Rain (Bi) Basic Info

Rain (Bi) Basic Info

Runaway Plan B Still Image/Promo Photo, Accessed July 5, 2012, http://nadyafoo.picturepush.com/album/69216/4956836/nadia/20100902-rain-bi.html

Cataloged by: Kaetrena Davis Kendrick.

Rain, Bi/비, Pi, Yu (Jung Ji Hoon)

Rain was given his name by his producer, Jin Young Park: "Before I made my debut, I was talking to my producer about which stage name to use. He said that I give an impression of sadness when I’m dancing. So, I decided on the character “Bi,” which means sadness, as sad as rain falling. That’s why I chose this name.” — Rain, in an interview with CNN’s Talk Asia, December 2005 (Upload credit to Cloud USA: http://cloudusa.wordpress.com/bio-jung-ji-hoon/; see interview transcript here: http://articles.cnn.com/2005-12-14/world/talkasia.rain.script_1_hong-kong-chinese-fans-concerts?_s=PM:WORLD)

April 24, 2002

Inactive (Military service 2011-2013)
Active (2013-)

Twitter: twitter.com/29rain

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rain_oppa/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/rainyent/

JYP Entertainment (2002 – 2007)
J.Tune Entertainment (2007- 2011 )
Rainy Entertainment (2011 - )

Rainy Day Japan (2004)
Rainy Day Tour (2005)
Rainy Day New York (2006)
Rain's Coming (2006)
Legend of Rainism (2009)
Adieu with Rain (2010)
The Best Show (2011)

2002
MBC Top 10 Artist Award
KBS Music Award: New Artist, Most popular Singer Award by producers
SBS Music Award: New Artist
SBS Seoul Gayo Award: New Artist
Mnet Music Video Festival:New Artist
KMTV Korea Music Award:New Artist
Golden Disc Award: New Artist

2003
MNET Male Artist Award
MNET Music Video Festival Mobile Popularity Award
10th Korea Entertainment and Arts Awards Best New Artist Award
Broadcasting and Video Awards Best Star Awards in Singer Section
KMTV Male Artist Award
SBS Male Performer of the Year Award
SBS Gayo Daejun* Bonsang & Netizen’s Best Popularity Award
KBS Best Male Artist Award
KBS New Actor Award, Sang Doo, Let’s go to School
KBS Netizen Actor Award of the Year
KBS Best Couple (with Gong Hyo Jin)
MBC Top 10 Artist Award

2004
KBS Artist of the Year
KBS Best Actor Award
KBS Excellence Award (Full House)
KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award
MBC Top 10 Artist Award
SBS Male Performer of the Year Award
SBS Music Awards: Bonsang & Netizen’s Best Popularity Award
SBS Seoul Gayo Award: Bonsang
The Korean Music Awards 2004 – Best Artist of the Year Award
Popularity Award of TV Part (The Baek Sang Arts Grand Award)
KBS Best Couple Award (Song Hye Kyo)
Mnet Music Video Festival: Artist of the Year Award
Mnet Music Video Festival: Song of The Year Award (It’s Raining)
Golden Disc Award: Bonsang
Andre Kim Star Awards: Actor Section
The 40th Baek Sang Arts Grand Awards: Popularity Award

2005
MTV Asia Awards: Favorite Artist Korea
MTV Korea B Awards: Best Single Award
MTV China Awards: CCTV Mandarin Music Honors Award
MTV Video Music Awards Japan: Best buzz Asia from Korea
Channel V Best Single Award
Channel V Music Video Awards: Popular Asian Artist
Andre Kim Awards: Best Star
KBS Drama (A Love To Kill) (이 죽일놈의 사랑)
KBS Netizen Award
Korea Cultural Content Grand Prize – Music Section
Virgin Radio Hits 40 Awards: Best Asian Artist Award
Hong Kong Universal Records: Golden Record Award
LA City Hall – Cultural Exchange between Korea and US Awards

2006
Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People Who Shape the World Award
Mnet Male Artist Award
Asia TV Awards: Best Movie Style (A Love To Kill)
MKMF Mnet Awards: Best Male Artist Award
SBS Gayo Daejun 2006: Bonsang
RTHK International Pop Poll Award: Top New Actor & Most Sold Asian Albums
IFPI Hong Kong Music Sale Awards: Korea and Japan Music Award
HITO Pop Music Awards: HITO Asian Music Awards

2007
MTV Asia’s ‘Artist of the Month’ (January)
43rd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actor for (I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK)
The 59th Berlin Film Festival: Alfred Bauer Prize (I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK)
Berlin Red Carpet Festival: Best Dressed Artist in the Red Carpet
4th Netizen Entertainment Awards: Best Male Singer Award
Hallyu Grand Award
44th DaeJong Film Awards: Overseas Popularity Award
Best Asian Male Artist in Macau, China
People’s Most Beautiful People list “First-Time Beauties 2007″
Korean Entertainment Business Association: Star (Music) Award
Mobile Entertainment Awards: Best Male Singer
1st Korean Film Awards: Best Actor Award

2008
Bonsang Golden Disk Award
Style Icon of the Year
SBS Mutizen Award (Top Song: Rainism)
Korea Image Stepping Stone Award 2008 given by the Korea Image Communication Institute

2009
Goodwill Ambassador by the Korean Ministry of Agriculture[
Global Publicity Ambassador: City of Seoul
KBS Hit Chart - Top Albums (Top 1) Rainism Recollection
HITO Music Awards Tokyo: Best Asian Pop Song "Rainism"
Asian Television Awards: Hip Korea Discovery Channel (Best Music Program, Best Infotainment Program, Best Cross-Platform Content)

2010
MAMA - Best Solo Dance (for Love Song)
MTV Movie Awards: Biggest Badass Star
Korea Achievement Award given by the Korean Culture & Content Agency
Green Growth Life Ambassador of South Korea
Green Planet Movie Awards: Best International Entertainer (Asia), Asian Cultural Ambassador of The Year, One of The Top 10 Most Outstanding Asians in Hollywood

Sang Doo! Let's Go to School (2003)
Full House (2004)
Banjun Drama (2005)
A Love to Kill (2005)
The Fugitive: Plan B /Runaway: Plan B (2010)