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Spoiler alert: Photos from the Stephen Colbert-Rain showdown

By Ms Interpreted on May 4th, 2008 ·

EDIT:

Here’s a link to the post of Rain’s visit to the Colbert Report on Monday, May 5, 2008.

Video and Screencap Pictures of Rain and Stephen Colbert’s Dance-Off on ‘The Colbert Report’


He's singin' ... IN KOREAN!!!!!The big showdown between our oh-so-culturally sensitive Stephen Colbert and his nemesis Rain is getting close enough to taste; so much so that I know I’ll be driven to distraction if it doesn’t air on Monday, as rumored. So really, what else could I do but fan those flames a bit higher by teasing you with some photos of Rain in a *very* familiar looking studio?

I’m hiding the photos/links behind the cut; click past the jump at your own peril, spoiler-free wannabes!

Hat tip to TWoP’s Botulism for the link!

(Photos originally posted here)

I don’t know what the Korean says, but I’m already amused based on what I’m seeing.

Editor’s Note: A Tip of the Hat to Veronica for doing a better job than I did. – TLE

I don’t know much Korean (I can understand the ‘Singing in Korean’ vid without looking at the subtitles, but that’s about it), but I wanted to offer a sort-of translation. Please correct me if I’m wrong …

The first part says: “Rain is greeted by Rain” (i.e. the singer and the weather)

In the second row, it says: “Dancing machine, Bi (”Rain” in Korean) pumped for the challenge?”

The small white text reads: “Want to go faster?” to which Rain answers enthusiastically, “No!”


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42 Comments

1

OMG DDR DANCE-OFF FTW!

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2

DDR dance-off, OMFG!!

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3

:O DO MY EYES DECIEVE ME!!?!?!? It’s really going to happen! :)
Dude, Monday’s going to be a bangin’ episode.

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4

DDR FTW ZOMG BBQ WTF?!?!!

(reCAPTCHA: therapy make)

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5

Dancin’ in Korean! Yay! I can’t wait. Great pix.

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6

NO. FLIPPING. WAY.

I bet Stephen owns at DDR. I wonder if he ever plays it with his kids, haha.

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7

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN!
*shakes fist*

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8

*screech-flail-giggle-wheeze*

EEE!!!

Okay… back to studying now. UGH.

(Hehe. reCAPTCHA= “resentation awful”. That’s how I feel about exams.)

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9

@ DB: Hahahahaha!!

Okay, I’m going to display my pop culture ignorance and ask, what the heck is DDR?

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DB
May 4th, 2008 at 2:51 pm

Dance Dance Revolution. It’s a dancing video game. They did a parody of it on Southpark once: http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154499/

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10

haha, it’s pretty difficult not to look like a fool doing DDR!

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11

Is it me, or does he look like a female in those pic? Can’t wait to see Colbert in DDR!!!

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12

I just noticed, Rain’s hair/sideburns really irk me. I wonder if those pieces of hair ever irritate his skin? They look itchy.
I’m still OMG’ing and WTF’ing.

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13

There’s a creepy, Michael Jackson vibe I’m getting from this Rain kid. I hope he doesn’t take himself and his fans’ worship too seriously (as I’m sure Stephen puts our devotion in perspective). I guess we’ll get a better appreciation of his character on Monday. There’s no better test of this than DDR. ;)

reCAPTCHA: “Crown Stardom” How funny! I think Monday’s contest may just do that.

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14

DDR FTW!!!

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15

Thanks for the spoiler warning…I tried to avert my gaze. Although the suspense is killing me, I seriously can’t wait! This episode will be one for the books, for sure.

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16

OMG DDR!!!

I’m going to like… Censor what I was going to say….

I ARE GOING TO LOL.

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17

hhmm, who’s that dude next to Rain in the four bottom pictures of the left column? I wonder if Rain and Stephen have help, or is he just a machine handler type?

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TheLakeEffect
May 4th, 2008 at 7:24 pm

Rain is a MACHINE, you say? *strokes beard*

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Daniel
May 4th, 2008 at 8:55 pm

Translator most likely.

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TheLakeEffect
May 5th, 2008 at 1:41 am

I knew I was stroking that beard for a reason, and here it is. Best title for a romantic comedy, ever:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_a_Cyborg%2C_But_That%27s_OK

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izzie
May 5th, 2008 at 1:56 am

@ TheLakeEffect

lol sorry, I don’t know why I worded it that way, what I had meant was someone pressing the buttoms or operating the ddr machine. but I’d love Rain to be a machine, just to see what all those Clouds would do

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18

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DDR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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19

Can’t wait to see who win!!!!
I’m so participating this…

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20

*wins
*anticipating

:DDD

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21

hahaha!
Dancin’ in Korean.

I like.

!!!!!!!

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22

He has to let his hair grow because of his next movie, Ninja Assassin, from the Wachowski Brothers as producers. He will play the main character.

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ColbertFaninChicago
May 4th, 2008 at 9:35 pm

I’m feeling SO vindicated for putting Singing in Korean as the top video in the contest!

I won! I won! (balloons cascading)

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24

Stevie darling…you know how many fangirls will be watching? Better look sharp!

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25

So, I totally played DDR today after seeing these pictures. lol. I hadn’t played it in months.

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I don’t know much Korean (I can understand the ‘Singing in Korean’ vid without looking at the subtitles, but that’s about it), but I wanted to offer a sort-of translation. Please correct me if I’m wrong …

The first part says: “Rain is greeted by Rain” (i.e. the singer and the weather)

In the second row, it says: “Dancing machine, Bi (“Rain” in Korean) pumped for the challenge?”

The small white text reads: “Want to go faster?” to which Rain answers enthusiastically, “No!”

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TheLakeEffect
May 5th, 2008 at 12:59 am

That’s as close as I got, fumbling through translators. My knowledge of Korean is limited to things to yell whilst practicing Tae Kwon Do, or things that Korean ex-girlfriends mumble under their breath. I’m trying to find a Korean on my contact list that can tell me, but they’re all busy with (seriously) studying.

(reCAPTCHA: angry racket)

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27

DDR is not problem to Rain at all…haaa…Stephen, you got trouble. Rain looks so cute in these pictures. Cannot wait to watch the show tomorrow evening.

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28

What does one call a hybrid Rain/ Colbert fan? A TruthyCloud?

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AmandaIvy
May 5th, 2008 at 3:06 am

A cloud of truthiness?

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29

Yeah that sounds about right. I take it you like Rain?

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TheLakeEffect
May 5th, 2008 at 2:17 am

I enjoy precipitation as much as the next guy, but I’ve never been much for Korean R&B dance sensations. I am however, going to go watch “I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK” when I get the chance. Yet, I am pretty mixed on Speed Racer.

(reCaptcha: Grove nearby – it wants me to move to Florida?)

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30

OMG! Rain on Colbert Report!?!?!
I can’t wait to see it!

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31

i can’t wait to see rain on colbert show .

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32

LMAO!
DDR???

i can’t wait for tonight’s episode! lol
it should be fun…

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33

GO GO COL!!

Dang, but I can’t stand rain’s effeminate looks!

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34

Actually, the second translation should be: Dance-machine, Rain attempting Pump? [*note: in Korea, DDR is called Pump.]

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