Jung Ji Hoon * 정지훈 * 鄭智薰 * (aka Rain/Bi / 비 / ピ) I [Upcoming Drama 2024] Red Swan

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anjjo said:

THN's Korean Cinema Style Week 11: Park Chan-wook - "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK"

| 2013/02/08

This year will see three of South Korea's most commercially successful and critically acclaimed directors present their English language debuts. Kim Ji-woon ("THE LAST STAND"), Park Chan-wook ("STOKER"), and Bong Joon-ho ("Snowpiercer") have already proved themselves in their homeland, and here at THN we are taking a look back over their past efforts. Here's our first look at the films of Park Chan-wook, join us each week over the course of the next few months as we explore The Land Of The Morning Calm.

"I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK"

Director: Park Chan-wook

Year:  2006

Cast: Im Soo-jeong, Rain, Choi Hee-jin, Lee Yong-nyeo, Son Yeong-soon, Oh Dal-soo

Plot: After an apparent suicide attempt, Cha Young Goon is sent to a psychiatric hospital. She also believes she is a cyborg and so doesn't feel the need to eat. A fellow patient sets about encouraging her to not starve to death.

After hitting, what seemed at the time, a career high that could never be beaten, it was time for Park Chan-wook to try something different. His Vengeance Trilogy was receiving praise the world over, and he had made a name for himself thanks to the dark themes, gruesome visuals, and thought provoking content. Something new was needed, something completely removed from his previous work. Enter "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK", a bizarre fantastical romance that had more in common with the quirky worlds of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, than it did Park Chan-wook. However, this wasn't just a sudden change in approach triggered by some career crisis. "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK" came from a very touching place, and that was Park's decision to make a film more aimed at teenagers, of which his daughter was one.

I wanted to make a movie that my daughter and her friends could watch; one that dealt more with adolescent teenage concerns.

With that quote it's kind of easy to see where Park is coming from…kind of. The film has a very definite whimsical charm to it. It may take place in a mental institution, but each of the characters is crafted with a lovingness that makes it easy to relate or at least empathise with. The characters are infused more with slight quirks than what would be described as traditional mental illnesses. It is certainly an innocent fantasy that Park has sculpted this asylum into. Rather than delve deeply into specific illnesses, we have a series of patients who are almost like cartoons. There is the man who must always walk backwards and believes everything is his fault, a woman who suffers from mythomania and gives her own 'interesting' accounts of everyone's back stories, just to name a couple. Their illnesses are often played for laughs but never in a cruel and mocking way. Seeing Shin Deok Chun (Oh) take the blame for everything or just contemplate that certain actions may have been his fault, is humorous in a bittersweet kind of way.

In terms of the main characters we have Cha Young Goon played by Lim Su Jeong, best known for her role in "A Tale of Two Sisters", and Park Il Sun played by Korean pop sensation, Rain, in his first major acting role. Both these young stars bring an innocence to their roles which is essential but challenging to pull off. Young Goon believes she is a cyborg and has been admitted due to an attempt to attach electrical wires to herself via cutting her wrists. Seen as a suicide attempt; and because of a grandmother who believed she was a mouse, Young Goon looks to be recharged but believes food will cause her to malfunction. Il Sun is a kleptomaniac with a difference, he is able to steal people's souls and their traits. Il Sun feels an immediate connection with Young Goon and gives himself the task of convincing Young Goon to eat. Their entire relationship brings into question how those in psychiatric care are treated. The doctors' solution to Young Goon's refusal to eat, is to give her shock therapy and force feed her. On the other hand, Il Sun decides to play into her delusions, by "creating" a device that he then pretends to surgically place inside her. He tells her this device will convert food into energy without harming her. This works to a degree, but is it healthy to humour the mentally ill girl? Il Sun isn't completely oblivious to the dangers that his tactics may introduce, as we see in the final moments of the film.

Continue reading on The Hollywood News

Source : www.thehollywoodnews.... ( English Korean )

Source:http://www.hancinema.net

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class="entry-title"Rain rejects to stand as witness in defamation of character case

Feb. 12, 2013

Rain has rejected to stand as a witness in a defamation of character case.

He is set to appear as a witness in court against Mr. Lee, who the prosecutors charged with defamation of character alleging he spread lies that Rain had stolen company funds. Rain nullified the cases against the two reporters that faced the same charges as he did. However, Rain was summoned as a witness in September last year, and he did not attend the ruling. Rain did not reply to the multiple summons after that, and Mr. Lee’s lawyer reasoned that he was an important figure in confirming all the facts, and requested again that he stand as a witness. The court accepted his request, and summoned Rain to court once more.

However, the singer submitted a declaration of absence on the 5th, stating he would not be able to attend the case. Even though details were not revealed, a legal representative said, “Rain has recently submitted a declaration stating he will not be attending as a witness. There are occasionally cases where people dislike attending because of the added attention.”

According to the law, Rain can be fined up to 5 million KRW (approximately $4,600 USD) if he is absent without having a justified reason. Rain is scheduled to appear in court on the 12th at 4PM KST, if he is absent as expected, the judge will determine if his reason is justified or not.

Source: Star News// allkpop

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class="content-title" Rain Declines to Be a Witness for Current Defamation Case Against Clothing Company   February 11, 2013

Rain, who is currently enlisted in the army, has been selected as a witness for a defamation case that was filed against a clothing company but has refused to appear in court.

According to sources from the law industry on February 11, Rain was chosen to be a witness for a case regarding a certain Mr. Lee, who owns a clothing brand company, on February 12 at 4PM at the Seoul Central Courts. However, Rain announced that he will not be attending the case hearing.

Specific details were not revealed but it seems like Rain feel uncomfortable with making an appearance due to his special status as a soldier and the recent negative media attention. The law industry sources spoke with Star News and said, “Rain declined to appear for a recent case as a witness,” and “There are situations when people decline to appear because they feel burdened by the attention.”

Criminal action suit laws state that if a witness declines a summons to testify without a legitimate reason, he or she may be fined up to 5 million won (about 5 grand). The judge for this case stated that he will wait and see if Rain has a legitimate reason for not testifying after the court date is over.

Previously, Mr. Lee was sued by spreading false truths that said Rain had seized company funds along with two reporters.

Rain was summoned to be a witness for this case last September but declined to attend back then as well. After this, Mr. Lee’s lawyers appealed that “Rain is an important witness who is needed to reveal the truth,” and was able to file another summons in January.

Source:soompi

[anjjo]

willenette said: Same Old : RAIN

(willenette : Amazing comments......Oh man, people don't have a life. Medias & netizens are sick! They're at loss of what to do from all the hate. Go ahead, people, the more the merrier! Intelligent netizens/people should know that not all of these comments reflect general population of South Korea. RAIN has no obligation to explain much more to please other people. )




Article: Singer Rain 'rejects' attendance notice again to stand as a witness for defamation trial

Source: Star News via Nate

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anjjo said: class="entry-title"Rain rejects to stand as witness in defamation of character case

Feb. 12, 2013

Rain has rejected to stand as a witness in a defamation of character case.

He is set to appear as a witness in court against Mr. Lee, who the prosecutors charged with defamation of character alleging he spread lies that Rain had stolen company funds. Rain nullified the cases against the two reporters that faced the same charges as he did. However, Rain was summoned as a witness in September last year, and he did not attend the ruling. Rain did not reply to the multiple summons after that, and Mr. Lee’s lawyer reasoned that he was an important figure in confirming all the facts, and requested again that he stand as a witness. The court accepted his request, and summoned Rain to court once more.

However, the singer submitted a declaration of absence on the 5th, stating he would not be able to attend the case. Even though details were not revealed, a legal representative said, “Rain has recently submitted a declaration stating he will not be attending as a witness. There are occasionally cases where people dislike attending because of the added attention.”

According to the law, Rain can be fined up to 5 million KRW (approximately $4,600 USD) if he is absent without having a justified reason. Rain is scheduled to appear in court on the 12th at 4PM KST, if he is absent as expected, the judge will determine if his reason is justified or not.

Source: Star News// allkpop

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class="content-title" Rain Declines to Be a Witness for Current Defamation Case Against Clothing Company   February 11, 2013

Rain, who is currently enlisted in the army, has been selected as a witness for a defamation case that was filed against a clothing company but has refused to appear in court.

According to sources from the law industry on February 11, Rain was chosen to be a witness for a case regarding a certain Mr. Lee, who owns a clothing brand company, on February 12 at 4PM at the Seoul Central Courts. However, Rain announced that he will not be attending the case hearing.

Specific details were not revealed but it seems like Rain feel uncomfortable with making an appearance due to his special status as a soldier and the recent negative media attention. The law industry sources spoke with Star News and said, “Rain declined to appear for a recent case as a witness,” and “There are situations when people decline to appear because they feel burdened by the attention.”

Criminal action suit laws state that if a witness declines a summons to testify without a legitimate reason, he or she may be fined up to 5 million won (about 5 grand). The judge for this case stated that he will wait and see if Rain has a legitimate reason for not testifying after the court date is over.

Previously, Mr. Lee was sued by spreading false truths that said Rain had seized company funds along with two reporters.

Rain was summoned to be a witness for this case last September but declined to attend back then as well. After this, Mr. Lee’s lawyers appealed that “Rain is an important witness who is needed to reveal the truth,” and was able to file another summons in January.

Source:soompi

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February 12, 2013

Rain won’t attend lawsuit hearing

Rain has refused to attend a court hearing slated for today after the court summoned him as a witness against a businessman the singer sued for libel, according to local media reports yesterday.

The reports said, quoting the Seoul Central District Court, that Rain submitted a statement saying he would not attend the hearing.

Rain has given no clear reason for not making it to the court hearing, but the singer was reported to be concerned about the media spotlight.

Rain, who is currently serving his compulsory military duty, recently came under fire for meeting his girlfriend, Kim Tae-hee, while on duty.

According to the prosecution, the businessman, only identified by his surname Lee, was indicted without detention in March 2010 for disseminating a groundless claim that Rain embezzled money in collusion with the representative of a clothing company of which the singer was the largest shareholder.

Two journalists who reported the claim were also indicted but the case was later dropped.

credit : JoongAngDaily

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class="articletitle"Singer Rain Difficult to Attend Court as Witness due to Military Status

Singer Rain had been chosen to appear in court as a witness for the trial for a clothing entrepreneur who had made libel statements about Rain's clothing

Singer Rain Difficult to Attend Court as Witness due to Military Status

Singer Rain had been chosen to appear in court as a witness for the trial for a clothing entrepreneur who had made libel statements about Rain's clothing company.

Rain's agency had stated during an interview, "Because he is of military status, it will be hard for him to attend the trial."

Previously on February 5, he had presented his papers to not appear in court.

Back in 2010, clothing entrepreneur Lee and the clothing retailer that Rain is a shareholder of, became an issue because news that they had embezzled public funds was released through the news and was not indicted of any charges.

source : kpopstarz

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anjjo said:
class="post-title"Quiz: Are You Attracted to Rain? By Evan on February 11, 2013

Are you unable to get through the large stretches of the day without thinking (lusting) over one particular Kpop idol? Take this quiz to find out if you’re caught in the Rain …

Does this make you believe in magic?

Does this make you want to stop everything?

Does this give you peace?

Does this make you want to play with a sword?

Does this bring you to your knees?

If you answered YES!!! to any of these questions, you’ve got it bad for Rain! So you probably won’t mind one last pic…

Which of these pics drives you the craziest?

Source:http://blog.dramafever.com/2013/02/are-you-physically-attracted-to-rain/

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Consolatory Train guest stars (14 Feb)

credit : ratoka

(willenette : My heart beats faster again when I knew that he has this coming. HAPPY? That would be a resounding "YES". No doubt about it.)

English translation :

credit : 화니

The list of guest stars for Thursday 14 February 'Consolatory Train' concert in 'Chief of Naval Education and Training'

MC : Sangchu (Mighty Mouse) & 'Yun Sung Kyuing'

TAHITI
THE SEEYA
Kyungwoo
Aurora
Lee Ga Eun
Sunnyhill
Mighty Mouse
Rain.

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RAIN rejects to stand as witness in lawsuit hearing



Rain has refused to stand as witness for a defamation case that was filed against a clothing company.

According to sources from the law industry on February 11, Rain was chosen to be a witness for a case against the businessman Mr. Lee the singer sued for libel. However, the singer announced that he will not be attending the case hearing.

Rain has given no clear reason for not making it to the court hearing, but the singer was reported to be concerned about the media spotlight. He recently came under fire for meeting his girlfriend, Kim Tae Hee during his military duty.

According to the law, Rain can be fined up to 5 million KRW if he is absent without having a justified reason. The judge for this case stated that he will wait and see if he has a legitimate reason for not testifying after the court date is over.


source : dailykpopnews

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anjjo said:
We miss Rain's smile -


credit:as tagged.

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willenette said:

Consolatory Train guest stars (14 Feb)

credit : ratoka

(willenette : My heart beats faster again when I knew that he has this coming. HAPPY? That would be a resounding "YES". No doubt about it.)

English translation :

credit : 화니

The list of guest stars for Thursday 14 February 'Consolatory Train' concert in 'Chief of Naval Education and Training'

MC : Sangchu (Mighty Mouse) & 'Yun Sung Kyuing'

TAHITI
THE SEEYA
Kyungwoo
Aurora
Lee Ga Eun
Sunnyhill
Mighty Mouse
Rain.

[willenette]

anjjo said: Thanks for sharing this beautiful news.  I am so glad that we can see him again!  ;



To you and everyone -

class="POST_TTL"

Happy Valentine's day!


I wish you dear willenette, all the love, peace and happiness with your loved one and that goes to Rain, too.  :-*

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HAPPY  VALENTINE  DAY  TO  ALL THE CLOUDS  ^^v

I really hope Rain will call her beautiful girlfriend, Kim Tae Hee. Today is their FIRST VALENTINE <3  Although today Kim Tae Hee has event to attend but I think she will happy if receive his boyfriend call just to hear Rain say “Happy Valentine Day!~”

Rain ~ Kim Tae Hee Forever Love <3

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anjjo said:

Rain Gif

credit:as tagged.

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anjjo said:

Another Rain Collage

Source:as tagged

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willenette said:

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anjjo said: willenette said:

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https://vimeo.com/59712017

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[Vid]13-02-14 Channel A - Open Studio_Rain

Posted by memo-rain on February 15, 2013

13-02-14 Channel A - Open Studio_Rain from ratoka on Vimeo.

https://vimeo.com/59694862

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[02-15] 13-02-14 Rain @ Consolatory Train

13-02-14 Rain @ Consolatory Train


credit DC//ratoka@rain-cloud.co.kr