He uses his stage name, Rain, when he works as a singer and dancer. His real name is JungJi-hoon and he is also a f actor.
He showed his interest in dancing ever since he was in the 6th grade. As a teenager, he was part of the boy band (乐队) group c "fan club". Years later, Park Jin-young (Korean singer) took Rain under his wing and trained him for years in dancing and singing. During those training years Rain was not at home much and didn't have enough money, so at times he had to train w meals.
Finally in 2002 the song Bad Guy made him famous. Following the s of the first album (专辑), he came back with a new set of music in his 2nd album. In 2004, he acted in a successful play called Full House which was welcomed in other Asian countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Thailand and Japan. His performance in Full House has won him the Best Actor Award at the KBS Acting Awards. It is hard to describe his dancing with simple words b it is a mixture of so many different elements. He has created a whole new style of his own. In Beijing he won the Best Korean Singer Award. Since his success in 2002, the 26-year-old boy has become one of the most popular Korean artists in Asia.
Singer Park Jin-young once said to his friends, "I was always wondering whether Rain understood w I said because he never said anything when I scolded (责备) him. One day I entered his room, and was surprised to discover a wall covered with notes. Every note was filled with my words and advice. " Rain had written down every single piece of a his older friend had given him and he had been doing his best to correct his mistakes and improve his skills.
