Rain recently led Time.com’s “2008 Time 100 Finalists” for most influential people. Rankings change daily and today, Shigeru Miyamoto, video-game designer, grabbed the lead. In fourth place is Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert. The past couple of years, Colbert has been battling to overtake Rain, but has never achieved any success. He’s taken to the airwaves to make his case. He’s even gone so far as to make a Korean pop video to sway voters. No dice. At last count, Rain leads by 600,000 votes. A Colbert win does not appear likely this year. What will he do next year to influence voters? His plan is to challenge Rain to a dance-off on The Colbert Report. If that happens, I can’t wait to see it.

Rain has been doing well to represent his homeland. A couple of months ago, he won an award for best representing Korean pop-culture to the world. Along with his supporting role in Speed Racer and lead role in Ninja Assassin, it’s no surprise that millions find this 25 year old to be a major force in the world.

Rain/Colbert “feud” continues [Angry Asian Man]

Stephen Colbert’s K-pop imitation of Rain

Original video from Rain