On May 13, 2002, Rain released his first solo album "First Drop". As soon as he debuted, he won the top ten singers of South Korea's MBC TV station, the Republic of Korea Music Awards, SBS, KBS, KMTV TV stations, M.Net Music Video Awards and other new artist awards. Immediately, Rain was signed with advertising contracts by many major Korean brands. In addition, Rain also served as a model for Korean fashion designer Andre Kim.
In 2003, Rain starred in his first TV series "Sang Do Goes to School". His acting skills were recognized for his first leading role and he won the KBS Drama Award for Best Newcomer. The second album "Rain 2" was released on October 16. The album topped the Korean sales charts as soon as it was released in South Korea. The title song "How to Avoid the Sun" topped the rankings of various Korean music programs and ranked first. The radio playback rate is No. 1, and it has topped the Korean charts for three consecutive months. The album sales exceeded 1 million. Rain won five important annual awards including the Mnet Asian Music Awards for Best Popular Singer and the Seoul Music Awards for Best Male Singer. Awards.
In 2004, Rain starred in the TV series "Full House" adapted from the comic book and became popular in Asia. It achieved an average ratings of 31.9 in South Korea, with a peak rating of 47, ranking first among Korean dramas in the same period. The play has been exported to more than 13 countries including China, the United States, and Japan, and has been remade in the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and other countries. The highest rating in the Philippines is 50.5, in Thailand is 64, and in Hong Kong is the highest. The ratings reached 80%, breaking local ratings records in Thailand, the Philippines and other Asian regions. The play won the Korean KBS Drama Awards for Outstanding Actor, Popular Actor, and Best Screen Couple. In September of the same year, Rain launched his third album "It's Raining", which was also a success and became a milestone record in his acting career. The album's pre-orders in South Korea set a record of over 100,000 copies, and it also sold in Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, and Indonesia. It topped the sales charts in other places for 6 to 8 weeks, and won a series of Korean music awards such as the KBS Music Awards, the highest award, and the Korea Golden Disc Awards. Its status in the music world was once again affirmed.
In January 2005, Rain launched his first solo concert tour "Rainy Day" in Seoul, Busan, Tokyo, Osaka, Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei and other places, becoming the first to tour the entire East Asia region. The Korean singers in the concert also attracted many singers and celebrities from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to come and support them. In the same year, he won the Asian MTV Korea Best Artist Award from Thailand, Japan, and China, becoming the first Asian singer to win all three awards. Rain, who has won awards at major MTV awards ceremonies in Asia, was also invited to attend the American music festival "American MTV Video Music Awards (VMA)" as a VIP artist, becoming the only one to win this honor. Asian singer. In September, the Asian edition of Time Magazine introduced Rain's popularity in detail under the title "Irresistible Korean Influence." On October 8, he accepted an exclusive interview with CNN's "Talk Asla" program in Hong Kong.
On February 2, 2006, Rain held his first North American solo concert at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York, and participated in the recording of the special program "Rain in New York" at the MTV Studio Center in Times Square, New York. On April 19, he was selected as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine. On May 9, he stepped on the red carpet at Lincoln Center in New York to attend the Time 100 Gala party. On May 31, he accepted the advertisement of PANTECH mobile phone for 1.8 billion won and sang the advertisement song "Notes" himself. On September 18th, the first dedicated official website for a Korean singer was opened before the world tour. The fourth album "Rain’s World" will be released on October 13.
On October 28, at an event held at the Chungju Gymnasium in Chungcheongbuk-do to welcome Ban Ki-moon as the next United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon had a 20-minute conversation with Rain as a guest. On November 30, "This Damn Love" starring Rain won the Best TV Series Award at the Asian Television Awards. Rain's 06/07 world tour concert "Rain's Coming" kicked off in Seoul on December 15. Former Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak and his wife also came to watch and shake hands with Rain. A concert was held in Las Vegas, USA on December 23, and California Congressman Bob Huff was present to issue a certificate and designate the day as "Rain Day". On December 29, he won the fifth major award at the "SBS Music Awards".
After the world tour in South Korea and the United States in January 2007, Rain flew to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Australia, Japan, etc. on a plane fully sponsored by Korean Air and printed with his own portrait. He held world tour concerts in many countries and became the first Korean artist to hold a solo concert at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. On April 25, his film debut "Cyborg Doesn't Matter" won the Best New Actor Award at the 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards. On June 8, he won the Overseas Popularity Award at the 44th Korean Film Daejong Awards. On June 29, he accepted an exclusive interview with the Wall Street Journal in Los Angeles, USA. In the same year, he also participated in the first Hollywood movie "Speed ??Racer", which marked his first step into Hollywood. In July, she was selected as one of the 100 most beautiful people in the world by the American magazine "People", becoming the first Korean star to be shortlisted on the list in 15 years.
In 2008, Rain participated in the recording of the soundtrack for the Hollywood animated film "Kung Fu Panda" in the United States, making him the first Korean singer to participate in the production of an American film soundtrack. Following the Hollywood film "Speed ??Racer", he was confirmed as the leading actor in the Hollywood film "Ninja Assassin". He underwent 8 months of training and filming, becoming the first Korean star to play the leading role in a mainstream Hollywood film. In May, he participated in the American talk show "The Colbert Report". On August 24, as the only invited artist from South Korea, he appeared on the performance stage at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The fifth album "Rainism", produced by Rain himself, was released on October 8. In the same year, he was awarded the CICI Korea Image Cornerstone Award in recognition of his contribution to increasing Korea's popularity around the world. It was even written into the online version of Encyclopedia Britannica under Rain's name.
In 2009, Rain's album "Rainism" ranked first on the international music channel Channel [V] rankings for 5 consecutive weeks, and created hits in various Asian countries and regions such as China, Japan, and Thailand. Sales success. The documentary "Hip Korea-Rain", which he was invited to star in by Discovery Channel, was broadcast in more than 170 countries around the world starting on January 31. The film records Rain's journey from a new singer to success. The documentary won three awards including the Best Music Program Winner at the 14th Asian Television Awards. The world tour "Legend of Rainism" kicked off in Japan on August 29th. Interviewed by CNN in October. On November 13th, he appeared in the American BOX TV program "Good Day New York".
On March 23, 2010, Rain won three awards: Asia's Top Ten Stars, Asia's Cultural Ambassador, and Asia's Best Artist at the Hollywood Film Festival's Green Planet Movie Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles, USA. The comeback special album "Back To The Basic" was released on April 7. The lyrical title song "Song to Save You", which he wrote and composed himself, occupied the first place in the rankings of all Korean music websites in just 3 days after its release.
At the MTV Movie Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles, USA on June 6, he won the Biggest Badass Star Award at the American MTV Movie Awards for his performance in the Hollywood action film "Ninja Assassin", becoming the first Korean star to win a domestic film award in the United States. In the same year, he returned to the small screen and starred in the TV series "The Fugitive Plan. B". On November 27, Rain, as a guest performer representing Incheon, South Korea, which will host the next Asian Games, sang three songs "Rainism, Hip Song, and Friends" alone on the 10-minute stage of Incheon at the closing ceremony of the Guangzhou Asian Games.
On February 28, 2011, Rain participated in the 2nd South Korea Seoul Culture and Art Awards Ceremony and won the International Star Award. In March, the Asian Environmental Protection Tour Concert "The Best Show" kicked off at Wukesong Stadium in Beijing, China. On April 14, he won the first place in the online poll of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in the United States; on April 21, he was selected into the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in the United States, becoming a finalist for the sixth consecutive year (since 2006). The list of candidates is the first Asian artist to appear on the list twice. At the World F1 event held in Malaysia, Rain, who served as the closing performer, was shaken by the current and former Prime Minister of Malaysia. On May 19th, the concert "Dresden Concert: Rain and Vogler" was held together with German cellist Jan Vogler at the Sandberg Opera House in Dresden. On October 9th, Rain, who is the publicity ambassador of Gangnam District, also held a large-scale farewell concert "Last Of The Best" on Yeongdong-daero in Seoul before his enlistment in order to express his gratitude to his fans. He sang for free for two hours and attracted 20,000 people. Fans at home and abroad were present, and many friends in the industry also came to support. In the same year, he also starred in "R2B: Return to Base," the first air force action film in Korean film history. Officially enlisted in the army on the morning of October 11th.
In May 2013, in order to promote Korean culture in the United States, Rain, who was serving in the military, was appointed by the President of South Korea. He visited the United States with President Park Geun-hye and participated in a Korean traditional clothing show as a model. Rain officially retired from the army on July 10. In August, he performed at "Sonic Bang", a large music festival in Thailand with an audience of 50,000 people, and sang 12 consecutive songs as his first performance after being discharged from the army. In November, he won the Asia All-Around Artist Award at the Harper's Bazaar Men's Successful Person of the Year Awards Ceremony. Rain, who was performing in Japan on the 21st of the same month, was invited by the MAMA Music Festival to take a special plane to the "Mnet Asian Music Awards" held at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. As a guest performer, he presented a special stage to announce his official return. In December, he decided to star in the Hollywood movie "The Prince" as his comeback work, in which he played a very cold, brave and fearless killer named Mark. He also starred in the reality show "Rain Effect" specially created for him. Through this show, he showed the most real side of Rain's daily life and his unchanged original intention to work hard like a new person after his return.
In January 2014, Rain released his sixth album "Rain Effect", which he wrote, composed, and produced himself, officially launching his album comeback. On March 27, he won the Most Influential Overseas Artist Award at the China QQ Music Annual Ceremony and sang the album's double title songs "La song" and "30 Sexy". In the same year, the concert "Rain Effect Show" was held in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, and he sang new songs and many famous works for the Chinese fans who were absent. She also starred in her first movie in China, "The Beautiful Beauty". At the same time, her Korean drama return "To Me, She's Lovely", which she starred in, attracted the attention of CNN, which gave Rain a solo interview for nearly an hour. interview. On January 30, 2015, Rain appeared on the stage of Anhui Satellite TV Spring Festival Gala and sang 3 songs in a row.
On April 16, he won the Most Popular Korean Artist Award for Asian Influence at the 19th Global Chinese Music Chart Awards Ceremony held in Macau. On May 4th, she was invited to participate in the world's top 2015 New York Metropolitan Fashion Festival (MET GALA) in New York, USA as the MCM ambassador. The Chinese TV series "Carat Lovers" starring him has achieved a total of 8.5 billion views on the entire network since its launch in July. The 2015-2016 "THESQUALL" Rain Asia Tour Concert Press Conference was held in Beijing on September 23. This was Rain's first Asian tour since he retired from the army in 2013. The first stop of the Asian Tour in China was Changsha, Hunan in November The song started on the 7th. On November 28, he won the Asia Honorable Person Award for Fashion Influencer of the Year. On December 5 of the same year, Rain participated in the 9th Music Festival and won the Most Popular Overseas Singer of the Year Award. He has been confirmed to star in SBS TV's new drama "Come Back, Uncle", returning to the screen after a year and three months.