so Rain is back to home sweet home...
it's a good thing...

but he really looks girlish with the hair..
i want the old Rain!

You're right. He's trying to be Superman and doing everything at once which, unfortunately for him, equates to mediocrity across the board (if that). I think Rain is a good entertainer if he focuses on taking things one at a time, whether it's acting, singing, or whatever else he's up to these days.

LOL. I've never been a Rain-hater but I gotta say that this is a really funky picture of him. :]] (No offense meant, Java.)

And I really have to agree with everyone above me, Rain coming back to Korea is probably the best for ALL of us. Hopefully returning to Korea brings some serious waves of nostalgia and causes him to give some attention to us fellow Koreans. After all we are the reason he's had the chance to try "taking over the world," aren't we? :]]

Great decision on his part to decide to focus on Korea for a while.

Why are so many Korean stars so keen on world domination? They do better in Korea if you ask me...

i've seen rain perform live once & he was pretty good... but i'm glad i'm not one of those who got suckered out of their money during his world tour debacle.. i even considered spending 500 buckaroos to see him in las vegas.. so glad i didn't.. gotta pay the bills know what i mean... damn straight..

now he's supposed to show up in san diego this weekend about an hour and half's drive away from me.. would it be worth the small fortune in gas money i'd have to spend to see him? you tell me..

i think it's definitely a good thing he's keeping up with fan service in korea.. even though he's been hoping to make a splash on the world scene he's barely making a ripple.. at least he isn't getting noticed in the U.S.. people here think he's carl yune.. bc i actually like him & wish him success in his career.. i say he should stick to showing more love to his fans in korea..

Well said, Choram and Marcel

mm..i don't really like how rain looks like these days..particularly the hair..he's getting getting..i don't know how to say it..less macho? sorry..but i'm glad he's coming back to his hometown..taking over the world doesn't mean that he has to do everything in every part of the world right..Wish him success with his fanmeeting^^

he's too girly to begin with. please cut his hair :P

Well, I gotta say that I was one of those who lost money to see his non-concert in L.A.

Needless to say, I'm no longer a fan. I'm more of an anti-fan these days.

so are the refunds from non-concert just pending on the lawsuit outcome, or are his fans stiffed forever?

pretty lame.

Gah, that world tour cancellation is like century-old..He won the case and the buyers were refunded (well, most of them I guess)..

Its Rain's plan and its a good thing to try out new things..step forward you know, aside from being just confined in your comfort zones..Oh well, if he doesn't succed crossing over, just give him the time to cherish the experience at least, that on a certain history of Kpop, a guy named Bi was able to own a hollywood movie (I'm talking about Ninja Assassin), *insert all his achievements here*..

If he doesn't try all these things, I'm sure some would again go "He's getting boring and old"..so its just the same stuff wherever he plans to venture..Me? I'm supporting him all the way..If he succeeds, then woohh!I'm the happiest fan in the world! If not, then I'm one of the "true" ones that will still support him..

"I think Rain is at his best when he’s not overextending himself and trying to do a dozen different things simultaneously in his attempt to conquer the world; hopefully this marks a return to more successful endeavors."

I couldn't agree more! I really wish he'd take on step at a time and not try to be a superhero and clash everything he wants to do together. Plus, I miss his dancing and singing. I hope his album WILL be able to release in October.

And Rain, please cut your hair. you make me cry T_T

Yeah, we all support who we want to. Once someone takes my money, though, I have no mercy. And I don't think I'm the only one. Seems that there are more anti-fans than fans these days.

But i was one of the lucky ones. All I lost out on was my airfare, hotel stay and other expenditures that I wouldn't have incurred had I not gone to L.A. There are still 'fans' in Toronto who couldn't even recoup the money from their concert tickets, much less the money that it took to travel there. But you know what? We were the stupid ones for doing it in the first place (because we had FAITH and LOVE enough to support this person), so we can't really blame anyone else.

We just have to learn from these experiences and carry on. If you still love the guy, okay, fine, you set yourself up for more of the same. Me, on the other hand ... I just wish he would go away.

I'm not a Rain fan, but I command him for being willing to try out new things... it's kind of interesting to see how far he will go (and the reason I can say this is probably because I'm not his fan. If I were a very devoted fan, all his recent projects would probably make me nervous cuz I wouldn't want him to fail and get hurt, etc.) I wish he would work on his English pronunciation a little more though. Maybe it's less the pronunciation itself but the gestures and mouth movement and the head shaking he does when he speaks English that annoys me.

Marcel, Fraulein & esp Bored - you guys are so right.

If I could meet him, I'd say "come back to Korea & Asia. what's the big deal with this American dream?"

I recently read an interview of Rain in a Giant Robot magazine, and he is ambitious as you say he is, and then some. he's seems super hardworking. i respect him for that but i don't think he should build himself up for disappointment.

If everyone that is successful in life followed the advice of some of you they would never have obtained as much as they have. Haven't you ever heard of the expression that failure is the stepping stone to success?

I don't consider Rain's world tour as a failure when you look at all of the concerts he did in Asia plus the 2 in Las Vegas that were successful.

I flew into Los Angeles from Washington for the concert with my husband. We stood outside of the Staples Center waiting to go in until they made the announcement of the cancellation, and then we flew out the next day. I had no trouble getting our money back within a few days. I think you should be careful to get tickets for concerts from good reliable companies.

I felt very sorry for Rain that the concert had to be cancelled not because of what he did, but a situation that couldn't be helped on his part. My husband and I talked to the security men and they told us of the situation, and how upset Rain was that he was not able to perform....they saw him up to the time of the announcement and they knew what he was going through.

Rain's hair and loss of weight was necessary for "Ninja Assassin" and was not his choice.