【ありがとう】RAIN（ピ）39【ごじゃいます】
The show was a combination of slick video-era effects ? at one point,
Rain jumped, and the buildings in a video image behind him shook ? and odd moments.
Mr. Park took the stage repeatedly while Rain changed costumes. Speaking in
hip-hop-style English, he reminded everyone that he wrote all the songs,
he introduced Sean Combs (Diddy) and the teenage singer JoJo to praise Rain,
and he performed his own songs from the mid-1990's. Given his voice,
he was wise to make Rain the vehicle for his newer material.
The obstacle to Rain's intended United States career is that by the time Mr. Park
has figured out how to imitate the latest English-speaking hit,
American pop will have jumped ahead of him. Perhaps collaborators like Diddy could help
Mr. Park keep Rain up to date.
But for the moment, here in the United States, Rain sounded like a nostalgia act.
Rain jumped, and the buildings in a video image behind him shook ? and odd moments.
Mr. Park took the stage repeatedly while Rain changed costumes. Speaking in
hip-hop-style English, he reminded everyone that he wrote all the songs,
he introduced Sean Combs (Diddy) and the teenage singer JoJo to praise Rain,
and he performed his own songs from the mid-1990's. Given his voice,
he was wise to make Rain the vehicle for his newer material.
The obstacle to Rain's intended United States career is that by the time Mr. Park
has figured out how to imitate the latest English-speaking hit,
American pop will have jumped ahead of him. Perhaps collaborators like Diddy could help
Mr. Park keep Rain up to date.
But for the moment, here in the United States, Rain sounded like a nostalgia act.
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