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

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14-03-20 JTBC - War of Words_Mentin Rain

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*** All the stills are certainly eye-catching. RAIN is a total hottie so for me anything he does look sexy… Can't wait to see this. Also, anticipating for the trailer as well. Looking at some stills it looks interesting.....and fun to watch. I’m definitely intrigued by this film.

L-) It says here that RAIN took with him many assistants & bodyguards.....

14-03-19 Hong Yan Lu Shui’ Movie set

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我家门口今天又拍电影了，导演是高希希，男一号是居然是韩国人，他带了挺多助理，保镖，把房车都开过来了。

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14-03-20 Hong Yan Lu Shui’ Movie set

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[More Pics]14-03-21 Hong Yan Lu Shui’ Movie set

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今晚继续大夜通宵！可怜这妹子，要穿成芥样，还现在才吃饭[可怜][可怜] 我

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Running Man: Episode 189

by gummimochi | March 21, 2014

The search for the lost treasure continues in this second half as our cast members take by sea, land, and sky to hunt down the four elements. Their journey will take them to Melbourne, where new surprises await them—and it’s also where the earth goddess takes some time to munch on the city’s yummiest eats. Now that mission I’ll take any day.

So hold onto your glasses as we take off from the shore and head into the city because adventure waits for no one.

EPISODE 189. Broadcast on March 16, 2014.

We resume our Treasure Hunt in Australia at the beach house, where the boys had been informed of their morning mission (at 5 AM!) before last week’s dinnertime pool antics. They’d also been given their own cameras to film themselves, which are used to capture some more late-night mischievery.

Thus we tune into Kwang-soo and Haha’s behind-the-scenes midnight shenanigans. The duo’s plans to scare Gary go awry when they’re the ones to be spooked instead.

No matter though, because they go ahead and (literally) expose Gary’s sleeping habit: snoozing in the nude. HA.

Then Jong-kook joins in with his own bedtime leg-splitting which no one is safe from, least of all the world star and Woo-binnie. Oww. I love how Woo-bin shies away in an attempt to hide, but the maknae has no chance in a roomful of hyungs. Boys will be boys.

Meanwhile, the mat hyungs are busy bickering in their own room, so Kwang-soo and Haha lighten up the mood with an impromptu dance party, with flickering lights and all. Watching a pair of men in their forties jumping on the bed like they’re 8 years old is downright hilarious, and the energy lasts a good minute before Suk-jin collapses in exhaustion. Aw.

Collective alarms go off early the next morning, and as expected, Rain and Jong-kook are already out the door. Hee, did you eat breakfast at 4 AM again, Kookie? It looks like yesterday’s teams are already a thing of the past, as Rain tells Kwang-soo to butt out while he strategizes with Jong-kook.

The teams are to choose between four ways of transportation, and both Kwang-soo and Jae-suk hear the word “seaplane” as “sea-plain,” giving us a one-two punch pun: “Bread of the sea?” “[Plain] yogurt?”.

Aww, today is Gary’s birthday (February 24th), which is part of the reason why Kwang-soo gets robbed out of his choice (Suk-jin: “Let your hyungs go first!”). He teaches Woo-bin on Betrayal 101 in the car, and I love how Woo-bin doesn’t believe for a second that Kwang-soo was the brains yesterday.

Woo-bin worries that he won’t be able to take revenge on Jong-kook because he thinks Kookie has gotten fitter since they last met. So Kwang-soo offers some tips: hit Jong-kook in the solar plexus or elbow… as long as you apologize for it. Lol.

Each team has a different task this morning, and Haha and Gary’s faces fall at their parasailing speed quiz mission. Gary hands off the honor(?) of flying to Haha with his limited English, excusing himself because it’s his birthday: “Congratulations!”

Rain, Jong-kook, Kwang-soo, and Woo-bin go off-roading for their own mission, and they look like they’re genuinely enjoying themselves, whereas Jae-suk and Suk-jin groan at the prospecting of stringing beads on a seaplane. Talk about motion sickness.

After yesterday’s grueling first day, I say Gary should use his “It’s my birthday!” card to get out of all things today. Like a good friend, Haha is willing to oblige, though, the scaredy cat gulps at the thought of flying high.

Meanwhile, the mat hyungs have been bickering from the car ride all the way to their destination. They voice their complaints to the staff, then at each other. Well, mostly it’s just Jae-suk saying that Suk-jin should get up earlier and stop pretending to be on the move when he isn’t.

Their breezy back and forth (the kind without any hard feelings) is a product of their longstanding friendship, but they’re both nervous climbing into the seaplane, and the pilot warns that it’s a “very scary ride.” Eep.

Their uneasiness is funny even without the comical music cues, and it isn’t long before they’re up in the sky.

Kwang-soo and Woo-bin continue to enjoy their ride on the beach. When Kwang-soo starts strutting poses for the cameras, the staff choose to focus on Woo-bin instead. And well, I’m certainly not going to complain about that.

A little while later, Rain and Jong-kook are informed of their mission: not to lose over 100ml of water from their glasses by their next station. Then Rain points to the skies to segue into our seaplane pair, who are busy trying not to hurl.

Their own task of stringing beads isn’t made any easier with the plane’s turns and dives in the sky. Their facial expressions are absolutely priceless, but kudos to them for trying to take advantage of any brief seconds at their disposal.

Oh man, I’m getting motion sickness from just watching our teams travel in the sky and on land. Suffice to say that things aren’t looking good for Kwang-soo and Woo-bin, who lose splatters of water with each bump, though they tell themselves that everything’s fine.

I suppose Rain and Jong-kook aren’t that much better off, but both teams are still having a better day than the mat hyungs, who let out another cry of horror. Poor Suk-jin has yet to string a single bead, and the seaplane isn’t going to let up anytime soon.

Both off-roading jeep teams are well-below their necessary limit, and there’s a moment when it starts raining and the boys joke that Rain is gathering strength from his natural element. Ha.

While Jong-kook tries to strike a deal with the staff to lower their water limit, Kwang-soo whispers a strategy to his teammate. Ha, then we see both Kwang-soo and Woo-bin sneak an extra gulp of water before riding in their car.

Kwang-soo gets called out by Rain though, so he takes another gulps of his own glass (which I guess could be… smart?). They try to gather a few extra drops of rain before heading off, and it’s a mostly silent ride because both their cheeks are stuffed with water.

It’s not any better out at sea where the huge waves makes it a rough ride on Haha and Gary. The waves are getting bigger by the minute until they have to call the whole parasailing mission off, for everyone’s safety.

Haha and Gary don’t seem to be too upset about it, but it’s great how the show compares the ocean waves to the ones back on land, aka Kwang-soo and Woo-bin balancing their water glasses.

Anybody can tell that both boys have more water in their glasses than they started out with. They bring their water-saliva glasses (ew) to the staff, and though they technically pass, both Jong-kook and Rain call them out on penalties.

Kwang-soo insists that they drank out of their own glasses, which the others are okay with. But the issue is Woo-bin (who drank extra water), and the actor caves under pressure. “I was going to do things Kwang-soo’s way, but then I saw Rain hyung!” Lol.

The staff call Kwang-soo out on his bluff by pouring him the recycled water (eww), but then offer Woo-bin a refreshed glass, to Kwang-soo’s ire. But don’t worry—everyone gets new water.

Up in the skies, Jae-suk and Suk-jin finally manage to complete their mission (and before anyone else!), and are more than grateful to pass out on the boat taking them back to shore.

I love how Rain and Jong-kook have adopted the “gulp and spit” method too, and Kwang-soo jokes that his glass is so warm that he can cook ramyun with it. Hee. This time, both teams pass with flying colors.

Haha and Gary excitedly spot dolphins in the water and name them after themselves. Aw, that’s pretty cool.

The mat hyungs are allowed to ask which elements they are for coming in first place, and both Jae-suk and Suk-jin guess correctly with fire and water, respectively. Then Rain is able to deduce his own element (wind) with another question.

It’s off to Melbourne for our cast members, where Jo PD explains their final mission: gather the four elements together to unlock the hidden treasure. Ooh, I predict a lot of mind games and alliances up ahead.

For now, each team are headed off into different directions, and it looks like another game played on the beach with the locals was edited out. In a different car, Suk-jin likens the race to the movie The Fifth Element, which means they’ll need a young woman. Or in this case, Ji-hyo.

And that’s how we catch up with Ji-hyo, whose flaming red hair makes her appropriate as today’s Leeloo. Gosh, that thirteen-hour flight might be the most sleep she’s gotten ever since she started filming Emergency Couple.

She’s ready to go despite her jetlag, and is told that she’s the missing element “earth.” She lights up to hear that she needs to eat ALL THE FOOD (yes yes, feed the girl!) in order to acquire her card. Best. Mission. Ever.

Her job is to eat, eat, and eat while avoiding the other cast members… and now I’m salivating at all the deliciousness. And I’ve never been happier to see Ji-hyo get to eat to her heart’s content.

She gains the first of three necessary earth cards with her macaron adventure and heads off. At the same time, the boys take in the city sights, and Kwang-soo and Woo-bin (well, just Kwang-soo) stop to shoot an impromptu MV in a graffitied alley.

Woo-bin joins in for a few seconds before crumbling in embarrassment, but they take a few more shots together and Kwang-soo calls it “the best MV I’ve ever shot!” Hahaha.

Ji-hyo settles down for some soup, but then hears screams nearby. Uh oh, is someone else here, too?

It’s Jae-suk and Suk-jin, who maneuver past the eager fans (and Ji-hyo) to nearby location. They’re soon followed by Rain and Jong-kook, who also walk right past Ji-hyo’s hiding spot.

Being discovered risks getting her earth cards from being taken away from her, so it’s a good thing Kwang-soo and Woo-bin are at the maracon place she left earlier.

I do have to say that Kwang-soo’s English is pretty impressive since he manages to enlist the help of a few people just fine (and even sings Happy Birthday to one of them). Here, he and Woo-bin must beat four people in arm-wrestling, and Kwang-soo proposes to take on the infant. Lol.

They’re up against pretty strong competitors, and lifting weights with Jong-kook must be paying off because Kwang-soo overtakes the birthday ajusshi.

Elsewhere, Jong-kook and Rain are busy trying to guess melodies sung by a local. Rain fails to recognize his own single “La Song.” Ha, that’s embarrassing. They pick “fire” to add to their set.

Ji-hyo picks up another earth card, and somewhere nearby, the mat hyungs are busy talking to themselves in Korean while trying to evoke a line from the employee in English. Needless to say, she’s plenty confused, but they cross the language barrier soon enough to pick up “wind.”

Haha and Gary succeed their mission of singing pop songs to pick up “wind” as well, and then Kwang-soo and Woo-bin pick up “fire.”

Ji-hyo is literally caught between two different teams and no longer has the luxury of fully enjoying her food. She downs her coffee and picks up her last earth card. At the same time, the other teams are instructed to find her, which is no easy feat in a growing sea of fans.

The fans have started to congregate around her too, and the cast worries about the public safety with the masses crowding around together. Ji-hyo sends out one final text to the teams to come and find her.

Ji-hyo arrives at the Royal Exhibition Building (part of Museum Victoria) ahead of the teams, and wow, it’s breathtakingly gorgeous. All she has to do is wait, because the others must find their own element card hidden in the building.

So there isn’t much time to talk when they others trail in, since the faster they find their cards, the better. How cute is it when Kwang-soo happily greets Ji-hyo with a running hug? I seriously love those two, and they luff each other. Like noona and dongsaeng, I mean.

Kwang-soo sort of understands what’s going on, but then he asks if they can steal the earth card from Ji-hyo. That remark earns him a smack upside the head. Lol.

Not everyone knows what element they are, but thankfully the mat hyungs do. All they need to do is find their own and step up with Ji-hyo to win. Rain and Jong-kook are in the same position, and then Rain stumbles upon his own card.

Kwang-soo loudly announces that fact to the others, but maybe instead of trying to block Rain, maybe you should be busy looking for your own?

Gary discovers both his and Haha’s, and they set out to find their missing “water” card. Suk-jin finds an envelope stuck underneath a pillar, and it isn’t long before he’s surrounded by the others who are eager to steal it from him.

Rain discovers another envelope—it’s Kwang-soo’s. So then he charges after the giraffe to rip off his nametag, which is when we learn of another rule: in order to acquire someone else’s card, you must first eliminate them.

Which is how Kwang-soo gets ousted from the game, much to his confusion. Gary finds yet another card (Jae-suk’s) and gets some additional help to take the grasshopper down. Sure, everyone’s teaming up now, but just wait until they have to start stealing cards left and right.

Both left without teammates, Jong-kook offers to split the winning prize with Suk-jin and Woo-bin if they help his team win. They readily bite the bait, since they can’t win on their own. But couldn’t you find and steal cards from the others?

In order to win, they need a “fire” card, and then Woo-bin shows them the one card they need. Oh, you naive heodang, Woo-bin. Suk-jin: “Why did he show us then?” Jong-kook: “Because he’s naive.”

Woo-bin has essentially painted a large bullseye on himself for revealing that little fact. But he finds Jong-kook’s envelope, and now’s his chance to exact his revenge.

Suk-jin offers his help to take on Jong-kook, and I love how Woo-bin’s all, Yeah, right. Woo-bin then pulls Haha aside for a quick chat and explains the situation before asking for his help.

The issue is how to split the prize if they win, and Haha suggests that Woo-bin is an “heir,” so Woo-bin should be content with the trophy while he’ll take the gold. Ha.

They let Suk-jin on in the alliance, and Woo-bin gives himself the largest cut. Well, he’d probably be doing most of the work anyway. Hee.

So when Rain discovers another card (it’s also great how you can read his expressions like a book), Woo-bin charges after him… but then Rain grabs his back and rips off his nametag. At least Woo-bin coolly admits his defeat.

Now with Woo-bin’s “water” card, Jong-kook and Rain just need Ji-hyo to join them. Curiously, Ji-hyo runs away from them, having allied with the others—after all, it is her choice at the end of the day.

Then Rain pulls her with him to the platform while Jong-kook holds the others back. And unfortunately, Gary is two steps too late.

Rain sets down the four elements (with a little CG help) and the treasure rises to the surface. Is that a golden globe?

Thus Rain wins it for his team and he gets to go home with the gold. Jae-suk: “Your girlfriend will really like that.” Hahaha, now you have to give it to Kim Tae-hee.

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class="title"South Korea's Rain Preps Global Comeback With Hollywood, China Film Roles

class="main_article_deck"The singer-actor just wrapped shooting "The Prince" opposite Bruce Willis and will begin filming his first movie in China, a romantic drama from director Gao Xixi, later this month.

SEOUL – After a two-year career break, South Korean pop star-actor Rain is gearing up for a global comeback.

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The 31-year-old talent spent 21 months from 2011 to 2013 away from the spotlight, serving compulsory military service in Korea, a requirement for all men in the country. But he'll soon be back on movie screens around the world.

Rain (a.k.a. Jung Ji-hoon) has just wrapped shooting director Brian A. Miller's thriller, The Prince, in which he will appear opposite Bruce Willis and John Cusack. On Wednesday, Rain's agency Cube DC announced that he has booked his debut role in the world's second-largest and fastest-growing film market -- China. 

VIDEO: 'Frozen'-Crazy South Korea Spawns Countless K-pop Covers of 'Let It Go'

Rain is slated to appear in an upcoming melodrama from director Gao Xixi. The title of the upcoming film has yet to be decided and production will begin in Shanghai in mid-March, the agency said. 

He will play the male lead, a passionate painter and heir to one of South Asia's largest industries. Popular Chinese screen star Liu Yifei will appear as his romantic interest.

One of the most popular male stars in Asia, Rain gained international stardom through Korean TV soap opera roles. On the big screen he has appeared in the Wachowskis' Speed Racer and Ninja Assassin.

PHOTOS: Korea Box Office 2013: Top 10 Movies

"Rain has so far shown a rather masculine appeal through tough hero characters in Hollywood films ranging from Ninja Assassin to The Prince. But his upcoming film will allow him to completely transform him screen image," said his agency.

Meanwhile, Rain is slated to hold a showcase for his latest album at Beijing's National Stadium on March 28. "Rain Effect," of which major tracks "30 Sexy" and "La Song" have topped K-pop charts, is his first album in nearly four years.

source: The Hollywood Reporter

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*** I wish that in the movie RAIN’s voice won’t be dubbed. BUT, I have a strong feeling that his voice in the movie will be dubbed. IDK why Mainland usually dubbed their movies & their series (especially on ancient dramas)....I understand that sometimes they have actors/actresses who aren't fluent in Mandarin, but they always dubbed the entire cast members. Isn’t projecting one's voice a part of the actor's skill? China is a large country w/ many dialects and even people in the same city will have very different tonal/dialect variations of speech. If you speak w/ someone in China, a stranger, it can take a few minutes for your brain to re-tune, before you can understand them. Even in Western productions, actors will re-dub their own voices and spend a lot of $$$ to re-lip sync / clarify the speech or digitally remove accents. It is a very complex / expensive process. So, it's cheaper to just hire dubbers. I still hope they can get rid of this (or at least have the original actors use his own voice & say his lines and record it as many times as needed to get it right.

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14-03-19 Rain Filming Hong Yan Lu Shui movie
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14-03-23 Filming Hong Yan Lu Shui movie
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医院注意形象！！！真的痛经？ #露水红颜#

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14-03-22 Rain mentholatum event

Credit : mentholatum001 weibo / ratoka

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14-03-23 SBS - Running Man_Next week Preview
credit Running Man / ratoka

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTB1unkfh1E&feature=youtu.be

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140322 Fuji Two_Kantame Pop[93]_Rain Interview

Credit: river_084 @ dailymotion / scorpiola

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1iwlif_140322-fujitwo-kantame-pop-93-interview_tv

 

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14-03-19 Rain Picture
credit : ratoka

source http://blog.naver.com/byblessyou/70187070182

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***This will be the last special EP............... Can’t wait to watch it. Looks good based on the preview. Daeeebaaakkk! I also hope this EP is heaps of fun! Because it's hard to film anything when fans go wild. Ratings of the last (2) EPs weren’t that high so, I hope it would be different this time for the last. He had great chemistry with the cast. L-)

'Running Man' heads back to Australia in next week's preview

After a short one-week break from the Land Down Under, the cast and crew of 'Running Man' will be heading back down to Australia for the final episode of its foreign excursion!

Traveling back in time to the 1800s - the peak of the gold rush in Australia - the cast and guests Kim Woo Bin and Rain transform into sheriffs to maintain peace in a quiet mining town.

Check out the preview above!

source : allkpop

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class="content-title"Rain and Kim Woo Bin Return to “Running Man” Next Week

“Running Man” will continue airing its Australia special next weekend.

SPOILER

On the March 23 episode of SBS “Running Man,” cast members of new weekend drama “Angel Eyes,” Goo Hye Sun, Lee Sang Yoon, Gong Hyung Jin, Kim Ji Suk, Kang Ha Neul and BIGBANG‘s Seungri appeared on the show but were defeated in the end. 

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In next week’s episode, “Running Man” returns to Australia for “Sheriff of Running Hills.” Having appeared on the show on March 9 and 16, Rain and Kim Woo Bin will appear once again on the upcoming episode.

The cast transforms into sheriffs, and battle it out to see who will finally claim the sheriff badge. The end of the preview clip also shows Gary’s failed attempt to fill a glass with water resulting in Kim Jong Kook being hilariously drenched.

credit : soompi news

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14-03-23 Rain @ Magazine

Credit : @keyukito419 · / http://memo-rain.ning.com/profiles/blogs/14-03-23-rain-magaine

雑誌K＆ 買ってみました^^横浜ファンミと空港 全4ページ♪ http://piqnick.com pic.twitter.com/dJJaP3FDJW

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14-03-22 Cloud China supports for Rain

credit as tagged / http://memo-rain.ning.com/profiles/blogs/14-03-22-cloud-china-supports-for-rain

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[Pic]14-03-22 Rain @ Newspaper

Credit : @Rain吧中国云管理 / http://memo-rain.ning.com/profiles/blogs/pic-14-03-22-rain-newspaper

突然翻到，北京的报纸喔！#Rain328北京演唱会##Rain#@RAIN-JIHOON

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[info] Rain-Cloud Official twitter

@WWRC2014

https://twitter.com/WWRC2014

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***As much as I want him to do a drama for his next project, I'll take anything and everything with him in it. More RAIN is always a good thing right?

[Pic]14-03-24 Hong Yan Lu Shui’ Movie set

Credit 康展寧-電影工作者 weibo / http://memo-rain.ning.com/profiles/blogs/pic-14-03-24-hong-yan-lu-shui-movie-set

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Hi @willenette,

On the dubbing of Rain's voice for his C-movie, I think it is unavoidable. The production would want to get the Chinese pronunciation right. IDK if the pronunciation is regulated, but I know for instance that Chinese historical movies and dramas get heavily regulated for want of factual historical facts. It could be a fantasy historical story but if it touches on say the subject of royalty, the drama/movie may not get to see the light of the day if it does not conform to regulation, until efforts are made to modify it to the satisfaction of the regulators.

I therefore suspect that the accuracy of pronunciation of their formal/national language may matter much too. Moreover, Rain is playing a Chinese character, unless the story is of him raised in overseas and having difficulty in adjusting to local condition. Just my own view.

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Nancyzak said:

Hi @willenette,

On the dubbing of Rain's voice for his C-movie, I think it is unavoidable. The production would want to get the Chinese pronunciation right. IDK if the pronunciation is regulated, but I know for instance that Chinese historical movies and dramas get heavily regulated for want of factual historical facts. It could be a fantasy historical story but if it touches on say the subject of royalty, the drama/movie may not get to see the light of the day if it does not conform to regulation, until efforts are made to modify it to the satisfaction of the regulators.

I therefore suspect that the accuracy of pronunciation of their formal/national language may matter much too. Moreover, Rain is playing a Chinese character, unless the story is of him raised in overseas and having difficulty in adjusting to local condition. Just my own view.

[Nancyzak]

Hi @willenette,

Yes, there is a difference in terms of the pronunciation of the Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese Chinese. This is in part influenced by the dialects that dominate the city/province within the country. In general one can tell the difference when hearing the language spoken. Cantonese on the other hand sounds a lot more different but in general, for all these 3 groups, their Chinese words are almost the same with each other. Therefore, because of the major difference with the Mainland Chinese and Taiwan Chinese, dubbing into Cantonese is necessary. Because of the Chinese words in both Mainland China and Taiwan are more readily understood by their people (I think), we see a huge number of Taiwan celebs starring in Mainland Chinese dramas and movies. All they need to do is to adjust their pronunciation to as close as possible to the Mainland Chinese pronunciation, which they can do quite easily.

The old Chinese writings are difficult to learn and write, especially for a beginner. However, the words and certain pronunciation have been simplified years ago. I am not sure about Taiwan's . As between the two, many overseas Chinese (not from Mainland China and Taiwan) find it extremely difficult to understand the Mainland Chinese pronunciation as oppose to Taiwan Chinese's.

Congrats on the official World Cloud twitter. I believe, the Clouds' activities would be better coordinated this way and globally. Just my observation (please correct me if I am wrong), for an example, voting for Rain no matter how trivial that voting be, does not seem to garner that kind of number that reflect the huge fan base that Rain has. Hopefully this will change with an admin/center coordinating the support, to show the power. Way to go, Rain and his Clouds! :-bd

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Nancyzak said:

Hi @willenette,

Yes, there is a difference in terms of the pronunciation of the Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese Chinese. This is in part influenced by the dialects that dominate the city/province within the country. In general one can tell the difference when hearing the language spoken. Cantonese on the other hand sounds a lot more different but in general, for all these 3 groups, their Chinese words are almost the same with each other. Therefore, because of the major difference with the Mainland Chinese and Taiwan Chinese, dubbing into Cantonese is necessary. Because of the Chinese words in both Mainland China and Taiwan are more readily understood by their people (I think), we see a huge number of Taiwan celebs starring in Mainland Chinese dramas and movies. All they need to do is to adjust their pronunciation to as close as possible to the Mainland Chinese pronunciation, which they can do quite easily.

The old Chinese writings are difficult to learn and write, especially for a beginner. However, the words and certain pronunciation have been simplified years ago. I am not sure about Taiwan's . As between the two, many overseas Chinese (from Mainland China and Taiwan) find it extremely difficult to understand the Mainland Chinese pronunciation as oppose to Taiwan Chinese's.

Congrats on the official World Cloud twitter. I believe, the Clouds' activities would be better coordinated this way and globally. Just my observation (please correct me if I am wrong), for an example, voting for Rain no matter how trivial that voting be, does not seem to garner that kind of number that reflect the huge fan base that Rain has. Hopefully this will change with an admin/center coordinating the support, to show the power. Way to go, Rain and his Clouds! :-bd

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It is indeed a very sad tragedy for #MH370.

There will always be opportunity for Rain to hold concert at other time in Malaysia or other place in that region.

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*** I wonder why so early to have this movie presscon when it's slated to be released yet next year, huh? UPDATE news : rain-cloud.co.kr/

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Rain our prince

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14-03-26 Tudou - Rain @ 'Hong Yan Lu Shu press conference in Shanghai

credit : ratoka

http://www.tudou.com/albumplay/92XfbcHIIt0/Kz6K7HQB9Pw.html

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[Tungstar ]14-03-27 Rain @ 'Hong Yan Lu Shu press conference in Shanghai




http://video.sina.com.cn/p/ent/m/c/2014-03-27/103863668769.html

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[iqiyi]14-03-27 Rain @ Hong Yan Lu Shu press conference in Shanghai

http://www.iqiyi.com/v_19rrh4k1kw.html#vfrm=2_3_0_1

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[56.com]14-03-27 Rain @ Hong Yan Lu Shu press conference in Shanghai


 
http://www.56.com/u55/v_MTEwMjgzMjI4.html

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[hunan tv]14-03-27 Rain @ Hong Yan Lu Shu press conference in Shanghai



http://www.imgo.tv/clip-201403-1-2784-582999-599962.shtml

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[Overseas] Second Recruitment of Rain Official Fan Club 9th Cloud

credit : huhuhuhu - rain-cloud.co.kr/

*Recruitment period: 2014.03.27-2014.04.05

*Admission qualification: All fans who love Rain

*How to join:after membership fee has been paid to the designated account, please send your application email to:raincloudworld@gmail.comwith the following information:

Subject: 9^th Cloud Membership

Content: Name, Cloud ID, Country, Birth date (e.g. 25 June), Email address, Shipping Address, Contact Telephone number

*Membership fee: US$32 net by PayPal (please remit net amount.  If you don't have this option, please remit US$34 to cover the paypal charges) 

*PayPal account: heidi.shanghai@hotmail.com

*Membership period: From after 9^th Cloud application and payment has been made, until the recruitment of 10^th Cloud.

*Fan Club benefit:

§Provision of official fan club membership card.

§Upgrade to full regular member at the Cloud official fan site with provision of differentiated information.

§Priority application for fan meeting and priority admission (if a fan meeting is organized during 9^th Cloud period)

§Priority entrance at public broadcast programs (as agreed with the organizer) (However until 8^th Cloud period is over 8^th Cloud will have priority entrance)

Matters of attention when joining

·You must first become a member at the Cloud official websitebefore you can apply for 9^th Cloud membership

·Please make your payment first before you submit your application.Your application should include proof of payment and date of payment.

Matters of attention when making PayPal payment

·Please write on your subject line 9^th Cloud Membership Fee and provide your full name, your Cloud ID, and your country in your message.

·Please remember to choose personal payment and select to pay all charges so that the net amount is received. If you don't have this option please pay US$34 to cover the paypal charges.

·If you prefer payment via banks in Hong Kong or China please email to raincloudworld@gmail.com for further information.

Other matters

·Please keep your proof of payment as it will be proof of your membership status until a membership card is provided.

·When you submit your application, please make sure you provide correct shipping address and contact telephone number to avoid mis-shipping of membership cards.

·You will not be able to join the Fan Club again if you choose to withdraw after your application.

·Membership fee cannot be refunded after application is finished.

·Your name will not appear in the membership list if you only made payment without submitting an application or vice versa.

Protection of Personal Information

All information submitted will be used solely for 9^th Cloud membership information purposes, and will not be released outside for any other purposes.

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Rain 公式歌迷會9期雲追加募集

*募集期間：2014.03.27 - 2014.04.05

*加入資格：所有喜愛 Rain 的粉絲

＊加入方法：支付會費到指定帳號後，請發英文郵件到 raincloudworld@gmail.com ?提供以下信息（信息請全部用英文）：

Subject: 9^th Cloud Membership

Content: Name, Cloud ID, Country, Birth date (e.g. 25 June), Email address, Shipping Address, Contact Telephone number

＊會費： 美金32元，可通過PayPal 付款 (如不能選擇支付匯款手續費的請匯款34美元）

＊PayPal 帳號：heidi.shanghai@hotmail.com

＊會員期限：從申請9期及付款完畢後到募集10期雲?止

＊歌迷會福利：

－提供歌迷會會員?

－ 雲官網內升級?正會員，得到與非正會員有差別的信息

－ 見面會優先申請，優先入場 （如果在9期雲會員期間?辦見面會的話）

－公?播放節目優先入場（餘組織方有協議時）（但在8期終止前8期優先進場）

加入時注意事項

＊需要先加入雲官網?會員，之後才可以申請?9期雲會員

＊請先支付會費，然後再提交申請書。申請書需提供付款證明及付款日期。

PayPal付款時注意事項

＊請在題目欄內寫上 9^th Cloud Membership Fee。在信息欄內請寫上英文姓名， Cloud ID， 國家

＊請選擇 personal payment ?選擇支付所有費用。

＊如果想通過香港或中國的銀行轉?，請發郵件到 raincloudworld@gmail.com

其他事項

＊請保存付款證明。在未派發會員?時作?臨時會員證明用。

＊提交申請書時，請確認地址和電話正確，以免寄失會員?。

＊申請完畢要求退會後不能再加入?會員。

＊已經?付的會費不能退還。

＊如果只付款沒有提交申請書，或者只交申請書沒有付款的話，名字將不會出現在會員名單內。

個人信息保障

所有提供的信息僅作?9期雲會員資料用，不會洩露出外做其他目的用。

[willenette]

*** I hope this would be a blockbuster HIT! Looking forward to seeing how this shakes out. L-)

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class="entry-title"Rain’s First Chinese Film, ‘Hong Yan Lu Shui’ To Release In November

Rain at the production presentation of ‘Hong Yan Lu Shui’

Rain’s First Chinese Film, ‘Hong Yan Lu Shui’ To Release In November

‘Hong Yan Lu Shui’, the Chinese film that Rain is appearing as a lead role will be released on November 11, in China.

According to the Rain’s agency, Cube DC the film’s production presentation has held on 26 and announced the release date.

Rain, Liu Yifei, director XiXi Gao have attended the presentation, and the largest scale of media from different cities in China including Shanghai, Nanjing, Beijing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Ningbo have attended, the agency reported.

‘Hong Yan Lu Shui’ is about two main characters, approach each other with different intention and fall in dramatic and profound love.

Reporter: Jawon Lee

source : 10Asia

[willenette]

Nancyzak said:

It is indeed a very sad tragedy for #MH370.

There will always be opportunity for Rain to hold concert at other time in Malaysia or other place in that region.

[willenette]

***This was during QQ Awards last night................ ]


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14-03-27 Rain @ twitter
credit : ratoka -

[willenette]

***This is his airport departure to Bejing from Shenzhen airport at 630AM...............rain-cloud.co.kr/

[willenette]

MORE PHOTOS -

[Pic]14-03-28 Rain @ Beijing Airport

Credit as tagged / memo-rain

[willenette]

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Korean pop singers Rain, G-Dragon win Chinese music awards

Two K-pop artists have won prizes at a music awards ceremony hosted by a Chinese online music service, their management agencies said Friday.

Pop singer and actor Rain and G-Dragon, leader of the boy band BigBang, won awards for most influential overseas artist and for most popular artist from South Korea or Japan, respectively, at China's "QQ Music Awards," Cube Entertainment and YG Entertainment said.

 

Rain performed some of his latest hit songs during the awards show held in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on Thursday, while G-Dragon failed to attend due to his tight schedule in his home country, according to the agencies.

The QQ Music Awards are hosted by China's music site QQ Music, which has hundreds of millions of members. 

K-pop singer Lyn, who sings "My Destiny," the theme song of the hit South Korean drama "My Love from the Star," was also invited to perform thanks to the drama's huge popularity in China.

Rain is currently staying in China for the shooting of his first Chinese movie to open in China on Nov. 11. On Friday, he is scheduled to hold a concert at the National Stadium in Beijing to showcase "Rain Effect," his first album in nearly four years. (Yonhap)


credit : Korea Herald