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

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Ssak 3 bids farewell, Refund Expedition says hello

 

Superstar trio Ssak 3 bid farewell to fans, as the group wrapped up its three-month project on Saturday’s episode of MBC’s “Hangout With Yoo.”

During the Saturday, the trio of entertainer Yoo Jae-seok and singers Lee Hyo-ri and Rain thanked fans and each other while also expressing regret at not being able to meet fans in-person because of the coronavirus situation.

“We actually formed Ssak 3 to meet all the people here, but we couldn’t. That’s why our project remains incomplete,” said Yoo as he read fan letters. Yoo added his wish to make a comeback in the winter with a ski resort theme that is also reminiscent of the 1990s.

Rain’s Instagram post on Sunday shows a photo of Ssak 3. (Instagram)

“So lovable … two elders … thank you … good work B-ryong,” Rain posted via Instagram on Sunday.

Ssak 3, just like the meaning of the group’s name, swept the summer music charts with songs reminiscent of the 1990s. Continuing the popular retro trend, their songs especially appealed to Koreans in their 30s and 40s, bringing back memories of their youth.

Ssak 3’s “Beach Again” reached the top of various music charts following its release on July 18, and still reigns at the top of many charts. Solo songs by each of the three members as well as their remix of “In Summer” are also popular. “Beach Again” placed atop both Mnet’s “M Countdown” and MBC’s “Show! Music Core,” while the official music video had reached over 7.4 million views on YouTube as of Monday.

As the group announced an end to their summer journey, a preview of the next episode showed a teaser for Refund Expedition, a new group project for “Hangout With Yoo.” 

 

The group was first brought up by Lee in an episode of “Hangout With Yoo” in June, when she jokingly expressed a desire to gather female singers with strong personalities. Uhm responded with an Instagram post after the show aired asking if she should get ready, to which Hwasa and Jessi also commented.

“Compared to Ssak 3, people in Refund Expedition don’t listen,” said Lee on Saturday’s episode. “Yoo Jae-seok and Rain are softies compared to Jessi.”

 

 

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By Lim Jang-won (ljw@heraldcorp.com)

 

 

credit : Korea Herald

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200817000102&np=1&mp=1

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Online comments make or break celebrities

 

 

Netizen created content helps to resurrect waning stars

By Park Ji-won

It's no exaggeration that the first decade of the new millennium was a golden age for multitalented entertainer Jung Ji-hoon. Performing under the stage name Rain, the singer-songwriter, actor and music producer was seen almost everywhere. His songs swept music charts, and he starred in popular TV series. Rain's acting career seemed to reach a peak when his venture into Hollywood films succeeded.

The splendid decade became a past glory for Rain in the 2010s when he returned to show business following a two-year hiatus for his mandatory military service which was tainted with his "abuse" of perks as an entertainment soldier. His endeavors to regain past glories were impeded by various obstacles.

The 2019 film "Race to Freedom: Uhm Bok-dong" starring Rain was withdrawn from theaters shortly after it premiered due to its poor reception ― it attracted a mere 170,000 cinemagoers. His music albums didn't do well, either. Many were skeptical about a rebound for his career.

However, Rain was able to roar again into the entertainment industry after he participated in SSAK 3, a one-off project group, which has been sweeping the music charts with retro-concept songs. The group has since appeared in multiple commercials.

Behind the sudden rebound is netizen-created content and the ensuing back-and-forth dialogue on this (which one Korean blogger called "playing with comments"). In the digital age, fans not only follow their idols but also exert a great deal of influence that can help or hinder their careers. Through online comments or video clips shared with other internet users, they promote waning or forgotten stars back into the limelight, helping their careers rise again.

Witty comments, hilarious parody videos and other supportive content add to and enhance their idol's presence.

Rain's 2017 music video "Gang," for example, was quickly forgotten. But some fans revisited it last year, leaving lots of thumbs-ups and comments. Some of them were satirical mocking the superstar's out-of-date performance and lyrics ― one wrote: "It is perfectly unfashionable, multi-dimensionally wrong and thoroughly shameful."

A so-called reaction video has accumulated more than 4.1 million views over the past three months.

Experts point out that this form of critique is a new way to enjoy content especially among the younger generation with YouTube channels. These people aim to be consumers and trendsetters or creators at the same time, by playing a role in resurfacing older content.

"On YouTube, young people are creating a culture. They dig unique old content, which is not made under the influence of large capital, and create their parody videos while sharing them with others through social media. Their recreation of digital content, albeit crude, is a form of recreation and a popular activity in itself," culture critic Ha Jae-geun told The Korea Times, Tuesday.

"The re-creation of certain content by internet users proves that it's meaningless to talk about when the content was made, meaning there are more chances for old content to be rediscovered… But when the content starts to be consumed by major media outlets, its value becomes meaningless again because it is not rare anymore for the young consumers, who value the uniqueness of individuals over all else."

 

 

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credit : Korea Times

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/08/398_294676.html

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Kpop songs with the same song title but different Kpop artists (Part 2)

 

11. Love Song – Big Bang (2011), Rain (2012)

 

 

 

 

 

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source : https://annyeongoppa.com/2020/08/18/kpop-songs-with-the-same-song-title-but-different-kpop-artists-part-2/

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*** News confirmed that RAIN appeared as the fifth original singer to record JTBC's entertainment program "Hidden Singer 6" on 17 August. Announcement of his appearance raised great expectations on his showdown with the impersonators. RAIN’s “Hidden Singer 6” is scheduled to air on September 4. Looking forward to this.

 

 

 

credit : Raincloud10

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The New Ambassador for Jinro

 

 

 

https://web.facebook.com/biwithrain.cloudtaiwan/videos/1418447761673054/

 

 

credit : Rain Cloud Thailand / Rain Cloud Taiwan

 

 

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Season B-Season [Storybox] opens

 

 

Write down interesting stories related to rain, interesting experiences, and talks you have experienced.

Please send it to :
(E-mail address: seasonb2020@gmail.com/ Phone number required!)

-Through a lottery, live broadcast at 7 PM KST + Prizes await you!

Please send a lot of stories and talks that no one knows about!

Personal information is only used for phone connection purposes and will be destroyed immediately after the lottery is completed.

 

credit : Rain Cloud Taiwan

 

 

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***RAIN posted these slide of pictures today with a caption – “Levis_korea."  He’s the cover of Nylon magazine wearing Levis brand.  

 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEI60p4hlHh/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

 

 

 

 

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*** RAIN posted this clip 3-hours ago with a caption - "#Gang Soju #Jinro!" -

 

 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEJopR6hr8Q/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

 

 

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2020.08.21 - Season B-Season Live! How to Avoid the Sun cut

 

 

https://web.facebook.com/biwithrain.cloudtaiwan/videos/1076161029467134/

 

 

credit : Rain Cloud Taiwan

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2020.08.21 - Seasonal B-season live! I DO cut

 

 

https://web.facebook.com/biwithrain.cloudtaiwan/videos/918443168640941/

 

 

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https://web.facebook.com/biwithrain.cloudtaiwan/videos/319688092418036/

 

 

credit : Rain Cloud Taiwan

 

 

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https://web.facebook.com/lacloud.official/videos/179497083634031/

 

 

credit : Rain Cloud Taiwan

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*** The song is doing well in the digital charts. Congratulations SSAK3!

 

 

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Watch: SSAK3 Takes 3rd Win For “Beach Again” On “Music Core”; Performances By ITZY, Hyolyn, ONEUS, And More

 

 

The August 22 episode of MBC’s “Music Core” had BLACKPINK’s “How You Like That” up against SSAK3’s “Beach Again” and MAMAMOO’s Hwasa’s “Maria.” Hwasa came in third place with 6,342 points, while BLACKPINK came in second place with 6,921 points.

 

SSAK3 took home the win with 7,530 points, making this their third win for “Beach Again.”

 

Congratulations to SSAK3!

 

The day featured performances by Yang Joon Il, Capsai Shin, SUPER FIVE, Hyolyn, DreamCatcher, ITZY, ONEUS, DONGKIZ, MCND, VICTON’s Han Seung Woo, ONF, (G)I-DLE, Cherry Bullet, Rocket Punch, TREASURE, ENOi, and LUCY.

 

 

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credit : soompi news

 

 

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[SSAK3 FULL ALBUM] + Added Other Songs

 

 

 

 

credit : Rain Cloud Thailand

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SSAK3 "Beach Again" Lyrics

 

 

 

 

credit : Rain Cloud Thailand

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"It's Exciting"/Sinnanda (Feat.MAMAMOO)-SSAK3 B-Ryong (Color Coded Lyrics Eng/Rom/Han)

 

 

 

 

credit : Rain Cloud Thailand

 

 

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These Are The TOP 50 Most Popular Artists In Korea Right Now

Did your bias make the TOP 50?

 

Based on brand ranking data from July 22 to August 22, these are the TOP 50 most popular K-Pop idols in Korea right now.

 

 

35. EXO’s Chanyeol

34. Bi-Ryong (Rain)

33. Lee Hi

32. Block B’s ZICO

31. Apink

30. Song Gain

29. Red Velvet’s Joy

 

 

28. Kim Hee Jae

27. ITZY

26. Rain

25. EXO’s Baekhyun

24. MAMAMOO

23. GFRIEND

22. Chungha

21. Park Jin Young

20. Jung Dong Won

 

 

Check out the full rankings below:

 

 

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source : Rekorea

http://www.rekorea.net/bbs/board.php?bo_table=repu4&wr_id=511

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Park Jin-young tried to persuade Rain, but now he is "slapped" by the "GANG" retrograde fever

Park Jin-young who appeared in "Radio Star" last week, was asked what he thought of Rain's "GANG" when it was first released.

Park Jinyoung replied: "I thought about it seriously at the time, and I felt that this was not good."

 

Park Jinyoung replied in "You Quiz on the Block": "I became embarrassed at first but, after the release of "GANG", I persuaded Rain very seriously for several hours, and told him that this was not acceptable. I think the word “GANG” on the 1^st place will be a joke.”

Rain took a snack CF with "GANG", Park Jinyoung said: "The CF is good...& I wanted to have dinner with him.” Park Jinyoung bowed his head in shame, embarrassed to see Rain.



credit: Korea Star Daily
https://www.koreastardaily.com/tc/news/129455

 

 

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朴軫永當初苦口婆心勸說Rain，如今卻被《GANG》的逆行大熱「打臉」XD

 

上周出演《RadioStar》的朴軫永被問到，Rain《GANG》當初發表的時候怎麼看待的。雖然時間上《RS》先播出，但是錄《RS》之前先錄製了《You Quiz On The Block》,所以朴軫永難堪道：「《You Quiz》也問了這個問題。如果在《RS》回答多了，《You Quiz》那邊可能會罵人。」

 

朴軫永最終還是回答了：「當時嚴肅地談論了，覺得這個不行。」金九拉馬上點到為止，說接下來的部份在《You Quiz》公開，順帶幫忙宣傳了《You Quiz》。

 

《You Quiz》播出時接續內容：「謝謝《RS》，當時在《RS》的剩下部份現在公開。」兩家不同電視台的節目如此友好互動了一番。

 

朴軫永在《You Quiz》答道：「我變得很難堪，《GANG》發表之後，很嚴肅認真地對Rain勸了好幾個小時，一點一點地跟他說這個不行，甚至那時覺得1日1GANG這種話會成為笑料。」想不到幾年後的現在，1日幾GANG逆行大熱。

 

Rain憑借《GANG》拍了零食CF，朴轸永：「CF的那個眼神就像在掃射我，甚至下星期約好了吃飯......」朴轸永羞愧低頭，不好意思見Rain了XD

 

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*** RAIN posted this picture an hour ago.

 

 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CES8veDhVJj/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

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RAIN on TikTok

 

 

 

 

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*** RAIN posted this Cosmopolitan clip & a picture yesterday.

 

 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEQRCzSh-ga/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

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50 Currently Most Popular Artists in South Korea Based on Brand Value Rankings for August

 

Here are the 50 artists with the highest brand reputation indexes for the month of August. 

 

The Korea Institute of Corporate Reputation has released the brand value for artists for the month of August. According to the data, BLACKPINK was at the top, followed by BTS and Im Youngwoong. The data were compiled from July 22nd to August 22nd. BLACKPINK scored 17,480,886, while BTS and Im Youngwoong scored 16,410,548 and 12,257,963, respectively.

 

 

 

The rest of the artists ranked in the list were (in order) Kang Daniel, IU, Red Velvet, Young Tak, MAMAMOO's Hwasa, Lee Chanwon, OH MY GIRL, Sunmi, (G)I-DLE, IZ*ONE, TWICE, EXO, SEVENTEEN, Jessi, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon, Jang Minho, Jung Dongwon, Park Jinyoung, CHUNG HA, GFRIEND, MAMAMOO, EXO's Baekhyun, Rain, ITZY, Kim Heejae, Red Velvet's Joy, Song Gain, A Pink, Block B's Zico, Lee Hi, Bi-ryong (Rain), EXO's Chanyeol, Jeon Somi, Linda G (Lee Hyori), Gaho, EXID's Solji, Baek Jiyoung, Super Junior's Kyuhyun, BOL4, Heize, Paul Kim, Baek Yerin, EXO's Sehun, Jang Beomjun, AKMU, Changmo, and Standing Egg.

 

Congratulations to everyone who made it into the list!  

 

 

source : https://www.kstarlive.com/news/2020/08/24/50-currently-most-popular-artists-in-south-korea-based-on-brand-value-rankings-for-august-375652

 

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*** RAIN will be meeting with Physical Gallery Egg! His friend KCM was with him too. The encounter was the Season-B-Season’s request. He said he fulfilled the subscribers wishes. We shall be able to watch this EP on (28 August) at 8 pm KST! Mark your calendar, watch "Season B Season".

 

 

 

credit : Raincloud10

 

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*** The guitarist made a small mistake at the beginning, which made RAIN laughed. But he quickly explained to the viewers: He said -

"You all noticed I was out of my mind just now. These two have been wearing a mask for over 2 hours and they were quite stifled. A sauna place is not for performance. As I said just now, I felt like that smashed peppers were pasted to my nasal mucous membrane. My nose hurt. Please understand it’s not because the guitarist was nervous. It’s because her nose hurt. "

 He is always such a warm, caring and considerate gentleman! Despite such hot and humid environment he delivered a great live performance. It was just enjoyable reading all the complimentary comments as watching him sing! He gave a lovely and fun twist with the lyrics at the end. 

"No matter how hard I run away, the sauna room was still beside me. It’s so hot, I almost die, but the production team continues to make me....."

And he couldn’t continue - LOL Please watch the official YouTube video and subscribe to Season B Season.

 

 

https://web.facebook.com/raincloudworld/videos/339204954128981/

 

credit : Raincloud10

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*** Gaon Chart has revealed its chart rankings for the week of August 16 to August 22! Congratulations to SSAK3!

 

 

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Download Chart

BTS’s new single “Dynamite” debuted at No. 1 on the digital download chart, trailed by ITZY’s new title track “Not Shy” at No. 2. Park Jin Young’s duet with Sunmi, “When We Disco,” held onto its spot at No. 3, with SSAK3’s “Beach Again” similarly maintaining its position at No. 4. Finally, Jessi’s “NUNU NANA” rounded out the top five for the week.

 

Overall Digital Chart

SSAK3’s “Beach Again” remained No. 1 on the overall digital chart this week, with Jessi’s “NUNU NANA” rising to No. 2. MAMAMOO’s Hwasa‘s “Maria” stayed strong at No. 3, followed by SSAK3’s “Play That Summer” at No. 4 and BLACKPINK’s “How You Like That” at No. 5.

 

Streaming Chart

SSAK3’s “Beach Again” also came in at No. 1 on this week’s streaming chart, with Jessi’s “NUNU NANA” at No. 2, Hwasa’s “Maria” at No. 3, BLACKPINK’s “How You Like That” at No. 4, and SSAK3’s “Play That Summer” at No. 5.

 

 

 

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credit : soompi news

 

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5+ Korean Celebrities Who Got Unfairly Criticized By Netizens This Year

Some of these are just ridiculous.

 

 

2020 has been a crazy year for Korean celebrities, as plenty of them have gotten criticized by netizens for some absurd reasons. Here’s a list of some Korean celebrities who got unfairly criticized by netizens this year.

 

 

4. The members of SSAK3

SSAK3 is a group comprised of members Yoo Jae Suk, Rain, and Lee Hyori. The group ended up topping music charts with their debut song “Beach Again”. Not only that, but the group also shared that they would be donating all of their profit to people in need.

 

 

 

However, the group was met with some unexpected hate from netizens, as they believed that SSAK3 was taking away opportunities from other singers, making comments like, “It’s not a fair game since they’ve already claimed all of the recognition and awareness from the public“.

 

Other netizens came in to defend SSAK3, making comments like, “Consumers aren’t stupid. If the songs are good, they listen to the songs no matter who the artist is“.

 

 

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source : Koreaboo

https://www.koreaboo.com/lists/5-korean-celebrities-got-unfairly-criticized-netizens-year/