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Originally Posted by ayu_fan929
True. I guess she tried to relieve the tension.
The only hyped up drama that Rain starred in was only Full House. That's the only truly successful drama he had so far. Take a look at his last drama, (the one about boxing), the ratings were nowhere near what Full House achieved in Korea and it hasn't been hyped about like Full House. I don't think he's THAT big in Japan. I'm pretty sure he had concerts in Japan before his single release, wouldn't you think he would have done at least decent in his sales? I agree that Bae Yong Jun is popular though, but then again, he's mainly popular for Winter Sonata and not much else.
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Maybe most of his dramas aren't that popular in Korea but they sell to overseas market thanks to him and that's almost as important.
Saying Bae Yong Jun is popular because of Winter Sonata is the same of saying BoA is popular because of her music. Well, duh, he's an actor, of course he's popular because of his work. His movies are also VERY popular in Japan and he is THE biggest korean superstar in Japan, much bigger than BoA.
And there are others korean bigger than BoA in Japan like Cho Ji Woo...
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I'm 100% positive that his album wasn't the best selling album of the year in Taiwan/China/Korea. That year, BoA's album beat his in Korea. As for Tawian/China, I'm pretty sure Jay Chou beat his album's sales. His concerts are not in stadiums. They are comparable to Tokyo International Forum (maximum to about Japan arena size). And also, I don't think he's THAT much popular than BoA. I think he maybe as popular as she is, but not "much more".
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I'm sure he's much more popular than she is. His latest album outsold Boa's album in Korea and in China (I'm not sure about Taiwan but much probably). Please, Girls on Top sold 117k in Korea and his latest album sold over 400k. Plus, he is worth much more.
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Well without Full House, he wouldn't have achieved anywhere near the popularity he has now. BoA didn't need to have dramas to increase her popularity and still has as much popularity as Rain did with both his drama and music combined. That's why I think BoA is more influential that way.
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I don't agree with most of that.