Rain on The Most Influential People of the Year on TIME… AGAIN?

he is a true aspiration that how he can’t speak English nor Japanese despite trying!? when IQ is down it’s down!

“Christina Aguilera is a real woman. She is not only a modern day Lucretia Mott, but is so open, that she is a true role model. She leads the way on female sexuality and is a advocate for domestic violence. She is the epitome of a influence.”

let me laugh at this LOL!

“George W. Bush influences the world with any decision he makes.”

this one is indeed true LOL

“Rain affected me a lot because when he first started auditioning to become a singer, actor, etc, he was rejected many times because people claimed he was ugly. But that proves that those people were wrong.”

so ppl were wrong and that he is not ugly? *slapping myself* the guy self proclaims to be ugly?! are these freaks? ajumas? wake up this is a night mare!

I think the fact that ya’ll have decided to vote for Bono just to counter Rain is pretty sad. If Rain gets #1 at a time like this it can help not only him but Se7en as well. With people being all obsessed about the V-Tech shooter being Korean it could help a whole lot.Then again I see things of the sort are overshadowed by jealousy or maybe even hate in your minds.

The Time Influential 100 vote has nothing to do with America, its a world vote. The fact that he’s getting a lot of votes just proves that he’s influential enough to produce that many. Rabid-fans or not, the voting system is flawed.

*isn’t

lol

Kill yourselves, it’s what god would want.

Oh, silly fangirls.

Sure, Rain can be on the list, but he shouldn’t be #1. He’s just JYP’s puppet.

omg silly ho’s…

Theres plenty of people that dont deserve to be on the list, but I guess TIME thinks otherwise. So since Rain is the one that I like most, I vote for him. Bono won’t win anyways, not with the way people are spamming those Rain votes.

LOL Bono has done so much more for the world than Rain. Bono has helped countries in need, he is a humanitarian. Even tho I love Kpop Rain shouldn’t beat out all those other ppl. Rain is nothing more than an guy who prances around and take off his shirt to impress fans. Now think for a second , who should be more influential; a Humanitarian and music Legend or a a guy that takes his shirt off a lot?

Also not to mention Rain hasn’t really done too much for world. Its not like he started the Asian wave, being the first Asian to play in MSG shouldn’t be considered world changing. Any other asian artist could have done it, it just Rain was lucky to do it first and got all that attention. Lets say if Se7en did it b4 Rain, then Se7en would be on the list and not rain.

Its not about how much someone has done for the world, its how influential they are. Get a fucking dictionary. Rain will just get a top spot in the entertainer category.

Your hippy ass will be happy when Bono gets his top spot in humanitarian or philanthropy category.

Obviously Bono’s contribution doesnt matter that much cause his fans aint really plugging those votes like they should be. And who hasn’t helped childrens with aids, fuck, even Paris Hilton has done that. Dont hate cause Rain is killing Bono, its just only natural.

God U rain fan are obnoxious. I’m just pointing out rain hasn’t done much to be number 1. Bono helps kids in Africa who don;t have internet so its not really fair to say. I’m not saying Rain isn’t influential, but the way u guys over exaggerate it. If u went around the world And asked ppl if they knew who rain was, most ppl wouldn’t. Go around asking if u know U2 or Bono, you would get more reception. Seriously i’m not saying Rain sucks, just that he doesn’t deserve the top spot.RZ tell me something about Rain that makes him so influential to get the number 1 spot.

They should have made separate categories to vote rather than compiling everyone into one list.

First off, you’re assuming that I was a fan. And to the Rain fans, you yourself seem obnoxious. If you knew more about the situation in Africa, Bono isn’t exactly the Christ of Charity as some make him out as. He’s a great speaker, sure, and he has many rich friends who can donate. But its all in a lost cause; barely any of that money raised goes to those children. The corrupt governments of Africa and its leaders are stealing most of that money. Bono participated a similar fundraiser in the 80s, millions of dollars were raised, and today not a single improvement was shown for it. From an objective standpoint, and how some historians could label him in the future, I’d say he’s an naive idiot with a good heart. Many celebrities have been to Africa or raised money to fight diseases such as AIDS. So does Rain, and many of those other people on the list.

As for the matter of Rain’s influence, his resume is very impressive, and he could potentially be the first successful crossover into the Western market from Asia. He’s not a household name, yet that doesn’t mean he’s not influential. The votes speak for themselves. Rain is influential to the point that his fans will vote for him repeatedly, as some assume they have. Topping, or at least charting in many of those countries is a feat not done by many music artists. As for the argument of him being a JYP puppet? No one said otherwise, and no one cares. Rain is an entertainer before an artist. Many musical artists don’t write their own lyrics, don’t produce their own music, and yet they’re extremely successful. That’s the music industry, and Rain is there to perform.

And by the looks of the votes, he’s here to stay.

Influence
1. having or exerting influence, esp. great influence: three influential educators.
–noun 2. a person who exerts or can exert strong influence: according to influentials of the fashion industry.

The whole thing with AID’s truly doesnt make them influential, just good people.

I’m not calling rain fans obnoxious, i’m just saying u and ur friend are, U called me a hippy ass while the other person called the blog writers silly little hoes… No one called rain name yet u resort to petty insults to defend ur idol, not not a Bono fan. Heck i don;t even listen to U2. If you check my music, you’ll see i have all of Rain’s album and concert DVD’s. Yet I’m willing to admit Rain isn’t as great as you guys put him and other people deserve the number one stop more.

How are any of us supposed to know what your music tastes are when you’re anonymous?

Once again, you fail to realize that the votes are for the most influential. Not the most deserving, not the most world changing. I never said he was great and I even admitted his shortcoming as an overall musical artist (being more of an entertainer than an artist).

The irony of it is, the more we discuss it, and the more people getting angry about it, just proves how deep influence runs deep. Rain being on top has already “influenced” people to respond accordingly with negative comments or negative votes and also with pessimistic attitudes such as yours.

U SAID:
I’m not calling rain fans obnoxious, i’m just saying u and ur friend are, U called me a hippy ass while the other person called the blog writers silly little hoes… No one called rain name yet u resort to petty insults to defend ur idol, not not a Bono fan. Heck i don;t even listen to U2. If you check my music, you’ll see i have all of Rain’s album and concert DVD’s. Yet I’m willing to admit Rain isn’t as great as you guys put him and other people deserve the number one stop more.

You just said Rain fans ARE obnoxious, you change ur mind. How would u know that I even know RZ? This whole argument if pretty dumb. Alot of people deserve a lot of things in life, and dont get them. If they deserved it so much then they would have it. There wouldnt even be a vote for this, TIME would just choose the people themselves. There are alot of good people on the list. Oprah built a school in africa, why isn’t she number 1? The fact is, they all do good things, well most of them, but it would help Rain out if he was #1 on the list of most Influential people. He needs all the recognition that he can possibly get when preparing to debut here in America.

BTW, when I called u a ho it was a joke, let it go.

Rain influences girls like this:
http://shenyuepop.com/2007/03/our-exclusive-interview-with-tiffany.html

to make posters and say they’re pregnant with Rain’s baby.

So is this a perfect model according to some comments on the TIME page?

How is it valid to judge him by someone else’s character? Just because she did that doesn’t have anything to do with him as a person. So please come with something better then that. How would it look if I judged you by someone you don’t even know???

O wow, so cause she’s a ho he’s not influential? yea, theres an argument.

Please, if we’re gonna use their fans as a deciding factor of how much they deserve a spot in a poll where anonymous people can vote as many times as they want…well then you’re caring a little too much.

Have you been to or seen a rock concert, one that U2 has played in? Those girls take off their shirts and get topless.

Bono, a huge rockstar in the 80s and 90s and even today, you think he didn’t screw any of the 100s of groupies he had?

wow great to see so many people here! LOL! and who called me ho?

i donno about ya’ll but i don’t get to see the artists .. all i see and have to deal with are their fans! LOL so this one comment i came across is just mind blowing!

“yahh,, but i just KNOW,, that by now… at least ONE bono fan has googled ‘rain’ in a desperate rampage to find out who this person is & WHY THE HELL he is beating bono…

& then he/she will see rains sxc abs & his cutee face & there we go, thats one more rain fan! well even if they dont become a fan, they will be MUCH more aware of him and when he debuts,, they’ll be like “HEY I KNOW THAT PERSON!!!” & spread the news
xDD..
haha,, the master plan =)”

just wannted to say that’s the mentality behind the voting!! so u guys don’t sweat it!

Agree’d, thats why I was saying people shouldn’t be too heated about it.

Like its not just a bunch of U2 fans spamming votes in there for Bono. However, since Rain is number 1, he doesnt deserve it. Please.

well not sure if that’s all fair though cuz one person came out in soompi and claimed she owns more than 80% of votes! well … let her be happy! i was not on the list to care LOL but if i was i would make ya’ll go vote for me and if not i would password protect the blog again LOL!!!!!

but singer Rain happened to have couple dare I call them psycho fans (cuz I know them !!! i have been to this business enough to know this much LOL kpop sphere is so small after all) with the kinda obsessions they have for him they will one day be a threath for his life!!! mark my word .. cuz u’ll see it one day!!!!

Everyone has those psycho fans, some are just more rabid than others and willing to vote, all day long…

lucky him cuz i happen to have the hater ones .. which they set their whole school up against me write me hate comments that with their whole classmates will KILL ME!!?? i need some psycho lovers! T_T

Haha i find that poll really funny. It really tells you what kind of world we live in where pop singers are considered more influential than worlds leaders, charity workers and nobel peace prize winners/ nominees.

off topic: Damn theres a lot of hostilities in this topic. xP Anyways Shenyue great blog keep up the good work x]

Thanks girl LOL no worries we are all are good i only need to find out who was calling me name to block her/his IP LOLOL that’s all

but seriously talk all u want ppl but don’t call names it’s really easy to shoot one another with profanity! want me try? I will win the competition LOL no but seriously I love you all but do ur argument not shooting at one another!

and one more thing please pick a name don’t stay under Anonymous it’s insulting to me! T_T

Haha i find that poll really funny. It really tells you what kind of world we live in where pop singers are considered more influential than worlds leaders, charity workers and nobel peace prize winners/ nominees.

Who the hell cares about those boring ass people…

OMG u got me speechless!!!

So dear why are u wasting time here? Not wanna join the league of voters?
It’s once in a lifetime chance!!! U never know what will happen next year!!

Im wasting my time here because Rain pretty much won, so theres no reason for me to vote, dearest. But I mean really, why does anyone waste their time here, nothing better to do.

Oh if u are pointing ur finger at I? Well this is my blog! And I’m always here! r u new here?

and please pick a name if u are gonna make another comment!

Why is Rain up there in the first place????..He’s such an arrogant dude who would not even smile to his fans who waited 5 hours for him..Vote for the peace-makers, civil rightists whatever they’re called for heaven’s sake!!

i would love to know too O_o

?? lets see if we can’t make this 100

Oh i’d vote for Andre Kim over Rain anytime…

hahahhahahahhahhahahahahhahaahha I am up for the goal Se7enFan LOL!
VOte for Perez-Hilton at least we are co-workers LOL!

Thailand’s King is #2. Maybe he’ll beat Rain/Bi.

Someone wrote on the comment page:

“Why are people crazy about rain? And what has he done for the world? He’s like the korean version of sanjaya :/”

..and I agree.

OMG…LOL….95 and counting…..

wait a a sec what’s the story if this King of Thailand? is he any good?

oh and singer rain with 40,000 votes is on the 4th place? 2nd and the 3rd place have lower total votes?! what is going on?

I see you guys are STILL here hating as always. Dont you guys do anything else but talk about other people

People are tripping thats whats going on. People are voting negatively on purpose. Now everyones screwing up everyones votes. It’s getting on my last nerves. People need to grow up.

Well glorifying a celebrity isn’t being productive either.

hey u two!!! who said we are voting?
in fact i just woke up and had a little look at the results and just so u know i have stopped voting after last night and i don’t see any need for u walking around here and tell other ppl what to do!