager with that cap, oversized bubble jacket, and baggy paints :D :love:

karen: the duets are ballads. i like them ^^ i wish he still sings with a deep voice like that =(
with LSY (Live) - clickie (http://download.yousendit.com/80F122817612ED77)
with Byul - clickie (http://download.yousendit.com/42B78BEE75296A80)
the skull is the logo?! i don't like it :oops: the pinky ring and bracelet is a gift. i don't remember from who though ^^;
the meeting with Jamie King is included in the showcase. you should DL it! :tongue: i'll make the cuts and upload it sometime in the weekday if you're not going to DL the full showcase ^^

latest news:
06.10.13 "The Angel defeats the devil!", the concept of 4th album <Rain's World>
(http://z11.invisionfree.com/Rain_USA/index.php?showtopic=1075&view=getnewpost)

[xiaohei88]

yes unnie rach...karen may be right... hopefully i got the card by then and a job cause no way are my parents going to fork out 300 bucks for a concert of an artiste singing in a language that we dont know of.. but i dont give a care..

[apricot]

I've finished watching his showcase too!! It's really hot!!! :excited: I love the special effects, graphics and lighting!!! Nan is really really good... I love that performance. :love: Especially the part when Bi dances together with the graphics behind. Jamie King is a genius...

I'm still getting used to his new look..I still prefer his old look though. This new look is just too..erm bad boyish? But his stage presence is still there..he can command the crowd like nothing! :D

Just curious but is his perf in Inkigayo up yet? I've been wanting to watch that show since it's my baby's show too. :happy:

Oh, you guys are going for the $288 tickets? Man, the tickets' prices are so steep!!!! I'm curious about his concert too since he's the one who intro me to K-pop but the price is wayyyy too high for my curiousity..><

[panda_shine]

Rach: I think the version I watched was the MBC version ^^; I was wondering what is the difference between the MBC and SBS showcase?? I thought the MBC and SBS performance was the same.. except different channels were broadcasting it? So he had two showcases? *hmm*
But yeah, I think it was the cap too that reminded me of "Free Way" especially when he kinda moved it to the side and had that adorable expression :angel:

Jessica: I prefer the pinky ring over the bracelet hehe!
Btw, I just watched the clip with Jamie King so you don't have clip it for me^^ Thanks! Omo! I really like this clip and I feel so proud of him! I just love watching him practicing his dance routine in the studio and stuff. And his dancers are always so funny ^^.. It makes me happy knowing that he has such great dancers whom he is close to.. because sometimes he says he's lonely? I loved the part when he was topless and one his dancer was like touching him or something.. and he liked pushed her away in a joking way :D
Just take your time with the "Nan" and "It's Raining" clip.. no hurries^^;

Fizah: I really hope you can make it to the concert!! Yeah, if I did had the opportunity to go his concert, my parents would probably flip too about the tickets.. so hopefully when I do have the opportunity in the future, I'll be 'loaded' :whistle:

Hi apricot! Aww, I hope you can go to the concert too! Although I really like this previous looks too.. but I really like the new look too. The more I look at him, the hotter I think he looks.. and with the recent performances of the showcase.. it makes me even more hyped about him..^^. Drop by often ^^;

[xanimeotakux]

i couldn't download it from the clubbox link, so i just watched it on youtube.

and i loved the showcase! =D his duet with lim jeong hee was really good =)

pandashine: woah, since you live in canada, are you going to fly down to las vegas just for his concert? AND you have to buy a conert ticket? O_O

[sweep]

Hello may and teardrop!

xanimeotakux, i watched Rain's current performances in youtube too!

Karen, I like "Props in my life" too!

Rachelle, you going to the concert? Whoa! :) Seeing rain's performance $288 may be really worth it!

I'm dying! I think I'm liking Rain more again! He's was awesome in the showcase! Military style... The dancing was amazing. I have not watched the whole showcase yet but the intro was "wow!!" OMG! I'm super in "Rain high" right now!

My brother better come soon because I want to show someone Rain's performances... I'll make him sit through it... *evil laugh* tie him to the chair... as if! hehe

I felt silly I tried to wait for Rain's performance in SBS in my aunt's house...and of course Rain wasn't shown! *sigh* well, at least I saw park jung ah perform hehe Maybe it's delayed?!

I saw the SBS "with you" performance. He was cute there. The song is just fun! Before I get annoyed with Rain winking in his performances but in this song he was just cute! hahaha Hmmm... the showcase 'with you' performance was not good? Oh, I'll check out the MBC one.

Gosh, it makes me wish again to see his live performance badly. I guess I'm just hyped because of his comeback performances. Weeee!

[gracecherry]

ahhh~ i finally watched a few tiny clips of bi's new appearances!

jess onni > i saw glimpses of his showcase in the showcase news clip! and wow...his physique is getting even better than last time? or shall i say more ideal??:D saw him wearing this black suit, slacks and shirt, and his waist looked soo good and the pants made him looked so tall. *ahem,he IS*:rolleyes: i have yet to listen to his new album yet, cant DL it coz its MU><

sandy > ommmo, i m sooo relieved that u r into the BI mode again.u were distancing...before his new appearances. but, yes...welcome backkk~

karen > i do think he is looking burning hot toooo, in this most recent short military haircut, plus the military outfits he wore! wow~

jeannie > i guess Karen wouldnt be able to do that. It is just that, we are still students and simply cant afford to fly over to a certain country to catch a concert... hmm, were u the one who is gona attend his LV concert?? ^^ really hope u could go,and then update us here on hows the atmosphere.

[rachelle03]

Karen: There's only one showcase, which is held in their stadium and it's broadcasted by SBS. Then he attended MBC and SBS's programmes. So it's 1 showcase and 2 programme performances. He performed an extra In My Bed in the SBS Inkigayo, other than I'm Coming and With You. Another difference... he wore blue bubble jacket for SBS and red for MBC's. :D

Jess: I think he don't suit the orange colour he wore in the showcase. :D He's so bulky and still had to wear that oversized jacket. But don't you feel like hugging him?

fizah: Oh... do let me know, okie? I don't understand his language either. We are the same. :D

Sandy: I do want to attend his concert. Still convincing myself about the pricing. :sweat:

Grace: Will you be coming over to SG for his concert?

[jessica]

the admin from rain-usa announced that she heard Bi said from a news clip that he'll be touring a few cities in the US besides Las Vegas!!! :excited: i still have a chance of seeing him next year, if it's true! i'm afraid of how much the tickets are going to cost :oops:

fizah: you'll be going with your parents?! :excited:

Ruiling: welcome back! i don't remember when was the last time you posted in his thread >< all the clips from his MBC and SBS comebacks are available in the DL thread. there are both clubbox and non-clubbox links ^^ i really think his concerts are worth it, maybe because i'm obsessed :D it's a once in a lifetime chance to see him perform live in your country. the feeling i got when i was in the same room with him and his fans was indescribable. i'm sure you understand what i meant since you went to Shinhwa's concert :-)
This new look is just too..erm bad boyish?
hehe. i thought he looked manlier and more mature, yet boyish. i love his napeun namja look too so it's a win-win for me :tongue:

karen: let me try to explain the shows he appeared on...
the one from SBS on the 13th was his showcase/preview of the world tour which is 1 hour long. only SBS is broadcasting that. the next day, he appeared on MBC Music Core for his comeback and he performed I'm Coming and With You. on Sunday the 15th he performed his comeback on SBS Inkigayo with I'm Coming, In Your Bed, and With You. if you're still confused, you can refer to this (http://kureum.livejournal.com/13281.html). i posted all the clips in groups ^^
the dancer who ran her hands down his body was Ms. Orange (Hwa Young) :D there is something you might notice in the It's Raining perf with one of the American dancers x_x;

sandy: lol. i know the effects he can have on us. oh, my dongseng uploaded one of my favorite songs, In My Bed from his SBS comeback special on youtube --> http://youtube.com/watch?v=nPhUOhQF9iA :love:
does the Korean channel you have broadcast the newest performances? he should've been there. he performed second to last. the last was DBSK.

grace: yes, he's leaner now ^^ i'm still ogling at his new image :drool: i hope you can stream from youtube. i think his showcase and some comeback performances are uploaded already.

rach: haha. i do! he looked so adorable while performing With You. i was giggling when he was being all playful and slapping his backside :D that orange outfit is too shiny @.@

translation for In My Bed :bounce:

4th Album Lyrics (English Translation)
Credit: Biwithrain// baidu// bikyo family
Kr to Ch: P&Kyo
Ch to Eng: rayndrop

My bed

I already heard today
You've found a new man, you've already
I'm shocked to know how you and him date
Gave him the same presents you've gave me
Adding to it a letter with the same content
Didn't you say this kind love is a first for you, baby?

Lying on the bed I've laid on before
Look at him with the way you've looked at me before
Sharing your love with someone else, how did you forget me so soon?
I simply cannot believe, did you really love me?
I haven't even given thought to a new relationship
The precious memories you've had with me
You've wiped them all away while creating new ones with him
Why do you want to wipe away our memories?
Why? Why?


Lying on the bed I've laid on before
Look at him with the way you've looked at me before
Sharing your love with someone else, how did you forget me so soon?
I simply cannot believe this. Did you really love me?
I haven't even given thought to a new relationship

The car I've sat in
The seat I've sat in
The place where I used to stand is now occupied by this man
The mouth that said "I love you" to me is now facing someone else.

Lying on the bed I've laid on before
Look at him with the way you've looked at me before
Sharing your love with someone else, how did you forget me so soon?
I simply cannot believe, did you really love me?
I haven't even given thought to a new relationship

I really cannot believe this
I really cannot believe this. Did you really love me?

[apricot]

Panda_shine: Hi to you too!!! :happy: IF I have the money I would really want to go but $200 is the most I can pay..but I want to get front seats at the same time! Lol, I'm greedy. Who wouldn't right? Haiz, how come they can't lower the prices where people like me can afford it?

But I have to admit Bi's concert is one of those concert you just have to watch. I mean, you HAVE to watch. That man's a legend just like Jay. Haha..

Jessica: Hi to you as well!!! :-) Haha, I'm glad you still remember my name!!! :D Good memory! XD Yes, I haven't been posting much..you won't even know my existence. XP But I frequent JC.net now and then just that I don't post. ^^;

Yes!! Being in a same place as Shinhwa was great! The atmosphere was great!! But humph..I'm still pondering whether to go, the money's drawing me back again..*slaps myself*

Thanxs for the links btw! I'm d/ling the Inkigayo one..^^ Btw, I LOVE the duet he sang with Lim Jeong Hee. Her voice is awesome, Bi's voice too. I get goosebumps whenever I hear that song. I haven't heard all the songs in his album yet but that song is my favourite so far.

[xiaohei88]

karen you're not going for his concert arent you?.. oh god.. he's not coming to canada is he?.. thats a rel shame.. i pray hard that i can make it for the concert... and maybe a privelge or something.. but i really hope can get discounts.. that i can help get unnie rach discounts tooo


Unnie rach no i am not going with my parents.. if so.. i would be the luckiest girl in the whole world.. and yes.. pigs will fly.. haha..

apricot OH HI!!!!.. didnt see you there.. this is great.. another singaporean here.. we should go together to the concert then the .. isnt the ticket just so so so expensive?

[dawnyee]

Hie guys!

Man.. you guys are pretty fast.. in just less than 24 hours and there are soooo many posts .. I had a hard time catching up.

teardrop: I have been a fan for a long time already but it is just that I havent got the time to actually drop by and chat with you guys. I have watched all of him drama except for A Love To Kill.. I'm gonna watch it soon.. I hope. And how did I come about obsessing him? Full House. Period. Ha ha!


panda_shine: Yes, I totally agreed with you.. the more you looked at it the hotter he gets. He doesnt have that boyish look but I'm sure once he smiles... it's all back to normal. :love:

To all my Singaporean friends, better start saving up.. you guys have less than 4 months. But the tixs are freakkin expensive. I don't know if I could even afford to pay when he comes over to Malaysia. Dear GOD, why wasn't I born rich? :whistle:

[xiaohei88]

dawnyee Hello there... you and me are the same.. on the full house thing.. without it.. i dont see myself here and drooling over orri oppa then haha.. 4 months?.. i bet by start of january the tickets will sell out fast like hot cakes.. need a miracle man...


the unnie thing confuses me again and again.. sposed to be rach unnie right.. aigoo fizah.. how blur can you get..haha

[panda_shine]

I need to spazz a bit right now hehe.. don't mind me. I was supposed to be reading but somehow... I found myself downloading clips and going through Youtube :rolleyes:

I managed to watched the SBS Inkigayo "In My Bed" and "I'm Coming" performance.. hmm I like them as much as the Showcase one.. but I like the camera view for SBS Inkigayo more.. since it's more upclose ^^; And is it me or did it seemed like "In My Bed" was shorter than the Showcase one? Oh, and last night.. I couldn't stop listening to "I'm Coming". I am starting to really like the song especially the chorus.. and the performance is too good for words^^;

I also watched the other performances I missed from the Showcase! Escaping From The Sun, Friends, and It's Raining. I really really liked the "EFTS" performance. The way he performed it along with the orange background.. *ahh*.. and I liked how in the end, you can only see the shadow. "Friends" was really nice and I like the concept of having the kids on stage! And the It's Raining is nice too!!

Jeannie: Like Grace said.. no, I won't be going to the LV concert :oops:

Grace: I agree with you.. I think he's getting more.. erm.. ideal too lol. Not that he wasn't before.. but all the looks for "Rain's Coming" is really making me :cloud9:

Rach/Jessica: Thanks for the clarification on the confusion :shy: When I was watching MBC performance, I was wondering why the jacket was red.. when I remember the pictures I saw was orange. :D
I don't really like the puffy jacket either.. esp. the orange one.. it's too bright >< but it does make him look cute ^^;

Jessica: "It's Raining" from the Showcase was on Youtube so I got to watch it. :excited: I was paying really close attention to the part when the American girls appeared since you mentioned it lol.. but do you mean the left or right one? or both lol? :shifty:

The translations to In My Bed is quite sad!

apricot: Yeah, I guess this concert is more expensive because of the people they hired for to help produce the concert and the American dancers etc. I love the duet with LJH too!! When I first saw it, I fell in love with it too.

Fizah: I am not going to the LV concert and no.. he's not going to Canada either :oops:

dawnyee: Hehe, yeah sometimes our thread goes quite fast^^; Yeah, for me, "Rain's Coming" didn't really give me the boyish look except for "With You" :happy:

[xanimeotakux]

gracecherry: oh, how i wish that i could go to his LV concert. i only live a few hours away. driving to LV would take..estimated...12 hours? =/ but no, my parents are too overprotected. i just hope that when i have some INDEPENDENCE, rain would still be a huge hit and maybe even perform somewhere NEARER..like..san francisco perhaps? =D

wow. we all love youtube. if youtube wasn't here, we would be deprived from so many things. >.< so many videos, music videos, dramas, shows, etc. XD i love youtube! =D

i don't really like his showcase, military clothing. i just wished he'd dress in some casual clothing =/ i mean, the song didn't even seem military-ish, so why dress up like that..~_~

sweep: LOL, you're going to torture your brother? haha, he'll have to sit through rain's 'shirt going up past his abs' scene :D

[jessica]

Bi's schedule for October --> here (http://z11.invisionfree.com/Rain_USA/index.php?showtopic=1080&view=getnewpost)
he'll be on YSMM again!!! :excited:

Ruiling: i try to remember all the names of those i've mingled with :hugz: i agree that getting the front row seats/spots is a must for his concerts. you get the full impact. but sitting further back, i can probably take in more. i was only staring at him the whole time and didn't really pay much attention to the backdrop =X there will be a lot of huge LCD screens for this tour so those sitting far away should still be able to see what's happeneing :sweat: the duet with LJH is one of my favorites too because it's a ballad. my favorite at the moment is In My Bed. the performance was sooo good :love:

karen: i thought In My Bed for the comeback special was shorter too ><; I'm Coming is growing on me. the chorus part got stuck in my head today :D
the other female dancer was Ms. Orange. parts of her hair was bleached so it didn't really look like her. i'm referring to the other dancer with blond hair (on the right) x_x;

jeannie: the military outfit is part of the theme of this tour :tongue: we'll have to wait and see what the lyrics mean for I'm Coming.

[rachelle03]

I did a bad thing. >.<
I couldnt resist the temptation and I downloaded the album. ><
But it's awesome. I like almost all of the songs except Touch Ya. I love 'In My Bed', 'Not A Single Day' and 'With You'. Although It's Raining album had a powerful hit single, I feel that Rain's World had a complete album, as in all the songs are nice. And I realised his vocal is very 'smooth' now and he sang in a higher pitch as compared to his 1st album. I like the way he sings now.

Ji Hunnie, I promised I'll definitely buy the album once it hits our shore. :happy:

jess/karen: On second thought, his zipped up bubble jacket in the showcase reminded me of the Marshmellow Man in Ghostbusters. :D

karen: It's Raining was great, right? He looked so hot with the suit and hat, not performing SangDoo song but It's Raining. :love:

[jessica]

On second thought, his zipped up bubble jacket in the showcase reminded me of the Marshmellow Man in Ghostbusters.
:lolabove:

i'm as guilty as you. it's okay as long as we buy the album afterwards :-) Touch Ya is a catchy song. i love JYP's intro, "it's the world famous artist" :excited: the english part in the chorus reminded me of Hyori's Get Ya though :oops:

i was re-watching the showcase yesterday with my mom because i wanted to show her his short hair. she doesn't really like it because she's used to seeing his long hair ><; when he was performing Ways to Avoid the Sun, she surprised me by saying, "oh, he's singing an old song!" i asked her how did she remember, and she replied with, "it's because you kept playing his performances in the past" :D we used to watch Music Bank together sometimes and she even remembered that i commented on how cute he looked when i first saw him, keke~ that made my day <3

news after the showcase

06.10.14 Foreign fans fond of RAIN~

More than 10,000 foreign fans were fond of RAIN in yesterday showcase!

"The premiere showcase of 4th album... It's really a magnificent occasion!!"

In the evening of Oct 13, the singer RAIN was singing under rain and below the stage the audience yelled "Rain! Rain" "Jeong Jihun! Jeong Jihun!"

At 8pm sharp, Rain in army suit walked down from the helicopter. It was actually the screen's walldrop! He was surrounded by cheers when singing his new song <I'm Coming> It was an one-hour showcase to publisize his new album, as well as the upcoming world tour concerts that covers USA, Japan, China etc... There were about 10,000 foreign fans occupying the front rows and yelling crazily~ It reflected the 'brand value' of RAIN!

A Japanese lady (54 years old) said, "I've been to his Japan concert last year, as well as his Beijing and Bangkok concerts... I feel that he's much more fabulous... more powerful than before!" also she added up, "I paid about JYP1,300,000 to come here for this showcase, it's a 3D2N tour group to Korea."

Another Hong Kong fans (23 years old) commented, "He's so cute and sexy, like a naturally born artist!... He's the only Asian singer that can compete with top singers from western..." Among these foreign fans, 90% were ladies and most of them took 3D2N tour to Korea.

Rumours saying that his free showcase ticket was sold at 200k Won in auction website. There were 8 giant screens being setup in the showcase. The performance was carried out in musical drama style which was more gorgeous than his previous Asian tour. His powerful dance was very impresive, too.

"It's totally different from the past, my new album contains philosophic information..." said Rain.

Source: Chosun.com by reporter ›&Aacute;˜&copy;&ccedil;&eacute;
Up by azafighting@rainhk
Translation by jjbug@rain-malaysia
credit: rainhk/rain-malaysia/khanakham@soompi

edit: forgot to add that I'm Coming MV is out today!!! look for it in the DL thread ^^

[xanimeotakux]

i'm watching the complete showcase right now. ^_^

jessica: lol, oops. didn't know the theme was military-ish. :shy: omg, his schedule is practically packed! >.<

wow! your mom listens to rain's songs! cool! =)

wow. a 54 year old is rain's fan! cool! XD lol, 90% females? i'm not surprised XD i barely know any guys who are rain's fans, hehe

[sweep]

HI dawnyee and apricot! I think I was not able to say HIII!!!

Jessica, I like 'In My Bed' too! As well as, 'friends' and 'with you'. I'm not too keen on I'm coming. The dance steps are cool but the song itself... I have to get used to it more.

Gosh, I wish Rain would come back in NY. It's good to see Rain in tv shows. Love letter and YSMM! Yay! I also didn't like the way Ms. Orange's hair was bleached too!


Grace, I made my brother sit for a while. He didn't like "I'm coming" either. He didn't sit through the whole song. hmph... hehe But he was kinda impressed with the dancing.

My sister doesn't like his hair. She said that it looked like that he has a wig/'toupe'. She said that Rain looks better with a little longer hair. I sent her his concert through youtube. hehe I second, youtube is the bomb!


I like Rain's showcase performances I just didn't appreciate the remix of 'Instead of saying goodbye'.

[dawnyee]

Ahn-nyong-ha-se-yo! :wave:

Okies.. I try to drop by here as often as possible to keep abreast with oppa's progress. :D

I haven't really have the chance to watch his showcase yet except for his I'm Coming and In My Bed performances. All I have to say is that the dance choreography for I'm Coming is so so so cool and much more difficult

[panda_shine]

I don't think I've been so crazy over Ji Hun before.. and I don't know if it's a good thing or bad thing.. aigoo :oops: Is anyone feeling the same way (besides Grace lol) or.. is it just me? ^^;

I have downloaded the full MV but haven't watched it yet.. but hopefully very soon. ^^; I am trying to resist because.. I know after watching, I wouldn't be able to focus lol.

Jessica: I keep singing to the chorus to "I'm Coming" too! And then of course, images of him from all those performances are always popping in my head too ^^
I didn't re-watch the "It's Raining" clip yet .. but is Ms.Orange known for being close to Bi?? I remember she was mentioned frequently awhile ago in here but I can't remember what it was about?
I checked the DL thread and you mentioned someone in Soompi will be doing the translations for the radio clip soon.. do you know if it'll be hardsubbed? I downloaded it but if it's hardsubbed, I'll wait till later to watch it then ^^;
Aww.. that's so cute that your Mom watched his performances too! She sounds like she's a bit of a fan too ^^;

Rach: I agree you about how you described his vocals. Before, his songs didn't really 'caught' me until after several listens especially the fast ones.. but now, I love his fast ones too. I love most (or all) the songs on the album too!


I haven't bought my Rain's World either.. but I'll probably do it this weekend.. :happy:

[xanimeotakux]

hey, you guys should watch this! ^_^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IJ5v0QtQAg

i'm guessing it's very very recent, since he shows his new hair, and his duet song with kim jeong hee is playing on the radio.

he writes something...i have no idea what it says. =.= can anyone help? >.<

ahhh, he looked so bored! XD he kept waving to the camera and did that wave thing with his arms, hehe rain was too cute! :oops:

the mv is AWESOME. i really liked it =) haha, i think i only blinked like..once throughout the mv. and the mv was long. 6 minutes.. O_O

[rachelle03]

An interesting report from the crew of the showcase.


16.10.06 Feedback from Showcase crews, something about Uri Bi

There were 5 days of preparation in total
19 were stage crews
It was tough, hunger always stayed with us due to the continuous rehearsal... Sometimes it carried on until 5am, couldn't even have a good sleep either, and blisters came out as we kept moving the props and equipment

The lunch time was about 12pm
Dinner at 11pm, i.e. the harden hamburger... T___T

On the first day of preparation, Rain did not come.

On second day, Rain came in around 7pm, started his first rehearsal...
It was very impressive: He greeted every crew and staff once he reached...
Since he's a super star, so probably he might be arrogant or impolite...
But he didn't, Rain is really a humble and honest person.
Anyway, he just followed up on the flow and sequence of performance...

Third day was the formal rehearsal.
When it was about to begin,
Rain was running in front of me (I kept staring at him)
Jumping to the stage
and suddenly he knocked his head on the big screen!!! (It was the screen at the middle of stage, to show rising helicopter)
He stunned there for about 2 minutes, not moving at all = =;;
Only some crews and I saw it... We were too shocked and stoned there...
His manager and dancers did not notice...
Rain holding his head for about 2 minutes, and one of the dancers asking if he was okay....
Seemed like he was very hurt...
Later, his assistant and manager quickly came over.
To be frank, I think he might feel too embarrassed to stand up instead of great pain.
Fortunately nothing happened, so we continued with the rehearsal.
Lots of problem because it was our first time.
...
From that day, we only had 2-3 hours of sleeping time everyday - -;;

On the forth day, the showcase time was nearer
In our last rehearsal, all crews and Rain were worried and nervous,,,
...
Rain is a perfectionist, isn't he?
He wasn't quite satisfied and requested for another round
.....

In addition, for the song <Friends>
He sang together with children...
Alright, kids are not that easy to handle...
Some of them didn't sing, just turned back to look at Rain
Very naughty =.=
If it were me, I would be angry...
But Rain was different...
"If you listen to me, I give you CD with autograph~"
he didn't give any actually...
He talked to children with great patience
An expert to handle kids in fact ^ ^

Source: Forrain
Chi translation by Baidu RAIN bar
Eng translation by jjbug@rain-malaysia


jess: Ya, upon your note, I realised Touch Ya do sounds like Hyori's Get Ya. Doesnt that mean that it sound like Britney's Do Somethin'? >.< Your mum is so hip! My mum called him "Ah Rain" :D it sounds so friendly and family, cause in our family we usually call Ah XXX to close families. Just like HK peeps.

Karen: The MV is nice... Although a bit weird as in why are they dancing in the warzone. :sweat:

Oh ya, to those who watched I'm Coming MV, anyone find that the last scene with them dancing on a stage, does it reminds you of the Verona (if i remember correctly) Beach in the movie Romeo + Juliet? The one where Mercutio was shot.

Somehow I like the chemistry between Ms orange and him. They danced well together.

[jessica]

jeannie: if you look at the CD cover again, you'd notice that he has army pants on...unless you were ogling at something else :rolleyes: his image on that cover glories soldiers who fight in wars to bring peace and save those who needs help. i love the meaning behind this album and tour. way to go Ji Hunnie! <3
my mom doesn't listen to his music unless i'm playing it or watching his clips when she's around :D i wish she's a fan so i can drag her along to his concerts.
many of his Japanese fans are older. if you pay closer attention to the crowd you'd see a lot of ajummas around. i don't know where they get the energy to follow him to all of his concerts/events. during Rainy Day in NY, there were 4 ajumma fans in front of us who came at around 10AM so they were at the beginning of the line. we stood/sat in the windy sidewalk until we were let in at 7PM :wacko:

sandy: when you watch more performances of I'm Coming, you might slowly start to like the song ^^ someone uploaded the full MV to youtube already so you should watch it when you have the chance! i hope he'd come back too and we must start saving up early :sweat: the Love Letter that he'll appear on is not the game show, but the music show. i'm definitely looking forward to YSMM!

oh, on a radio program yesterday (17th) he said that the showcase/preview world tour concert only showed 1% of what is in store for us! :excited: some caps of that interview. the clip is 615MB and you can find it at bummie's or sexybi's box. i haven't watched it yet, but the caps are making me go weak at the knees :love:

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8948/061017choipowertimeradiocap2jm9.png (http://imageshack.us)
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/797/061017choipowertimeradiocap11wp6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1295/061017choipowertimeradiocap12wb4.png (http://imageshack.us)
credits: RainHK/thepearl@Bi's Kingdom (www.popcornfor2.com)/khanakham@soompi

dawnyee: yes, the new choreography is very difficult. he said that there was a step that he couldn't get right and he had to practice over 100 times. he felt so overwhelmed that he cried because Jamie King has very high demands from him ='(

edit:

i took too long to reply again >< i should learn to refresh the page before submitting ^^;

karen: lol. as you learn more about him, you'd start to like him more and more. then there's no turning back :whistle: there were rumors that he's dating Ms. Orange during his BKK concert because they were seen acting very friendly with each other. he's close to all his dancers so it doesn't come as a surprise to fans who knows how he treats them. the media blow things up to get more ppl to read ><; i don't know if the radio clip will be hard subbed. i'll have to ask one of the translators if she'll time it. i know of someone who might want to do it :D i've ripped the audio of the show already so if you're really curious you can listen to it first ^^ it's at bummie's box.
my mom does like him but won't be idolizing him the way i do :D i've never been this passionate about an artist before :blush:

jeannie: that's part of the new radio interview from yesterday! thanks for the link ^o^ i haven't watched yet, but if what he wrote is one of the cap i uploaded, the msg says "i love you" :cloud9:

rach: yes, it does remind me of both songs (i haven't listened to Britney's full version though) :oops: my mom calls him Rain too, and she'll add "ah" at the beginning sometimes. i told her i like calling him Bi because that's the first name i've learned before i knew it meant Rain ^^; i don't have a problem with Ms. Orange dancing with him also, but that new dancer x_x;

[gracecherry]

ommo > jess onni kumawo~~ ive DLed all of ji hunnie's new songs!! i REALLLLLLLYYYY like Cassiopeia, even just the 1st time listening to it, In my bed is nice too...followed by Not a single day. the others is ok..i would need a few more listennings, as usual, i went to the comp lab esp to DL, and i managed to DL his sbs perf too,'in my bed'&'with u'...i would try to get 'i m coming' tmrw.ahhhh~ i like his new haircut, and the changed of his physique to being leaner now than the past, yea...i noticed theres a new 'foreign' female dancer?? hmm. ommo. is that TRUE? or is there some basis to the news of him dating ms orange in bkk? ahhhh~ i think they look good together.but ~~~ hmm...duno la. and ur ommoni! she is so cute la, at least u can talk to her bout bi once in a while, i cant...my mom would think i m nuts...ahh, i jus wish to have some normal talks like...ahh...the concert was great etc...coz, rain's news is quite common on the chinese papers here.:rolleyes: there was a whole page of report in his showcase the other day,with pics...

i gave ira the links u emailed me, i cant wait to hear what she thinks too.

i have been listening to cassiopeia on loop~~

rachelle onni > hmmm, i dont think i wud be able to go to Sg for his concert, i would try my best to go when he comes to KL. ahh, if wud be sooo cool if i can make it to the sg one, then i can meet with u,and we wud have the best time ever seeing ji hunnie's perf! and ommmmo~ the news of him knocking on the big sreeen...i find that *oouch* but cute.

sandy >oommo...i gues u may have to make ur brother sit thru it a few ,more times then? haah *joking~~* but i personally like his new hair cut, though i missed his old style, fluffy aaha, but this new style defines him in style...lol...

karen > we just cant help being on cloud 9! with this new haircut,he is bringing the gap of cute&sexy closer than ever.i m sure u get wat i mean?

jeannie > awww, dont feel too bad, there will always be a nex time~~ we wud all jus keep in touch wif his latest perfs and clips online, at least...we stil can see him dance...i noe the feeling is different .but...yea...*dont give up*

[xanimeotakux]

jessica: *cough* soldiers fighting in wars to bring peace? >.>
i just hope he's not referring to the Iraq War..XD

wow. my legs would be so stiff if i was standing for so many hours >.< how can the older fans do it? :glug:

i guess the fact that they'll see rain gives them a surge of energy! haha

omg, it says 'i love you?' OMGOMGOMG, i love you too rain!!!!!! :love:

gracecherry: yeah, i guess. =/ have you ever been to any of his concerts?

oh, i hear that spork needs a companion to go to rain's LV concert! maybe if she can go, then she can tell him what rain was like! :excited:

[rachelle03]

You know, whenever I watched With You's performance, I'll always had the feeling that the fun-loving dancers of Bi will surely do something funny during the last part of the dancing. The one with "Oooh Baby...". Indeed, I saw the cheeky dancers doing a stint during the MBC. :D

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/rachjcnet/wu1.jpg
The dancer behind did something to the girl while they are doing the peace-sign-pointing-to-the-left pose. Maybe he poke her, or something.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/rachjcnet/wu2.jpg
The poor girl fell on the dancer in front.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/rachjcnet/wu3.jpg
She managed to cling onto the guy in front and gave the dancer behind a you-did-that! smile. :D

They are just so funny. They had the chemistry between them, which also explains why the caucasian girl dancing in It's Raining in the showcase seems so weird and way incomparable to Ms. Orange. :D

Jess: I did hear Britney's before and I have to say Hyori's is very similar. Touch ya, well, a bit though. I just dont like the "i say let me touch ya". Too 'touchy', ji hunnie. :sweat: I rewatched the showcase and I dont like the new dancer too. She seems so untrained. Lack the 'power' for It's Raining. Well, Ms. Orange had danced the routine for XXXX times. :D

grace: Oh I see... I thought it'll be great if we can go together. ^^ i read that KL's will be the last stop for the tour and it'll be in April. If the ticket is reasonable, I don't mind going KL. :shifty:

[panda_shine]

I've just watched the Choi Power radio clip! I am kind of glad there weren't much talking since I wouldn't be able to understand.. :sweat: It was so cute that he kept waving :D And the part when he wrote "I love you" (the part that Jessica posted).. it was so cute because he showed it to the camera once.. but I guess he was worried it won't be shown clearly.. so he brought it up closer! :happy: He's too cute! :whistle:

I watched the "I'm Coming" MV too! and hmm.. I like it but same as Rach.. I thought it was a bit contradicting how the song is upbeat and he's dancing.. whereas the visual mood/theme is very sad. Oh, and towards the end, I notice on the side of his army jacket.. is this graphic of erm.. a female body. :rolleyes: Again, a bit contradicting.. :sweat:

Jessica/Rach: My Mom calls him "Ah Rain" too! :excited: But only when she sees him on TV.. and she pretends to be those HK fans.. just to get my attention ^^;

Jessica: Please let me know if the hardsubbed part comes out^^ I glimpsed through the clip but because it was long and I was so clueless.. so I didn't watch it ^^;
oo.. so the blond fringe girl is Ms.Orange? At first I thought both dancers were caucasian! lol~
I listened to the old duets you posted few posts ago^^; I like the one with Byul more :happy:

Rach: I noticed that too when I was watching that "With You" performance.. actually I only saw how the girl was smiling so much in the end and standing kind of funny.. but didn't know what happened prior ^^;


I've just ordered Rain's World!! I hope to receive it by the end of this month :happy:

[rachelle03]

YSMM spoiler:

Credit: Lovebi_rain@baidu//sexyBi
Ch to Eng: rayndrop

JH was on YSMM today. They talked about the "noona-dongsaeng relationship" he had when he was in high school.

JH said, because he really liked that senior so much, there was once he actually got drunk while trying to drown his sorrows.
While he was drunk, he blurted out this little secret to a hyung (also his high school senior), saying he really did like that noona senior so much....then he broke down and cry.
That day, this hyung called the senior and told her, "Jihoon really likes you a lot." This noona senior replied, she kind of fancy Jihoon too...
The next day, Jihoon plucked up his courage and called this noona senior.
The first sentence he said...

"Noona, saranghaeyo."

(Later, he got dumped by this senior, and this left an unhealing scar in Jihoon's heart.)


Ji Hunnie is on YSMM again! :D Hopefully it's gonna be as fun as the previous episodes.

Karen: The dancers are just so funny. :D You've ordered Rain's World?! I'm still waiting for the album to hit the stores. I think the delay might be due to the change of distributor. It was said to changed from Universal to Warner.

[xanimeotakux]

can anyone link a picture of ms. orange? i have no idea who she is XD

rachelle03: omg, he dated a girl older than him? :brows: and she..DUMPED JI HOON!? how could she possibly have the heart to dump someone as perfect as he? :oops: lol, she probably regrets it these days :tongue:

[jessica]

OMOMOMOMO!!! Cyborg will enter in the US! --> read here (http://z11.invisionfree.com/Rain_USA/index.php?showtopic=1089&view=getnewpost)
i want him to debut as a singer first, but i trust JYP's decision with this. my only worry now is that this movie will be dubbed into english x_x

i was looking at his schedule again and noticed that he'll be performing on Music Bank on my bday! w00t~

grace: did you watch the performances yet?! there are a few American female dancers..i think 3 or 4? the news of him and Ms. Orange dating is reported in a Thailand paper. the paparazzi took pics of them playing beach volleyball and snorkeling together. he was with other dancers too. the media just had to blow that up =/
hehe. my mom knows i'm nuts about him already :blush: was the news about the showcase a good review?! apparently there were more than 40,000 fans who went so it exceeded his expectations :excited:
what do you think about him coming to Malaysia in April as the last stop for the World Tour?! is that enough time for you to save up? ^^

jeannie: haha. it applies generally :tongue: we were standing at the beginning, then most of us started to sit. we probably look like crazy tourists to those passing by ><; OMO! spork is going?!!! ask her to stop by here and i'll direct her to sites where she might find a companion ^^
if i remember correctly, that woman dumped him for a rich guy who drives a nice car :dry:
here's Ms. Orange:
http://aycu30.webshots.com/image/4949/2005286895929570762_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005286895929570762)

rach: i didn't notice that! but then again, i've only watched it twice. i prefer the SBS perf more so i've neglected the MBC one =x i can't tell if those female korean dancers were the same as the ones from the past, except for Ms. Orange :sweat:
he talks about that noona he used to love again :cry: i hope Rxgoodleaf will sub this YSMM too.

oh, oh! talking about touching and dancing, you girls should DL the MBC comeback interview! there was a segment that showed them practicing the dance steps in a LA studio. one part was Ji Hunnie demonstrating one of the moves on his lead dancer :D this is the 2nd time i've seen him so touchy with another male, keke~ then that part where Ms. Orange was running her hands over his body and Ji Hunnie playfully pushing her away :oops: :D

karen: i had to delete the full interview after watching it because the file was too big, and i'm not sure if anyone's going to translate so i had to free some space ^^; i made the cut of the part where they're discussing about Cassiopeia until the commerical ended with "ya~" so you get to watch a little longer of that footage of his cute expression :love:
there was a graphic of a female body on his army jacket?!! i can't believe i've missed it while i was subbing it -o-; i'll have to re-watch now.....

youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNXNiwuHVsc) or DL from YSI (http://download.yousendit.com/02AFF1D35385B1C4)

Grace, you should DL this! it's 17MB . DU should be able to take it, if you leave it on for 2+ hours ^^;

edit:
i see the image of a woman on the upper sleeve of the army jacket! x_x;

[gracecherry]

ahh,today was sooo cute at work, i m happy whenever someone mentions bi out of the blue. a rather...grown up lady, not a young gurl like us nemore, she said that theres something about the way RAIN dances~ ^^

jess onni > i saw the other 2 sbs perf, i didnt manage to get the i m coming perf. so i sTILLL dont noe how the dance is, but, ^^ sooooN. aigoo,i noe about them goin for beach volley and etc...but like i know ,its in a group.hmm, somehow, i feel...aside from being in a group, i felt there mayb something 'special' between them too? ehehe, its jus a feeling~lol hmm,i dont noe how to read,since its in chinese. but, i m sure, they are explaining all about his comeback.and all the amazing new idea. i gues, yea...i would have enuf $$....but, i would have to consider the price still~ my mom definitely wouldnt let me go if the price is overboard. but i wil see wat i can do...~~~

rachelle onni > yes, if you can make it for the KL tour, it would be superrrrrr fun...coz we can go together, and ira....she may be joining us! ^^

jeannie > nope i havent been to his concert before....yea, not quite possible since i cant fly over to SK, or HK ....^^ i m realy hoping for the KL one in april.

[xanimeotakux]

jessica: aww..the cyborg link doesn't work =(

lol, crazy tourists? haha XD omg, ms.orange is very pretty! they make a cute couple! :happy:

URGH, DUBBED IN ENGLISH?! not t