[84/91 weeks done][song of the wk][calendar] 비 Yourself Open Thread for 5/21 – 5/27.

(Baby boy models for 1492Miles Fashion, courtesy of Rainstorm, Osaka.)

» Wanna know how long Rain has left in the military? See our countdown clock on our homepage HERE.

» Cloud USA Yellow Ribbon for Rain Calendar: DOWNLOAD it (for free).

» You can visit the previous Open Thread HERE. And of course, don’t forget that our Cloud USA Forum is a most excellent place for Rain love, fan communication, and self-expression. By the way — have you left a message for JiHoon on The Cloud today?)

» Cloud USA disclaimer. READ it.

» Visit DramaFever HERE to watch ALL of your favorite Korean dramas, K-Pop music shows, Latin American telenovelas, and Asian TV shows and movies for free, subtitled, and in crystal clarity. It gets no better than this!

» Rain’s BIO Page on DramaFever. Support our JiHoon. Be a fan! ADD your favorite Rain picture to the Page HERE! ♥

»DramaFever BLOG. For news and fun with your Korean, Latin, and Asian stars and their shows.

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The latest on R2B: Return to Base

» [results] Our Black Eagle North American DVD Giveaway winners are… (4/22)

» [info][R2B] CJ Entertainment America: Where to BUY the Black Eagle North American DVD. (3/20)

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Getting to the bottom of RAINmaggedon 2013

» [info][articles][truth about Rain] You can find all of our sourced articles and ACCURATE information about Rain’s January 2013 military infractions and the ensuing witch hunt by the South Korean Media and Korean netizens in this Open Thread post HERE.

RAIN SUPPORT

By Twitter and/or Facebook: As of this moment, 6713 yellow ribbons for Rain have been added to Twitter and Facebook icons since Rain enlisted in the military. Are you in our Brigade? Thanks for supporting our favorite corporal during his military service and for letting him know you’ll be waiting when he gets home! » For a brief read about the meaning of the Yellow Ribbon, go to our previous post HERE.

By Snail Mail:

For information on where to send handwritten cards and letters to
병장/兵長 (Byeongjang/Petty Officer 2nd Class) Sergeant Jung JiHoon/Rain, please see our previous post HERE (military). For cards, letters, and gifts, do see our post HERE (office admin).

» Rain’s official website.  » RAINY Entertainment’s official Twitter.

» R2B: Return To Base official social media sites. » Rain’s official YouTube channel AND » Facebook page.

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SONG OF THE WEEK:”Kung Fu Fighting” remake, for the Asian OST of the movie Kung Fu Panda (2008). Incidentally, this was during the time he was training and filming for Ninja Assassin, so not only was he singing about Kung Fu fighting, he was actually doing it. Heheh.

(courtesy sarangheh510 @YT.)

Rain is Eternal. Where clouds stay gathered, rain will always come. It is inevitable.

— Stephe ^@@^

[Cloud USA video] Captain Jung TaeHoon: You Were There.

^@@^ Rain,bi -You Were There — (Credit and edit: Naoko [harudoful] @Cloud USA / CloudUSAChannel @YT / Music: Babyface, “You Were There”) Just a reminder, fans: This is Rain’s character in R2B having a smoke, NOT Rain. We must remember to separate him from the roles he plays. Thank you!^^ Naoko, this is such a beautiful video! We love it. ♥

[topic thread][spoilers] What Clouds are watching right now…

“I got you, DoSoo— Aish…!” Terri’s Scream Caps from The Fugitive: Plan B Episode 7.

» You can find the previous thread (11/30 – 1/30/13) HERE. ^@@^

[quickie][fan made] Rain in Cuba on the Road For Rain, dancing his butt OFF.

Our Naoko’s RAIN 1 fan made, from back in 2011. Nicely done, dear! Just awesome. ^@@^ (Credit and edit: harudoful @YT)

(Image credit: Benamoo)

Tweets abound: A Consolatory Train for the troops at Uijeongbu Indoor Stadium. (5/29)

— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^

Incidentally, dear Clouds, Uijeongbu is the city where Rain enlisted into the military back on October 11, 2011… specifically at the Uijeongbu 306 Reserves Troop Gate. I imagine the stadium is probably nowhere near the gate, but I can’t help wondering if his transportation might pass that way, and the triumph he will feel looking back on that heartbreaking day now, a mere seven weeks out from discharge. You’ve done it, Hoonie.

You’ve done it! ^@@^

Tweet source credit: The official Uijeongbu City Hall Twitter / [English translation by 화니 / 5.22.2013]

Military broadcast program ‘Consolatory Train’ will be held at the Uijeongbu Indoor Stadium in Uijeongbu City on May 29th. The show starts at 7:00 p.m on the day and features 10 teams of popular singers such as ‘Jung Ji-Hoon’(Rain), ‘Lee Sang-Chul’ (Sangchu), etc. We hope that many of you will participate^^

From Stephe’s desk: What’s on your fantasy K-Pop CD or playlist?

Amazon and iTunes, I love y’all more than you will ever know. ^@@^

Whether you listen to them on your iPod, tablet, phone, or on a CD like I do, we’ve all either burned or uploaded our favorite K-Pop song purchases onto a playlist to take with us whenever we’re out and about. Right?

This is my current playlist No. 1 (24 tunes). It’s had a home in the CD player in my car for over a month now, and will be there until I burn a playlist No. 2. It’s the fantasy CD that I would walk into a store and buy all put together, if only it really existed. Can you just imagine?

So, what do you think of it? And what’s on yours right now? What music have you bought? I’m dying to know. Fess up!

— Stephe ^@@^

IN ORDER, starting with The Total Package, the man who slays me in a way that no one else does or ever will:

1. STAR (별/Byul) feat. Rain ~ How Much I Love You. Incidentally, I featured this song as Blast from the Past #106 back in November of 2011. I just love it. It was STAR who introduced me to actor Rain with the music video for her Full House single, “I Think I”. Big congratulations to STAR on her marriage to singer/actor Haha late last year. (courtesy of 018hy)

2. Rain ~ Because of You. *flatlined* (courtesy of rainthetreasure)

3. Rain feat. Bada (Sea) ~ Just Like You. *flatlined again* (courtesy of oluperigelin2)

4. Rain ~ Slowly. Rain in Japanese. *hooking myself up to permanent defibrillator* (courtesy of 322 rush)

5. Rain ~ Touch Ya. A git down song if there ever was one. (courtesy of mar9133)

6. Rain ~ Hip Song. Concerning this clip, I still don’t know how he makes a plain shirt and slacks look like that. (courtesy of UnknownCarrot110)

7. BigBang ~ Monster. OMG, what a song! T.O.P. and Daesung are my biases. (courtesy of cheese0819)

8. BigBang ~ Bad Boy.

9. Hyungdon & DaeJune ~ The Gloomy Song. This thing is just groovy. Even Rain was playing it all over Speeding Instinct when it came out. (courtesy of LOEN Entertainment)

10. SHINee ~ The Shinee World. They’re living in SMTown!  Jonghyun and Tae are my biases. And between you, me, and the lamp post, Minho makes Terri say unmentionable things. Don’t tell her I told you. (courtesy of Cho HyunRae)

11. SHINee ~ Lucifer.

12. SHINee ~ Sherlock.

13. SHINee ~ Love Like Oxygen.

14. SHINee ~ Replay (Noona’s So Pretty). From then to now, SHINee = Precision. Precise movements. Group perfection. I rest my case.

15. SHINee ~ Ring Ding Dong.

16. Super Junior ~ Mr. Simple. (courtesy of ReplayGee)

17. DBSK ~ Mirotic. The real “under my skin” version is what I’m listening to. But this performance is so off the charts, I had to share it here. Rain, Jonghyun, and Minho enjoyed the hell out of it, and they should have. (courtesy of diegoyoshua805)

18. TVXQ ~ Honey Funny Bunny. I’ve been extremely biased towards HoMin since witnessing SMTown at Madison Square Garden, but it’s A-okay because Big Daddy Rain knows who I come home to every night. (courtesy of M5Rhythm)

19. TVXQ ~ Keep Your Head Down.

20. TVXQ ~ Maximum.

21. TVXQ feat BoA and The TRAX ~ Tri-Angle. (courtesy of SM Entertainment)

22. Park HyoShin ~ Superstar. I closed out my CD with a bang and The Voice Straight From Heaven. Last but certainly not least! Amen! (courtesy of Vi Han)

23. Park HyoShin (with Lee DongGun and Jung JaeIl) ~ Blue Pine. A beautiful tribute to the fallen soldiers of the Cheonan Naval Tragedy of 2010. (courtesy of the ROK Ministry of Defense/ROKMND2020)

24. Park HyoShin feat. Mithra Jin (with Kim JiHoon and Yoo SeungChan) ~ A Great Man. Just. So. Awesome. (courtesy of the ROK Ministry of Defense/ROKMND2020)

[soldier account][audio clip] Se7en compliments senior Rain on Loyalty! My Friend Is Lee SeokHun show.

— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^

With Se7en saying “Jung JiHoon” and “남자” (namja, man) at minute marker :24, and with the way he gestures towards his shoulders around minute marker :39, it stands to reason he is the one who mentioned Rain.

Serve well, Se7en, with your handsome self. We’re all pulling for you! Fighting!

[English translation by 화니 / Tweaks by Stephe ^@@^]

[MC 이석훈][MC Lee SeokHun ^@@^] : “Who do you think looks better in uniform than anyone else in the military?”

[An invited guest][Private Choi DongWook, a.k.a. Se7en^@@^] : The answer, of course, is Sergeant ‘Jung Ji-Hoon’ (Rain). He is second to none as a man who is tall and broad with humped shoulders. His great figure can be found in some current pictures showing his leaving the country in an airport.

(clip courtesy of 2407se7en @YT)

(Posting some pics to give Se7en and his fans some love. Please enjoy! Images source credits: DEMAclub.tistory /K-Force Media sub-page)

Rain introduction included in Luna de Metrópoli Magazine’s “Koreans In Hollywood.”

— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^

As posted today by Rainlirio @The Cloud. Rain, YunJin Kim, Doona Bae, Jang DongGun, Lee Byunghun, Soon Tek Oh, and John Cho. We like!

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Rain mentioned in Spanish Magazine LUNA DE METROPOLI
Re-post
Original post in Spanish by DIEE13TH

Rain mentioned in Spanish Magazine LUNA DE METROPOLI

Korean artists that have worked in Hollywood
English Translation (only Rain´s part) by Lili

His real name Jung Ji-Hoon. He was born in Seoul, in 1982. He was a member of the boys band Fanclub. He made his way as a streetdancer and a backup dancer under the management of the Korean megastar Park Jin Young before he became a success as a solo artist in 2002 using the stage name RAIN. In 2006, he shot I’m a cyborg, with director Park Chan-wook. The Wachowski Brothers included him in the cast of Speed Racer (2008) and Ninja Assassin (2009).

[fan account] No shirts, eh? Wah… ;)

— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^

Just one of my many favorite shots, in celebration of the moment. ^@@^

This brief report by Overseas Cloudmaster huhuhuhu was posted on The Cloud Rain News Board yesterday, 5/20.

Yep, Hoonie, you should know people are going to mention you shirtless whenever given the chance. It is inevitable.

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Fan account about Rain

Posted by: huhuhuhu
Source Credit: DC

A DC fan read some accounts at the military cafe.

Last Saturday, 18 May, the person who wrote the account went to meet her boyfriend who is serving in the army.

At about 12 noon, she saw the entertainment soldiers gather at the west gate of DEMA. Her eyes met that of Rain’s. And she wrote that she cannot forget the look of Rain’s eyes.^^

Not sure if it is the same person or a different person, in any case someone wrote that on Sunday, 19 May, Rain and other entertainment soldiers played basketball without wearing any tops.^^ Her boyfriend told her about this during a telephone call and he is her “special agent”. ^_______________^