Rain among Time's 100 most influential

Much has been said about KPop superstar Rain being listed among Time magazine's 100 most influential people.  Campaigners made a strong showing among the 17 Asians on the global list, which the magazine said was themed around social media and activism.
 
Rain topped a separate reader poll , as Time's online readers cast aside moguls and heads of state for the third year running in favor of the heartthrob and singer of "Hip Song".

"That's pretty impressive online power for a guy whose main claim to Western fame is a role in the 2009 film Ninja Assassin," the magazine commented.


Others who made it to the list are detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, the activist mayor of a tsunami-hit Japanese town, Charles Chao, founder of the web giant Sina-Weibo, journalist Hu Shuli, who started Caijing magazine, and media personality Hung Huang.