Rain premieres Beijing Olympic theme song

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Rain premiered Samsung’s version of the Beijing Olympic theme song at the Samgsung-Rain Press Conference yesterday, looking like a character from an Asian version of Austin Powers.

Rain will start filming the MV on the 22nd and the new Ninja will perform the song on August 8th, 2008.

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96 Responses to “Rain premieres Beijing Olympic theme song”


  1. 1 Lin :) February 22, 2008 at 8:33 pm

    ._. his expression resembles a woodblock up there. xD

  2. 2 Lin :) February 22, 2008 at 8:34 pm

    YAY. first~~

  3. 3 BKJSuh February 22, 2008 at 8:37 pm

    Awesome!

    No you mean Yay second.

  4. 4 bebetama February 22, 2008 at 8:48 pm

    CUT YOUR HAIR…This, doesn’t suit you

  5. 5 Roxanne February 22, 2008 at 9:02 pm

    Hey looks like a statue in that photo.

  6. 6 liquidhope February 22, 2008 at 9:02 pm

    omg the hair.. = =|||

  7. 7 junsu(DBSK)fan February 22, 2008 at 9:06 pm

    LMAOOOO..he looks so funnnyyyy..

  8. 8 Ta ta February 22, 2008 at 9:18 pm

    i dont get it. why is popseoul so cruel to rain?

  9. 9 lim33853 February 22, 2008 at 10:21 pm

    lmao

    check the look in his face? whenever people are speaking english/other language and bi has no idea what they are saying- he has that same facial expression looking into space? you can tell he is talking to himself!!

    “i wonder if i closed my zipper? dont, dont look down. i wonder what these girls are saying? hey, stand straight. smile and nod. i wonder what im going to have for lunch? i hope i dont have to have engrish lessons today? i wonder if i can keep this suit? boy,these girls yapping chinese hurts my ears! i wonder if it hurts other persons ears when i try to speak engrish? naaaa, i speak good engrish. i hope they finish soon, i have to take a wicked piss. hey stand still.smile”

  10. 10 May February 22, 2008 at 10:24 pm

    yay! oppa Rain!

  11. 11 janepak February 22, 2008 at 11:23 pm

    ew his hair.

  12. 12 oh-noes February 22, 2008 at 11:32 pm

    That’s awesome news. can’t wait to see the mv…Oh rain I love him but the suit is a bit tacky or at least paired with the shirt.

  13. 13 Dumpling February 22, 2008 at 11:32 pm

    Yawn. He looks like a wax figure at Madame Tussaud’s in that photo.

  14. 14 brains February 23, 2008 at 12:56 am

    http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6832

    Daniel Henney cast in the movie “X-Men Origins”

  15. 15 Omo February 23, 2008 at 1:01 am

    Robot Rain Activate!

  16. 16 Raye February 23, 2008 at 1:31 am

    Rain looks pretty cool. It does look like he is off in a different world.

  17. 17 lala February 23, 2008 at 1:58 am

    The yuppies got him

  18. 18 soju February 23, 2008 at 2:45 am

    okay … i’m gonna say something positive here ….

    mcmong looks great in your header!!!

  19. 19 suga February 23, 2008 at 3:02 am

    bad pic of bi again, his fashion sense is not going anywhere…he should at least pretend to look excited, whats with the face

  20. 20 soju February 23, 2008 at 3:28 am

    i rather like the blue/white background, as well ….

  21. 21 cinderella February 23, 2008 at 3:33 am

    he DOES have good fashion taste but it’s just that at times he decides to put on his weirdo cap, haha..

  22. 22 nina February 23, 2008 at 3:48 am

    lim33853 — ROFL! that made my day :D

  23. 23 it's killing me February 23, 2008 at 3:57 am

    “ i really don’t get what he’s wearing. o.O
    “ it looks kinda weird.
    “ and look at the girl’s (right side, facing the picture) expression, she looks like she’s disgusted by the overall look of rain. puwahahaha :)) just kidding! :P

    “ _ you know you love me,

    xoxo, it’s killing me. :P

  24. 24 ed February 23, 2008 at 5:46 am

    “austin powers…”

    …or his wax figure stand-in :D

  25. 25 ayulyn February 23, 2008 at 6:25 am

    Yum.

  26. 26 era February 23, 2008 at 6:30 am

    he looks good , specially compared to the pictures of his larest apperences , he uesd to look thiner , much thiner than this picture ,

    and yo ppl !!! stop all this jealousy festival !! r u competing who scores higher pionts ?!!!!! does it make any sense to clasify and judge a person by his outfit !!?? or by his achievements ??! either u like him or hate him be honest and objective .

  27. 27 confused February 23, 2008 at 6:54 am

    he looks like a tree.

  28. 28 DEO February 23, 2008 at 7:34 am

    Hate the look.

  29. 29 Bebob February 23, 2008 at 7:52 am

    The only thing Rain should be doing is leading a Korean Gay Parade.

  30. 30 Cronos February 23, 2008 at 8:21 am

    haters like you must have no lives

  31. 31 soju February 23, 2008 at 8:24 am

    @era

    ‘either u like him or hate him be honest and objective’?

    ok. i hate him. how’s that for being honest and objective?

  32. 32 DAMARIS SALINAS(MONTERREY,N.L. MEXICO) February 23, 2008 at 8:55 am

    I THINK HIS WHITE DRESS COLOR IS VERY SWEET ♥-♥

  33. 33 tony February 23, 2008 at 9:16 am

    what a great news ! whatever people said before , he’s going to sing the theme song .

  34. 34 penguin_x3 February 23, 2008 at 9:32 am

    You guys may hate him, but he’s the one getting all the cash, so i dont think you hating him would do anything…he has thousands of other fans who care and support him, you people are just a spec to him whom I’m pretty sure no one cares about besides your family

  35. 35 soju February 23, 2008 at 9:49 am

    why do people always bring up his earnings? he’s not sharing it with you so what do you care?

    one person hating him may not do much. but add a million more to that one and it begins to hurt. just wait and see. circling the drain.

    and i doubt he even cares about you personally, penguin_x3.

  36. 36 HATEJHH February 23, 2008 at 10:13 am

    it’s not singing THE theme song, but only the samsung one. gosh my eyes, his outfit is fruitier than SF Gay Parade… and the hair…is it his version of Chun Lee in Street Fighter?! pretty sure he’s playing a trannie ninja in his new gig now

  37. 37 daneil February 23, 2008 at 2:22 pm

    bad outfit bad hair
    but good luck on the song lol

  38. 38 fraulein February 23, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    Why does he have so many domestic appearances recently? Contradicting. Thought he was on hiatus at home? Isnt he supposed to be in the States?

    Has he finished post production for Speed Racer?

    Sadly, plans can be so fluid for these stars. I think accepting the ninja role means the english album and debut as a singer Stateside is on hold indefinitely, he is conveniently keeping mum about the change in plans - which will make some ppl and antis happy.

    Ok, so he does not need to report to fans. But I, for one, am mildly annoyed.

  39. 39 calla February 23, 2008 at 3:53 pm

    What I’m annoyed about is his seemingly careless sense of fashion nowadays. Is he on the rainbow color now? Why does he keep disappointing me?

    And yah, he looks like a tree in that pose.

  40. 40 Jennifer February 23, 2008 at 4:48 pm

    ~*~*ROTFLmao!! :D at lim33853’s comment super Hilarious! It should have been used as a caption to the picture.*~*~

    O.K. now that I have stopped laughing…yeah, never mind it’s still funny!:D

  41. 41 choo February 23, 2008 at 5:37 pm

    The outfit’s okay except that it’s too white. And the hair… comb your hair, damn it. :)

    Actually, colors are in this 2008. Just you wait and see. Yelloy, lavender, purple.. those are the in colors of 2008. His stylist is just following the trend.

    Rain might not care about his fans personally, much more to the haters. loser.

  42. 42 era February 23, 2008 at 6:27 pm

    @sujo

    u keep disappointing me , and somehow it aint much of a shock , is that how ur twisted mind usually work !??

    what i ment was regardless of how u feel towards him , u have to judge him fairly , but with that heart of urs !!! yak !! i dont believe that u can .
    i guess that tells alot about u as a person !! such alousy character !! u have so much hard feelings man !!

  43. 43 tony February 23, 2008 at 7:05 pm

    @era
    i 100% agree with you .

  44. 44 era February 23, 2008 at 8:30 pm

    @sujo
    why do ppl always bring up his earnings ??? i will tell u why thick head , coz if he was a loser like u he wont ask for money nor get any .
    but thank god he isnt anyway like u !

  45. 45 anon February 24, 2008 at 1:27 am

    Even though much has been said about his “USA debut” - he still needs to be in Asia - whether Korea, China blah blah. There’s much money to be made in Asia. Where else can he get US$1 million for a CF? It’s easy money. I don’t see it happening in America.

    He’s supposedly debuting in the USA as an actor. But if he ever does release an album, he’ll have to sell at least half a million copies to “make it”. Anything less than that would be considered dismal.

    Bi, smart move - to cover all bases.

  46. 46 mIcHeLlE-LuVz-KaNgIn February 24, 2008 at 1:54 pm

    I like his songs and his sexy voice, but not his face.

  47. 47 Blake February 24, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    poor bi, i think he’s getting a lot of flak here… but with that hair… what can you expect?

  48. 48 kay February 24, 2008 at 4:36 pm

    it just bad BI pic that PS choosed, as usual….
    so people can bashed him.
    thats ok, BI.. u dont have to be gorgeous all the time.. and i still love and support u..

    @fraulien.
    yes he already wrapped speed racer’s filming
    he said, if it possible, he will release album this year
    and i think he will concentrate as an actor first in US, so people at least will start to his name first.
    cause u gotta admitted it, asian actor more accepatble in US than asian singer… smart move, huh?

    and for samsung CF, i think he’s smart to be in samsung for olympic things… hellow….. olympic is an international event!! and thank god he’s neglecting his asian fans, hearsay they can see and watch him while filming the CF or MV, now in china.

  49. 49 kay February 24, 2008 at 4:40 pm

    ouch many misstype words.. haha…
    what i mean is …
    “atleast will start to know his name…”
    “thank god he’s not neglecting….”

    n___n

  50. 50 GERALDINE February 24, 2008 at 7:58 pm

    REALLY????????????
    im so glaD to hear thAT!!!!!!!!!!
    goodluck for his career!!!!!1111

  51. 51 Aya (Not logged in) February 24, 2008 at 8:27 pm

    His hair is ugly but I love those clothes.

  52. 52 anon February 24, 2008 at 10:09 pm

    @ kay

    Thanks for clarifying that it was a typo ^^.

    He needs the Asian fans. I wonder how he/his management will react if one day, they just don’t show up at his events. I’m sure they will be scared.

  53. 53 diana February 24, 2008 at 11:22 pm

    i really hope he cuts his hair before he performs during the olympics…i really like him, but i’m not feeling the flamboyant hair

  54. 54 Hoho February 25, 2008 at 5:19 am

    He certainly looks like a JOKE in that picture.

  55. 55 era February 25, 2008 at 5:38 am

    hobo , too bad u cant find anything else to say . poor u .

  56. 56 Meru February 25, 2008 at 11:51 am

    He looks like he did on SmapxSmap, long time ago, same awkward situation. At least he can pretend to be listening, oy vey.

  57. 57 hunterXhunter February 25, 2008 at 12:01 pm

    era, i’m on your side, but you need to seriously not to entertain those antis. no matter what you would come up with, they will still dont like Rain and keep looking for the loop hole to attack him, so just back off… just let them say whatever they’re comfortable with

    Rain is just an artist to entertain people, and i think he entertains us very well, both fans and antis, dont ya think so? ^_^

    fans love him even more, antis hate him even more… everything is in a perfect balance, he’ll do just fine…

    his fans never worry about him failing, he has felt it hundred of times, a lot more than anyone else in Asia, so, he’s more than ready to fail…. so, fail is like Rain’s middle name… hehehehe…. but i love the guy though, he just never give up… although for some people it means idiot…

  58. 58 noodles February 25, 2008 at 10:50 pm

    I would add ‘perseverance’ to the middle name list.

    Have you noticed the bashings are getting more and more childish?

    There is nothing to the picture; it looks like Rain was ready, just waiting for a signal to start. Those MCs were just having a causal chat with each other before the show formally started.

    Totally agree with hunterXhunter that fans need to stop entertaining those losers.

  59. 59 yonica February 26, 2008 at 4:04 am

    Rain needs to cut that hair, as if he didn’t look like a woman already.

  60. 60 soju February 26, 2008 at 6:54 am

    @sujo

    u keep disappointing me , and somehow it aint much of a shock , is that how ur twisted mind usually work !??

    what i ment was regardless of how u feel towards him , u have to judge him fairly , but with that heart of urs !!! yak !! i dont believe that u can .
    i guess that tells alot about u as a person !! such alousy character !! u have so much hard feelings man !!

    @sujo
    why do ppl always bring up his earnings ??? i will tell u why thick head , coz if he was a loser like u he wont ask for money nor get any .
    but thank god he isnt anyway like u !

    at least get the name right, era. it’s there for everyone to see so there’s no excuse to spell it wrong.

    but, of course, that’s just YOUR mentality.

    the only people who are adding to drizzle’s income are all you deluded clouds. you’d buy anything with his face or name stamped on it. so i guess you are to be congratulated for that. :rolleyes:

  61. 61 era February 26, 2008 at 12:38 pm

    @SOJU

    HOW SHALLOW OF U TO KEEP POINTING THESE MISTYPINGS , IT HAPPENS , ITS ONLY HUMAN AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MENTALITY . DO U THINK I WOULD JUDGE U BAESD ON UR SPELLING MISTAKES ?? AS LONG AS I GET UR PIONTOFVIEW I DONT CARE ABOUT TINY DETAILS , BUT THATS JUST ME , MY MENTALITY .

    AS FOR MYSELF , I DONT BUY EVERYTHING WITH HIS NAME AND PICTURE ON IT , IF I DONT LIKE A SONG OF HIS I WILL SAY SO , IF I DIDNT LIKE A DRAMA OF HIS I WOULD SAY SO TOO , I GUESS BECOZ U DONT LIKE RAIN THAT DOESNT MEAN THAT U DONT LIKE OTHER ACTOR , SINGER , BASICLLY OTHER INTERTAINER !? U R SOMEONES FAN JUST LIKE ME BEING RAIN FAN , SO BACK OFF , RESPECT PPLS CHOICES AND LIKES ,

  62. 62 tony February 26, 2008 at 7:26 pm

    @era
    i 100% agree with you . it’s because she has nothing to say,
    so she has pick on people with her magnifier . if i don’t like an artist then i won’t spend 1 second on him/her but i guess she looks for rain’s new when she gets up everyday .

  63. 63 tony February 26, 2008 at 8:45 pm

    ps - rain’s news ( not new )

  64. 64 era February 26, 2008 at 11:25 pm

    @tony

    is it { soju } she or he ? , does the word soju has a meaning in korean ? coz he/she was kinda offended when i kept spelling it wrong !!! lol
    im not korean , so if offend anyone im sorry .

    and u were compeletly right , if i didnt like someone i simply ignore him , i even do that in real life . why waste my time and energy , i even bothered about some of rain anties comments , but now i really dont care for such losers .
    i know that most of them r se7ens fans , i dont like se7en reaaly but i have nothing against him and i wont read his news and write negative comments about it ! how childish !

  65. 65 tony February 27, 2008 at 7:07 am

    @era
    she said she’s a girl ( woman ) who was a cloud before .
    everybody has right to say their opinion but pls don’t use
    any harsh/bad words to insult people ,especially to the one
    you had loved before .

  66. 66 Nathan February 27, 2008 at 7:20 am

    I think it looks more like Miami Vice.

  67. 67 taylor February 27, 2008 at 7:38 am

    Wow, he changed a lot, but hes still hawtt

  68. 68 HATEJHH February 27, 2008 at 8:04 am

    @era, geez chill….u misspelt a 4 letter name repetitively…that’s kinda stupid on your part and not mere typo :lol: AND psycho for you to be alll yelling and howling, u r just eliminating my any hope of a rational Bi fan (if that ever existed… HAHAHA)

  69. 69 era February 27, 2008 at 8:22 am

    @hatejehh

    sweeti , i dont understand what soju really means ! im sorry , but if i dont understand it then im likely to mistype it . i always tend to type fast and hardly check before pressing enter !

    @tony
    thank u for the information , aha , then she is she !!! and was a fan of rain !!? wow , how can someone tend to hate that badly after love !? strange .

  70. 70 tony February 27, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    @HATEJHH
    it’s just a typing mistake and era already made an apology for her misspelling .-” i’m not korean , so offend anyone i’m sorry . ” you don’t have to so rude to her . most of
    rain’s fans are rationalness , so i wish most of anti also are rationalness .

  71. 71 era February 27, 2008 at 4:36 pm

    @tony
    tony u r such a sweetheart .
    dont bother , i hardly give adamn about them , but i felt that i have to say sorry if i may offend someone without meaning to , but for those antis , i do mean to !! lol

    if i have any question about korea i would ask u , is it ok ?

  72. 72 tony February 27, 2008 at 5:03 pm

    @era
    i’m sorry because i’m also not korean . all i know just rain . i’m not interested other things in korea ,except bi .

  73. 73 era February 27, 2008 at 5:09 pm

    @tony
    same here .

  74. 74 HATEJHH February 27, 2008 at 5:13 pm

    @tony and era, u 2 should make out or sth…but get a room.

    again, u misspelt my nick.. and I’m counting…u just cant spell…and u r the one writing in caps and being rude. I was being nice calling u irrational.

  75. 75 HATEJHH February 27, 2008 at 5:16 pm

    if u want ppl to stop pointing at ur ‘mistypings’ stop making THEM, or yelling in caps when ppl r just pointing out facts.

    Just a note, it’s rude enough to repetitively misspelt someone’s 4 letter nick, Korean or no Korean… I find it offensive that u have to holler and yell back in caps which is very rude internet behavior.

  76. 76 tony February 27, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    @hatejhh
    you’re just trying to make a big deal for a small mistake .
    this blog is for people make their comments , not typing
    lesson . you’re saying how people’s rude and irrational ,
    pls read your comments again then you know who’s the most rude and irrational person .
    era already made her an apology three times in this post for her typing mistake . how come you still act like a barbarian .

  77. 77 soju February 28, 2008 at 5:16 am

    @era

    and u were compeletly right , if i didnt like someone i simply ignore him , i even do that in real life . why waste my time and energy ,

    if you don’t like us then why do you bother assaulting us with your yelling and screaming? you’re not making sense.

  78. 78 soju February 28, 2008 at 5:18 am

    @tony
    era already made her an apology three times in this post for her typing mistake . how come you still act like a barbarian .

    i hardly believe this is an ‘apology’.

    era)
    @tony
    tony u r such a sweetheart .
    dont bother , i hardly give adamn about them , but i felt that i have to say sorry if i may offend someone without meaning to , but for those antis , i do mean to !! lol

  79. 79 tony February 28, 2008 at 6:30 am

    @ soju
    i’m not surprise because you never accept apology and never
    forgive someone .

  80. 80 soju February 28, 2008 at 6:37 am

    ^ and you know me, how?

    i accept apologies when they are sincere. after screwing with everyone’s nick (ie, not just mine), we all know that era did it on purpose because that’s what a child does.

  81. 81 era February 28, 2008 at 7:33 am

    @soju

    i wanna ask u , seriously , what made u hate rain so much after being afan of his ? im really interestd to know .

  82. 82 tony February 28, 2008 at 8:24 am

    @soju
    what is the meaning of sincere ? you want people say sorry
    with their knees down in front of you . don’t pick on someone with your magnifier ! era really felt sorry to misspell your nick .

  83. 83 soju February 28, 2008 at 8:31 am

    i’ve already stated my reasons and don’t care to repeat myself.

    let’s just say that i think he is an irresponsible jerk. he’s fake, phony and a poser.

  84. 84 era February 28, 2008 at 8:38 am

    @hatejhh

    tony and era, u 2 should make out or sth…but get a room

    +++++++++

    that was too much . u crossed the line .

  85. 85 era February 28, 2008 at 8:43 am

    @soju

    i’ve already stated my reasons and don’t care to repeat myself

    +++++++++++++++

    i didnt read it , where did u stated it ? , which blog ?.
    i find my self very interestd to know , really . u seem to be well educated with open minded kinda attitude , its not easy for u to get impressed easily or hate easily . and thats the reason of my curiousity .
    could u please tell me and care to repeat ur self please .

  86. 86 soju February 28, 2008 at 10:37 am

    give it up era. i don’t feel the need to confide in you. besides, what’s with the jeckyl/hyde personality? you call me names with one face then give me compliments with the other? sorry. i don’t fall for your attempt at reverse psychology.

  87. 87 Orchid899 February 28, 2008 at 12:13 pm

    Oh wow so many comments. I think I’ll add one to the mix. So Rain’s not perfect. So the suit makes him look like a 70’s lounge singer at a country club. So what? He’s still fine as hell and uber talented. I LOVE YOU RAIN!!! I can’t wait for Speed Racer, Baby!

  88. 88 era February 28, 2008 at 1:00 pm

    @soju

    first of all i never thought that u would think that i would praise u to get the information out of u .
    if u dont feel like it , i understand .
    plus i thought that u wrote it somewhere for others to see it , so there is nothing to confide in , is there ?

    to tell u the truth , its not my style to attack who disagree with me , but i admit i got carried away , and when i read my comments i feel its not me . im not proud of that nor im justifying it . all i intended to do was exchanging point of views and share information , but somehow i did let my self down .

    for me to love rain and support him was agreat source of joy to me , but to act like that , i dont feel that good coz simply its not really me .
    im proud to be his fan , but i shouldve gave who disagree with me more space to be themselfs and have more faith in rain and myself ,, so if i called u names and hurt u its becoz i was carried away , i have no personal feelings towards coz i dont know u . i hope u get that .
    but i intend to be more civilised about this ,
    i hope i made my self clear .

  89. 89 anti February 29, 2008 at 12:00 am

    ^schizo, indeed.

  90. 90 sunshine+ February 29, 2008 at 7:43 am

    : >

  91. 91 azndude March 11, 2008 at 11:31 am

    Rain looks like a statue. The girl on his right also finds Rain puzzling - look at her face. She’s wondering if he is real or not.

  92. 92 berries April 2, 2008 at 11:20 pm

    After RAin left JYP entertainment he became more and more disappointing especially to his fashion sense.

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