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Rain on His Acting Ambitions

Source | 2009/11/11 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Actor Chung Ji-hoon (also known as 'Rain') is the first Korean actor to appear in a major Hollywood movie. His second Hollywood production is "Ninja Assassin", which was produced by the Wachowski brothers and Joel Silver. It is a brutal movie in the action genre. Its Japanese-style subject matter--the ninja--is unfamiliar to the Korean public.

In an interview on November 10 at the Hotel Lotte, Chung said that not everyone was going to like "Ninja Assassin". He added that fans of martial arts would definitely like it.

Chung has had three turning points in his career so far: his collaboration with music producer Park Jin-young, his Hollywood debut in the movie "Speed Racer", and his role in "Ninja Assassin". "It's yet another beginning", said Chung, looking very determined.


Following is the interview with 'Rain'.

-- Will there be sequels to "Ninja Assassin"?

▲The terms and conditions of my deal are a secret, but it's already known that I originally signed to appear...| More

[ChanMi's star news] Kim Sa-rang, tall and lean!

Source | 2008/10/28 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Who knew?

Kim Sa-rang from "A Love to Kill" costarring with "Rain" is so tall!

Here is a recent picture of her....| More

The three who made Rain an actor

Source | 2008/05/01 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Who are three people that receive the credit for making "Rain" an actor?

Writer Lee Kyeong-hee added the title of 'actor' to 'singer "Rain"'. This writer wrote KBS "Sang Doo! Let's Go To School", "Rain"'s debut drama in fall 2003. At this time, "Rain" was on the verge of releasing his second album. This writer took a new face with only one album who had no acting experience and made him into a star. She also worked with him in 2005 in KBS "A Love to Kill". She even gave him tonic medicine and treated him like a son. In every album, "Rain" mentions her in his thanks.

Director Park Chan-wook appointed "Rain" for the lead role of "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK". "Rain", who was already 'Asia's star', was in high demand from many movie makers, but "Rain" revealed that he wanted to work with Director Park. "Rain", thanks to Director Park, had the honor of stepping on the red carpet at Berlin International Movie Festival with his first movie. Director Park of "Old Boy" played a big role ...| More

Singer Rain, joined hands with KBS to expand the contents business to the global market

Source | 2008/01/31 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Singer "Rain"'s agency, J-tune Entertainment (aka J-tune) is making full attempts to enter the global market through the contents business.

On 29th, the spokesman from J-tune said, "We are signing a joint contract with KBS Media, Co. and is planning a distribution of visual materials and merchandising business all over the Asia". Through this strategic cooperation with KBS Media, "We will produce various visual materials, games and off-line merchandises using vast amount of visual materials starred by Rain whose copyrights are of KBS'. And by making a full use of those videos that haven't been televised previously, the rarity of contents will be dramatically increased".

"We are targeting at every Asian countries in providing the contents to the media channels and off-line distributors".

Along with various KBS entertainment and documentary programs, Rain appeared as the main cast of following dramas, including "Sang Doo! Let's go to school", "Full house" and "A Love to Kill"....| More

Stars using stage names as singer, but real names while acting! Why?

Source | 2008/01/24 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Nowadays, it is no longer rare to see a singer taking on acting as either their second career or a main career after ending their singing business. Far too many singers are driven to acting business as if it is their final destination in their careers in showbiz.

Of course, it is great way of increasing and lengthening their popularity and competitiveness in showbiz; and a strategy of "One source – multi-use" policy, which uses one resource in various fields to maximise the profit from it.

The common thing between these singers who have half or fully turned to acting business is that when they appear in musicals, films or dramas, they use their real names even though they had been using stage names while they were in music industry.

For example, Rain maintains his stage name, 'Rain' when he releases his albums or singing on the stage; but when he comes out as an actor in dramas such "Sang Doo! Let's go to school" and "A Love to Kill" and a film "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK"...| More