Rain (born Jeong Ji-hoon; Korean: 정지훈; born June 25, 1982) is a South Korean pop singer, dancer, model, and actor.
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.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 successful drama called "Full House", which was one of the highest-rated Korean dramas of all time with ratings of over 30% for every episode.It was broadcast in many other countries including the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States 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.
His third album, It's Raining, sold over 1 million copies in Asia.1,074,000 units sold, making it Rain's most successful album to date both domestically and internationally.His first concert, Rainy Day, held in Korea and Japan, was sold out on the first day when the tickets became available.
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, and the Best Korean Singer award in the MTV-CCTV Mandarin Music Honors in Beijing. Rain was also the first Asian performing artist ever 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 Asian Edition and CNN Talk Asia. Rain also won the Best Korean Singer Award 2005 at the Mandarin Music Honors in Taiwan.His first solo concert in Japan last summer ,was so popular that all the tickets were sold out 30 seconds after going on sale.In April 2006, he was mentioned in the Time magazine website article that named the "100 Most Influential People Who Shape Our World.He also made it into People's 2007 list of the "Most Beautiful People" in the world.
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.His tour incorporated the talents of producers and stage designers who have been involved with the concert tours of famous artists such as U2, Michael Jackson, Ricky Martin, Madonna, Britney Spears, and The Rolling Stones. Ticket sales were expected to be over US$100 million.
Fame in the United StatesRain's success in the United States is limited.Time magazine noted that Rain may collaborate in the future with Diddy.There is also news that Rain will be recording a duet with Omarion,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.Omarion and Rain recorded a duet song, "Man Up," and that was released on the European version of Omarion's album 21 as a bonus track.
dar are si un corp de invidiat.Se vede ca are foarte mare grija de el,si cat ma bucur pantru ca am eu la ce sa ma uit 