Now, I love singing Rain songs in the singing rooms here. Nothing works better on impressing Koreans than singing some K-pop. And Rain's tunes are mixed with enough English that even an elementary Korean learner could keep up.
I found the Rain interview fascinating. The interviewer asked him about "The Korean Wave" that is supposedly sweeping Asia. It's the so-called phenomenon that Korean entertainment is just taking over every other country in Asia.
Granted, a few shows, singers and movies have done well. But if there's even a hint of a performer having a concert in Japan, we have to hear about "The Korean Wave" in all the newspapers.
Well, Rain blasted the Korean wave, saying the name makes it seem selfish. He said he thinks all the countries should combine their ideas and talents to make something new, rather than one country trying to dominate.
He also said he's not trying as much to spread Korean culture to the world, as he's trying to bring the world's culture back to Korea.
It's a good interview and it's cool to see that someone has a different way of thinking about cultures working together.
I say ch-ch-check it out.
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