Rain (entertainer)
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{{Infobox musical artist
|Name = Rain<br>비 <small>{{ko}}</small>
|Img = Rain Korean Singer.JPG
|Background = solo_singer
|Birth_name = [[Hangul]]: 정지훈 [[Hanja]]: 鄭智薰 [[Revised Romanization]]: Jeong Ji-hun
|Alias = Bi (비) / Pi (ピ) / Yu (雨) / Vu
|Born = {{birth date and age|1982|6|25}}
|Origin = [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|Instrument =
|Genre = [[K-pop]], [[R&B]], [[Hip-Hop]]
|Occupation = [[Singer]], [[Actor]], Dancer, [[Model (person)|Model]]
|Years_active = 2002-present
|Label = [[JYP Entertainment]]<br> (2002-2007)<br />[[J. Tune Entertainment]]<br> (since 2007)<br> FA
|Associated_acts =
|URL = [http://www.rain-jihoon.com/ Rain]
}}
'''Rain''' ([[Korean name|Real name]]: '''Jeong Ji-hoon [정지훈]''', born [[25 June]] [[1982]]) is a male [[Korea]]n [[Pop music|pop]] singer, dancer, model, and actor.
==Name==
As the word for "rain" is different in many languages, he is known by a variety of names. In Europe and the US, he is known by the English word '''Rain'''. In [[Korea]] he is known as [[:ko:비 (가수)|'''비''']], romanized as '''Bi''' and pronounced as the letter ''B'' in English. In [[Japan]], he is known as [[:ja:ピ (歌手)|'''ピ''']], pronounced '''pi'''.<ref>{{cite news | title=AsiaFinest Rain Bi | url =http://www.asiafinest.com/korean/rain-bi.htm | accessdate = 2007-07-10 | language = English}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Japanese Wikipedia "ピ" | url =http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94_%28%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8B%29 | accessdate = 2007-07-10 | language = Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=It's always empty at Rain's concerts | url =http://www.nst.com.my/blogs/fillips/210 | accessdate = 2007-08-06 | language = English}}</ref>
==Biography==
===Early life===
Rain was born in [[Seoul]]. He became interested in [[R&B]] and [[Hiphop]] dancing in the 6th grade. As an adolescent, he was a member of a boy band called [[Fanclub]]. The group was short-lived, and soon disbanded. Rain then began auditioning for various talent agencies. In a CNN interview, however, he recalled being repeatedly rejected because of his looks: "In fact, I was told after one audition that my singing and dancing was great but I didn't make it because I didn't have [[Eyelid#Double eyelid|double eyelids]]."<ref>{{cite news|first = Lorraine|last = Hahn|title= Rain Talkasia Transcript|date = [[2005-12-14]]|publisher = [[CNN]]|url = http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/14/talkasia.rain.script/index.html|accessdate = 2007-02-18}}</ref> Finally, Rain entered an audition for Korean talent agency [[JYP Entertainment]]. [[Park Jin Young]], the CEO of the agency, took a personal interest in Rain and accepted him as a trainee. During the early years of training, Rain was a backup dancer.<ref name="multiple">{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Pop star Rain (Bi), reaching out beyond Asia | date= | publisher= | url =http://english.kbs.co.kr/society/people/1365736_11774.html | work =KBS Global | pages = | accessdate = 2007-02-18 | language = }}</ref>
In 2002 he debuted with the album ''Bad Guy'' where he was introduced to the media through his stage name, Rain. The album's title single ''Bad Guy'' was a hit. After his first album, he took time off from his career as a singer to star in the drama series, ''[[Sang Doo! Let's Go To School]]''. Following the success of his debut as singer and actor, Rain released his second album ''How to Avoid The Sun'', and had another hit with the title song "[[Ways to Avoid the Sun]]."
In 2004, he starred in another successful drama called "[[Full House (Korean drama)|Full House]]", which was one of the highest-rated Korean dramas of all time with ratings of over 30% for every episode.<ref name="multiple">2</ref> It was broadcasted in many other countries including the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Japan, Taiwan and the U.S. Through ''Full House'', Rain was recognized across Asia. His performance in the drama also won him the Best Actor Award at the KBS Acting Awards.
===International recognition===
His third album ''It's Raining'' sold over 1 million copies in Asia. According to a report by Rain's previous agency JYP Ent. to the Korea Culture & Content Agency, ''It's Raining'' topped the charts in all of the following countries as of December 29th, 2005: Japan (100,000 copies), China (500,000 copies), Taiwan (70,000 copies), Thailand (150,000 copies), Indonesia (50,000 copies), and South Korea (154,000 copies), for a combined total of 1,074,000 units sold, making it Rain's most successful album to date both domestically and internationally.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Rain’s album records sales of over one million copies in Asia | date= | publisher= | url =http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1375194_11858.html | work =KBS Global | pages = | accessdate = 2007-02-18 | language = }}</ref> His first concert, ''Rainy Day'', held in Korea and Japan, was sold out the first day tickets became available.
In 2004, Rain earned greater recognition by winning the ''MTV Asia Grand Slam'', securing top honors in all the Asian countries which broadcast MTV Asia. Rain won the Favorite Korean Artist at the 2005 MTV Asia Aid held in Bangkok, the Most Popular Asian Artist Award from Channel [V] Thailand, the Best Buzz Asia Award during the [[MTV Video Music Awards Japan]] 2005 (He won Best buzz ASIA as well as [[Orange Range]] and [[Stefanie Sun]].) and the Best Korean Singer award in the MTV-CCTV Mandarin Music Honors in Beijing. Rain was also the first Asian performing artist ever {{Fact|date=August 2007}} to be invited to the 2005 American MTV Video Music Awards in Miami, as well as the 2005 MTV Latin Video Music Awards in Mexico. These accomplishments earned Rain a lot of media attention, including interviews with [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] Asian Edition and CNN Talk Asia. Rain also won the Best Korean Singer Award 2005 at the Mandarin Music Honors in Taiwan.
Rain then went on his [[RAINY DAY 2005 Tour]], starting in [[Seoul]] and followed by Tokyo and Hong Kong; due to his fame and his extravagant performances, tickets sold out quickly.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Rain Season Breaks Records Across Asia | date=[[2005-10-13]] | publisher= | url =http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200510/200510130017.html | work =The Chosun Ilbo | pages = | accessdate = 2007-02-18 | language = }}</ref> His first solo concert in [[Japan]] last summer, entitled Rainy Day Japan held at the [[Tokyo]] International Forum, was so popular that all the tickets were sold out 30 seconds after going on sale.<ref name="multiple">3</ref> The tickets for another of his concerts in [[Taiwan]] were sold out the moment they became available also. His performances in Hong Kong also sold out in a couple of hours. Rain continues to set records in Asia. Now planning to go beyond [[Japan]] and [[Hong Kong]], Rain will make a foray into [[China]] by giving a concert in [[Beijing]].
In April 2006, he was mentioned in the ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine website article that named the "100 Most Influential People Who Shape Our World."<ref name="Time">{{cite news | first=Bryan | last=Walsh | coauthors= | title=The People Who Shape Our World | date=[[2006-05-08]] | publisher= | url =http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,1187264,00.html | work =Time Magazine | pages = | accessdate = 2007-02-18 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=The TIME 100 | date=2006 | publisher= | url =http://www.time.com/time/2006/time100/ | work =Time Magazine | pages = | accessdate = 2007-02-18 | language = }}</ref> In 2007, Rain topped [[Time Magazine]]'s online user poll, although he was not in the magazine's actual list. He has an ongoing joke feud with [[Stephen Colbert (character)|Stephen Colbert]] for the top spot.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=The TIME 100 | date=2007 | publisher= | url= http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100walkup/article/0,28804,1611030_1612457,00.html | work =Time Magazine | pages = | accessdate = 2007-06-08 | language= }}</ref> He also made it into ''[[People (magazine)|People's]]'' 2007 list of the "Most Beautiful People" in the world.
===Fame in the United States===
Time magazine noted that Rain may collaborate in the future with Diddy. This came after reviewing Rain's performances in [[Madison Square Garden]] in February 2006. His two day concert, ''[[RAINY DAY 2005 Tour|Rainy Day New York]]'' was marketed and promoted by the Asian concert production company [[Rainstone Live]]. Tickets were sold out within a matter of days.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Rain's Sold-Out New York Gig Could Take K-Pop Global | date=[[2006-02-03]] | publisher= | url =http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200602/200602030011.html | work =The Chosun Ilbo | pages = | accessdate = 2007-02-18 | language = }}</ref>
Special guests who made stage appearances at the concert included American pop singer [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]], R&B singer [[Omarion]], and hip-hop mogul [[Sean Combs|Diddy]].
There is also news that Rain will be recording a duet with Omarion, who used to be the vocalist of the popular hip-hop group, [[B2K]], and had starred in the movie, ''[[You Got Served]]''. When Rain's first movie, ''I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK'', finished filming in early July 2006, he departed for the U.S. to discuss the possibility of singing the duet with Omarion, and to meet with the organizers of his Asian Tour. Rain apparently met Omarion through his producer, who had written a song for Omarion's recent album. Also, after Rain's concert in February in New York - where Omarion danced to Rain's song "Bad Guy" - Omarion and Rain became friends, says JYP Entertainment. They also noted that the two may star in a movie together one day.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Singer Rain to Work with Top American Star Omarion | date= | publisher= | url =http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1381804_11858.html | work =KBS Global | pages = | accessdate = 2007-02-18 | language = }}</ref>
Omarion and Rain recorded a duet song, "Man Up," that was released on the European version of Omarion's album ''[[21 (album)|21]]'' as a bonus track. The song has yet to be released in the U.S. due to contractual issues between several record labels.
In 2007, Rain made it to [[People (magazine)|People's]] Most Beautiful People list for the first time, in its "First-Time Beauties 2007" section.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=All about the Beautiful people | date=[[2007-04-26]] | publisher=Daily Telegraph | url =http://www.news.com.au/sundaytelegraph/story/0,,21624419-5001021,00.html | work =Daily Telegraph | pages = | accessdate = 2007-04-29 | language = }}</ref> In a press release, Rain stated that he was honored to be on the list, and also noted that it will be a great boost to his efforts to raise his public awareness in the United States.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=SKorean pop star Rain listed in People's 100 Most Beautiful | date=[[2007-04-30]] | publisher=Yahoo Canada | url =http://ca.entertainment.yahoo.com/s/27042007/24/entertainment-news-skorean-pop-star-rain-listed-people-s-100-most.html | work =Yahoo Canada | pages = | accessdate = 2007-04-29 | language = }}</ref> Also in 2007, Rain topped ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'''s open online poll. He beat [[Stephen Colbert]] by 100,000 votes<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100walkup/article/0,28804,1611030_1612457,00.html Your Time 100]. [[April 19]], [[2007]]. Retrieved May 9, 2007.</ref>; Colbert jokingly retaliated by producing a parody of Rain's music video for "Ways to Avoid the Sun" called "He's Singin' In Korean". Stephen Colbert has since challenged Rain to a dance-off "or a cuddle-off, or a spoon-off". On [[May 5]], [[2008]], Rain appeared in a "surprise" guest segment at the end of ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', and proceeded to engage Stephen in a dance-off. In the end, Rain won by causing the [[Dance Dance Revolution]] machine on which they were competing to overload and explode.<ref name="Episode: #04060 ">{{cite web|url=http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=156555&display=all|title=Rain Dance-Off|date=2008-05-05|work=Colbert Report|accessdate=2008-05-09}}</ref>
Rain performed in two concert dates in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]] on December 23-24, 2006; the tickets to these concerts sold out within the first week of sales. The concerts were held at the Colosseum Center at Caesars Palace.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=It's raining ticket sales for Korean pop star | date=[[2006-11-16]] | publisher= | url =http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/172234.html | work =The Hankyoreh | pages = | accessdate = 2007-02-18 | language = }}</ref>
===World tour and beyond===
Rain's fourth album, ''Rain's World'' was released in Korea on [[October 14]] [[2006]].
His ''Rain's Coming'' Tour began on [[December 15]], [[2006]] at [[Jamsil Stadium]] in Seoul, and was scheduled to continue through 2007 to the following countries: Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Tickets for Rain’s Hong Kong Concert Sold Out | date= | publisher= | url =http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1434106_11858.html | work =KBS Global | pages = | accessdate = 2007-03-16 | language = }}</ref> His tour incorporated the talents of producers and stage designers (such as Jamie King and Roy Bennett) who have been involved with the concert tours of famous artists such as [[U2]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Ricky Martin]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Britney Spears]], and [[The Rolling Stones]]. Ticket sales were expected to be over [[United States dollar|US$]]100 million.<ref>{{cite news | first=Jon | last=Herzkovits | coauthors= Jang Sera | title=South Korean pop star Rain debuts as robot lover | date=[[2006-11-16]] | publisher= | url =http://au.news.yahoo.com/061214/11/11s7f.html | work =Reuters | pages = | accessdate = 2007-02-18 | language = }}</ref>
His latest concert was at the [[Tokyo Dome]] on [[25 May]] [[2007]] which attracted nearly 40,000 people.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Rain becomes First Korean Star to Perform at Tokyo Dome | date=[[2007-05-28]] | publisher= Japan Today| url= http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/407525 | work= | pages = | accessdate = 2007-06-08 | language= }}</ref> The Tokyo Dome is the largest auditorium in Japan. Rain was the first Korean artist to perform at the Tokyo Dome.
On his latest World 2007 tour, his scheduled concerts in [[Shanghai]], [[Toronto]], [[San Francisco]] and [[Hawaii]] were cancelled, followed by the last concert in [[Los Angeles]]. The latter event at the [[Staples Center]] was canceled only two hours prior to opening: Rain's producer blamed the situation on financial problems with the local producer, and the local promoter blamed Star M, calling them "incompetent to handle the situation."<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Pop Singer Rain Cancels L.A. Concert | date= | publisher= | url =http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200707/200707020009.html | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-21 | language = }}</ref>
===Legal troubles===
Rain, together with JYP and the tour promotor, are currently being sued by [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]] promoter Click Entertainment for more than a million dollars, after his concert was cancelled there and the promoters were not refunded the $500,000 licensing fee.<ref name="legal">{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Local promoters sue Rain over canceled concert | date=[[2007-06-21]] | publisher= Honolulu Advertiser|url= http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Jun/21/br/br7430568912.html | work= | pages = | accessdate = 2007-06-21 | language = }}</ref>. The company claims that Rain never intended to perform in [[Hawaii]].<ref name="legal"/> The suit also claims that Rain and his Korea-based promoters "sought to defraud the general public by aggrandizing and exaggerating the scope of the 'Rain's Coming' world tour."<ref name="legal"/>
In February 2007, Rain and his former management agency JYP Entertainment as well as concert organizer Star M Corporation were sued over copyright infringement of the stage name "Rain," by the U.S. recording firm Rain Corporation; the company, which works with an American band also called "Rain," demanded that he drop the English name in the United States. The U.S. concert dates were postponed due to the controversy over his stage name. In June 2007, the lawsuit ended because the Nevada court provided no evidence indicating that Rain Corporation would suffer any actual harm, but the court canceled the "Rain's Coming to Los Angeles Concert".
Since the filing of the lawsuit, Rain's U.S. concert promotional posters had been changed to "Ji-hoon's World Tour 2007"; however, Rain may continue using "Rain's Coming World Tour." It is still unknown when Rain will resume his U.S concert tour.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}
== J. Tune Entertainment (Formerly known as the Rainy Entertainment) ==
In November of 2007, Rain told the Korean media that he has left [[JYP Entertainment]] for good and has started his own entertainment company called J. Tune Entertainment (formerly known as Rainy Entertainment). He will be positioned as the CEO of the company, but told the media that he still keeps in touch with his mentor and his long time trainer [[Park Jin Young]].
== Discography ==
{{See|Rain discography}}
{{Infobox Discography
| Type = studio
| Name = Bad Guy
| Released = [[May 13]] [[2002]]
| Label = Daeyoung AV
| Producer = JYPE
| Format = Cassette, CD
| Chart position= #9 [[South Korea|KOR]] Monthly<ref>{{cite web | title=MIAK: Album Sales in August 2002 | publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200208.htm | accessdate=2007-05-22 | language=Korean }}</ref>, #45 KOR Year-End (2002)<ref>{{cite web | title=MIAK: Album Sales in 2002 | publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2002_2h.htm | accessdate=2007-05-22 | language=Korean }}</ref>
| Certification =
| Sales = KOR: 143,414<ref>{{cite web | title=MIAK: Album Sales in January 2003 | publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200301.htm | accessdate=2007-05-22 | language=Korean }}</ref>
| Singles =
| Other info = 1st full-length Korean album
}}
{{Infobox Discography
| Type = studio
| Name = How To Avoid The Sun
| Released = [[October 16]] [[2003]]
| Label = Daeyoung AV
| Producer = JYPE
| Format = Cassette, CD
| Chart position= #6 KOR Monthly<ref>{{cite web | title=MIAK: Album Sales in October 2003 | publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200310.htm | accessdate=2007-05-22 | language=Korean }}</ref>, #19 KOR Year-End (2003)<ref name="MIAK03">{{cite web | title=MIAK: Album Sales in 2003 | publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2003_2h.htm | accessdate=2007-05-22 | language=Korean }}</ref>
| Certification =
| Sales = KOR: 166,731<ref name="MIAK03"/><ref name="MIAK04">{{cite web | title=MIAK: Album Sales in 2004 | publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2004.htm | accessdate=2007-05-22 | language=Korean }}</ref>
| Singles =
| Other info = 2nd full-length Korean album
}}
{{Infobox Discography
| Type = studio
| Name = It's RAINing
| Released = [[October 8]] [[2004]]
| Label = Seoul Records
| Producer = JYPE
| Format = Cassette, Enhanced CD
| Chart position= #3 KOR Monthly<ref>{{cite web | title=MIAK: Album Sales in October 2004 | publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200410.htm | accessdate=2007-05-22 | language=Korean }}</ref>, #17 KOR Year-End (2004)<ref name="MIAK04"/>; #15 [[Japan|JPN]]<ref>{{cite web | title=You Taiju: IT'S RAINING | publisher=Oricon Marketing Promotion | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=579167&samecd=1&chart_kbn=11A&linkcd=31256901 | accessdate=2007-05-22 | language=Japanese }}</ref>, #489 JPN Year-End (2005)<ref name="Orikon06">{{cite book |author=Oricon Entertainment |title=Orikon Nenkan 2006 Nenban オリコン年鑑2006年版 (Oricon Yearbook 2006) |year=2006 |month=March |publisher=Oricon Entertainment |location=Tokyo |language=Japanese |isbn=978-4-87131-075-8 |pages=p. 32 }}</ref>
| Certification = KOR: n/a, JPN: none
| Sales = KOR: 202,764<ref name="MIAK04"/><ref>{{cite web | title=MIAK: Album Sales in 2005 | publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2005.htm | accessdate=2007-05-22 | language=Korean }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=MIAK: Album Sales in the First Half of 2006 | publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2006-1h.htm | accessdate=2007-05-22 | language=Korean }}</ref>, JPN: 26,246<ref name="Orikon06"/>
| Singles =
| Other info = 3rd full-length Korean album
}}
{{Infobox Discography
| Type = studio
| Name = Eternal Rain
| Released = [[September 13]] [[2006]]
| Label = [[King Records]]
| Producer =
| Format = CD, CD+DVD, CD+DVD+T-shirt
| Chart position= #14 JPN<ref>{{cite web | title=You Taiju: Eternal Rain | publisher=Oricon Marketing Promotion | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=665773&samecd=1&chart_kbn=11A&linkcd=31345583 | accessdate=2007-05-22 | language=Japanese }}</ref>, #573 JPN Year-End (2006)<ref name="Orikon07">{{cite book |author=Oricon Entertainment |title=Orikon Nenkan 2007 Nenban オリコン年鑑2007年版 (Oricon Yearbook 2007) |year=2007 |month=March |publisher=Oricon Entertainment |location=Tokyo |language=Japanese |isbn=978-4-87131-082-6 |pages=p. 29 }}</ref>
| Certification = JPN: none
| Sales = JPN: 18,569<ref name="Orikon07"/>
| Singles = "[[Sad Tango]]", "[[Free Way]]", "[[Move On (Rain song)|Move On]]"
| Other info = 1st full-length Japanese album made for the Japanese market
}}
{{Infobox Discography
| Type = studio
| Name = Rain's World
| Released = [[October 13]] [[2006]]
| Label = Seoul Records
| Producer =
| Format = Cassette, CD, CD+DVD, CD+DVD+Diary
| Chart position= #1 KOR Monthly<ref>{{cite web | title=MIAK: Album Sales in October 2006 | publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/Kpop_200610.htm | accessdate=2007-05-22 | language=Korean }}</ref>, #17 KOR Year-End (2006)<ref>{{cite web | title=MIAK: Album Sales in 2006 | publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2006.htm | accessdate=2007-05-22 | language=Korean }}</ref>; #57 JPN<ref>{{cite web | title=You Taiju: Rain's World | publisher=Oricon Marketing Promotion | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=684129&samecd=1&chart_kbn=11A&linkcd=31357352 | accessdate=2007-05-22 | language=Japanese }}</ref>
| Certification = KOR: n/a, JPN: none
| Sales = KOR: 108,179<ref>{{cite web | title=MIAK: Album Sales in January 2007 | publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/Kpop_200701.htm | accessdate=2007-05-29 | language=Korean }}</ref>
| Singles =
| Other info = 4th full-length Korean album
}}
==Filmography==
===Television Series===
* 2002 ''Orange''
* 2003 ''[[Sang Doo! Let's Go To School]]''
* 2004 ''[[Full House (Korean drama)|Full House]]''
* 2005 ''[[A Love To Kill]]''
===Films===
* 2006: ''[[I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK]]'' ''Korean title: Saibogujiman kwenchana'' (character: Park Il-sun)
* 2008: ''[[Speed Racer (film)|Speed Racer]]'' (character: Taejo Togokahn)
* 2009: ''[[Ninja Assassin]]''(character : Raizo)
==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Awards
|-
!align="center"|2002
|align="left"|
*MBC Top 10 Artist Award
*KBS Music Award - New Artist, Most popular Singer Award by producers
*SBS Music Award - New Artist
*SBS Seoul Gayo Award - New Artist
*M.NET Music Video Festival - New Artist
*KMTV Korea Music Award - New Artist
*Golden Disc Award - New Artist
|-
!align="center"|2003
|align="left"|
*M.NET Male Artist Award
*KMTV Male Artist Award
*MBC Top 10 Artist Award
*KBS Male Artist Award
*SBS Male Performer of the Year Award
*KBS Rookie, Popularity, Best Couple (with [[Gong Hyo Jin]]), Netizen Actor Award of the Year
|-
!align="center"|2004
|align="left"|
*KBS Best Actor Award
*MBC Top 10 Artist Award
*KBS Artist of the Year
*SBS Male Performer of the Year Award
*Popularity Award of TV Part (The Baek Sang Arts Grand Award)
*KBS Best Couple Award (with [[Song Hye Kyo]])
|-
!align="center"|2005
|align="left"|
*[[MTV Asia Awards]]: Favorite Artist Korea
*Channel [V] Best Single Award
*[[MTV Video Music Awards Japan]]: Best buzz Asia from Korea
*MTV China: CCTV Mandarin Music Honors Award
*Andre Kim Awards: Best Star
*KBS Drama "Love To Kill" or "이 죽일놈의 사랑"
|-
!align="center"|2006
|align="left"|
*[[Time Magazine]]'s 100 Most Influential People Who Shape the World Award
*M.NET Male Artist Award
*Asia TV Awards: Best Movie Style [A Love to Kill]
*MKMF Mnet: Best Solo Male Artist
*SBS Gayo Daejun 2006: Bonsang
|-
!align="center"|2007
|align="left"|
*[[Time Magazine]]'s 100 Most Influential People Who Shape the World Award
*MTV Asia's 'Artist of the Month' [January]
*43rd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actor for "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK"
*Hallyu Award
*44th DaeJong Film Awards: Overseas Popularity Award
*'Best Asian Male Artist' in Macau, China
*People's 2007 list of the "Most Beautiful People" in the world.
|}
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
{{Commons|Rain (singer)}}
*Rain's Official Site: [http://www.rain-jihoon.com ''Rain'']
*KoME Artist File: [http://www.kome-world.com/uk/database-artist.php?id=1]
*America & Canada Site EN/CN: [http://www.rain-america.com ''RAIN America'']
*English/German Site : [http://www.rainjihoon.com ''RAIN Germany'']
*Asian Pop Culture in Wikipedia EN: [http://wiki.theppn.org/Rain_%28singer%29 ''Rain'']
*Rain-USA: [http://www.rain-usa.com "RAIN-USA"]
*Asia Site multi-languages (EN/CN/KR/JP/THAI]: [http://www.rain-asia.com "RAIN-ASIA"]
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[[Category:Korean dancers]]
[[Category:Korean male singers]]
[[Category:Korean pop singers]]
[[Category:Korean rappers]]
[[Category:k-pop]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male models]]
[[Category:People from Seoul]]
[[Category:South Korean singers]]
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