Bi (Rain) is a singer/actor from South Korea. He is known for his dancing skills and was a back dancer for Park Ji Yoon before his debut. He was also recently named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine. Also, he was found in People magazine's top 100 most beautiful people as well as voted the number one most influential person on TIME's internet poll. Many believed that the singer was voted by over-zealous fans that voted others down, but this could not be proven.

Profile

• Stage Name: Bi (Korean: 비), Pi (Japanese: ピ)
• Real Name: Jung Ji Hoon (정지훈)
• Birthday: June 25, 1982.
• Birth Place: Seoul, South Korea
• Height: 185 cm
• Weight: 75 kg
• Blood Type: O
• Hobbies: Watches movies, Appreciates music, Buying western shoes/clothes.
• Skills: Acting, Dancing

Discography

Korean Albums

• [2002.05.13] Bad Guy
• [2003.10.16] How to Avoid the Sun
• [2004.10.10] It's Raining
• [2006.10.16] Rain's World

Japanese Albums

• [2005.12.07] Best & Xmas Carol
• [2006.09.12] Eternal Rain

Korean Singles

• [2006.05.03] Go Forward
• [2006.09.14] BMW Meets Truth

Japanese Singles

Sad Tango (25 January, 2006)

Free Way (7 June, 2006)

Move On (6 Sep, 2006)

Filmography

Films

• [2007] I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
• [2008] Speed Racer

Series

• [2002] Orange / 오렌지
• [2003] Sang Doo, Let's Go To School
• [2004] Full House
• [2005] A Love To Kill

CMs

• [2005] DOHC Clothing Line (Korea)
• [2005] Pantech Mobile Phone (China)
• [2006] DHC Cosmetics Career (Hong Kong, China,Taiwan)
• [2006] Pepsi (Hong Kong, China, Taiwan)

Awards

2002

• SBS Music Award for New Artist of the Year
• Golden Disc Award for New Artist of the Year
• MBC Best Top10 Artists New Artist of the Year
• KMTV Music Award for New Artist of the Year
• M.NET Music Award for New Artist of the Year

2003

• SBS Music Award
• KBS Music Award
• MBC Best Top10 Artists
• KMTV Music Award
• M.NET Music Award for Most Popular Artist among Netizens

2004

• SBS Music Award
• KBS Music Award for Artist of the Year
• MBC Best Top10 Artists
• MMF Music Award for Best Music Video
• KBS Drama Award for Best Actor

2005

• Favorite Artist - Korea [2005 MTV Asia Aid]
• Best Buzz Asia - Korea [2005 MTV Video Music Awards Japan]
• Best Korean Artist [2005 CCTV-MTV Mandarin Music Honors China]

2006

• One of TIME's 100 people who shape our world. (article)

External Links

• Rain's Official Website
• Official King Records Japan Page
• Rain's Official Fanclub
• Asiafinest's Bio
• DramaWiki & Drama Source
• Awards Source
• Oricon Profile
• KoME Artist File

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