{"id":8572,"date":"2011-04-28T02:04:34","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T02:04:34","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-04-28T02:04:34","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T02:04:34","slug":"Rain-prepares-for-a-rainy-farewell-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=8572","title":{"rendered":"Rain prepares for a rainy farewell concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>South Korean pop star Rain will start his mandatory two-year military service sometime later this year<\/strong>, and plans to go out in a big way.<\/p>\n<p>The singer is about <strong>to launch a large-scale Asian tour <\/strong>and, in addition to the usual laser effects, he\u2019ll be making good on his name by actually providing precipitation during his concerts.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Singapore concert promoter Faith and D revealed that Rain\u2019s concert <strong>at the Singapore Indoor Stadium May 22 will feature an actual rain storm with real water<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The storm apparently lasts for two-and-a-half minutes and uses 1,000 liters of water, which is collected and recycled.<\/p>\n<p>Such production values means the number of seats available will be less than they normally would be at the stadium, but Faith and D say that ticket prices will not be affected. In fact, the top ticket price will be about one-third that of the top ticket price for the last Rain performance in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>At a press conference in Pattaya to promote the Thailand leg of the tour, <strong>Rain said that he would promote \u201cgreen themes\u201d at all the cities he plays<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis upcoming concert revolves around two concepts,\u201d he said, according to AsiaOne News, <strong>\u201cLove Nature, which is about how to save the world, and Latest Show, a spectacle that no fans have seen before.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nHe added that some of the proceeds from the tour would go to help victims of the <strong>Japanese earthquake and tsunami<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re going to miss him while he&#8217;s in the military. <strong>Isn&#8217;t this the second farewell concert though?<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korean pop star Rain will start his mandatory two-year military 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