Rain to Participate in the Olympics?
De La Methode in Rumors on Jan 07, 2008 - 02:02 PM – 275 Views – 18 Comments
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Rain aka Bi is considering singing the theme song for this year's Beijing Summer Olympics. The Chinese Olympic Organizing Committee recently requested Rain for the gig. Initial impressions are that he most likely will do it. He turned down a similar request two years ago for the Doha Asian Games due to conflict with his tour schedule. But obviously there's a huge difference between the Doha Asian Games and the Summer Olympics. He just wrapped up filming for his minor role in the movie Speed Racer (Due to open in May), so there shouldn't be any schedule conflict this time.
Does this mean Rain has to sing in Chinese? I would think so, considering all the past theme songs were in their respected native countries tongue. Maybe he can rehash the pimp classic South Korean 1988 Seoul Olympic Theme, Hand in Hand:
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Jan 07, 2008 - 03:32 PM
im nervous >.<
Jan 07, 2008 - 03:37 PM
Am i the only one who thinks it’s kinda strange that a korean singer is singing for the olympics in china? won’t chinese singers be kinda offended?
Jan 07, 2008 - 03:58 PM
Probably because most of the chinese singers I’ve heard were pretty bad? Plus the chinese seem to love this guy for some weird reason.
Jan 07, 2008 - 04:49 PM
I wanna hear this song.
I personally hope he sings in Korean…I don’t wanna have to worry about his Korean accent in his Chinese. Haha.
Jan 07, 2008 - 05:57 PM
Am I the only person believes Beijing Olympics should be boycutted?!!!
Jan 07, 2008 - 06:08 PM
They couldn’t find any better singers? I mean bedside’s Rain’s popularity in China, i don;‘t see why he was chosen to sing on a show to be televised int he world. His Chinese is really bad, and so is his English. Making him sing in Korean is the only option and it’s not practical for the BEIJING Olympics. Plus his singing in Korean isn’t even great…
Jan 07, 2008 - 06:55 PM
This is a disaster waiting to happen ..
Jan 07, 2008 - 07:04 PM
dude what happened to jay singing for the chinese! at least he can sing in chinese - and he is somewhat closer in heritage than rain is. wtf, rain - stay in korea!
Jan 07, 2008 - 09:18 PM
NOOO!!
please no!!
people all over the world are gonna be watching him!!
he’s gonna disgrace the asian race!!
does he want me to get taunted at school??
Jan 07, 2008 - 09:51 PM
@Shenyue, why should we boycot the olympics?
I don’t have anything against Rain, but no!!
I was secretly wishing TVXQ can do it… though their chinese is not so great (but I’m sure Rain’s isn’t better!)and they are great singers!! (fangirl wish here… @_@..... it’s long shot… :(....)
Leehom would be an excellent choice, or that guy who collaborated with Jay on Qian Li Zhi Wai .... I loved his voice…
I don’t know that many Chinese singers but I’m sure they can find someone…....
Jan 08, 2008 - 12:28 AM
um
koreans sang at the korean olympics
shouldnt chinese sing at the beijing olympics?
Jan 08, 2008 - 01:13 AM
*oldahjumma* reported that he turned it down… pooey i guess its for self preservation in China
Jan 08, 2008 - 04:03 AM
H8erade. you must have been listening to the teeny boppers from taiwan cuz they have no vocal ability whatsoever.
anyways, who the hell thought it was a good ideal to invite rain to sing the theme song for the olympics in CHINA. he can’t sing worth shit to begin with and he’s not even chinese. there are a lot of great singers from mainland china or hk it’s not that hard to pick someone who has the vocal ability and can speak the language fluently.
Jan 08, 2008 - 05:20 AM
No offence but the only worthwhile korean who can sing chinese in my opinion is Nicky Lee. Though, you can hear he is korean when he speak Chinese but when he sings it’s perfect, better than most Chinese artists. Rain can’t sing, he’s just a dancer, a bad one.
Jan 08, 2008 - 05:23 AM
Don’t worry guys, RAIN apparently declied the invitation to sing at the Olympics. He said that it would be more appropriate for a Chinese to sing than him.
Jan 08, 2008 - 09:02 PM
this would have been disastrous if he accepted
Jan 09, 2008 - 12:53 PM
wow really…well this is his chance to for real go international i think he should take the gig….and sing the song….even though he’s not chinese…it means that the chinese just must really loves him and his singing….
Apr 11, 2008 - 10:52 PM
hmmm….haha id rather a chinese singer sing for the olympics in china…but it rain can do a good job at it then ok…haha (how minor of a role did he get in speed racer?...i mean the plot seems kinda blah…not too sure if an appearance in it is really that great…>.<)