{"id":16195,"date":"2013-10-07T18:10:15","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T18:10:15","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-13T20:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:43:11","slug":"k-pop-star-rain-to-hold-first-gig-since-military-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=16195","title":{"rendered":"K-pop star Rain to hold first gig since military service"},"content":{"rendered":"

So excited to hear this!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rain will visit Japan next month for his first concert tour<\/strong> after being released from military service, his agency said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The “2013 Rain Zepp Tour: Story of Rain” will begin with performances in Nagoya on November 14-15, Rain’s management agency Cube DC said.<\/p>\n

The tour marking the 11th anniversary of Rain’s debut will also take him to Fukuoka, Osaka and Tokyo, it said.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old K-pop star was released after completing 21 months of mandatory military service in July.<\/p>\n

Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-Hoon, is one of the biggest names in the world of K-pop, which commands a huge following in South Korea, across much of Asia and beyond.<\/p>\n

In January, he was confined to barracks for a week after he sneaked out to meet TV drama star Kim Tae-Hee while on official duty.<\/p>\n

Military service is taken extremely seriously in South Korea, which remains technically at war with North Korea because their 1950-53 conflict ended with a ceasefire rather than a peace treaty.<\/p>\n

Apart from those with physical disabilities, exemptions are rare and anyone refusing to serve — for moral or religious reasons — faces an automatic jail term.<\/p>\n

Celebrities are frequently caught attempting to evade military service for fear they might be forgotten by their fans while in uniform.<\/p>\n

ohhhh I can just see him practicing like this:<\/strong>
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