Rain performs at ‘World Peace Arirang Festival’ in U.S

Singer Rain joined nine other celebrity military servicemen in performing at the "World Peace Arirang Festival" on Tuesday at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.

The festival commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice and the Korea-U.S. Alliance featured a hanbok fashion show along with a special commemoration of the 21 different countries that fought in the Korean War.

Rain emceed the first half of the festival and gave a special performance in the latter half. Singers Sangchu from Mighty Mouth and Lee Soo-young, as well as a Korean traditional dance team, also performed at the concert.

Rain joined the army on Oct. 11, 2011, and has been serving in the National Defense Media Agency for Public Information Services supporting unit. He will be discharged in July.

By Suh Hye-rim (sheren6735@heraldcorp.com)