Bi Rain

Name: Birth name Hangul: 정지훈 Hanja: 鄭智薰 Revised Romanization : Jung Ji-hoon 

Also known as Bi (비) / Pi (ピ) / Yu (雨) / Vu
Nick name : Woody (Toystory's)
Date of birth: June 25. 1982
Weight: 74kg
Height: 185 cm
blood type:O
Family: Oldest with a younger sister
Hobbies: Watching movies,listening to music,collecting shoes/clothes
Education: Kyung-hee univ.post modern music dept.
First album: April 28, 2002
Specialities: Music,Dance & Peformance
Favorite Genre: R&B / Hip hop / Funky
Favorite maxim: Endless Efforts, Endless endurance, Endless modesty
Favorite color: White & Black
Favorite sport: Swimming & Basketball
Favorite singers/musician:Park jin-young/Michael Jackson,Janet Jackson,Usher
Favorite Actor:Al Pacino,Han suk kyoo
Dream Lady: Who has a good first impression & Who is charming and stylish
Date of Debut/first appearance:April 24,2002 @Km Show music tank

 

Rain has been popular for his singing and dancing talents since he was a teenager. As a young teen, Rain fell in love with dancing. In order to make his dream of becoming a singer come true, Rain joined a dance music group named "Fan Club". The dance group was made up of 6 male members . After releasing its 2nd album in 1999, Fan Club decided to disband. After the band broke up, Rain was scouted by noted producer and entertainer Park Jin-young and had another chance to make it in the local entertainment industry. Park Jin-young believed that Rain's vocal ability and dance moves were sophisticated and strong and decided to train him to become a top star in the local pop music world.

Three years of hellish training behind closed doors , devoting more than 20 hours each day. He tore his life into two parts: One half dedicated to singing, the other half to dancing.
This was the life Rain went through before he became a pop sensation, and it is still ongoing even now. 

His early life

Rain spent most of his childhood living with his parents and younger sister, Jeong Hanna, near Hongik University. Despite being an introverted and shy child, he discovered he had a passion for dance when he performed in a talent show for Sungmoon Junior High School. Rain initially had a difficult time balancing dance and academics and received low grades during the beginning of junior high because of his frequent dance practices. He decided to follow his passion and attended Anyang High School of Arts, where he received his first formal instruction in acting and was able to continue dancing as well. Rain again found he could not focus on both dance and his studies in acting; he was truant on several occasions.

Rain lost his mother as she struggled with diabetes and died in 2000. Within that same year, Rain was recruited as a trainee for JYP Entertainment, led by recording artist and producer Park Jin Young in 2000. In a CNN interview, however, he recalled being repeatedly rejected because of his looks: "In fact, I was told after one audition that my singing and dancing was great but I didn't make it because I didn't have double eyelids. During the early years of training, Rain was a backup dancer.