Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Rain on!


11 Dec 2006
Dennis Chua
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SOUTH Korean pop and R&B star Rain (or Jung Ji-Hoon) will be entertaining fans at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur on Jan 27 at 8pm.

Rain, 23, is not only a hit with fans in his country but also those from Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.

Time magazine has ranked him the second most influential figure in the global entertainment industry.

Rain recently gave two performances in New York’s Madison Square Garden. He has also been referred to as the South Korean Justin Timberlake.

A former member of South Korean pop group Fanclub, he launched his first solo album in 2002. The album had a monster hit in Bad Guy.

Rain also dabbled in acting and appeared in the Korean drama series Sang Doo! Let’s Go To School.

His second album, Ways To Avoid The Sun, spawned the major hit Ways To Avoid The Sun.

In 2004, he starred in Korean drama series Full House which was also screened in the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, China and Japan.

The hit series made him a household name across East Asia.

His third album, It’s Raining, sold over a million copies in Asia.

Rain earned greater recognition by winning the MTV Asia Grand Slam 2004.

In 2005, MTV crowned him Favourite Korean Artist and Most Popular Asian Artist.

He also became the first East Asian singer invited to perform at the American MTV Video Music Awards in Miami in 2005.

In the same year, he sang at the MTV Latin Video Music Awards in Mexico.

The Rain World Tour 2007 is presented by CMG Absolute Entertainment.CMG promises an “extravagant evening with stunning visual experiences, brilliant choreography and energetic performances”.

Tickets are priced at RM752, RM502, RM402, RM302, RM202, RM132 and RM82.Call Ticket Axcess at 03-7711-5000 or CMG Absolute at 03-6201-8368 and 03-9173-9066.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hye ! I was wondering if u knew when the ticketing starts....
By the way thanks for updating this info...

THankZZZZZZZZZZ

11:10 PM  
Blogger Flor said...

all i have is this info. they havent announced yet when the ticket sales will start. you can also inquire/call Ticket Axcess at 03-7711-5000 or CMG Absolute at 03-6201-8368 and 03-9173-9066.

12:51 AM  

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