Rain reigned in 2005
NO KOREAN Wave star seems to have achieved more than multi-entertainer Rain in 2005. All across Asia, Rain gained unprecedented popularity through his live performances and TV drama appearances, just three years after he made his debut as a singer in 2002.
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Popular Korean star Rain is entering the US market. |
Rain’s popularity is distinguished from that of other Korean Wave stars such as singer Boa and actor Bae Yong-jun.
Boa specialises in performing and Bae just acts, but Rain does both very well.
During his Rainy Day Asian tour, which began in January last year, Rain poured out his charismatic singing and dancing onto audiences that have packed out concert venues in Japan, Hong Kong and China.Dubbed the Korean Justin Timberlake. Rain’s breath-taking talents were first recognised by the Asian pop scene.
The MTV Asian awards in 2005 gave him a grand slam; Korea Favourite Artiste in the MTV Asia Aid in Thailand, Best Buzz in Asia from Korea at the MTV Video Music Awards in Japan and the Korean Artiste of the Year award at the MTV-CCTV Mandarin Music Honours.
Rain, 23, became popular as an actor when he played a cool and adorable guy in Full House, one of the most popular TV series of 2004. He is currently starring in the KBS drama This Killing Love.
Rain is now ready to take on another challenge which will prove whether he can become a global pop artiste outside Asia.
He is to hold his Rainy Day – New York concert at Madison Square Garden in New York on Feb 2, becoming the first Korean singer to enter the American pop market.
His producer and mentor Park Jin-young is certain that Rain’s US concert will turn out to be a success.
If so, it may send the Korean Wave further across the Pacific Ocean to touch another continent. – The Korean Herald/ Asia News Network
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http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2006/1/3/music/12986852&sec=music
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