Rain

Pop Singer

Rain was born in Seoul, South Korea on June 25th, 1982 and is the Pop Singer. At the age of 41, Rain biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, movies, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
June 25, 1982
Nationality
South Korea
Place of Birth
Seoul, South Korea
Age
41 years old
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
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Actor, Choreographer, Dancer, Film Actor, Model, Record Producer, Singer, Songwriter, Television Actor
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Jung Ji-hoon (born June 25, 1982), better known by his stage name Rain, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer. Rain's musical career includes seven albums (six Korean, one Japanese), 28 singles, and numerous concert tours around the world.

He made a breakthrough success with his third Korean album, It's Raining (2004), which gave rise to the number one single of the same name.

Rain established Rain as an international celebrity in Asia, selling a million copies. Rain made his acting debut in the 2003 drama Sang Doo. Let's Go To School.

He was known as a Hallyu actor in the pan-Asia hit drama Full House (2004).

Rain made his Hollywood debut in the film Speed Racer in 2008 and appeared in Ninja Assassin (2009), the latter of which made him the first Korean to win an MTV award. Rain founded R.A.I.N. in 2015.

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Early life

Jung Ji-hoon was born in Seosan, South Korea, on June 25, 1982. His mother died in December 2000 after she suffered with diabetes. Rain was hired as a trainee for JYP Entertainment, led by recording artist and producer Park Jin-young. "I was told after one audition that my singing and dancing was amazing, but I did not go for it because I didn't have double eyelids," he said in a CNN interview and also in a Discovery Channel documentary titled Discovering Hip Korea. As Park Jin-young saw his passion and tenacity, he was eventually recruited into JYP Entertainment. Rain was a backup dancer during his early years of training.

Personal life

Rain served his mandatory military service from October 2011 to July 2013. He was dubbed the top marksman of the 5th Infantry Division boot camp and was appointed as the assistant instructor. He was named as the Military Manpower Administration's promotion ambassador, and he appeared in "Defense Report 2012" a documentary about the defense industry.

Rain revealed in January 2013 that he was dating actress Kim Tae-hee, sparking an inquiry into whether his relationships had violated military law during his mandatory military service. He was baptized as a Catholic in 2014, according to his wife, Micheal, who practiced the same faith. After five years of dating, the two married on January 19, 2017. Kim gave birth to their first child on October 25, 2017. On September 19, 2019, she gave birth to their second child.

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Rain Career

Music career

Rain, aged 16, debuted as a member of a boy band named Fanclub (). Despite releasing two albums, the band was unable to be commercially successful. Jung debuted as a solo artist on May 13, 2002, where he was first introduced to the public by the stage name Rain. Two singles were unveiled from the album, "Bad Guy" and "Handshake," respectively; "Bad Guy" and "Handshake." Rain released his second album, How to Avoid the Sun, on October 16, 2003, despite the success of his debut. He appeared on KBS's Music Bank from 2002 to 2003.

Rain began to rain on his third album, It's Raining, on October 8, 2004, strengthening his fame throughout East and Southeast Asia. Rain started his first tour, Rainy Day Tour, which spanned eight countries. Rain's debut as one of Asia's top musical acts grew to over a million copies, reaffirming Rain's status as one of the region's best musical acts. Rain earned US$35 million in 2005 from promotion and endorsements, according to JYP Entertainment.

Rain held a two-day performance at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City in February 2006. It was the biggest concert by a Korean artist in the city at the time, attracted over 10,000 people, and was sold out in a matter of days. The festival featured performances from Park Ji-yoon, JoJo, P. Diddy, and Omarion, as well as JoJo, P. Diddy, and Omarion, and Rainstone Live, an Asian concert production company. Rain was included in Time magazine's list of "America's Most Influential People" in April 2006. On September 13, 2006, Rainman's debut Japanese album, Eternal Rain, debuted on the Oricon Albums Chart, achieving number 14 on the Oricon Albums Chart.

Rain followed up with the introduction of his fourth album, Rain's World, on October 14, 2006. It was the ninth best-selling album of the year in South Korea, and a repackage of the album was launched two months later. Rain held a free promotional concert at the Seoul World Cup Stadium one day before the album's arrival in front of 40,000 fans. He then began his second concert tour, the Rain's Coming World Tour, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul on December 15, 2006. It continued to various parts of Asia, Australia, United States, and Canada through 2007, and was well received. On December 23–24, 2006, Rain performed two concert dates in Las Vegas, Nevada, attracting a total of 7,600 spectators.

Rain took the top time magazine poll in April 2007 by defeating Stephen Colbert by 100,000 votes; Colbert retaliated by releasing a parody of Rain's music video on "Ways to Avoid the Sun," triggering Rain's "Cuddle-Off" or a "spoon-off"; Rain thrashed Rain. He also made it into People's 2007 list of the "Most Beautiful People" in the country. Rain said in a press release that he was honored to be on the list and that raising his public profile in the United States would be a big boost. Rain became the first Korean artist to stage a concert at the Tokyo Dome on May 25, 2007, which attracted nearly 40,000 people. J. Rain started JYP Entertainment later this year and eventually founded his own business. Tune Entertainment has remained loyal to Park Jin-young, but he also has a strong friendship with them. Rain appeared in a surprise guest segment at the end of The Colbert Report on May 5, 2008, and then proceeded to challenge Colbert in a dance contest using a Dance Dance Revolution machine.

Rain was selected to perform "Hand in Hand" in January 2008, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games' theme song. He appeared at the Beijing Olympic closing ceremony in August, performing the closing theme song "Beijing, Beijing, I Love Beijing" at the Beijing Olympic closing ceremony. Rain's fifth Korean album, Rainism, which inspired the number one hit song "Love Story," was released on October 15, 2008. Ha Ji-won, a Korean actress, appeared in the music video for "Love Story." "Rainism," the artist's second single, was subsequently released. Rain held a comeback showcase for the album, and appeared in a two-day special program on which exclusive footage and interviews of the singer were shown. The Commission of Youth Protection deemed the album ineffective for children under the age of 19 years old on November 24, 2008, because the song's lyrics, "Rainism," were deemed inappropriate due to their phallic and sexual references. Rain dropped a "clean version" of "Rainism" shortly after, but rather than changing the album's text, a sticker was attached that banned the selling of "Rainism" to people under the age of 19.

Rain launched his third concert tour, The Legend of Rainism Tour, in October 2009, in support of his fifth album Rainism, with two shows at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul on October 9 and 10. On December 24-26, 2009, it continued with live performances in various parts of Asia and the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rain released a special mini-album titled Back to Basic on April 6, 2010, which included Han Ye-seul's appearance in the music video as well as "Hip Song." Rain took first place in the Time 100 reader's poll once more. Rain performed in Korea and appeared at the 7th Asia Song Festival, hosted by the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, in October at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.

Rain made his third appearance in the Time 100 poll in 2011 and his second appearance as a finalist. Rain, 28, a South Korean pop star turned actor, captured the top spot in the Times 100 reader poll for the third year, trouncing opponents from Barack Obama to Lady Gaga, according to Time. That's a lot of internet power for a guy whose main claim to Western prominence is his appearance in the 2009 film Ninja Assassination." Rain went on a farewell tour, The Best Show Tour, ahead of his 21-month mandatory military service. The tour spanned Southeast Asia, with his first tour dates through South Korea. Rain: Rain, the last of the Best Festival in Gangnam District for 2011.

Rain signed with Cube DC, a Cube Entertainment sub-label, after his release. Rain In four cities in Japan over a few dates in November, the 2013 Zepp Tour: Story of Rain. Rain held his first fan meeting since being banned in Seoul in October.

Rain appeared on a reality show Rain Effect, a precursor to his new album. The new album, Rain Effects, was released on January 2, 2014, with music videos for double title tracks "30 Sexy" and "La Song" on the front page. Raindrops unveiled a repackaged version of the album, which featured the ballad song "I Love You." Rain revealed on his Facebook page on September 7, 2015, that he and the CEO had reached a mutual decision not to renew his contract with Cube Entertainment. He revealed on October 11, via his official website, that he had established his own one-man operation with the help of his longtime boss and other entertainment stars.

Rain began his second world tour, titled The Squall World Tour, in late 2015 to 2016. R.A.I.N. declared that on December 12, 2016, R.A.I.N. Rain will debut a new album in 2017 with a series of promotional events to accompany his musical comeback. On January 14, 2017, Psy's "The Best Presenter" album was released. Rain served as a mentor on KBS' Survival audition course, The Unit, in October 2017. Rain will return in December with a new mini album titled 2017 Rain, a KBS original titled 2017 Rain is Back on TV on November 7. A string of various and music show promotion initiatives followed the comeback special. My Life, Rain's Album, was released on December 1, 2017.

Rain's 2017 music video and song "Gang" from his second EP My Life went viral in South Korea in mid-May for its overly bombastic design, choreography, and demeanor, as well as self-absorbed lyrics. Rain embraced his newfound fame with humour and self-deprecation, attracting more attention to the album and triggering more parody videos. The phenomenon, which involved eating, making parodies, soared even more after Rain's appearance on MBC's television show Hangout with Yoo. On June 4, 2020, Sik-K, PH-1, Jay Park, and Haon launched a official remix version of "Gang" which dominated all real-time charts upon its debut.

Rain appeared on Mnet's survival reality show I-Land, which premiered on June 26, 2020 as a judge and mentor. Rain was also included in Zico's song "Summer Hate" from his third EP Random Box, which was published on July 1, 2020. In the summer of 2020, the B.Ryong troupe, as Hangout with Yoo, Rain, collaborated with Yoo Jae-suk and Lee Hyori to create a summer project co-ed trio SSAK3. "Beach Again," the group's album, which came out on July 18, 2020, topped various music charts upon launch and topped the Gaon Digital Chart for five weeks in a row. As part of the company's program, SSAK3 also released "Play That Summer" as well as solo albums, including Rain's "Exciting" starring Mamamoo on July 25. Rain was named one of the top ten "2020 Visionary" figures in December 2020 by CJ E&M, who inspired the global audience with their pioneering work in Korean pop culture.

After three years of rain, a new album is expected to be released. On December 31, 2020, he and his mentor Park Jin-young reunited to form "Switch To Me." Rain also performed Chungha and performed "Why Don't We," the song's title track on his third EP Pieces by Rain. Rain's latest EP, which features five tracks, including "Switch To Me" and "Why Don't We," was released on March 3, 2021.

Acting career

Rain made his television debut in the KBS drama Sang Doo! Let's Go to School, 2003. The drama received good reviews and he was named Most Popular TV Actor at the 2004 Baeksang Arts Awards. Rain's popularity increased in 2004 when she appeared alongside Song Hye-kyo in the hit romantic comedy series Full House, which received high viewership ratings throughout its run, with a peak viewer rating of 42.7 percent. The series was broadcast in several parts of Asia as well as the United States, gaining a lot of attention and establishing Rain as a Hallyu actor. At the KBS Drama Awards, his participation in the drama earned him the Best Actor award. Rain Ben-ah played the rain next in action romance drama A Love to Kill opposite Shin Min-ah. Rain made his big-screen debut in the romantic comedy film I'm a Cyborg (2006), but That's OK, directed by Park Chan-wook. At the 57th Berlin International Film Festival, the film was awarded the Alfred Bauer Award and was selected as the opening film for the Hong Kong International Film Festival. Rain was nominated for and received the Best New Actor award at the 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards.

In 2008, he appeared in his first English-language film, playing Racer Taejo Togohn in Speed Racer, directed by the Wachowskis. As the main character Raizo, he made his debut in Ninja Assassin (2009). The Ninja Assassin was directed by James McTeigue and Joel Silver and the Wachowskis, and it was produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowskis. The idea was inspired by Rain's ninja scenes from Speed Racer, in which Rain impressed the Wachowskis with his portrayal of a soldier. Rain trained with stuntmen for six hours a day, over six months, for his first Hollywood lead role in Ninja Assassination. At the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, he received the Biggest Badass award for his appearance.

Rain returned to the small screen after five years with KBS' action drama The Fugitive: Plan B, in which he portrays a young, wealthy, and cunning Korean private investigator. This was followed by a leading role in the aviation film R2B: Return to Base, which was released in August 2012. Rain would appear alongside Bruce Willis, Jason Patric, and John Cusack in the film The Prince in 2013. Filming took place in the United States, including in New Orleans. In 2014, the film premiered in select theaters and was also released as video on demand.

Rain made his small-screen comeback after four years in SBS's musical drama My Lovely Girl (2014), opposite Krystal of f(x). For Love or Money, Liu Yifei, also appeared in a Chinese romance film. Rain's debut Chinese film The film, which is Rain's first Chinese film, premiered in November 2014. Rain began filming for his first Chinese drama Diamond Lover, co-starring Tiffany Tang in December 2014. The drama debuted in July 2015 and was a hit on the internet, with high ratings during its 24-episode run and over 3.3 billion views. Rain then appeared in Come Back Mister, the SBS drama that premiered in February 2016. In May 2016, Rain was portrayed alongside Victoria Song in the Chinese drama Endless August.

Rain was cast in the film Uhm Bok-dong, based on a true tale that occurred during the Japanese colonial period. Uhm Bok-dong, the real-life bicycle hero, appeared alongside Kang So-ra. Rain was featured in JTBC's action drama Sketch as a detective in 2018. Rain was cast in MBC's Welcome 2 Life in 2019. Rain starred in the TVN drama Ghost Doctor in 2022, alongside Kim Bum.

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