Rain meets with his fans all over the world through CNN

Singer and actor Rain met with his fans all over the world through 'Talk Asia' program of CNN, America's largest cable TV specializing in news, aired on October 28th at 9:30pm.

Rain talked to CNN's major anchor woman 'Anna Coren', about his impression on Ninja Assassin ahead of its release, his childhood, the stories related to his family, and his secret to success as a world star.

Rain expressed his childhood, "I was myself such a child who worshiped Michael Jackson and liked dancing." continuing, "I didn't meet the expectancy of my deceased mother, so I much regret what I had done to her."

Also, "I was raised in easy circumstances until when I was 10, but from then until the time that I was 20, my family lived in abject poverty, in particular, I was in the most difficult situation when my mother passed away."

He said, " I appeared in drama 'Full House', that seemed to pave the way for my success."

When 'Anna Coren' asked if he has any friends, he answered, "I have no girl friend now, but I might get one sooner or later."

He said regarding his debut as a singer, "I was very introverted when I was a young boy, but there was the change of my character while I was dancing." and "I attended 12 auditions, but I faced frequent rejections because of my appearance, however, there had been many changes after I met JYP."

"In addition, I was able to grab at several chances to appear in the hollywood movies after I was selected as one of the most influential 100 people by Time Magazine."

And she asked, "Which do you like better, singer or actor?", he answered, "The answer for you seems to be "Who do you like better, father or mother?" "I think it is more important to do my best."

Also, Rain said about the expectancy and the difficulty he encountered during shooting Ninja Assassin which will be released on November 26th.

Source: Star news
Brief translation credit: rain bird@rain-eu.com