When he first became successful in 2002, Rain talked about his own growth experience, letting us know that he had a growth experience that was as melancholy as his name.
"It started with Jihoon, but before I knew it, rain has become everything in my life. I will keep working hard and remain humble. Music is 50% of life for me, and dance is For me, it’s the other 50%. For Zheng Zhixun, for the title of Yu, and for the very small but very precious happiness.”
“Now that I think of myself as a singer, I feel extremely sad. Surprised. Occasionally when I’m sorting out CDs and I find my own records among them, I’m secretly proud of myself. Just like when I was immersed in the songs of “Seo Taiji and the Children” in order to realize my dream of becoming a singer, I am now. In this corner, there must be children like me listening to my songs and imitating my dance. Thinking of this, a warm current of happiness flows throughout my body.
Four years old. That year, after my parents came back from work, they suddenly discovered that I was missing, so they reported the case and mobilized relatives and friends to help find the child. However, they still couldn't find me. 26 hours later, I got a call from home and the police found me on Ganghwa Island. At that time, when I was playing in front of my house, I was very curious when I saw the car parked at the door, so I got on the bus to Ganghwa Island with an elder sister-in-law without telling the children.
I live in Hong. My mother passed away in 2000 and now lives with my father and sister. My sister, who is three years younger than me, is like me. She talks very little and is introverted. We only say two or three words to each other throughout the day. This kind of personality has been maintained until I grow up. Now it takes a long time for me to get close to someone, but once I get to know each other, I will be intimidated by my endless talk.
When I was in elementary school, I didn't have much interest in learning, and I didn't think I had any talent for learning. I just spent the whole day in silence. Naturally, no girl would like me. My child, I remember that except for the advantage of being tall, very few classmates would notice me. However, one day I, who had always been quiet, did something that surprised everyone.
< p> I remember that it was when I was in the sixth grade of elementary school. There was a large-scale outdoor performance organized by the school. Our class was about to perform, but no one was willing to come forward. I felt anxious at the time and asked to go on stage and give it a try. request, but the students’ reaction was not very good, “Why let him go? How could he? "The voices came and went, which suddenly made me feel arrogant. Soon, it was my turn to go on stage. I slowly walked onto the stage, the music started, and the audience was silent. I secretly determined that I must succeed. So I went on stage crazily. I danced a dance I had seen in movies, TV, and on the street. After the performance, there was a burst of warm applause from the audience. Instantly, I felt an inexplicable emotion in my heart, and a thought flashed through my mind. : That’s right, it’s dance.”Walking alone does not bring any pleasure, it may just be a way for him to escape from chatting with strangers. His cold words and few words destined him to be lonely at a young age, playing an insignificant supporting role, until he discovered that his limbs could "speak" better than his lips and teeth. Since then, dance has become an important part of Rain's life.
“In order to learn dance, I had to hang out with those terrible brothers. However, I promised my father that I would never smoke or do anything bad. This vow has been maintained to this day.
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Our dance team practiced very seriously, and we participated in the nationwide dance competition held at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul. Although I can’t remember the specific year it happened, I remember that the host at the time was Byu In. Feng, he is a very influential host. There were five people in our dance team. Because I was the tallest, I was ranked in the center, but unfortunately I failed to get the ranking. The singer later heard from Brother Renfeng that Kang Ta also participated in the dance competition. "
Rain formed a fanclub group with several children who also love dancing.
Admitted to an art high school with high scores, beat the teacher?
“When I was in the second grade of middle school, I had always been interested in rugby, but it was impossible to do dance and sports at the same time, so I chose dance. When I was in the third grade of middle school, I worried about choosing a future for a while, and finally chose It was an art high school. I didn’t go to extracurricular tutoring classes. I just memorized the lines while watching TV series at home, and then memorized them by myself. After I was admitted to Anyang Art High School, I wanted to perform a very interesting performance, but it was not suitable for learning at all. My taste. So I did my homework in the first grade and continued to dance around with my brothers. This way, I left a bad impression on the senior students in the school, and I often delayed the group's rehearsals. , so the seniors hated me very much. Sometimes they would call me to a quiet place in the school and beat and kick me, telling me not to discredit me. For this reason, I also decided to put performance before dancing. However, I suppressed the urge to dance. It could only be temporary, but one day I couldn’t help but run out.”
“The next day, the teacher in charge of teaching and guidance prepared a wooden stick, and when he saw me in the classroom, he put it on the stick. The wooden stick was handed to my hand and he said, 'Now, either you hit me with the wooden stick, or I hit other students with the wooden stick.'
Now, I was confused. All the classmates in class were my best friends, and many of them were female classmates. So, after being stunned for a long time, I picked up the wooden stick and swung it at the teacher's butt. To be honest, I really had no choice at that time. ”
“It wasn’t until I was about to graduate that the teacher told me that this method had been used in other art high school teachings. In most cases, the children would burst into tears. Begging for mercy, the teacher didn't cry. The teacher didn't expect that I could really hit him. ”
Meet Park Jin-young by chance
“In 2000, when I was in my senior year of high school, I joined an amateur dancing group (fanclub) and lived and ate with several brothers. At that time, my family’s Very bad. My father who was a businessman failed again and again. In the end, he left a letter to his family saying "I will come back as soon as I settle down" and went to Brazil. For this reason, my mother, who has always suffered from diabetes, had to shoulder the burden for her father. I don't understand. , and didn’t give my mother any help. Now that I think about it, I was so ignorant. The prejudice against my parents made me even more addicted to dancing. One day, I shared a simple office with my manager brother, but I was surprised to find that it was Park Jin Young brother who walked out of it. It turned out that it was the office of JYP Entertainment. He saw me and asked: Who is this? What do you do? I answered nervously: I dance. Jin Young hyung asked me to give him a trial program tape. Wow, does Park Jin Young, the producer who launched God, want me to become a singer? I was so happy at that moment. "
My mother passed away
"After I sent it for audition, Brother Zhenying came to Xin'er, arranged for me to release a record, and accepted me as his apprentice. I was very happy. , so I became more enthusiastic about dancing and practicing singing. Just when I was immersed in the dream of being a singer, my mother's condition became more and more serious. After my father returned to Korea, he was still traveling around. But I was used to seeing my mother sick since I was a child, and I didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at all. There was no one to look after my seriously ill mother. I told Brother Zhenying about my mother, and Brother Zhenying said: I am responsible for the treatment of your mother in the hospital and the fight against loneliness.
After my mother left, I focused more on practice. There were movements and videos designed for choreographers in the office, so I followed the video tapes for boring training. When Brother Zhenying was free, he came to the practice room every Sunday to guide me in dancing, but he never told me to dance. Well, although he often says 'beautiful, very good' now, at that time he often said, how can someone like you dance? Just forget it. Every time I say it, I have no confidence at all, but this is his way of education.
After Jinying hyung went to the United States for his work as a producer, I often wondered whether everything would go to waste if I continued like this. But I still insisted on fighting against loneliness and carried out my work seriously alone. train. In March 2001, Brother Jinying returned to Korea, so the production of my first album was postponed to August. I started choreographing Jinying hyung's songs and also became his dancer. Although this was a good opportunity for me to gain stage experience, it was not easy to follow my brother inseparably every day. During the breaks when my brother and his manager were chatting and laughing, I would practice every moment. When my brother made a gesture, I would automatically start singing. Every time my brother would hit me on the forehead: it was out of tune again. It doesn't seem to matter if I hit my forehead, but after I get hit again, I feel pain. ”
The hard work of record production
“When I was a dancer with Jinying hyung, I seemed to have sung more than a hundred times just for the song ‘Baby Baby’ that was included in my album. Every time, as long as Brother Jinying waved his hand, I would sing endlessly. In this way, I look forward to the early arrival of August when my album will be released day by day. But in August, the situation changed again. My senior sister’s album had to be released first, and my album was pushed to November. In this way, I became more and more uneasy. Later, brother Zhenying went to the United States again. I had no choice but to contact him alone. Sometimes I thought: After two years of practice, I can’t even make a record. I also thought: As a singing and dancing singer, am I too old? "
"In February 2002, Brother Zhenying returned to China and said: This time I will really release an album for you. Because the song had already been written, the recording work was quickly completed, and finally the special TV program "Bad Man" for newcomers was ushered in on April 28th. Although I really wanted to show all my two years of hard work to the audience, the result was not as ideal as I imagined. Although there were no mistakes, my body was a little stiff due to nervousness, but I thought to myself, 'This is the last chance. ', continued to communicate with fans, and slowly regained his confidence. ”
-------“I feel a little sorry to let everyone see the story of a young singer who has been in the industry for three months. ”
The above is Rain’s debut experience. He was once asked in an interview: You debuted as an artist for your own ideals at such a young age, and you endured a lot of pressure for this, while people similar to you Are you still studying, do you ever regret your choice? Do you think you are a "bad man" - as you sing in the song?
Yu: I don’t regret my debut at 16 years old. I didn't make a wrong choice, and I didn't think I was a "bad kid" because I was different from other kids. Everyone has their own direction of development. My persistence in music made me choose to be an artist.
Of course, as an artist, I often neglect my studies and my family because I have no choice, but I am working hard to make up for it. I hope that while I can do a good job in music, I can also make progress in my studies and get together with my family more often.
RAIN's first album FIRST DROP
Rain, who finally made his official debut with the song "Bad Man" on April 28, has made his debut album under the strong guidance of his master. , not only full of Funky, Hip-Hop, and R&B slow song styles, but also invited Sea from S.E.S. to compose and sing "Like You" and DANNY from G.O.D, one of the Korean R&B groups. It was composed by Park Jinyoung, Junior Sister Star, and DANNY joins the singing band to support RAIN on "What's love".
The content of "Bad Man", a MV tailor-made for Rain, is roughly about a love-struck man who loves to escape from prison. The filming took place in Seoul and Melbourne, Australia, with staff and extras in both places. More than 150 people. In order to achieve realism in one of the prison scenes, the director specially led a large team to a "real scene" of a long-standing prison in a remote town in Melbourne. This real scene not only refers to the prison facilities and prison guards being filmed in real life, but also because of this The prison was not closed yet, so during the filming process, many felons in the prison were watching. Rain was terrified when filming this scene. Not only was the scene in prison so gloomy and chilling, but the most tense atmosphere was that Rain had to dance and sing in front of multiple murderers or serious criminals. Thinking about it, it makes his heart tremble!
RAIN then released the best ballad song "Handshake", which showed RAIN's mature deep voice and was voted for by fans. It also captured many female fans all over Korea with its super upbeat dance rhythm and smile. Not only was RAIN selected as the music for the SK Telcom TV commercial that he endorsed, but he also set a record for RAIN to win the championship on SBS TV for the first time with "Say Goodbye".
Rain took the music world by storm with his powerful and exquisite dance and a cool image that matched his first single "Bad Man". He then received treatment from SK Telecom and was treated like most Korean super idol singers. He has signed advertising contracts with well-known Korean brands such as the company, Samsung Digital Camera, and Student Uniform Company. His prolific advertising has also made him the 2002 Advertising Rookie King.
In 2002, RAIN included South Korea's MBC TV station's top ten singers, the 17th Republic of Korea Music Awards, and SBS KBS KMTV TV station's m.net Music Video Awards. All Newcomer Awards.
Who knew that Rain's charming and lovely smile in "Say Goodbye Instead" was earned through years of hardship.
In addition, RAIN was also selected by ANDRE KIM, a well-known Korean fashion designer who is always a hot topic in model casting, following Jang Dong Gun, Won Bin, Bae Young Joon, Ahn Jae Wook, Cha Ren Pyo, and Ryu Si Won. , Song Seung-heon, an artist who served as a model.
Rain’s background is melancholy, just like his name. When he first debuted, he always had a melancholy smile and was shy. At that time, the ring on his hand was to commemorate the person who passed away. Mother.
I watched a conversational program of RAIN in 2003. Rain finally bought a house for his father. He said that he was very happy to live with his family again.
, "I want to dedicate all my honors to my mother in heaven..." This was posted by Yu Jae, who won the music award for three consecutive weeks on SBS's "Inkigayo" on the 28th of this month. What he said during his acceptance speech moved everyone present. Yu's mother passed away in 2000. Regarding this, Yu said that she felt very sad that she could not let her see her success as a singer in time.
In 2003, Yu starred in the TV series "Xiang Dou (Shang Dao), Let's Go to School" with Kong Hyo Jin. It was his first time starring in a TV series, where he played an unmarried father, and his identity was a "swallow" (a Korean term for a person who cheats wealthy wives out of money by dancing). Such a role was very difficult for Rain. In order to play this role well, he borrowed more than 70 movies and many comic books to analyze how other actors interpreted such roles. KBS 2TV started airing the drama in September. Although it was the first time that Yu Jae was shocked, he showed extraordinary charm in the drama and captured the hearts of the Korean audience in one fell swoop. And won the Best Newcomer Award at the KBS year-end awards ceremony. After the broadcast of "Sangto, Let's Go to School", Yu's outstanding acting skills were widely recognized. From the first day when KBS 2TV began to reflect the drama, "Sangdou, Let's Go to School" became one of the most popular dramas in Korea for 2 consecutive weeks. The number one search keyword for a very large website like Daum.
"Xiang Dou (Shang Dao), Go to School":
Shang Du is kind, expressive, and has a rapport with women. It is conceivable that Rain must be like Shang Dao in some respects. He also sacrifices for love, is willing to do anything for the woman he loves, knows the responsibility, knows the pain but refuses to say it, loves painfully but loves strongly. . After watching Shang Dao, for the first time I was so speechless that I couldn't speak. Different from romance, this time it is not a happy move, but a precipitation of pain.
When I first started watching "Shang Do, Let's Go to School" it seemed like a youth drama about school life, and I thought it might not be as sweet as FH.
After spending a few days on BBS, I started to be full of curiosity about Cai Shangdao as interpreted by RAIN? This big boy who always makes people feel amazing, his first TV drama role is actually a male publicist? !
Rain won a drunken scene in "Shang Dao, Go to School". It is said that many boys imitated his sideburn touching action:
Shang Dao-------- ---The father of a 7-year-old child who seems to still be childish. He cannot remember his first love for a long time, so he resolutely chooses to step out of his original life style and quietly stay by his lover's side... No matter whether Yinhuan still loves him or not, He only wanted to be a guardian angel. As long as he could stay quietly around her and see her happy, he would be satisfied. Although, sometimes I can't help but want to rush over and go back to the happy past...
The story seems destined to be the regret of four people. Shang Dao's identity and experience determine the tragic ending of the fairy tale. After watching the end, when I think of Yin Huan shouting "Shangdao, let's go to school together", my nose can't help but feel sore.
In an interview, Rain once said: Every tear in the play comes from the heart. He has experienced pain. When his mother left him, she prayed for him to act well. , his dream came true. Every time he thinks of his mother, he sheds tears because of the pain life has brought him. He says he misses her mother's cooking. . . The manly feeling in Shangdu's heart is his own sincere emotion.
Tears flowed again and again, and sadness came one after another, but I don’t regret it. I don’t regret watching such a good show and seeing such a man. It makes me not despair of human nature. . Shang Du is indeed a person who cannot put aside his sense of responsibility.
After that, Yu’s second album "How to Avoid the Sun" was launched on October 16, 2003. Its title song "How to Avoid the Sun" topped the Korean charts for three consecutive months. The scenery is endless, and it has received rave reviews for a while. This album even pushed Yu to the M.NET's "Best Popular Singer" award, the Seoul Music Awards' "Best Male Singer Award" and other awards for Korea's absolute strength.
Rain’s popularity has skyrocketed in Korea. Rain’s first scene during the filming of "Shang Do, Go to School" actually made the town move. The veteran actor who worked with Rain (played in the play) Shang Dao's uncle) said that there were people everywhere. Rain works almost 24 hours a day, but he never complains.
Rain is very humble and polite off the stage, even to the staff who hand out props on the stage.
However, I believe no one can take their eyes away from him on the stage.
The title song of 001 Yu's second album "Methods to Avoid the Sun" highlights a mature beauty
In this album, another kind of soft temperament of Yu is obtained opportunity to show off. This time in his second album, Rain will show the public a sensual voice that was not seen in the first album, and will use glasses and clothes as props to give everyone a unique dance.
There are 13 songs in Yu’s second album: the modern-feeling song "Why"; the title of the best-selling book "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" (Korean translation of "From Mars") "The Man Who Came and The Woman Who Came From Venus") as a song with a unique perspective on lyrics; the Urban R&B style song "I'm Famous, How Does It Feel?"... From these songs, Yu once again allowed everyone to appreciate his extreme Charming singing skills.
Moreover, this album also includes the hit theme song "You to Me" from the chocolate commercial endorsed by Yu last year and the hit song "Say Goodbye" from the first album. , Yu changed it into a Funky Hip Hop style and performed it again. What is particularly worth mentioning is the song "Know". "Know" is the episode of KBS 2TV's most popular TV series "Xiangdou, let's go to school" in 2003. Dou plays Yu himself, and the song perfectly expresses Xiangdou's inner world in the TV series. Yu also received widespread attention and love from Korean audiences because of his first electric shock starring in the role of Xiangdou.
At the same time, as Yu's popularity continues to increase, he has to release records and take on TV dramas, which makes Yu very busy. However, Yu has been working very hard and even staying up late to prepare for showing his most exciting songs to the song. His first stage promotional show.
The 2003 costumes highlighted Yu's maturing beauty, with a variety of colors to express the beauty of male strength, and the short jacket lines and bone plates were highlighted. The sexy masculine beauty expresses the new fashion by mixing the drum line clothing of the 1970s and modern hiphop clothing. There are also clothes made from monochrome top lines, and the large entic necklace and golden sunglasses here preview the end of the year. Fashionable and popular.
In 2004, South Korea's KBS TV station was preparing to shoot the TV series 'Full House' adapted from the popular comic book. The male protagonists include Korean acting actors Lee Jung-jae, Jo In-sung, and RAIN auditioned at the same time. Under the circumstances, RAIN stood out.
However, this combination was not favored by many people at first, and RAIN was still much taller than Song.
Full House's heroine Zhi En is a hot-tempered girl who makes a living by writing. Because she was framed by her friends, she lost her beloved Full House left by her father, and the buyer happened to be The big star Lee Young Jae played by rain. Homeless Zhi En shamelessly stayed at the full house. In the end, Yingzai had no choice but to agree to Zhi En's stay, but the condition was that he obeyed his words. Yingzai had a childhood sweetheart, Hui Won, whom he had been in love with for many years, but Hui Won had a crush on her. Looking at others. After being chased by the media and having no way out, Young Jae and Ji Eun signed a marriage contract. When they divorced half a year later, Ji Eun could own the full house again, and the two began living together.
In fact, the story of the play is not new. It is nothing more than a happy enemy finally getting married. But perhaps it's these two charismatic actors that inject a fresh energy into the series.
“From the initial dislike of each other, to having to rely on each other to take care of each other, to the feelings inspired by the little details in life, the love between Young Jae and Ji Eun in the play is like a farce, they are always They refused to give in to each other, and in other places, they discovered each other's lovely qualities, so they gradually cared about each other. Zhi En realized her own feelings early on, but Ying Zai couldn't face it by herself. On the one hand, it was due to Huiyuan's intervention, and on the other hand, it was also due to his machismo. Just like when he kissed Zhien angrily in front of Huiyuan, which led to their fake marriage, he was so afraid of admitting his love that he avoided it. , but in his heart he was so dependent on Zhien, so he could only order Zhien to stay with him in such a commanding tone, but could not learn to treat her gently. Zhien worked hard to protect Yingzai, and Yingzai. But it hurt her again and again, and finally Zhi En couldn't bear it anymore, and she chose to give up. She didn't want to be sad anymore because of a man who couldn't be sure of her love. Fortunately, Ying Zai was stimulated in the end, and it was jealousy that finally made him face her. When it comes to his own feelings, he can no longer escape his love for Zhi En, but he still has a little bit of a desire to save face and refuses to express his love even if he proposes. In fact, he must be a very insecure person with a fragile heart. Afraid of being hurt and rejected, so he keeps running away, from Huiyuan at the beginning to Ji-eun later. He is just a child who doesn't know how to love, but the child will eventually grow up. That night, when their happiness began, everything finally settled. After dawn, Li Yingzai looked so shy with his head buried in the quilt. This is his original appearance. ”
In the play, RAIN plays the popular Asian movie star Lee Young Jae. "That overbearing, faceless, and even annoying male chauvinist Lee Young Jae, he finally gave up his so-called self-esteem, and finally chose to stay with his woman, no longer pretending to be angry all the time, no No matter how hard he persists, he no longer behaves like a hard-shell person anytime and anywhere. It was the woman he deeply loved who made him learn to love and express love. Li Yingzai finally grew up in love."
Romantic. Full House is a rare comedy among Korean dramas this year. It ended perfectly after Song Hye Kyo and Rain became happy lovers.
And how many people felt sincerely happy when they saw the two hugging each other in the end. The happier the moment, the more joyful it was, the more people looked forward to it.
"The prince and the princess lived happily ever after in the castle" is just a hasty conclusion to the fairy tale. Transformed into "Full House", it's all condensed into the last 5 minutes. For these 5 minutes, the long and painful wait is worth it.
He just smiled, with the corners of his mouth raised and his eyelashes fluttering, inciting an aura of joy.