Updated at 8:27 a.m., Tuesday, May 15, 2007

K-pop star Rain's concert tickets go on sale today

By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Writer

Tickets for South Korean pop music superstar Rain's debut Island concert, on June 15 at Aloha Stadium, will go on sale at 9 a.m. today. Advertiser library photo | April 2007

The Rain storm starts today. Translation: Tickets to South Korean pop music superstar Rain's debut Island concert, on June 15 at Aloha Stadium, will go on sale at 9 a.m. today at Ticketmaster locations and at www.ticketmaster.com. Premium VIP tickets also are available through Click Entertainment, (808) 941-8870; call for prices and packages.

Rain, 24, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, also is known in South Korea as Bi (pronounced bee), the Korean word for rain. He appeared in the K-drama, "Full House," in 2004 and has since emerged as a global star with four albums in release.

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