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By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter
Korean pop star Rain may have landed on the top spot for Time magazine’s online poll for 100 Most Influential People of the year, but poll runner-up American comedian Stephen Colbert is getting the last laugh.
On his political parody show ``The Colbert Report, ” Colbert made fun of the fact that he only ranked number two on Time magazine’s online poll. Colbert, a popular comedian known for political satire and deadpan humor, said he had battled Rain on the Korean pop charts for years and ``he’s always gotten the best of me.”
Colbert also described Rain’s music video as ``amateur,” but showed clips of the stylish music video for ``How to Avoid the Sun.” Colbert also unveiled his own music video, which showed him dancing and singing in awkward Korean to the tune of Rain’s song “How to Avoid the Sun.” Colbert’s song featured lyrics such as ``You know you’re my girl, so we can eat some kimchi.”
As a parting shot, Colbert said: “Rain, I’m gonna be all over you like egg on a bowl of bibimbap.”
However, Colbert’s satirical humor may have been lost in translation as Korean netizens objected to the spoof. On Youtube’s Web site, some fans criticized Colbert for being ``racist” and ``ridiculing” Rain’s success. One fan even said it was ``insulting to Koreans.”
At the same time, Yonhap News reported Rain secretly helped a cancer-stricken fan, who was only given a couple of months to live. This is revealed on ``Human Docu Love”, an MBC documentary special to be aired on 11 p.m. May 19.
Rain secretly visited Ahn So-bong, 33-year old mother who found out she had stomach cancer after she gave birth to her first daughter. Rain also donated 20 million won for Ahn’s treatment. Ahn has been given only six months to live.