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Slowmotion
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 Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:06 pm Post subject: Rain Ranked 1st on Time Poll 100 Again |
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http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/04/18/2011041800377.html
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Korean pop star and actor Rain topped the latest Time Poll 100, in which readers vote for who they think are the world's most influential people.
Rain garnered 406,252 votes in the online poll to rank No. 1 among 203 candidates, Time magazine said on Friday. He also previously placed first in 2006 and 2007, and in 2006 he was shortlisted to the final Time 100 and walked down the red carpet for the ceremony.
Taiwanese actor and singer Jay Chou was the runner-up on the latest list with 207,239 votes, followed by "Britain's Got Talent" sensation Susan Boyle. U.S. pop star Beyonce came in sixth, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange 11th. U.S. President Barack Obama ranked 46th.
Time is preparing its final 100 list based on the online poll and its own selection process. Last year, Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na was named to the final 100. |
Ridiculous. He can thank the netizens. He probably shouldn't even be in teh top 100 much less number 1. |
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Gimbap Lover
Joined: 06 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:13 pm Post subject: Re: Rain Ranked 1st on Time Poll 100 Again |
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| Slowmotion wrote: |
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/04/18/2011041800377.html
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Korean pop star and actor Rain topped the latest Time Poll 100, in which readers vote for who they think are the world's most influential people.
Rain garnered 406,252 votes in the online poll to rank No. 1 among 203 candidates, Time magazine said on Friday. He also previously placed first in 2006 and 2007, and in 2006 he was shortlisted to the final Time 100 and walked down the red carpet for the ceremony.
Taiwanese actor and singer Jay Chou was the runner-up on the latest list with 207,239 votes, followed by "Britain's Got Talent" sensation Susan Boyle. U.S. pop star Beyonce came in sixth, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange 11th. U.S. President Barack Obama ranked 46th.
Time is preparing its final 100 list based on the online poll and its own selection process. Last year, Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na was named to the final 100. |
Ridiculous. He can thank the netizens. He probably shouldn't even be in teh top 100 much less number 1. |
What a waste of time. That guy can neither act nor sing. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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| That must have been some netizen in-joke, similar to people electing 'Jedi' as their religion on census polls. He's not even the most important person in Korea. There are a host of Korean actors and singers who are more popular amongst Koreans. If I had to vote for a Korean, it would be Yu Jae Seok (the bespectacled TV host). There must be a law in Korea that says he needs to be on at least one TV channel at all times of the day.. |
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Koreadays
Joined: 20 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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most influential ????
seriously?
RAIN????
TIME MAGAZINE!?! hahahahah you are a joke! you guys lost cred about 15 years ago... your magazine is garbage. NEWSWEEK kills you |
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Slowmotion
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Koreadays wrote: |
most influential ????
seriously?
RAIN????
TIME MAGAZINE!?! hahahahah you are a joke! you guys lost cred about 15 years ago... your magazine is garbage. NEWSWEEK kills you |
Time didn't choose him, the netizens voted. |
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Koreadays
Joined: 20 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Slowmotion wrote: |
Time didn't choose him, the netizens voted. |
interesting because all the young Koreans I ask are not big fans or rain.
I would think a band like Big bang, or Girls Generation or super junior etc
would have a far bigger fan base ..
G dragon most influential hahahahaha |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Koreadays wrote: |
| Slowmotion wrote: |
Time didn't choose him, the netizens voted. |
interesting because all the young Koreans I ask are not big fans or rain.
I would think a band like Big bang, or Girls Generation or super junior etc
would have a far bigger fan base ..
G dragon most influential hahahahaha |
It's because he was the only(?) Korean candidate. |
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Slowmotion
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Underwaterbob wrote: |
| Koreadays wrote: |
| Slowmotion wrote: |
Time didn't choose him, the netizens voted. |
interesting because all the young Koreans I ask are not big fans or rain.
I would think a band like Big bang, or Girls Generation or super junior etc
would have a far bigger fan base ..
G dragon most influential hahahahaha |
It's because he was the only(?) Korean candidate. |
I doubt it since Kim Yuna was on there last year. But yeah i'm puzzled why he's #1 much less in the top 100 |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Kim Yeonah, Park Tae Hwan, Park Ji Sung, that fella in the MLB have at least all earned some respect by being successful in their chosen fields. Rain on the other hand... |
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kiknkorea
Joined: 16 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah I can see it being a popularity contest. But how did he ever get into the conversation regarding influential?  |
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West Coast Tatterdemalion
Joined: 31 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| That is such a joke. Time really needs to set some criteria. |
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jinteh
Joined: 11 May 2010
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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If you check the Time site, the poll isn't just for influential Koreans. It's most influential worldwide. That makes the poll even better or worse for credibility. Jay Chou and Susan Boyle are just below him.
Though not as famous in Korea as he once was, he does have a huge following across Asia. His votes from Chinese fans alone is probably what puts him up so high on the list. |
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MattAwesome
Joined: 30 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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| not a day goes by i dont thank rain when i reflect on my life. Rain for nobel peace prize! |
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RangerMcGreggor
Joined: 12 Jan 2011
Location: Somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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| I agree with the poll. Whenever I am in trouble or have to make a difficult decision, I always think to myself "What would Rain do?" It normally ends with me singing a really over-the-top song while I pull some great dancing moves. For some reason people walk away when I do this |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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| MattAwesome wrote: |
| not a day goes by i dont thank rain when i reflect on my life. Rain for nobel peace prize! |
Just the other day I was reflecting on how much Rain has changed my life and the lives of the people around me. |
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