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[series] Rain’s World of Endorsements: Harmony Meets Handsome in Ho Chi Minh–Cantavil Premier Apartments

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When Korean corporation Daewon Company partnered with Vietnam’s Thu Duc Housing Development Corporation, the Cantavil Premier Apartments were born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.  New, modern, and high-tech, this new development offered a plethora of amenities if you chose to live in one of its exquisitely designed and architecturally harmonious apartments.  Complete with a Lotte Modern Cineplex, the Cantavil Premier had it all.  And they had one very famous world star to tell you all about it.

Rain just oozes style and class.  So he was the perfect spokesperson for a new and classy housing development.  He happens to be one architecturally harmonious human who wears a suit like it was born into creation and designed solely for him.  See if you can catch that Yves Saint Laurent belt buckle. Hot.

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Even as he languidly awakens in his loose-fitting loungewear, he makes it…

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[series] Rain’s World of Endorsements: Refreshing Sereni-TEA – Today’s Tea

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Tea is definitely a wildly popular beverage in Asia.  Likewise, Rain is a wildly popular entertainer in Asia (and around the world).  Ok, that sounds like another winning collaboration for an endorsement!  And, what a delight to see a fit and serene Rain, dressed in white, going through his morning workout.  Is it me or does he look absolutely sensational in white?

We see him stretching and bending and curling those weights – and then the pièce de résistance: he levitates in a very yogic-inspired pose.  Well, that just had me squeeing with fangirl joy.  I am a huge fan of yoga so when you throw Rain into that mix, it would pretty much be the equivalent of a narcotic!!  Hey, don’t judge.  We all have that point where we just go over the edge when it comes to Rain. He caps off the…

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[series] Rain’s World of Endorsements: Raising the Bar, The Chocolate Bar – Scalar Chocolate

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I absolutely adore young, baby Bi!!

His very early endorsements just make me feel all warm and fuzzy probably because he exudes such pure energetic innocence.  There is something so endearing and honest about him and that is something that is consistently present in all he does.  There is no pretense with Rain.  What you see is what you get.  I admire that about him.  That honesty is always present be it in his live stage performances or on the screen, CFs included. I refuse to believe he has it in him to fake the kind of fun he seems to have in these early commercial films!

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In this early CF, however, that innocence I was talking about went right out the window.  This here is kind of pushing the provocative envelope, if you ask me!!  The only thing remotely innocent in this one…

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[series] Rain’s World of Endorsements: Some Like It Hot – Rinnai Heating Systems

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In my opinion, this is brilliant.  Was there really any question who would be best able to endorse a product that, well, generates heat?

Rain is the very definition (and essence) of hot so signing him on to endorse Rinnai Heating Systems was, on one hand, a no brainer, and on the other, another display of sheer marketing genius!

When I watched this ad, I was convinced the advertising team was made up solely of women!!  Let’s look at the evidence.

First, Rain walking with shirt open, the warm breeze on his skin.  Second, Rain casually sitting in his apartment as if he were inviting you in for a glass of wine.  (Yes, my imagination goes a bit wild sometimes when I watch him.)  Finally (and most importantly), Rain shirtless.  Rain shirtless taking a shower.  I repeat, Rain shirtless taking a shower.  Yep, there must…

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[series] Rain’s World of Endorsements: Ice Cream is My Chingu – Binggrae Ice Cream

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Imagine you are all of about 19 or 20 years old and have just spent the better part of your teenage years hungry, and hungry on several different levels.  Now imagine your manager comes up to you one day early in your career and asks, “Are you interested in doing a CF where you will probably have to eat ice cream all day?”  I am sure a very young and eager Rain did not hesitate in the least bit when answering that question and jumped right into endorsing Binggrae Ice Cream.  Oh my gosh….are you ready for some absolute adorably cute Rain???

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When I watched this CF my heart just burst with happiness.  Young, fresh and eager, I felt like Rain was calling out to me to join him for some ice cream on a hot summer day.  He has a natural and honest…

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[series] Rain’s World of Endorsements: Easy, Breezy, Steamy Goodness – KB Star Card (Part 2)

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Bless KB Financial for having the vision of letting Rain endorse their KB Star Card – sincerely and truly, bless you, KB Financial!  In this second installment, I’d like to visit 2 more CFs Rain gave us for KB Star Card.  As in the previous two, I guarantee you will see why Rain’s vast appeal truly does set him apart from other performers, Asian or otherwise – and why I continue to believe that no matter what the project, he approaches each with commitment, dedication, focus and fun!

In this fresh California skater-inspired spot, Rain throws on his magic t-shirt and bounces through the byways of Pomona, California.  Pomona, California?  Huh?  I first thought it could be Hermosa Beach because it looked familiar to me, as I lived in that area at one time.  But, the street signs visible during a portion of this…

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[series] Rain’s World of Endorsements: Send in the Clones – KB Star Card (Part 1)

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It is an ongoing delight to watch Rain endorse a product, isn’t it?

He truly does bring his very own special charm and style of promotion, regardless of product or concept.  Perhaps it is because, as an entertainer, he has to be a bit of a self-promoter himself in what is a very competitive business: show business. Maybe this gives him an edge as he truly understands the power of promotion and the necessity to be both honest and effective.  Think about it.  When Rain endorses something, he is not selling himself per se, but he is attaching himself to a product, goods, or service so he does have a certain responsibility as a representative of what he is endorsing.  I’m guessing Rain most probably knows this and that is why he approaches each project with respect and dedication.  In fact, these are two…

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Stalking: Bi Rain & Yoo Seung Ho

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This really turned out to be a super delicious Sunday!!♥♥

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collMy world just collided beautifully! Seriously, how can I sleep in peace everyday now knowing there are more of these out there in net world? Woke up this morning and was presented by Michele of Your Daily K-Shot of Hot this grand CF and my cherry popped right away! You can’t ask for more when Rain and Seung Ho are in the same commercials showing us some of their daebak actions! It feels so surreal having to see them up close and be in the own real skin. This is a 2011 commercial for Adidas for winter workout. For all I know, the workout gear shown mostly at the beginning of 5 seconds and the rest mainly focusing on the actors being comfortable in their workout gear and moves!

*giggles* *blushes*… so you can see Seung Ho looks a tad younger but I think he showed us a few…

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K-Shot Postscript: 비 Rain & Yoo Seung Ho – Adidas Adonis Squared

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I feel like this is a celestial event.  You know, the kind of thing that happens every 5000 years or something!! I just finished up and posted Yoo Seung Ho as my latest K-Shot, as you know, and Rain awhile ago.  I knew when I decided to blog about the delicious men of the K-entertainment world that the amount of information out there would be so vast and wide, it would be next to impossible to find ALL of it, and indeed impossible to include in a single post.  Hence, the K-Shot Postcript.  My dear friend and fellow blogger, Stephe at Cloud USA  and over at stephethornton.com has been a wonderful supporter of all I do over here (so much so she offered me a position on the Cloud USA staff as a writer) so I have her to thank for thunking me over the head with this one.  Sinew and smolder collide when Rain and Yoo Seung Ho meet in the gym for Adidas.  Oh yes this makes me very happy!! 🙂 Thank you, Stephe!!

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[series] Rain’s World of Endorsements: Roadtrippin’ – 1492 Miles

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You can spill it.  I know each one of you secretly (and some of you not so secretly) have or have had thoughts of a weekend getaway with Rain.  You know, where he picks you up early Saturday morning in his cute car with his cute dog and won’t tell you where you are going but just gives you that mischievous grin? Then, takes you by the hand, plops you in the passenger seat, buckles you in, and you both speed off into the horizon? Yeah, that thought!!  When the reality is you fire up Netflix or pop in a DVD and that romantic weekend getaway turns into a marathon of Young Jae, Kang Boku, Sang Doo or Ji Woo.  By the way, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that scenario whatsoever!  I will never diss the drama marathon, especially one of the Rain…

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