Rain (entertainer)
South Korean singer and actor (born 1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 the world. He achieved breakthrough success with his third Korean album, It's Raining (2004), which spawned the number one single of the same name. The album sold over 200,000 copies in South Korea and one million copies throughout Asia, and established Rain as an international star.
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비 | |
Born | Jung Ji-hoon (1982-06-25) June 25, 1982 (age 41)[1] Seosan, South Korea |
Other names | Bi Rain, B.Ryong |
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Years active | 1998–2000; 2002–present |
Agent | Sublime |
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Children | 2 |
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Also known as | Bi |
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Website | raincompany www |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 정지훈 |
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Revised Romanization | Jeong Ji-hun |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Chihun |
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Hangul | 비 |
Revised Romanization | Bi |
McCune–Reischauer | Pi |
Rain made his acting debut in the 2003 drama Sang Doo! Let's Go To School. His lead role in the pan-Asia hit drama Full House (2004) established his status as a Hallyu star. In 2008, Rain made his Hollywood debut in the film Speed Racer and starred in Ninja Assassin (2009), the latter of which made him the first Korean to win a MTV Movie Award. Rain has set up his own company twice, the first being J. Tune Entertainment in 2007, and R.A.I.N. Company in 2015.[3]
Rain has received numerous accolades for his work in both music and acting, including six Mnet Asian Music Awards, three Golden Disc Awards, nine KBS Drama Awards and two Baeksang Arts Awards. In 2008, he was ranked third among 100 leaders of the Korean entertainment industry by Sports Dong-a,[4] and was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2011.[5][6]