Rain (entertainer)
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Rain made his acting debut in the 2003 drama ''Sang Doo! Let's Go To School''. His lead role in the pan-Asia hit drama ''Full House'' (2004) established his status as a Hallyu star. In 2008, Rain made his Hollywood debut in the film ''Speed Racer'' and starred in ''Ninja Assassin'' (2009), the latter of which made him the first Korean to win a MTV Movie Award. Rain has set up his own company twice, the first being J. Tune Entertainment in 2007, and R.A.I.N. Company in 2015.
Rain has received numerous accolades for his work in both music and acting, including six Mnet Asian Music Awards, three Golden Disc Awards, nine KBS Drama Awards and two Baeksang Arts Awards. In 2008, he was ranked third among 100 leaders of the Korean entertainment industry by ''Sports Dong-a'', and was named one of ''Time''
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Published 2011-12-01
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