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After some legal troubles, Rain, also know as Bi, is not about to be disheartened. After all, Korea(plus a whole lot of countries too!)  loves hime. Just recently he has been appointed as Korea’s Global Goodwill Ambassador. Quoting from K-popped..

Rain is definitely Korea’s darling!

The appointment was held at 4:50pm on 09 June, 2009 at Seoul City Hall Annex (in one of the conference rooms). The appointment was initially scheduled for 25th May but was postponed due to the death of Korean former president Roh Moo-hyun.

Rain is chosen because it is believed that the 27-year old star is highly influential and will be able to market the city of Seoul internationally. Rain has been voted as U.S. Time Magazines 100 most influential people in the world and will be in the Hollywood movie Ninja Assassin (which will be released by end 2009).

Also, Rain appeared twice in the “world class” documentary channel Discovery (yes, he was featured in Hip Korea) and was named “master of the Korean Wave” (okay, i know others who have contributed to the Korean wave, so this is a highly debatable).

Congratulations Bi!

NewsSource: Newsen

The heirs of the late actress, Choi Jin Sil has been ordered by a court to compensate an advertiser since she failed to maintain her dignity as a model when pictures of her after a beating by her then-husband Cho Sung-min were publicized in media.

A construction company sued the Choi Jin Sil in 2004 for W3 billion (US$1=W1,250) for damages incurred and the modeling fee paid. The company paid Choi W250 million in March 2004 for modeling for apartment buildings. The said contract included a clause that if Choi disgraced the image of the company by damaging her social and moral image through her own fault, she would repay the firm twice the modeling fee.

Since Choi passed away in 2008, her status has been passed on to her children, an 8-year old son and a 6-year old daughter with Choi’s mother acting as their guardian.

Choi was initially cleared of the responsibility but the Supreme Court has reveresed the decion and sent the case back to Seoul High Court.

This is a rather sad case and I do symphatize with Choi Jin Sil’s heirs. To think they lost their mother at such a young age and now they are faced with this. Granted that the photos may have damaged the  “image of the company” but she was the one beaten up so I think she’s more of the victim..

Hope this case ends up well for Choi Jin Sil’s heirs.