Jung Ji-hoon better known by his stage name Rain is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, and record producer.
Gatekeepers News reports that Rain has received numerous accolades for his work in both music and acting. In 2008, he was ranked 3rd among 100 leaders of the Korean entertainment industry by Sports Dong-a and was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2011.
Early Life
Rain was born Jung Ji-hoon on June 25, 1982, in Seosan, South Korea. His mother died in December 2000 as she struggled with diabetes. In the same year, Rain was recruited as a trainee for JYP Entertainment, led by recording artist and producer Park Jin-young. In a CNN interview and also in a Discovery Channel documentary called Discovering Hip Korea, he recalled being repeatedly rejected because of his looks: “In fact, I was told after one audition that my singing and dancing was great but I did not make it because I did not have double eyelids.” He was eventually recruited into JYP Entertainment, as Park Jin-young saw his drive and persistence. During his early years of training, Rain was a backup dancer.
Career
Rain’s musical career includes seven albums (six Korean, one Japanese), 28 singles and numerous concert tours around the world. He achieved breakthrough success with his third Korean album, It’s Raining (2004), which spawned the number-one single of the same name. The album sold a million copies in Asia, and established Rain as an international star.
Rain made his acting debut in the 2003 drama Sang Doo! Let’s Go To School. His lead role in the pan-Asia hit drama Full House (2004) established his status as a Hallyu star. In 2008, Rain made his Hollywood debut in the film Speed Racer and starred in Ninja Assassin (2009), the latter of which made him the first Korean to win an MTV award.
In 2010, Rain returned to the small screen after five years with KBS action drama The Fugitive: Plan B, in which he plays a young, rich and cunning Korean private investigator.[93][94] This was followed by a leading role in the aviation film R2B: Return to Base, which was released in August 2012. In 2013, it was announced that Rain would appear alongside Bruce Willis, Jason Patric, and John Cusack in the film The Prince. Filming took place in the United States, including in New Orleans. The film premiered in select theatres in 2014, and was also released as a video on demand.
Rain made his small-screen comeback after four years in SBS’s musical drama My Lovely Girl (2014), opposite Krystal of f(x). He also starred in a Chinese romance film, For Love or Money alongside Liu Yifei. The film, which is Rain’s Chinese film debut, premiered in November 2014. In December 2014, Rain started filming for his first Chinese drama Diamond Lover, co-starring Tiffany Tang. The drama premiered in July 2015 and achieved huge success, earning high ratings throughout its 24-episode run and reaching 3.3 billion views online. Rain next starred in the SBS drama Come Back Mister, which began airing in February 2016. In May 2016, Rain was cast alongside Victoria Song in the Chinese drama Endless August.
In March 2017, Rain was cast in the movie Uhm Bok-dong based on a true story that took place during Japanese colonial rule. He starred as the real-life cyclist hero Uhm Bok-dong alongside Kang So-ra. In 2018, Rain was cast in JTBC’s action drama Sketch as a detective. In 2019, Rain was cast in MBC drama Welcome 2 Life. In 2022, Rain starred in TVN drama Ghost Doctor, alongside Kim Bum.
Rain has set up his own company twice, the first being J. Tune Entertainment in 2007, and R.A.I.N. Company in 2015.
Rain has received several awards including 6 Mnet Asian Music Awards, 3 Golden Disc Awards, 9 KBS Drama Awards and 2 Baeksang Arts Awards.
Personal Life
Rain fulfilled his mandatory military service from October 2011 until July 2013. He was named the top marksman of the 5th Infantry Division boot camp, and was chosen as the assistant instructor. He was appointed promotional ambassador by the Military Manpower Administration, and appeared in a documentary about the defence industry entitled “Defense Report 2012”.
In January 2013, Rain confirmed that he was dating actress Kim Tae-hee, which then caused an investigation into whether his dating had broken military rules during his mandatory military service. In 2014, he was baptised with the name Micheal[145] as a Catholic, the same religion as his wife. The couple married on January 19, 2017, after five years of dating. On October 25, 2017, Kim gave birth to their first child. She gave birth to their second child on September 19, 2019.
Net Worth
Rain has a net worth of $20 million dollars
