POPSEOUL!

Rain gives an absolutely cringe-worthy interview in English for Movieweb at Comiccon in San Diego this past week. Watching the awkward interview, all I wanted to do was press the stop button after I heard his “…ahhhhh hahahaha…yes..” (which was the first thing that came out of Rain’s incoherent mouth). But for the sake of writing up a post, I had to listen to this entire painful interview 2 times. Luckily, my excellent English listening skills spared me another run through.

Rain just proves that he is not ready to enter big league Hollywood. The man cannot speak English and has NO idea what the interviewer asked him. Personally, I cannot stand it when Korean people think they HAVE to speak English when they go abroad. Don’t they know they are making complete idiots of themselves and everyone in Korea? Why don’t these people just get a &*(*U& interpreter so they can at least provide slightly intelligent answers. Being forced to listen to Rain’s incomprehensible responses has given me indigestion.

But worse, because of him, I am embarrassed to be Korean.

Check out the interview at Movieweb.com. Or if you want to spare yourself from poking out your eye with a spoon, I suggest that you read the transcript below. Granted, the interviewer did ask some stupid questions, but, if you want to be a star, you have to know how to handle the press.

Interviewer: I gotta know- is one of your favorite things standing topless in the “rain”?

Rain: Ahhh hahaha…uh…yes…blahblah (what did he say?)…everyday..naked in my house… haha just kidding. (what the hell was that?)

Interviewer: We see some pretty wicked weapons…what are you going to do with that….

Rain: That’s my girlfriend. (Rain points to the 2 swords in the poster) That’s my first girlfriend. That’s my second girlfriend. (again. what the hell was that?)

Interviewer: ….is the soul of your dead girlfriend in that weapon?

Rain: I…I….you know…just kidding (cringe!)

Interviewer: ….I heard you can’t get over your dead girlfriend…

Rain: I don’t have girlfriend.. real girlfriend, you know. (yes, we know- just answer the question!)

(Interviewer tries to help him out)

Interviewer: In the movie, you have a girlfriend, she dies right?

Rain: ahhhh yes (nod)… ya-su…(nod) …ya-su…

Interviewer: This brings up an interesting question about sex-what does the ninja do when his girlfriends are weapons like that?

Rain: ….huuhuu… no….. don’t do it again please (HUH? – can someone poke my eye now now? )

Interviewer: Just teasing ya. So what kind of training did you have to do to get into this role?

Rain: in the movie right? (obviously rehearsed)

Interviewer: …asking you movie questions…your girlfriend in the movie is dead, not in real life….I’m sorry if there is …

Rain: I’ve been training for 6 months… you know….from the moment.. I’ve been…ahhhh…punching (?) my mind and menu with chicken breasts and vegetables… it was almost killed me…. it’s horrible… (chicken breasts and vegetables almost killed him? What an interesting phenomenon that would be)

Interviewer (speechless)…opps sorry. Did you get to wear a traditional ninja outfit in the film?

Rain: yes. yep…ah… it was … fantastic (rehearsed at least 1000 times)..maybe if you see the movie… you will figure it out (figure WHAT out? ? that he can’t speak English?)

Interviewer: (pause) Thank you so much.

Safely back home, Rain held his “Summer Vacation with Rain” fan meeting with 3000 adoring fans at Jamsil Olympic Hall at 3pm on July 27^th 2008.

(Shouts to T for the tip!)