Rain Sets The Record Straight After Netizens Criticise Him Over Wife Kim Tae Hee’s Viral Emotional Clip About Parenting

South Korean pop star Rain, 43, recently appeared on the talk show You Quiz on the Block, where he spoke about how he unexpectedly became the target of angry netizens over a short clip from his wife, actress Kim Tae Hee’s appearance on the same show last year.

Rain and Tae Hee have been married for nine years and have two daughters, who turn seven and nine this year.

On a 2025 episode hosted by Yoo Jae Suk, the actress opened up about motherhood, saying she only truly understood how difficult it was after having children herself. It was an emotional moment, with tears welling in her eyes as she spoke.

During Rain’s appearance, Tae Hee’s vulnerable moment naturally came up, with Jae Suk asking if he had watched the episode.

Rain hesitated for a short moment before admitting: “About that… I really have to mention [this].”

He explained that he and Tae Hee watched it together at home, and he even praised her for doing a good job. However, short clips of the episode soon spread online, with only her emotional moment going viral, ending just as she covered her face with her hand and tried to hold back tears.

That was when things started to get a little messy for him.

“I received so many calls asking, ‘Don’t you help out at home?’” Rain recalled.

He added that online comments included criticism such as “Who made Kim Tae-hee cry?” and more scathing remarks like “Is childcare only a woman’s job?”. 

Rain said he was hit with a barrage of backlash, joking that he felt “wronged” by the situation.

He then set the record straight, explaining that he does his share of parenting duties, especially school runs, sending both daughters to school in the morning and picking them up in the evening.

However, he also acknowledged that his wife takes on a larger share of childcare, as their daughters tend to look for their mother more often.

Jae Suk then took the opportunity to tease Rain, saying that some children actually look for their fathers more often too.

Rain chuckled before agreeing, then jokingly added that the host was being “unusually strict” with him, despite him being a fan of the show.