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Korean pop star Rain will begin his world tour to promote his Hollywood debut movie, Speed Racer, starting from Korea on April 20.

Rain will then promote the film in Hong Kong on April 23 before moving to Los Angeles, where he will join producer Joel Silver, actors Emile Hirsch and Matthew Fox for the premiere. Rain is also scheduled for a Japan appearance in June.

At USD300 million for its production and USD80 million in marketing costs, Speed Racer is a hefty blockbuster about the best racers around the world battling in cars equipped with cutting-edge technology.

[KBS]

Korean pop star Rain is in Shanghai over the weekend to sign an endorsement contract for cake product. A contract signing ceremony was held with the attendance of press and some fans.

Rain will stay in China for another couple of days; he will be performing in a special concert from China Central Television (CCTV) to celebrate the mid-autumn festival on Tuesday (September 24).

Korean star Rain will take part in a campaign to fight against anti human trafficking. Rain will be the Korean narrator of a documentary produced by global music network MTV.

The documentary is named MTV’s EXIT (EXIT for End Exploitation and Trafficking) and will be presented in 8 languages. It is scheduled to air in MTV channels in September.

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KBS has announced the making of season 2 for popular Korean drama Full House.

Full House was released in 2004 and is one of the most popular Korean drama ever; and made the already famous cast, Rain and Song Hye-kyo, to the new height of their career.

It is reported that the script of the sequel is in progress, but the director and the main cast have not been decided yet.

[Sina]

Korean pop star Rain has some really supportive fans in Hong Kong… the fans from fanclub Rainhk.com have joint hands to publish an advertisement on 2 major local newspapers to show their support for their idol who is facing some troubles lately.

The advertisement is written in 3 languages (Chinese, English and Korean) and came with a price of HK$30,000 (around USD4,000).

Note that the image is a draft from the fanclub and not an actual scan of the newspaper (Image credits to rainhk.com)