Since he was discharged from military duty two months ago, singer and "Full House" star Rain has been very busy.
He spent the first weeks of his free time visiting his family and made a trip to his mother's grave.
For his first public appearance, he traveled to Thailand to perform at the Sonic Bang festival. The August festival featured many famous international musicians including Epik High.
The fact that Rain was performing led many fans to assume that he was making new music but his agency, Cube Entertainment said he was not working on any new music for a while.
"He is not working on a new album", said an agency representative. "As he was recently discharged, he will take a break and then start working on new songs."
He took his next trip to China primarily because of a cosmetic brand that he is promoting there. In Shanghai he was again asked about his future plans.
"Nothing is certain yet," he said. "But I will come back with a new drama or album soon."
That drama might be filmed in China.
"I am meeting with several Chinese directors," he said, impressing fans with his fluent Mandarin. "And I hope to see you again very soon."
Although he became involved in a few scandals while he was in the military, he left on a positive note. He was discharged as scheduled cleared of all charges.
The latest scandal involved his job as a military public relations officer. It was said that he did not file the necessary paperwork for his position.
He was also implicated in the scandal that brought down the Defense Media Agency and eliminated the special celebrity recruit status assigned to actors and singers. He was seen dining off base with singers Se7en and Mighty Mouth's Sangchu. They were later caught going to an adult massage parlor, but by then Rain had gone home.
According to a statement released by the Ministry of Defense, Rain was cleared of those charges. Se7en and Sangchu were punished and reassigned.
Rain began making plans for his post-enlistment career before ending his military duty. He signed on with Cube Entertainment, which also represents 4Minute, G.NA and Beast.
At that time, Hong Seung Sung, the president of Cube, said, "You will soon be able to witness the beginning of Rain's second wave. He has already shown his potential by becoming a world-class entertainer and his future holds no limits."
JYP Entertainment was Rain's previous agency. Hong said that when he worked at JYP he was one of the first to recognize Rain's potential.
