Rain, KARA & The Weird Relationship Between K-Pop and Baked Goods

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BY: Adriane

What did I think was so hilarious about this new commercial, featuring Rain, that I’m showing it to all my friends? Well, it’s for a bakery. And last I checked, the newly chiseled Rain was on a diet of steamed greens and chicken breasts.

Now? Check it:

And oh, my, there’s even a “making of” video that shows what happens when the bear takes off his hat! (Stay till 1:00.)

Kara in full baking attire. Photo Credit: PopSeoul

KARA in full baking attire. Photo Credit: PopSeoul

But it led me to wonder. Is there a more complex relationship between sugar-coated K-Pop and sweet treats? Recently, of course, the girls from KARA starred in the reality TV show “KARA’s Bakery,” in which they took out a real loan, hired a real interior decorator, and now own and manage a bakery:

Maybe Rain will buy a cake from them?

Anyway, we’re happy to see this all goes against the newly released stats on the shocking number of eating disorders in Korea… Let them eat cake!