Just two days before his birthday on July 26th, J.Tune Entertainment announced that actor/singer/dancer Rain will have his own Internet protocol television (IPTV) channel, courtesy of SK Broad and TV.
That means that fans can see and learn about the popular Asian star all-day, every day starting next month. It’s the first time that a local celebrity has his or her own channel on IPTV.
The channel features many categories, including music videos from his last five albums, behind the scenes clips about his clothing line, Six to Five, commercials, performances, live concert footage, photoshoots and basically anything that Rain fans could ever desire to see.
"As this is the first time for a local celebrity to have an exclusive channel on television, we feel a great deal of responsibility. We will put forth our efforts to bring more exclusive channels for artists in the long run. This channel has given us the opportunity to look for ways artists can get closer to and communicate better with fans,'' J.Tune Entertainment said to a local Seoul newspaper.
The announcement of the channel also came just two days before Rain's global fan meet-up at Grand Green Palace at Kyunghee University.
The meeting was a great success as about 3,000 fans from all over the world, including Japan, the Philippines and Hong Kong, came to see the popular star. It was the first time in a year that he held a global fan meeting.
Rain entertained fans by singing "Fresh Woman", "My Girl" and "Rainism" while fans showed support to him by piling birthday presents on the stage prior to the meetings start, since it was his 27th birthday. His agency was also kind enough to provide English subtitles for the meeting, since many of the fans came from all over the world.
Rain also answered questions by fans, talking about how he was glad he didn't do plastic surgery when asked to by agencies, and how keeping busy helps keep him successful. He opened up to his fans, admitting that sometimes, even he is lonely.
"There are times when I really feel lonely and don't have the will to do anything. Whenever that happens, I look up negative articles about me. They give me a boost and I am up and ready for the day,'' he said.
However, the meeting left on a positive note with Rain telling fans that he is Rain and they are his cloud, so they should stick together.
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