Despite a rough 2007, the year ends on a relatively happy note for newly shaggy haired Rain (Bi or Jung Ji-hoon). Our favorite ESL student and K-pop king received the Asian Male Star of the Year award at the CineAsia Film Festival in Macau on December 06th, 2007.
Congratulations!
We look forward to seeing him in the Wachowski directed movie, Speed Racer next May. Let’s hope that the ESL studies have paid off.
The Asian Female Star of the Year award went to Chinese actress, Tang Wei of movie “Lust, Caution”.
Check out the new trailer for the high octane flick, Speed Racer on Entertainment Tonight. Rain appears in a few split second intervals. Hm, I wonder if he will be speaking in the movie?
Speed Racer drives into theaters in the U.S. on May 9th, 2008
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congrats to him.
yay second!!!!
hahahaha.. i just like the ESL student part.. so funny!!
yay for rain!
im so happy for him!
congrats to rain!
he looks great! i really like his hair. it’s like…straight and wispy. it works.
ugh! can’t wait for speed racer!
and tang wei is sooo pretty. she played the character in lust, caution very well. congrats to her too!
omo! omo! who is that lady?
I will volunteer to teach him English…with something in return. lmao.
Tang Wei is so lovely!!! not drop dead gorgeous but theres just something about her.
i just realised that guy shaving (blonde/white hair) is that guy from G.O.D
FIGHTINGGG~~
idareyou – yah! we thought it was him too!!! Good one!
Park Jun-hyung
http://popseoul.com/2007/07/09/how-much-do-you-need-to-pay-a-man-to-do-this/
sheesh…i thought speed racer was going to be something like the fast and the furious or initial d….this is totally not what i expected. they made it sound all nice when they said it was filmed in germany. it’s just another trivial movie…i think i would choose herbie over this one. but i guess this would be consider Rain’s big break in America, right? i think i like it when he’s in korean dramas more…he just looks silly in speed racer. no wonder he didn’t want any papparazzi to sneak pictures of him during the process of filming the movie…
anywayz, congratz to him and tang wei.
he needs to trim the sides of his head …get his ijuksa hair back or ..giordano hair back..
,…congrats!!!!
more power!!!
Popseoul,
You are most funny; you just crack me up!! Favorite ESL student??? Funny, funny, funny!!!!!
Rain, you gotta study hard and learn English. Please??? Popseoul would be very proud of you. Promise.
Congrats to Rain!!!…yeah, there’ll be lots of volunteers to help him learn and practice English.
And maybe offer some help with his hair…but never mind: looking good, Rain! 
Oh my god!!! Park Jun Hyung is also in the trailer!!!!
I love Rain, but I love Park Jun Hyung and I’m so happy he’s in this movie!!! Can’t wait!!!!!
Rain hair style is different.
The lady beside Rain matches him, their
partnership seem good. This is good so
Hye Kyo can have another partner also and
fan like us can stop dreaming for their
partnership.
He looks like a little kid. ^^
congrats bi oppa..
but i seriously think you need a new hair do…
that thingy on your head makes your eyes super-small
Ei popseoul… He is an EFL student not ESL cuz he is studying English as a foriegn language.English is not really considered as a secondary language in Korea right? Not everybody can speak the language unlike in Singapore, Philippines and etc wherein English is pretty much understood by everybody. Thats the difference between English Secondary Language (ESL) and English Foreign Language (EFL). I hope am making sense. Thats what my English teacher told me.
That is the only kind of (Asian) award he is going to win. He is not going to win one in North America that is for sure. That first picture with him looking at that Asain Girl. It likes he saying stay away from me I am gay as gay can be. He would not know what to do if she took off her clothes in front of him.
well…i would be quite happy to teach rain what he wouldn’t know when faced with a naked gal…hahaha…um anyways, i am so excited for this movie!! they used some kind of new camera that doesn’t use film…it was saved onto a harddrive and it was all shot on a green screen…..can’t wait to see it!!
can’t wait to see the movie….live or anime or computer…i don’t care as long as it’s good. congrats Rain..
he’s already lacking in the looks department and he wants to look even more ugly with that hair…
congrats to Bi ^^
his hair is getting so long! i cant wait till he’s allowed to cut it LOL
at least there were a couple more seconds of him this time =P
i cant wait to see him in speed racer.
Long hair is okay but that bangs has to go! But that suit is so nice! Very sleek!
yup, that’s PJH. He plays the brother-in-law of Bi’s character. –I think.
And PS writer, yes, he has dialogues in the movie. And that one’s an info for you regarding the use of ESL. Ha!
Tang Wei is pretty. She looks like Lim Jeong Hee in one photo.
He put on weight (again)! He’s almost bursting out of his tux …
http://popseoul.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/071207cineawards-2drain10-thumb.jpg
Please, eat less, exercise and get a haircut!! (are you taking things for granted cos you’re still getting presents???)
I’m inclined to believe he’s styling himself >< .
park joon hyung stands out in the preview more tahn bi does in the preview. ( i saw a clearer version)
(crickets chirping)
But… he didnt do anything this year…..
oh my… he was shown several times in the trailer can’t wait to see it… go bIIIII!!!
POPSEOUL..FAVORITE ESL STUDENT! LOL(CANT STOP LAUGHING..)OKAY…I HOPE RAIN GOT MANY PARTS IN THE MOVIE SO THAT SOMEONE..ANYONE RECOGNIZES HIM BUT I DIDNT EVEN SEE HIM THAT MUCH..THE ONLY PART I SAW HIM IN WAS WHEN HE WAS THROWING HIS FIST.
He looks a bit ….. there. I don’t know.
But I don’t think he’s gay.
I hope he won’t be at the promotion with that hair.
I think tied up hair looks much better.
I’m not a fan of Rain but still, I’m so happy for him. Congrats!
What did he this year to receive the award?? This is not fair to other asian actors!
You should have put the trailer in another post because that movie looks like crap…oooh yeah the effects are awesome but not when you can clearly tell the people actually don’t fit in with the background…It’s not going to bomb and will do some nice numbers but boy they should have tried harder…
Well, nothing to talk about Bi, but the trailer looks crappy. Don’t feel any connection there. It’s like a movie for 3 years-old kid.
Well, I’m gonna watch Speed Racer for Rain sake… hehehe
I really love R~A~I~N!
I’m so proud of R~A~I~N!
R~A~I~N is really great!
There’s no one else like R~A~I~N!
I guess Bi is the “bad guy” in the film ;;;;
“It’s like a movie for 3 years-old kid.”
what the hell do you expect? it’s rated PG -_-’
May,
you made me laugh.
LOL.
yeah the movie looks bad but Rain is in it so I have to go. I love his new hair.
As much as I hope it’s not, the movie does look bad…(strictly looks wise) hopefully the storyline is decent. Can’t wait to see it! Go Rain! =>
Oh CRAP! the movie looks bad…they could have done better than that! it’s from the people who made the Matrix..how can they use a green screen and have it look so obvious that the actors do not blend in with the background??!? i am disappointed but i hope that they are still working on it to make it look better since they still have 6 months until its release…i felt like i was watching Spy Kids! lol…
i hope they at least have a good storyline **sigh**
Rain! Fighting!
I’m going to see this movie.
seems fun.
When is it coming out exactly???
sounds like se7en fan is jealous!!!