Government snatches Rain’s magic stick
The government’s Family Health and Welfare Association has deemed Rain’s fifth album title song “Rainism” as “unhealthy media material” for the youth of South Korea. According to the tenth clause of the teenager preservation law, lyrics or images that encourages sexual behavior amongst the young is prohibited.
The Association has forced Rain to remove the “dirty” version of the song from all music sites and charts. In addition, the Association insists that Rain must only perform the “clean version of the song on all televised programs. However, for public performances, no word yet on whether or not he will be allowed to perform the original version.
In response, J Tune Entertainment has announced that, “There was no intention of encouraging sexual behavior or other obscene acts”.
The government’s response is a bit too late. The song, “Rainism” has been downloaded by thousands of fans. Does the government really think it has the power over the youngins by simply declaring the song is too dirty? Puleeze. Stopping Rain’s dirty version will only light the flame of his fame.
On the same train of thought - why hasn’t the Korean government not banned any songs from the U.S.A.? Aren’t most of the hip hop/rap/pop songs all about sex, drugs, and violence? Why is “Rainism” banned and Justin Timberlake’s song “My Love” or even “Sexy back” played on all programs even as of last year?
Anyhow, the lyrics of the song will be changed from
“My magic stick is spinning in your shivering body. You can’t go beyond my body shake. Make it Rainism The Rainism. Feel my body”
to
“My body shake does not feel the boundaries. Our one and only Rainism.”
Huh?
And just in case you didn’t hear the original version of the song check it out below.
