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U.S. Broadcasting Firm ABC Likely to Shoot a Documentary on Singer Rain

American Broadcasting Company, one of the U.S. three largest broadcasting firms, will likely make a documentary film on the Korean singer Rain, who recently made his debut in American arena after gaining tremendous popularity across Asia.

The Korean singer Rain said on May 8 (Monday), "Rudy Bednar, an executive producer, told me that he wanted to make a TV documentary about me". He made the remarks at a meeting with Korean correspondents in New York on Monday.

The ABC producer Bednar was quoted by Rain as saying, "Because Rain is an icon of Asian popular culture to which the American people have recently been drawn, I want to shoot a documentary film about him".

"I hope to work together with Rain because he is anticipated to succeed in the U.S"., Bednar reportedly stated. "I know how great Rain's popularity is among Asian people".

Accompanied by his father Jeong Gi-chun, Rain (Bi in Korean) attended a party which took place on Monday at the Jazz at Lincoln Center for those selected as the 100 most influential figures by the U.S. Time magazine.

Rain was recently included on the U.S. magazine's list "Time 100: The people who shape our world", calling him the "face of pop globalism", which now brings pop culture from Asia to the West.

As a support of his selection, the U.S. magazine mentioned, "Rain has ridden the crest of 'hallyu', or the Korean wave", following his performance at the Madison Square Garden in two sold-out shows last February.

"I am very happy", Rain said. "I believe the rising American interest in Asian culture would lead him to success in the U.S. market in spite of language barriers and the traditional strength of white singers".

The two other Koreans on the list are a teen golfing prodigy Michelle Wie and Jim Yong Kim, a Harvard Medical School professor renowned for his efforts to eradicate tuberculosis and to find a cure against AIDS.
Kim attended the party, but Wie was absent from the party because she has been staying in Korea after competing against male golfers in a golf tournament.

By Sunny Park

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