The Pictures of “Rain’s comming”

VietNamNet Bridge – “Vietnam being chosen as one of Bi-Rain’s Asian stages helps to affirm Vietnam’s status in the integration age,” said Nguyen Trong Ngoc, President of D&D, the organizer of Rain’s show in Vietnam.

To have a Bi-Rain performance in Vietnam, D&D had to start the invitation process one year ago and experienced many difficulties. The Korean partner had to be persuaded that Vietnam had a capacity to organize a world-class programme which the Vietnamese public would be interested in.

“Bi-Rain has more than enough to be a star. He has good looks, communication charm, performing skills and good health. He makes the best of his dancing ability. As for supporting technology, there is nothing further to be said than that it is impeccable. Bi-Rain’s show wasn’t just his own show, but the work of many first-class international showbiz experts,” said Quang Dung, a Vietnamese pop star.

D&D efforts seem to pay off, especially for the Vietnamese entertainment industry. “Rain’s coming” is paving the way for performances by other international artists who may now be less reluctant to perform in Vietnam.

With the contribution of many leading specialists in the international showbiz such as stage director and choreographer Jamie King, video director Dago Gonzales, production director Thomas J. Hudak, and light director Roy Bennet, Bi-Rain’s show met international technical standards.

Most of the songs in the show were sung in Korean. The near-ending performance was imbued with features of Korean culture such as the Korean flag, traditional clothes, Korean arts, as well as Asian dragons, which help to reveal the cultural message of Bi-Rain’s world tour: It has been the Republic of Korea’s ambition and plan to introduce to the world the symbol of the Korean national and culture. It wasn’t just business considerations that urged Korean Air to sponsor Bi-Rain’s world tour.

After Rain’s show, other Asian stars such as BoA and Seven from Korea and Edmund Chen from Singapore are planning to visit Vietnam in 2007.

Vietnamese stage specialists certainly did learn a lot from Bi-Rain’s world-class performance, and they will continue to learn from an increasing number of stars’ performances in Vietnam in the future.

Source: Tuoi Tre