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Birth Date: June 25, 1982
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Birth Place: Seoul, Korea
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Birth Name: Jeong Ji-hoon
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Height: 6'1"
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Biography |
Rain (Real name: Jeong Ji-hoon, born 25 June 1982) is a male
Korean pop singer, dancer, model, and actor.
Rain was born in Seoul. He became interested in R&B and
Hiphop dancing in the 6th grade. As an adolescent, he was a
member of a boy band called Fanclub. The group was
short-lived, and soon disbanded. Rain then began auditioning
for various talent agencies. In a CNN interview, however, he
recalled being repeatedly rejected because of his looks: "In
fact, I was told after one audition that my singing and
dancing was great but I didn't make it because I didn't have
double eyelids." Finally, Rain entered an audition for
Korean talent agency JYP Entertainment. Park Jin Young, the
CEO of the agency, took a personal interest in Rain and
accepted him as a trainee. During the early years of
training, Rain was a backup dancer.
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. After his first
album, he took time off from his career as a singer to star
in the drama series, Sang Doo! Let's Go To School. 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 another 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
broadcasted in many other countries including the
Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam,
Thailand, China, Japan, Taiwan and the U.S. 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. |
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Other Information |
Collects shoes as a hobby.
Had his first concert in America in New York Manhattan
Madison Square Garden.
His favorite artists are Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.
Made his debut in 2002 with his first album, "Na Bbeun Nam
Ja".
Voted as one of the 100 Most Influential People by Time
Magazine. (2006).
Was a back-dancer for famous Korean artists such as Park Jin
Young before he made his debut as an artist.
Close friends included Korean actress Yeong-ae Lee. |
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since July 9, 2008