Speed Racer is Raining, Ooh Baby, It’s Raining

Sat, 26 April 2008 at 7:38 pm

South Korean actor/singer Rain, aka Jung Ji Hoon, poses with the “The Mach 5″ at a special advance screening of his latest live action film adaptation Speed Racer at the ImaginAsian Center on Friday in Los Angeles.

This will be the first appearance in a Hollywood film for Rain, 25. He’ll play Taejo Togokhan, a rookie racer.

Speed Racer will premiere on Saturday, May 3, as the closing film at the Tribeca Film Festival, and will be released nationwide on Friday, May 9.

10+ pictures inside of Speed Racer star Rain…

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Credit: Aaron; Photos: Bauergriffinonline, Neilson Barnard/Getty
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# 61

sdf @ 04/28/2008 at 2:06 am

he is so talented…and the reason his hair is long is because he needs to keep it like that for the movie he is currently filming…ninja assassin

# 62

jo @ 04/28/2008 at 2:53 am

he is so KUTEEEEEEEe- and so SEXY in all of his MV/darma/movies!!!!!!! u guyz are all jealous! i don’t know what u guyz r talking about- but he’s kuter than most of the cast members in speed racer!!!!

# 63

flyaway7 @ 04/28/2008 at 3:17 am

he’s growing hair out for his next movie… he does look better with shorter hair…

people.. stop bashing and if you are going to judge him, go and google what he has done in the past, and actually think about what he has done rather than just looking at his pictures here…

i love rain!!~

# 64

To NANA @ 04/28/2008 at 4:01 am

Nana,

Here is some sentences I copied directly from Wikipedia,

“His first solo concert in Japan last summer, entitled Rainy Day Japan held at the Tokyo International Forum, was so popular that all the tickets were sold out 30 seconds after going on sale,” “His latest concert was at the Tokyo Dome on 25 May 2007 which attracted nearly 40,000 people.[19] The Tokyo Dome is the largest auditorium in Japan. Rain was the first Korean artist to perform at the Tokyo Dome.”

It would be a good idea to research before you speak something out, specially in public.

Thanks,

A fan of Rain.

# 65

good @ 04/28/2008 at 4:17 am

love him so much. wish him success!

# 66

chuumy @ 04/28/2008 at 5:23 am

GO BI !!!!!
RAIN IS SUCH A GREAT ACTOR AND SINGER!!
BEST OF LUCK IN EVERYTHING YOU DO!!
WILL SUPPORT YOU ALWAYS!! ^^

# 67

kylie @ 04/28/2008 at 6:30 am

rain is sooo talented!!!
im so proud of all that he’s accomplished and at such a young age too
people need to be more open minded and actually give him a chance before giving a judgment

# 68

noni @ 04/28/2008 at 11:00 am

he’s so UGLY

# 69

hyejin @ 04/28/2008 at 11:11 am

he’s ******* ugly. wtf is he doing trying to break into hollywood.

# 70

usher @ 04/28/2008 at 11:16 am

rain is not the usher of asia. he wishes to be that’s for sure, but he will never be.

# 71

WTFFTW @ 04/28/2008 at 11:34 am

I’m a fan of Rain but not an avid one.
Rain is a really talented person.
but wtf is wrong with his image these days?
he seem to look so old.

# 72

Someone @ 04/28/2008 at 2:17 pm

To the people who are bashing him and calling him ugly. You all should just shut the **** up. What do you know.?!! All you know is American celebs. Your world is so small. Open up your freakin mind and accept other races. I know it seems like Caucasian people accept other races now. NO thats not true. Deep inside you Caucasian people still have something against other races. WAKE UP. Asians celebs and etc. are just as good as any other star or maybe even better.. What do succesful american celebs do today, TAKE DRUGS AND PARTY 24/7. !!! Wow such a good role model for little kid,, NOT. America celebs are so fucked up right now. Wait a couple of years and the spotlight will turn to Asia and not the US anymore.

# 73

ME @ 04/28/2008 at 2:53 pm

THOSE OF U BASHING RAIN SHUD SHUT THE **** UP. RAIN IS SO TALENTED AND WORKED SO HARD FOR AMERICAN DEBUT AND HE EARNS THE RESPECT FOR DOING IT. HE IS SOOO TALENTED AS A SINGER, DANCER AND ACTOR. THOSE OF U BASHING HIM SHUD GO LOOK HIM UP IN YOUTUBE AND SEE HOW WELL HE DANCES AND SINGS B4 U ASSUME HIS ABILITIES JUST FROM HIS LOOKS.

# 74

i luv rain @ 04/28/2008 at 2:53 pm

u ******* stop hating. he is not ugly! u go on youtube and look at his videos/ performances from over in asia and hes a sexy beast! this image in the pics (long hair and etc) is for his role in another movie. rain keeps his hair cut in a fade.

and he doesnt dress like that

so stfu u white *******!

# 75

ygbb @ 04/28/2008 at 3:32 pm

alright, people need to stop bashing on rain.
yeah, he doesnt look good in those pictures but keep your opinions to yourself so you dont look stupid. im not a fan but i dont go around insulting him like an idiot. also, if you dont even know who he is, then shut up. find out some facts before you write something stupid.

# 76

nana @ 04/28/2008 at 3:40 pm

#64
ok. i know he has some enthusiastic fans.
but Many Japanese don’t know him very well.
because his singles and albums have never been reached the top 10 in the Japanese charts.
but other korean artist ( BoA TVXQ ) are widely known in Japan.
it’s true.

thx.

# 77

NL @ 04/28/2008 at 5:41 pm

Wow, Bi is usually so much more attractive.
Oh well, awesome singer and actor.

# 78

Charlie @ 04/28/2008 at 5:45 pm

its really disrespectful to bash on someone just because you dont like him. keep your own rude opinions to yourself. and btw

RAIN IS THE BESTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT.

# 79

Fefe @ 04/28/2008 at 6:20 pm

Ohh..I just wanted to say, who ever bashes on rain does NOT know who they are messing with..cuz Asian fans are the greatest (and craziest =P) fans EVERR.
LOVE YOU RAIN <33 So glad that hes getting recognized in the US ^_^ Only watching the movie for him. =)

# 80

someone @ 04/28/2008 at 6:35 pm

he’s not that handsome in my opinion… but still very influential….
making fangirls go all crazy…..lol if it was Se7en…. then i’d go all crazy fangirl on him…. lol but still Rain is soooooo freaken popular…. my gosh… all the asian girls ever do at my school is talk about him….

“white” people usually are dumb when it comes to other cultures and their celebs….

# 81

Amused @ 04/28/2008 at 6:37 pm

Haha the ignorance of some people here amaze me.
Ever heard of don’t judge a book by its cover?
But I will desist, he looked much better in his
It’s Raining —> I’m Coming days. :/

# 82

w @ 04/29/2008 at 8:45 pm

okay, his name was RAIN before he got into western entertainment, so stop bashing.

# 83

jj @ 04/30/2008 at 1:51 am

his hair is okay here, check it out, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d-HLzZhTTo

http://www.rain-america.com

# 84

rain forever @ 05/06/2008 at 5:28 pm

i love u raiiin!!!

# 85

팬이에요 @ 05/09/2008 at 12:41 am

LUV RAIN :O
don’t look down on him -_-
he’s a famous actor and singer in Korea and all over the Asia.
you don’t even know anything about him.
i hope the movie turns out well for him.
GO RAIN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~♥
정지훈힘내라구!!!!! / ‘?’ /
캐나다에서 팍팍 밀어주겠어요~~

# 86

anotherfan @ 05/11/2008 at 12:57 pm

People magazine has written a small article about Rain’s supporting role in Speed Racer.

However, they have attached someone’s else picture as being Rain.
Please send an notice to the Editor of People at …

editor@people.com and request their apology and recorrection.

We know Rain has worked very hard to get to where he is today.
He deserves to be recognized and identified correctly in all publications about him.

# 87

유리 @ 05/11/2008 at 6:29 pm

비 사랑해요!^^

# 88

일레인 @ 05/11/2008 at 6:35 pm

사랑 속도 경주자합니다. 비가 막 보너스합니다. 아주 좋았어요! 비 사랑해요!

# 89

Crazyinlovew/rain @ 05/12/2008 at 4:18 pm

I just saw this movie and Rain was soooo freakin’ good! I couldn’t help it and almost scream out his name while sitting in the theaters packed full of people. Hahaha! Rain is the best…overall the movie wasn’t so bad even though I only went to see it because Rain was in it.

You rock Rain!!

# 90

Mimiaou @ 05/19/2008 at 3:07 am

Nooo.. what is he doing with that hair and glasses!! TT_TT
HE’s usually so smoking hot!

.. but he’s still adorable here though :-p

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