KPop Artist Unwind: It's RAIN-ing Depression

The recent spate of depression cases together with a high suicide rate amongst the Entertainment Circle in Korea has caught much attention and Rain has been one of them. According to him, during the time when he was in Hollywood filing in a movie and recording his album/songs, due to the long period of time in an unfamiliar area, he unknowingly got depressed.

Rain said: “This is something that I’ve never experienced before. If I am alone in a confined space or in the midst of a lot of people, I’ll experience breathlessness and will try to breathe in very deeply.” Adding on to that, he had to film a lift scene in the movie “Ninja Assassin” for more than 2 hours and that left him with Altophobia and Claustrophobia

Rain mentioned that artists do not need to hide the fact that they have depression. He added: “I had to be very determined to overcome this problem. Giving up meant letting down on my fans.”

He also added on that during the 3 months of earning of more than $1500000, he said that it was not the money earned that was important but to let the world know about Korean actors and to do Korea proud.

Translated/Adapted from 联合早报

Credits: Entertainment Unwind