His name in Korean is Bi, which means Rain. His real name is Jung Ji Hoon.Education: Kyung Hee University. Majored in music.Born: June 25, 1982Family: Father and sister. Mother passed away.Height: 184 cm about 6 feet
Weight: 74kg or 165 lbs.
Rain was Time magazine's 2007 most influential person in the world. Stephen Colbert was second. In 2008 Rain was third behind Stephen Colbert. IN 2007, there was a close vote between Stephen Colbert and Rain, yet Colbert lost at the end. After that in 2008, Stephen Colbert always jokingly mocked Rain and would challenge him to a dance off with words like "Hey Rain, let's see if Korea will lift the embargo on balls". Stephen Colbert even did a Korean like music video, jokingly mocking Rain.
IN 2002 he started with an album called "Bad Guy". Although somewhat popular at the time of his debut, his album was overshadowed by the World Cup craze that surrounded Korea during this year. Yet Rain persevered and the second song from the "Bad Guy" album became a big hit.In 2004 he made another album called "Ways To Avoid the Sun.".
IN 2006, his third album, "It's Raining" was such a success that it was on the top of the music charts throughout Asia.Rain released his 5th Korean album called "RAINISM" on October 16,2008 In Korea, after he gained popularity as a singer, he went into acting with a drama called "Sangdoo let's go to school". He followed up with another Korean drama called "Full House", one of the highest rated Korean dramas of all time.In some Asian countries such as Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Rain is more well known as an actor rather than a singer! His drama "Full House" was very popular in these countries. When he finally visited some of these coutries to perform in concerts, they were quite surprised that an actor could sing and dance so well, since they had only known him as an actor.In the United States he was involved in the movie Speed Racer, where he played a minor role. He is the lead actor in an upcoming movie called "Ninja Assassin"Lil' Kim has worked with Rain on her album.
3LW also collaborated with Rain on their album.
Pepsi Cola shot a TV commercial with Bi and Christina AguileraFebruary 2006 Madison Square Garden sold out show within two days.Las Vegas, Nevada on December 23-24, 2006 - sold out shows.
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