Rain 'influential' in China

Rain

By Park Si-soo

K-pop star Jung Ji-hoon, better known as Rain, was named the “most influential” foreign musician at China’s QQ Music Awards held in Shenzhen Thursday.

It was an annual music awards hosted by China’s biggest music website QQ Music. The country’s biggest TV station CCTV broadcast it live across China.

“I won a prize thanks to your support. Thank you so much,” Rain wrote on Weibo, Chinese version of Twitter, with an attached photo of him holding the trophy.

“Let’s meet in my showcase tomorrow in Beijing.” He had a showcase to promote his new album “Rain Effect” at the National Gymnasium in Beijing, Friday. It was his first album showcase in China since its release in January.

The singer and actor, who is dating actress Kim Tae-hee, has been actively promoting his new album and filming the Hollywood movie “The Prince.”