Rain gave an interview with Daily Hankook after finishing his ‘Legend of
Rain gave an interview with Daily Hankook after finishing his ‘Legend of Rainism’ concert in Japan on April 17~18, 2010
Your concert has finally finished.
Rain: I feel free from the cares of homework for hours. My staff suffered more hardship than ever before. I was able to finish my concert successfully because of the support of my fans.
During this concert, there were a lot of songs to communicate with them in comparison with the other ones, therefore, perhaps this will particularly linger long in my memory.
Being on stage was more at ease. I spent the last 8 months. I even considered the thought of living while performing on stage.
How were your preparations for your last performance going?
Rain: I feel much better now that I’ve taken off 10 kg before the release of my special album. ‘Sad Tango’ and ‘Hip Song’ which were not on the song lists were added to this concert. I seemed to make a good choice even though it was hard to perform.
You emphasized communicating with your fans during this performance.
Rain: There is no point just showing my music and performance unnecessarily. I’ve found through this concert that the stage is completed while communicating with them. I never lost my desire to perform.
In June, I plan to put on shows, each of the venues of which has a 3,000-seat capacity, traveling around 15 cities in Japan. Compared with other great concerts, I believe that we can feel a sense of closeness and happiness during the performance.
What’s next for you?
Rain: I seem to concentrate more on the activities for my special album after this concert. I’m going to be even busier with shooting a TV drama which will begin in June. There will be an opportunity for its full details to be released. I’m planning to release my regular album at the end of this year.
Meanwhile, one of Rain’s close friends, Baekga who accompanied Rain to the concert after undergoing a big surgical operation, got a lot of attention. Baekga sometimes took pictures of the show scenes, watching the show and doing a cheer for Rain.
Rain and his staff, after the concert, visited a Korean traditional restaurant called ‘Gosirae’ which is run by Hanryu star (the Korean Wave star) ‘Bae Yong-Joon’, but unfortunately Rain didn’t make the meeting with ‘Bae’.
There is a saying that Rain always causes rain whenever he puts on a show abroad. Sure enough, it poured down on the Japanese Islands all day long, on the 15th, the day he entered the country.
credit to Sports Hankook http://news.nate.com/view/20100418n04749?mid=e0101
Daily Hankook http://news.nate.com/view/20100418n04628?mid=e0101
Brief translation by rain bird.