Rain
비
Gen 2 Solo · Male Debuted 2002 Active
Born Jung Ji-hoon, he debuted as a solo singer under JYP Entertainment in 2002. Working as both a singer and an actor, he is regarded as a solo star who represented the Korean Wave of the 2000s.
Basic info
- Debut
- May 13, 2002 · Debut song 나쁜 남자 (Bad Guy)
- Debut agency
- JYP Entertainment
- Current agency
- RAIN Company
- Birthday
- Jun 25, 1982
- Years active
- 2002–
- Generation
- 2nd Gen (2003–2011)
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Signature songs
- 2002 나쁜 남자 YouTube Spotify
- 2003 태양을 피하는 방법 YouTube Spotify
- 2004 It's Raining YouTube Spotify
- 2008 Rainism YouTube Spotify
- 2017 깡 YouTube Spotify
Links go to each service's search results. Lyrics are not included for copyright reasons.
Key records and stories
- First performed as a member of the group 'Fan Club' in 1998 before going solo.
- Named to TIME magazine's '100 Most Influential People in the World' twice, in 2006 and 2011.
- Starred in the Hollywood film 'Ninja Assassin' (2009).
- The 2017 song '깡' was rediscovered online in 2020 and became a hot topic again.