Rain's Exclusive Interview With Praew Magazine

- Do you know that your fans are all waiting for your future plan?

First of all, I would like to say thank you to all my fans and I am glad to hear that they’re still keeping up about me. I have to say that lately esp. after I announced that I’d like to try something else this may be make many people shocked... but don’t worry, I’m still here. After my world tour concert in Thailand, my contract with JYPE was over. I was just opening Management Co. named, Rainy Entertainment and plan to have encore concert in Japan and China.
And also I was just agreed to be in a part of Hollywood movie, 'Speed Racer' with the 2 brothers Wachowski (Andy and Larry Wachowski) who’re the famous director of 'The Matrix'… I think I may have to stay in Berlin for a while for filming.

- How do you feel working with the brother Wachowski?

I like "The Matrix" very much. I’m glad and excited to work with such a talented director like them. This movie was created from Japanese Cartoon and my character is a talented newbie Japanese racer who’s trying to save his family business. In this movie I have to drive very fast and I think that I’ll not use the stunt. Even this is not the lead character but they trusted me to work with them so I’ll have to put all effort in it. When I saw the crew preparing the set and everything, I feel very proud that I was working with them and plus this is my first Hollywood movie so there’re things that I need to learn… I hope to learn more about new acting technique from great actors – actresses as much as I can like John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Christina Ricci.

- You’ve got challenging work with more challenging characters, is there any character that you like and why?

I still have very little experience in acting but every time I read the different scripts I think that I have get into that character. Like "I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK", I have to spend many days to study the character of the psychopath in the hospital. I think they are sincere & innocent more than normal people. And acting like them is very difficult I need to concentrate a lot because the character’s emotions are complicated.

- Do you have any idol or any one who you were dreaming of being like them?

Hmmm… let’s say… if my life is the road, so I’ve been on the road that no one ever been before. So, I think I don’t have any idol because I have already created my own road. The Road for Rain or Jung Ji Hoon and I believe that it will lead the way to others too.

- If you have a chance to start your new life again, any kind of work or life would you like to have?

Even if I’ve got a chance to start my new life again I hope to have my life like this. The life that being actor and singer… I think there’s no such life that can be happier than this.

- If you have a chance to go for a trip but you can have only 3 things with you, what would you like to bring?

It’s really depend on how long... I'd rather take mp3 player, photo of the person I love and cup noodle with me (laugh)

- Your trips are mostly about work, if you can arrange the schedule by yourself where would you like to go?

I would go to somewhere I can be free and travel with the person I want to. Even I don’t have anything special to do, however, it would be very wonderful if I can spend time freely with someone I love.
- How’s your trip to Valencia for LV photo shoot?

This was my first time to Valencia… the country is charming. Ah yes… this is my first time to sailing and it’s not that easy to understand (learn) this kind of sport but I think I’ve improved after they’ve tough me and may be because I like the water sport like swimming, surfing or water skiing so that’s helping me a lot.

- What do you think about LV Fall-Winter Men Collection that you were just doing the photo shoot?

I like LV and why I decided to do this photo shoot because I like the brand. The brand has a long history, valuable and antique. This collection is LV Fall-Winter for men, the style will look simple but trendy… this is what I’m searching for.

- Many people think that you have a great sense of fashion, does fashion inspiring you and your daily life?

Everyday there will be stories and people surrounding, they inspired me in dancing, singing and my daily life and of course, these including fashion and my lifestyle. I believed that fashion is one of many important things to create people’s character. So, I choose the fashion that suit with me and my character. Frankly, I feel really good that many people think I have a great sense of fashion (laugh).

- Last question, you were chose to be one of the world’s top 100 influential people, is this make your daily life change? If yes, how?

I want to say thank you for the honor that Times & People Magazine gave me. From now on, I know that every word I say, every move I make will get attention from the Western. So my daily life and my responsibilities for work will be more important than before… it’s like many people are hearing me. So this is also my responsibility to make it even better and I hope that I’ll succeed.

Source: Praew Magazine