{"id":4599,"date":"2009-08-23T05:08:01","date_gmt":"2009-08-23T05:08:01","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:50:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:50:59","slug":"rain-in-elle-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=4599","title":{"rendered":"Rain in Elle Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These photographs of Rain, shot in the Alps, look like they came out of an Abercrombie &#038; Fitch ad. <\/p>\n<p>He also gave an interview titled &#8220;Night 6 Days with Rain in Alps.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>How does it feel to be in the Alps?<\/h3>\n<p>Feels huge, the mountains look like painting. It feels like the movies and I wonder if I can be in such a place. It\u2019 s my first time travelling to a place like this.<\/p>\n<h3>Are you having difficulty because of jet lag?<\/h3>\n<p>Not so much, but sometimes yes. I woke up early this time. Each time I wake up early, I go out to the lobby to surf the net and use the internet phone. I always carry around a USB phone that looks like a receiver of an analog phone.<\/p>\n<h3>Haven\u2019 t you become used to resting now that is finished?<\/h3>\n<p>After the 8 months of shooting, I was even busier trying to find cuisines.<br \/>\nNot to mention training a new face and preparing for \u20186 to 5\u2019 fashion show. I just didn\u2019t do much official projects but I didn\u2019t have much time to enjoy for myself.<\/p>\n<h3>It seems that stories of your grudge on eating has been carried on since before your debut.<\/h3>\n<p>Since I wasn\u2019t able to eat much during the Ninja Assassin shooting, I enjoy going around to enjoy cuisines with my colleagues. But I seem to miss Korean food already this time. The heaps of bananas make me feel like a monkey.<\/p>\n<h3>What do you do in your free time?<\/h3>\n<p>I usually listen to music or watch movies. I listen to classic or jazz to relieve stress. I used to collect cameras for hobby in the past, but I lost interest after all the shootings I had to go through for work. The happiest moment is when I get the time to talk with my close friends.<\/p>\n<h3>Looking back at the last shooting.<\/h3>\n<p>I think I was given the opportunity to work with the Wachowski brothers once again because I endured the vibrating chairs during . The hardship I went through working out outweighs the difficulty during shooting. Although it did get easier.<\/p>\n<h3>Didn\u2019t you have any difficulties, this being the first action movie.<\/h3>\n<p>As I was acting, I realized the pain behind the joys of action. It \u2019s like choreography in dancing. That\u2019 s what made it ease up a bit. But actions are risky which gives no room for a moment of relief.<\/p>\n<h3>Were the Wachowski brothers as considerate as in?<\/h3>\n<p>Even more. I could work with them as if working with friends. I realized that Hollywood has a systematical and mechanical system. I felt that Korea could surpass Hollywood if proper systems were put in place .<\/p>\n<h3>You should have seen the clips now that the release is set for November.<\/h3>\n<p>The first screening between the Wachowski brothers, my agent and I. I can never forget that moment. I felt proud that the movie paid off for all the efforts. I started to wish that this would become big. I \u2019m looking forward to it now that the feedbacks for the screening we had in America were mostly positive.<\/p>\n<h3>Any differences in you before and after the movie.<br \/>\nFirst of all, I\u2019 m receiving a lot of calls from Hollywood. I\u2019m glad that they see the good in me.<\/h3>\n<h3>Have you ever imagined your name in Hollywood as an actor instead of a singer?<\/h3>\n<p>Never. I still feel like dreaming now that the shooting and preview is over. My passion for music and acting is now 50-50. I think played an important role. I believe that all the efforts will be paid off.<\/p>\n<h3>Are you passionate. You give off an image of a perfectionist or a workaholic?<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019m still young, so I believe I must reach for a higher goal. Whatever others might think, I do not believe that I have succeeded yet. I still have to adapt to the surrounding environment.<\/p>\n<h3>But things don\u2019 t always go your way. Like the lawsuit you had.<\/h3>\n<p>Probably. It always has been that way, before something good happens, something bad turns up. I take it as a fertilizer for a better fruit. It could have been worse.<\/p>\n<h3>Do you dream of becoming a normal person?<\/h3>\n<p>I do have nostalgia for the normal life. But this is the road I\u2019 ve chosen so I won\u2019 t be disappointed in my given life. So I never had any conflicts between an artist and a normal man. Although I do have a dream to get married, have kids and live happily ever after.<\/p>\n<h3>It\u2019 s time to return as a musician.<\/h3>\n<p>It is. I\u2019m preparing for a better Rain\u2019s World. I\u2019m just revealing all those preparations as a singer, actor, producer and a designer. But I do wish that I could be more comfortable as a human being Jung Ji hoon as time passes. In time, I believe facing such scenery would become comfortable.<\/p>\n<p><i><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/connectingraintotheworld.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/rain-in-alps-for-elle-magazine.html\" target=\"_blank\">Connecting Rain to the World<\/a><br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These photographs of Rain, shot in the Alps, look like they came out of an Abercrombie &#038; Fitch ad. 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