Rain

This is in response to Mark's post (the one prior to this).
For those who don't know about Rain here some info about him trying to break through to the U.S.

Which is funny because I was just going to tell you guys about his new film "I"m a cyborg but that's okay"

Rain, also known as Bi and Jeong Ji-hun, The Korean singer and actor Rain has a foot in the door in Hollywood after being cast in "Speed Racer", the next film by the Wachowski brothers, who created "The Matrix". Rain is to play a character who takes part in high-speed car races to secure his father's company. Rain's manager claimed the K-pop star's role "holds the key to the movie". "Though it is a supporting role, Rain will manage the flow of the movie between the two main parts". The character's name has not been decided.

He was picked by the director after competing with 20 Asian actors including top stars in Asia. Rain met with the Wachowski bothers at Berlin in April. He will participate in a production press conference in Berlin on May 31, and start filming in the German capital for two months after finishing his world tour in June.

Rain's agent said that Rain personally visited Berlin in April to meet with the Wachowski brothers. At the meeting, the directors of the Matrix series showed Rain some materials for the film and Rain was reportedly very impressed with its ingenuity and techniques.

"Speed Racer" is based on the popular Japanese animation "Mach Go Go". The movie is expected to be released next May and cost W260 billion (US$1=W924). Emile Hirsch, who starred in "The Girl Next Door", is to play the hero Speed. Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Christina Ricci will also appear in supporting roles.

"It is my debut in Hollywood. I will do my best, taking each step cautiously", Rain was quoted in a press release as saying. It is the singer's second movie role after "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK" directed by Park Chan-wook. Park Joong-hoon was the first Korean actor to appear in a Hollywood movie.


HERE's ANOTHER ARTICLE

Readers of Time Magazine online have chosen Korea's heartthrob singer Rain as the most influential person on the planet in an online vote.

In an article "Time learns that popular taste can vary a lot with the test market", the New York Times said Rain received over 470, 000 votes out of the total 2,500,000 cast by participants around the globe, with users choosing from a list of 200 nominees selected by Time editors.

Rain received far more votes than the runner ups Stephen Colbert, an American political satirist, and American Idol's star Sanjaya Malakar.

Introducing Rain as a 24-year-old singer who is phenomenally popular in Asia, the New York Times wrote that the singer seems like "Korea's answer to Jon Bon Jovi", quoting Josh Tyrangiel, a deputy managing editor of Time.com.

Time editors said the vote was an international one and people were allowed to vote as many times as they liked.

Noting that the results did not influence the list of Time's 100 most influential people as chosen by editors in the May 14 issue, Adi Ignatius, the deputy managing editor of Time who oversees the Time 100 said he could foresee the magazine taking readers' opinions into account in future Time 100 lists.


Well, what I was going to tell you is that "I'm a cyborg but that's okay" has only been out for ten days and is already out of print from yesasia, but if you really want to buy it go to http://www.asiandb.com/store/detail.pfm?num=6710
I wouldn't really trust ebay, I mean sure you'll find it but I'm not so sure on how legal (meaning from the right distributers).