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Jan 2, 2021 · AKP STAFF. Rain revealed whether his 2 daughters look like him or his wife Kim Tae Hee. Though Rain is the pop star of the couple, Kim Tae Hee is known for her beautiful looks. On the January 2nd...
Rain (entertainer) Jung Ji-hoon ( Korean : 정지훈; born June 25, 1982), better known by his stage name Rain or Bi Rain (Korean: 비; IPA: [' piː ]), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, and record producer. Rain's musical career includes seven albums (six Korean, one Japanese), 28 singles and numerous concert tours around ...
- Early Life
- Music Career
- Acting Career
- Artistry and Image
- Other Activities
- Personal Life
- Philanthropy
- Discography
- Tours
Rain was born as Jung Ji-hoon on June 25, 1982, in Seosan, South Korea. His mother died in December 2000 as she struggled with diabetes. In the same year, Rain was recruited as a trainee for JYP Entertainment, led by recording artist and producer Park Jin-young. In a CNN interview and also in a Discovery Channel documentary called Discovering Hip K...
1998–2006: Debut, Bad Guy, How to Avoid the Sun and Pan-Asia success
Rain, aged 16, debuted as a member of a boy band named Fanclub (팬클럽). Despite releasing two albums, the group failed to be commercially successful. On May 13, 2002, Jung debuted as a solo singer with his first solo album titled Bad Guy where he was introduced to the media through his stage name, Rain. Two singles were released from the album—the eponymous title track "Bad Guy" and "Handshake". Following the success of his debut, Rain released his second album, How to Avoid the Sun on October...
2006–2007: Expansion outside Korea, Eternal Rain and Rain's Coming
As part of his Rainy Day Tour, Rain held a two-day concert at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City in February 2006. It was the largest concert by a Korean artist in the city at the time, attracting over 10,000 people, and was sold out within a matter of days. The concert featured appearances from Park Ji-yoon, as well as JoJo, P. Diddy and Omarion and was promoted by the Asian concert production company Rainstone Live. In April 2006, Rain was included in Time magazine's list...
2008–2012: Olympics, Rainism, Back to the Basic and continued popularity
In January 2008, Rain was tapped to sing the theme song of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, "Hand in Hand". He also performed at the Beijing Olympic closing ceremony in August, singing the closing theme song “Beijing, Beijing, I Love Beijing”. On October 15, 2008, Rain released his fifth Korean album, Rainism, which spawned the number one hit single "Love Story". The music video for "Love Story" featured Korean actress Ha Ji-won. A second single, titled "Rainism", was subsequently released. Ra...
2003–2006: Acting debut and Hallyu fame
Rain made his television debut in the KBS drama, Sang Doo! Let's Go To School (2003). The drama achieved good ratings and he won the Most Popular TV Actor award at the 2004 Baeksang Arts Awards. In 2004, Rain's popularity continued to climb when starred alongside Song Hye-kyo in the hit romantic comedy series Full House, which drew solid viewership ratings nationwide throughout its run with a peak viewer rating of 42.7 percent. The series was broadcast in various parts of Asia as well as the...
2008–2013: Hollywood ventures
In 2008, he starred in his first English-language film, playing Racer Taejo Togokahn in Speed Racer, directed by the Wachowskis. He then made his starring role debut in Ninja Assassin (2009), as the main character Raizo. Ninja Assassin was directed by James McTeigue, and produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowskis. The project was inspired by the ninja scenes featured from Speed Racer, in which Rain had impressed the Wachowskis with his portrayal as a fighter. For his first Hollywood lead role...
2014–present: Success in China and Korean comeback
Rain made his small-screen comeback after four years in SBS's musical drama My Lovely Girl (2014), opposite Krystal of f(x). He also starred in a Chinese romance film, For Love or Money alongside Liu Yifei. The film, which is Rain's Chinese film debut, premiered in November 2014. In December 2014, Rain started filming for his first Chinese drama Diamond Lover, co-starring Tiffany Tang. The drama premiered in July 2015 and achieved huge success, earning high ratings throughout its 24-episode r...
Music
In terms of singing and dancing, Rain has been influenced by Michael Jackson, Usher and Justin Timberlake.
Image
Rain is considered a "world star" due to his popularity, not only in South Korea and Japan, but throughout Asia, Europe and North America with fans in countries like China, Singapore, Thailand, Canada and United States. Much of his popularity is attributed to his various acting roles (varying from television like Full House to indie films like I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK to blockbusters like Ninja Assassin). Before landing his role in Speed Racer, he had expressed the desire to expand beyond...
Six to Five
Six to Five was Rain's first clothing line, since it also was his dream to become a fashion designer. It was launched on December 23, 2008 and was followed by a "fashion show–launch party–mini-concert" to introduce "Six to Five". He designed and modeled for the clothing. The label "Six To Five" is described by Rain as the idea of having an extra sense (i.e. from five senses to six), and is also said to represent his birth date, 6/25. The line was discontinued and the online mall closed by the...
J. Tune Entertainment
In November 2007, Rain told the Korean media that he had left JYP Entertainment and started his own entertainment company, J. Tune Entertainment (formerly known as Rainy Entertainment). He was scheduled to be CEO of the company, but told the media that he still kept in touch with his mentor and long-time trainer Park Jin Young. J. Tune Entertainment's subsidiary, J. Tune Camp debuted MBLAQ, an all-boy group, in October 2009. Rain actively participates in MBLAQ's music, either composing, writi...
R.A.I.N. Company
On September 7, 2015, Rain announced through his Facebook page that he had decided to not renew his contract with Cube Entertainment. After much speculation due to his departure from Cube, Rain's official website announced he had created his own one-man agency. In setting up the agency on a U.S.-based system, his Chinese activities will be managed by H Entertainment and Jason Jang while his American agency will still be WME. His music activities will be handled by longtime manager Kim Yong Ba...
Military service
Rain fulfilled his mandatory military service from October 2011 until July 2013. He was named the top marksman of the 5th Infantry Division boot camp, and was chosen as the assistant instructor. He was appointed promotional ambassador by the Military Manpower Administration, and appeared in a documentary about the defense industry entitled "Defense Report 2012".
Marriage and children
In January 2013, Rain confirmed that he was dating actress Kim Tae-hee, which then caused an investigation into whether his dating had broken military rules during his mandatory military service. In 2014, he was baptised with the name Micheal as a Catholic, the same religion as his wife. The couple married on January 19, 2017, after five years of dating. On October 25, 2017, Kim gave birth to their first child. She gave birth to their second child on September 19, 2019.
On May 5, 2022, Rain donated 100 million won to the G-Foundation Foundation of the International Organization for Development (International Development Cooperation NGO G-Foundation) by donating on the occasion of Children's Day.
Bad Guy(2002)How to Avoid the Sun(2003)It's Raining(2004)Eternal Rain(2006)World tours 1. Rainy Day Tour (2005–2006) 2. Rain's Coming World Tour (2006–2007) 3. The Legend of Rainism Tour (2009–2010) Asia tours 1. Rain Loves Japan Zepp Tour (2010) 2. The Best Show Tour (2011) 3. Story of Rain: 2013 Rain Zepp Tour (2013) 4. Rain Effect China Concert Series (2014) 5. The Squall World Tour (2015–2016)
In January 2013, Rain confirmed that he was dating actress Kim Tae Hee and married her on January 19, 2017, after five years of dating. On October 25, 2017, Kim gave birth to their first child. She gave birth to their second child on September 19, 2019. In 2015, Rain set up his own company, R.A.I.N. Company. Edit Biography.
YearTitle#Role2024The Seasons Season 5: Zico's Artist add ...10(Ep. 1) Guest2023Asia Super Young add Hong Kong TV Show, ...15[Dance Mentor] Regular Member2023Season B Season 4 add Korean TV Show, ...25Main Host2023Dancing Queens on the Road add Korean TV ...12Guest- June 25, 1982
Nov 17, 2023 · Rain and Tae-hee would go on to get married on Jan. 19, 2017, holding a small wedding at a Catholic church, per Soompi. They welcomed their first child, a daughter, in October of that year.
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Jul 25, 2022 · 4. Rain started his career as a back-up dancer. In 2000, Rain began training to be a performer under JYP Entertainment. After months of toiling and being a back-up dancer for other artists, he eventually debuted in the boy group Fanclub. Sadly, they had a short-lived run and only got to release two albums.
Mini Bio. Rain was born in Seoul, South Korea on June 25, 1982 as Jung Jihoon. He was extremely shy in elementary school; in interviews he's stated that he barely spoke.
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