On October 7th, Rain took part in his last formal event before his scheduled enlistment in the army.� Held at the culture hall at the New World Mall, Rain and his co-stars attended the production conference for his upcoming movie, "Soar: Close to the Sun". Rain plays the role of a combat pilot named 'Jung Taehoon', a role which requires intensive training to pull off.� He had to go through several different tests to ensure the believability of his acting.� He joked, "For the seven months during filming, it felt like I was going through actual military training.� You can consider the intensity as going through seven extra months of mandatory army service." Fortunately, Rain's stamina and strength helped him pull through the test.� Real pilots must go through and pass a 6G gravity test, but Rain endured the test up to 9G.� "During the test, my head snapped back and I fainted but I woke up and passed." Fellow actor Yoon Jun Sang stated, "Normally, when heads snap back, people just faint right away, but Jihoon would get right back up.� It was quite the feat." Yoon continued, "He's a great dongseng, and I'm sad to have to see him go off to the army.� He's strong and dependable, as if he's already been through the army, and I'm glad that he's receiving so much love for his enlistment.� He's not a world star to us but just a comfortable younger brother." [gallery link="file" order="DESC"] Source: Segye Ilbo via Naver Photos: As tagged