| Rain highly likely to star in remake film (Source) |
2010/08/11 |
"Rain" [Asia Economic Daily]
Asian superstar "Rain" is highly likely to play the main character of film "Red Scarf", a remake of the Korean movie of the same name from 1964.
"The details have yet to be set but there is a very high possibility", an official with the film remarked regarding "Rain"'s casting which would mark the singer and actor's second local big screen role##.
His first movie role was in critically acclaimed director Park Chan-wook's "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK" where he played the male lead opposite top Korean actress Im Soo-jeong.
The original "Red Scarf" production, by late director Shin Sang-ok, is about how an Air Force pilot b... |More
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| Rain makes a splash with win at MTV Movie Awards (Source) |
2010/06/07 |
Korean singer and actor "Rain" won the award for Biggest Badass Star at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, held yesterday at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.
"Rain" is the first native Korean to ever win an award from MTV and the fourth Asian star to win one after Lucy Liu, Jackie Chan and Ken Jeong.
The Korean hallyu (Korean wave) star won the award for his role as Raizo in the movie "Ninja Assassin", directed by the Wachowski Brothers, beating out Hollywood heavyweights such as Angelina Jolie, Chris Pine, Channing Tatum and Sam Worthington.
The Biggest Badass Star award is one of the new categories introduced in this year's MTV Movie Awards. Actor Lee Byeong-heon was also nominated but failed to make the final list.
Before his departure to the City of Angels, "Rain" commented that his participation in the MTV Movie Awards is meaningful and shows how far he has come.
As he accepted his award, he joked that he started working out when he heard he was nominated for the bad... |More
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| Rain to fly into LA next week for MTV awards (Source) |
2010/05/28 |
Asia's most celebrated star "Rain" will fly off to Los Angeles next week to attend this year's MTV Movie Awards, according to his agency on Friday.
An official at J. Tune Entertainment said "Rain" will depart from Korea on June 3 to attend the 2010 MTV Movie Awards for which he has received an invitation from MTV's headquarters##.
The singer and actor has been named one of the five nominees in the "Biggest Badass Star" category for his role as a ninja in Hollywood flick "Ninja Assassin" last year alongside Hollywood blue-chips Angelina Jolie, Channing Tatum, Chris Pine and Sam Worthington.
Nominees were selected by fans who cast online votes on MTV's website to choose their favorite '... |More
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| Rain to hold encore concerts in Japan in July (Source) |
2010/05/18 |
Korean entertainer "Rain" [Asia Economic Daily]
Asian superstar "Rain" will be holding encore concerts in Japan this summer at the request of his fans, according to his agency J. Tune Entertainment on Tuesday.
J. Tune announced in a press release that the singer is set to perform at the Saitama Super Arena on July 17 and 18 as part of his tour titled ""Rain", LOVE TOUR 2010"##.
The concert, which will take place at a 30,000-seater venue, will feature the biggest -scale performance given yet by the singer.
His recent Tokyo concert, held at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on April 17 and 18, was a smash hit that left the fans chanting for encores for half a... |More
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| Rain scores first nom for MTV Movie Awards (Source) |
2010/05/13 |
Korean entertainer "Rain" [Asia Economic Daily]
Vote for Rain on MTV Movie Awards Website
Asian superstar "Rain" has become the first Korean celebrity to score a nomination for the MTV Movie Awards, according to his agency J. Tune Entertainment on Thursday.
J. Tune announced in a press release that the singer was named one of the five nominees in the "Biggest Badass Star" category alongside Hollywood heavyweights such as Angelina Jolie, Channing Tatum, Chris Pine and Sam Worthington.
The nominee line-up was selected by fans... |More
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