Did Rain ever give you the impression of being a “caveman?” Rain is many things, such as a dancing machine, Justin Timberlake wannabe, a shrimp eyed actor, a misinformed businessman, Pinky, a diaper lover, an amateur magician etc etc, but not a caveman. But PETA ( People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Asia Pacific) thinks so, which was explicitly stated in their open letter.
You have said that you want to show American women ‘how sweet and loving Asian men are’. Correct us if we’re wrong, but wearing fur is anything but ’sweet’ and there is no ‘loving’ way to rip the skin off a still-twitching animal. And although you have likened yourself to ‘SexyBack’ singer Justin Timberlake, you are anything but sexy for wearing the fur of tortured animals on your back.
I guess celebs are prone to criticisms if they wear any kind of fur, but the real question is will Rain ditch his fur after PETA’s criticisms? Does he care or is PETA over-reacting?
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the chest hair is a huge turn off.
woohoo first again..alright.
Well that’s PETA for ya’ll there strict .n. they are cut throat. They don’t care who you are especially a celeb, if they see you wearing fur “animal” fur to be correct they’ll tell you str8. I rememeber when they did that to Beyonce..Beyonce was just stupid .n. didn’t know how to handle it. It’s no wonder she never finished H.S..
anywho I like PETA they are standing up for what they believe in .n. they are giving it to you str8 not caring who you are.
I wonder if Rain as well will be wearing fur anymore…
ahh nevermind i though i was first but damnit igoRAWR posted first that’s what happens when I right something long..LOL
but totally agree with you igoRAWR chest hair eww gross I can’t stand that..such a turnoff for me..
I kinda feel bad for Rain, I don’t think he though PETA will come after him..oh well that’s what he gets…LOL j/k
I still like you Rain just drop the fur .n. shave the chest hair…LOL
he looks really good in that pic <33 ^^
minus the chest hair now that you mentioned it =P
i dont like the whole idea of wearing animal fur for fashion. i hope Bi will do what’s best.
Bi fighting!
omg rain and chest hair 0___o
i don’t like people wearing fur, but i don’t like extremists either. =/ they both rub me the wrong way.
rain should be able to wear fur cauz he’s got it on his chest… LOL
peta are far from extremists, they are the most mainstream friendly animal rights group out there, which is why the target celebs. If you wanna talk about extremists well, you have ALF
How does PETA tell the difference between real fur and fake fur?
Wow, they do come after anyone, but I never though they’d come after Rain XD
As a vegetarian I am signed up in PETA Europe, but I only receive free stickers and stuff like that XD
But I think they make a great job, a lot has been done to preserve animal rights ^^
And no, they are /not/ extremists, they won’t go around hitting people, but they pressure them a lot in the internet and in various campaigns..
(Rain.. shave your chest x-x only fake fur allowed >__<)
PETA is real hardcore.. they even barge in in the middle of runway shows on fashion week. They can be really really agressive. I dont like the idea that people kill animals just for fur and yeah, bi shouldn’t wear real fur. btw, most guys have chest hair..its normal. cut him some slack.. maybe his stylist told him to wear the fur?… hrmmm… bad choice.
ROFLMAO ahahaha all I can do is life
And I barely noticed Rain’s “chest hair”
I mean seriously, it’s less noticeable than the fuzz on his chin.
You wanna go complain about body hair, go bother a non-Asian actor. :p
*laugh
excuse me…it’s still early in the morning
and P.S. I wasn’t defending Rain, just saying :p
PETA is over reacting.. they don´t know if that fur is fake.. o.O duh! even the celeb wear something fake… besides can you see this many ppl react more about his chest hair then fur hohohoho
well…
we are talking about fur
not Rain´s chest hair lol!
and this picture is old!!
…
When did he use fur?
…maybe modeling
I wanna see a picture of that
I hope he´ll use fake fur
and I hope too that he knows about PETA
and stop to do that
~sorry for my english x_x
uh…can you post the pic of rain wearing the said fur so we know what PETA is talking about?? ths pic is very old..
and what chest hair?? he doesn’t need to shave that, just pluck!
did PETA confirm if the fur was fake or not…poor Rain,he can’t seem to do anything right nowadays…
Izit me but Rain’s careerer seems to be going downhill ever since that concert incident??
A diaper lover LOL a shrimp eyed actor what the hell does that mean you guys are terrible LOL, I don’t know about Peta as they are wild and crazy but I know if anyone threw red paint on my fur coat it would straight be an azz kicking like never before.
Rain’s career is NOT going downhill. He’s earning more money than ever. I can confirm that.
that fur what PETA talk about, is it from CK shoot?? well, protested CK for that!!
and… Rain is NOT going downhill.. just because you read some not good news posted in popseoul, it doesnt mean he is going downhill >> cause its only her/his opinion
just because he’s not always on korean television doesnt mean he is going downhill, he just semi hiatus and will comeback and surprise everyone!!
at least he works for something unlike people who just visiting club and parties…
Peta blows but so does people who wear fur.
I gotta go with PETA on this.
I love Rain but wearing fur is disgusting.
Plus It’s a very ugly side of fashion.
Celebs can get perfectly good faux fur.
If it was with CK or w/e he still went along with wearing it. So the blame would be on whosoever gave him the fur and himself for being okay with it.
When did Rain wear fur???
Rain seems to love animals and I’ve never seen him wearing fur.. if they want him to join their campaign, they should respect ppl instead of criticizing him without any reason!!
they just pick celebrities randomly and attack them…
and about his chest hair…
i didn’t noticed until you guys mentioned it..
well… it’s kind of cute!!! XD
Ouch, PETA called him out for copying JT. That was little harsh when they’re just concerned about him wearing fur. What about leather? That’s just as “inhumane” if not worst than wearing fur, leather takes a lot of underpaid manual laborers in third world countries to produce. Just saying, if they’re that extreme…
thats because he can attract people’s attention…. and he is not the only korean pop stars wear fur!! and how can they sure its a real fur?? maybe its fake…
peta only wants free publicity…
lol RAIN IS NOT READY! Stay in Korea dude…
If Rain WAS wearing real fur, then he deserved to be scolded. But if he wasn’t, will PETA apologise to him in an open letter?
where did that rain lover from the other rain posts go?? she’ll probably go ballistic. Watch out Popseoul! But don’t worry I’ll support you.
Peta smeeta. They are ridiculously overdoing their “fight” for animals. I mean, I LOVE animals too but if it was SO wrong it’d be in the Bible or something… some of you guys can disagree, but all I can say is, “Whatever.”
How they try to shame and humiliate celebs or ANY person is wrong too.
I believe it’s wrong to be fat and obese but you don’t see ME scolding every fat person to go exercise and eat more healthy!
“Whatever!”
peta…the same ones who murder innocent puppies for no damn reason but cash.
yeah….what a group to listen to. -__- I wear fur too….Now what? I have several fur coats and boots. Hell I even have a damn fur vest and a fur skirt. come after me murderers.
At least I dont murder poor little puppies with my bare hands then laugh about it.
Rain, you wouldn’t have to deal with such matters if you’d only strut around naked where ever you went. Let this be a lesson for you, always go clotheless.
ok ok call me ruthless and insensitive but i find the PETA statement towards rain extremely funny
‘how sweet and loving Asian men are’
when the hell did he say that?
I luv animals & find furs on anyone digusting but I’m not for PETA. First, I’m no vegan. 2nd, I find them a bit extreme & silly sometimes — i.e, they would negatively & outrightly exploit anyone simply for squashing a bug, which they did to one of the actors during a movie shoot (& yes, I do hate bugs too). Look, I’m not trying to defend Rain, but I think they blew it out of proportion by slapping him with such a public humiliation… And btw, I disagreed with a previous post on Rain’s dwindling popularity. If anything, I think it’s gradually rising. Obviously, PETA is already taken notice of him when he hasn’t yet debut in America & to only target him out of the many Asians celebs who have been seen in public wearing furs too
“a dancing machine, Justin Timberlake wannabe, a shrimp eyed actor, a misinformed businessman, Pinky, a diaper lover, an amateur magician etc etc”
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Isn’t it too much?
JT wannabe and shrimp eyed actor comments are mean. I think.
If you say Usher wannabe, it’ll be more relevant.^^
I gree with dancing machine, misinformed businessman though.
diaper lover!!! LOL. This one is classic.
I don’t think Rain is the only korean entertainer wearing fur though IF he did.
Why do people always picking on him?
He must be someone who is worth their attention.
Who knows?
haha he has chest hair.. hahah.. that’s not normal for asian guys to have chest hair! he don’t need no fur coat with that chest hair of his!
i couldnt freaking believe it when this was on singapore news yesterday. but lets just all pretend i didnt squeal like a little girl just because a korean actor popped up in my screen.
I can understand the PETA, but I think they were going a wee bit extreme… I dont know. I guess its just me :/
“Hypocrisy is the mother of all credibility problems, and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has it in spades. While loudly complaining about the “unethical” treatment of animals by restaurant owners, grocers, farmers, scientists, anglers, and countless other Americans, the group has its own dirty little secret.”
want more info?
http://www.petakillsanimals.com/petaKillsAnimals.cfm
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the only time an animal should be sacrificed is for substance and just like the native American Indians…every part of that animal should used, whether it be for glue, sausages, or for clothing. To buy pelts by the masses just to show off one’s status in society is wasteful and selfish.
isn’t it PITA?
is there even a picture of him wearing fur?
this is a good picture of him.
and lol on the many things he is.
i love his eyes though!
and yeah, it’s PETA.
maybe he’ll do an ad for PETA where he strips down to only his tighty whiteys. jk.
I don’t like it when people wear fur either, but … i don’t verbally attack them when they do…
but everyone knows that that’s what PETA does. attack people who wear fur lol, but hey, they have good intentions ^^
Conservationists have good intentions…PETA wastes millions of dollars on advertising rather than on the animals they pretend to help.
Meh, I agree with rocketfuel. PETA doesn’t do jack. Rain, go what you think its cool =P
I think PETA should shut up. It’s big-mouthed, but it doesn’t really do anything except attack the most famous celebrities and get 15 minutes of fame.
I don’t get activists. They really don’t change anything. They just go around shooting off big mouths. Why don’t they save their money campaigning to actually do something they care about?
I don’t wear fur and I love animals, but verbally attacking a person is just going over the top. There is always a beter way of handling things like this. Why involve someone’s personal life, when liking himself to Justin Timberlake doesn’t even involve fur. For an animal loving organization they sure are mean.
Wow, I’ll speak for Rain for this one time.
PETA doesn’t do jack for animals so I don’t know what they’re all worked up about.
SHUT UP.
“You have said that you want to show American women ‘how sweet and loving Asian men are’.”
WTH?
And wow, they called him on the JT thing.
I wonder, what does that possibly have to do with furs?
And how do they know it’s not fake fur?
They confuse me sometimes…
Not defending Rain but Peta’s always crazy. Although I am all for not maltreating animals, but that org is crazy with their gimmicks of protests. I detest that group on how they express their disagreements, their beliefs… simply on how they make a point. They’re like those crazy anti-fans.
Poor Rain being their present target. With so many bad things going on for him, he doesn’t need this to add to it.
PETA always over reacts, they should spend their power and time to do more worth while things other than badgering celebs or recruiting celebs
I hate PETA every since I found out they killed dogs themselves. They sux.
And why do they have to insult Rain like that? It could have been fake.
I LIKE RAIN, BUT WHY IS HE WEARING FUR..ON HIS CHEST?
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/598/z49ea6.jpg
Is this the fur they’re refering to? Their open letter is really vague.
If so, that model girl wears it too.
Why is she forgiven? and not Rain.
Weird.
I’m totally against killing animals for fur, too, but sometimes PETA can be a bit annoying. I mean, if I was Rain and I wore fur, I wouldn’t be like “oh man i’m gonna stop wearing fur right away”, just because PETA sent me a nasty letter forcing their beliefs down my throat. But that’s just me.
Who the heck care about PETA?
They need to shut up and get a life.
I never take them serious, those thicked-skin-o-i-s0-love-animal.
lol it seems Popseoul isn’t the only one who take shots at Rain.
heres a something i read a few years ago…
“PETA says they loooooove animals right? but why in hell do they keep eating their food???”
if you ask me PETA is almost always overeacting… they have no respect for people and go around asking people to respect animals.. I’m totally agains’t cruelty done agaisnt anybody, thing, animal whatever…but don’t come pushing your doctrine down my throat cuz i’m not buying it…I understand where they come from, but there is a way of doing things and they def not doing their campaigns well…
they need to stop being obnoxiuos not it all attitude, stop sabotaging people and get some smart PR do their sensibilisation campaigns…
LMAO @ Say What?’s comment: “I believe it’s wrong to be fat and obese but you don’t see ME scolding every fat person to go exercise and eat more healthy!”
LOL..Rain.Wat will he do..LOL…it seems like POPSEOUL takes any chance there is to pick on Rain..Peta is a little too harsh……poor Rain. I luvv HIM!
@Kelly:
Wow, and that was only an ad that he posed for… who knows if the fur is even real. Since it seems like a Calvin Klein pic, PETA might as well rant to Calvin Klein for even creating clothes with fur.
Seriously, if they really really want to stop people from wearing fur, they might as well go to every Walmart in town and head to the clothes section since winter means coats, and coats mean fur.
and who know if is real or fake fur?
IF Rain did wear real fur, yeah I believe the PETA deserves the right to throw words about it.
BUT…
-”showing American women how sweet and loving Asian men are” (what’s wrong with that?)
-”likening himself to JT”
how the hell do those things relate to ripping the fur off an animal? that’s getting really personal.
*sigh* whatever.
Oh and as for those measly strands of chest hair, all he has to do is get it waxed or button up his shirt.
I’m not a huge fan of fur, but I have a question…
do you guys, who are all anti-fur, own anything made of leather?
He could just wear fake fur instead of real fur…duh.
Rain is so Ugly..No Offence tho.
so much hatred towards rain.. poor him wats he done to the world? leave him alone. let him do wat he wants. its not like he’s going arnd klling ppl or smthing/ piss off haters
Rain wears fur? *Slap*
Yep, that’s it.
PETA, PETA, PETA… always overreacting.
Why not just go head-to-head with the fur trappers instead?
PETA is ANNOYING. They’re hypocrites..meh..=/
the issue here is about rain wearing fur…
but it is extremeLy funny how u guys noticed those few strands of hair on rain’s chest!!! hahaha!!!
yeah rain, shave it! or maybe just pLuck it!!
LMAO!!! =D
Firstly we need to confirm if it’s real fur. If it is, I am immensely disappointed.
Not that I am a huge fan of the way PETA go about some things, but I do side w/ their push against real fur being used in fashion. The animals are skinned alive in order to get preserved the maximum quality of the fur- it’s cruel torture.
The “Asian men” & the “JT wannabe” comments are hopeless though. They’re almost making Asian men in general sound bad.
And for goodness sakes, Rain’s more like Usher than JT! (j/k)
Is he that noticable(is it even correct word?) in US?
F*ck PETA. They are nazis and they think nothing of abusing and assualting people to get their point across. They have no respect for personal freedom. Eating meat and wearing fur IS NOT A CRIME. Period. I’m siding with Drizzle on this one. He should tell them to f*ck off. If he has any spine whatsoever, that’s what he will do.
PETA is bullshit. Rain should be able to wear whatever he please.
Here Rain, I have 5 more fur coats for you. ^_^
Here is the letter
http://www.petaasiapacific.com/newsreleasesitem.asp?id=10161
Really I don´t know is he was using real fur
or maybe they see an old pic
from 5 years ago…
but if isn´t true…
PETA will have to apologize
I´m an animal lover too
I´m studyng Veterinary Medicine
so I hope isn´t true
If someone find a pics
please show us!
That letter sounds really unprofessional. It’s kind of hard to believe that a major organization would include references to ’sexyback’ in an official letter. Do they really expect to be taken seriously?
His chest fur is gross as it is.
I agree with ya. The letter sounds too childish to be coming from an official organization like PETA. It looks more like Popseoul wrote it rather than PETA but whatever. I wonder if half of those directors even took “college writing.” Yeesh!
PETA is kinda crazy. They seriously need to sit down and shut up sometimes. This is one of those times…
I belive in this note…
If ever anyone in his entire life has NEVER used anything of animal origin!.
I love the animals..but I know I´m human too.
how can PETA prove the fur is fake or not . i watched almost
all his pictures and videos . he worn fur 1 time on the fashion when he was 20 yrs old and he was under the jyp management co so he had no choice . besides that i haven’t seen him wearing real fur within this past few yrs .they need more evidence before they have the open letter .
he’s very good role model ande very respectful artist ,
pls don’t try to ruin his reputation !
peta freaks are annoying as hell.
i mean, really, how does that affect asian men & their lovingness?
so so lame.
LMAO
just take the damn fur off god. it’s not a fashion necessity anyhow.
and unrelatedly, the chest hair has got to go. big time.
I don’t respect PETA. This is a group that compare animals to black people and the Holocaust.
WTF “sweet and loving Asian Men”? GTFO!
oh come on, ladies…a little chest hair doesn’t hurt. it makes him look more masculine and not so gay.
^^ agree! besides, yu can only count the hairs. LOL.
I also agree with those who said that that letter was so unprofessional and childish, to say the least. I’ve always find PETA’s ways childish, like when they just get on the catwalk during a fashion show. I mean, if they wanted to protest, then do it outside the show and do not humiliate the models and themselves! And if they were talking about the CK picture, why point it out on Rain when CK is the one responsible for it.
The questions are, how were they able to get hold of that picture and know that the model is Rain? How did they know that Rain is famous?
Go Rain!
I’m a Bi fan, neutral on fur or anti-fur but i find the tone of that letter harsh . there’s no mention of a ” thank u” or something to that effect somewhere?
hey! watch it. rain = sexy & rain / chest hair = super sexy. Don’t mess with the one and only man of my life.
angel. you go, girl!
YEAH GO ANGEL!!
Chest Hair is SO SEXY!!
and FYI. I don’t see much of Rain’s “CHEST HAIR”
U guys r like soooooooooo EXAGGERATING!! GOD!
But… I do actually support PETA. Burberry’s really harsh on animals and when I say HARSH, I MEAN IT!!
Check out http://www.bloodyburberry.com.
but…. another but
I DO LOVE RAIN BI!! and I forgive him if he uses real fur. 
Although I agree with PETA’s platform against cruelty towards animals, it’s honestly pathetic that they ALWAYS take the approach of an angry 10 year old. I mean, why drag race into this? “American women” and “Asian men”…are they hinting at something? Why take to immature insults like that when one can always explain their point of view in a calm, adult manner? I’m all for animal rights and all, but if they’re the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, why don’t they start by at least respecting humans? -_-
Shrimp-Eyed????????????
WTF?????????????
Your Racial Bigotry is MORE OFFENSIVE to me than RAIN wearing FUR!!!!!
SHRIMP-EYED??????????????/
Hello! I too am confused by “shrimp-eyed.” I read the story at another website, and the term (which I’ve never heard before) was explained to me as a racist anti-Asian slur. Then I trace the link back to the source here, and you are what appears to be a website written by and for Koreans.
So…WTF, popseoul?
Are you being ironically racist in the belief that you are talking solely to other Asian people, so nobody will actually take your comments as support for bigotry?
If so, then you are being kind of stupid, since on the internet everything goes beyond its intended audience.
Or, are you expressing sincere racism within your own community against Koreans who have more Asian-appearing eyes, or have chosen not to have surgery to appear more western?
If so, then you are being kind of gross, since…since that’s just a gross way to behave, is all.
Explain, please do!
Aquarious
November 23, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Is he that noticable(is it even correct word?) in US?
He was parodied on colbert report so he is some what famous now.
It sux that the PETS peeps are on his case. And um what exactly does chest hair have anything to do with this? Isn’t it normal to grow chest hair?
PETA is overreacting period.
i dont get it. there are so many people who wears fur but he gets yell at for it, even though i am against you animal killer
I know that PETA can go “crazy” sometimes, but if you watched what they do to these poor animals, you would understand why they feel so strongly about it. I watched the video clip before on raccoon dogs (http://youtube.com/watch?v=lpZY9aB1Z5E) and it’s really horrifying how these animals die. I showed many people that video clip, and they all got sick to their stomach; doesn’t matter whether you are an animal lover or not. In the past, I heard about PETA bashing celebs for wearing fur, but back then, I’ve always thought they kill the animal first before skinning it. If that is the case, then I can understand. However, it is NOT! These animals go through it …the horrific pain ALIVE!
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What is it that should trace the insuperable line? …The question is not, Can they reason? nor Can they talk? but, Can they suffer? -Jeremy Bentham
of course PETA would seek out the most well-known people they can find. if they only chastised the average joe, they wouldn’t get much attention from the public, and therefore, the message would be slow to catch on with the mainstream. to bring the most attention to your cause, you have to go for the biggest attention-getters you can find. that’s not an exclusive thing to PETA … a lot of other organizations do the same thing. now for drizzle … yeah, quit wearing the furs and leather. it’s disgusting that he thinks so little of a soul that he would condone the deaths of animals just to wear their skins. just one more mark against him in my book. and it’s all adding up real quick.
Shanny, thanks for your answer.^^
That’s what I’m thinking about too. I did think he got some recognition to be noticed by PETA.
He might be a little or somewhat famous there.
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Popseoul… please stop too much bashing Rain.
On other websites, people are confused with your mean comments on Rain “such as shrimp-eyed actor” with the harsh statement from PETA.
They’re so mad at those words from PETA and you.
But next time, please mention and be responsible for what you write.
It’s true that shrimp-eyed actor comment is offensive and considered racist to many people now(most people think PETA said it). I think you’re responsible for it.
Also personal attack from PETA is considered too harsh and immature in many people opinions.
hey Rain fans, theres a new fan forum just opened dedicated to the man himself…its got loads of stuff just needs members!! lol
forum.scarletwebcreations.com
come and see us!!!
Ok Rain looks Helluba cute there will at and the chest hair
and PETA is Stupid Rain can wear what he pleases just like we do every day
is the fur he’s wearing his chest hair?!! o_0 no wonder…lol
if its Calvin Klein he’s wearing then i doubt that its real fur because i see alot of Calvin Klein jackets and its def fake. Plus, real fur is really expensive and calvin kleins jackets are like only $100 to $200 each. That’s pretty cheap to be real fur isn’t it?
P.S. I love this picture of Rain…he’s so hot…and I def am diggin’ the chest hair! It looks good on him!
i like rain more than timberlake, and so what if he has a few chest hairs. and i really don’t like peta. they’re annoying.
Well, Activists are pretty passionate
And I dig out what PETA is doing
they wouldn’t be credible if they’d leave out the popular.
Hhhmmm.. in my own op, i think that any celebrity or media personnel shouldn’t wear anything fur, faux or not,
this is like promoting the slaughtering of animals for something
If they ever want to show some animal love, they better follow Paris Hilton….you know the dog doo…hehehe
Hwa…..
RAIN >.<
He was born to be a star, so I’m not doubt he can to up… up… and up again till the top!
He’s an etertainment, beauty of everything that we can not explain,how much he have…
Hehehehe…
Love you 4eva..