Music: Bi Rain / Jeong Ji-Hoon

Rain, Jeong Ji-Hoon (born on 25 June 1982 in Seoul) is a male Korean R&B and pop singer. He has become well-known throughout East Asia as a leading star of the Korean wave, otherwise known as Hallyu, Ha Han or Han Liu: Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, and Thailand. He has been called the "Asian Usher" or the "Asian Justin Timberlake". In April 2006, Time called him the world's second most influential entertainer.

Name
The name he is known by in Western media, Rain, is his commercial, or stage name. His given name is Jeong Ji-Hoon.
As the word for 'rain' is different in different languages, he is known by a variety of names. Although in the West he is known by the English word Rain, in Korea, he is known as Bi (pronounced as the letter B in English), which is Korean for "rain". In Japan, he is known as "Rain (ピ)". The Japanese part of his name is pronounced Pi ("ピ", also pronounced as the letter B in English) which is the Japanese transliteration of his Korean name. Also in China, where probably most of his fans are from call Rain by his english name but sometimes : "Yu" (pronounced as "euw"). Bi / Rain is a korean pop singer as well as actor, and will be one of koreans most influential up and coming pop singers of all time.
Bi Rain held his first solo concerts which sold out within a few days in the United States, entitled "Rainy Day in New York," on February 2-3, 2006 at the Madison Square Garden, New York. Both nights were sold out and Rain was the subject of a profile in the January 28th New York Times and his performance at the Madison Square Garden was also reviewed by the New York Times. The review also noted possible future collaboration with Sean Combs. Rain has been invited to perform at the pre-match show of the game between the English premier league team Manchester United and Japan’s Kashima Antlers on July 28 at 7 p.m. at the Tokyo Yoyoki National Stadium. On May 29, 2005, Bi Rain was invited to the MTV Japan Awards as a performing artist in Tokyo, Japan. Bi Rain is the only non-Japanese Asian singer to perform at the show. Other international guest artists included American singers Ashanti, and Mariah Carey. Bi Rain performed the title song from his latest album, It's Raining. On July 1, 2005, Rain held his third album showcase and press conference in Beijing, China. Bi Rain also performed at various mini concerts in Hong Kong on July 3-5. Thousands of fans swamped the Hong Kong International Airport to greet him. His popularity in Hong Kong and China has soared since the KBS series "Full House", starring the artist, aired in that country.