Korean singer Rain is a huge star in Korea , but has yet to achieve large success in the U.S . He starred in last year 's ` ` Speed Racer , '' and has the lead role in ` ` film Assassin '' Rain said he is n't afraid of the hard work it would take to make him a star in the U.S . He was hailed as one of People magazine 's most beautiful two years ago , and , despite being relatively unknown to most Americans , beat Stephen Colbert in a Time magazine online poll of most influential people in 2007 . He says he had to go through intense training for ` ` . ''
Korean singer Rain is a huge star in Korea , but has yet to achieve large success in the U.S . He starred in last year 's ` ` Speed Racer , '' and has the lead role in ` ` film Assassin '' Rain said he is n't afraid of the hard work it would take to make him a star in the U.S . He says he had to go through intense training for ` ` . ''