Rain to release his first English album soon?

Rain announced plans for his U.S. debut during a news conference in Sydney, Australia. He mentioned the U.S. debut plans when asked what he thought about being called the "Justin Timberlake of Asia."

Rain said he's a fan of the U.S. pop star and noted that the nickname was first introduced by Time magazine when he made it on its list of the world's 100 most influential people. Rain noted that perhaps there was not a better way to introduce himself at the time, but that the moniker will likely disappear when he releases his first-ever English album for his official U.S. debut late this year or early next year. Rain showed strong confidence in announcing his plans.Some 20 Australian and 40 Asian media outlets including reporters from China, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia came for the news conference, comprising the biggest media gathering involving since the launched of his world tour.