Remember Rain, the K-pop star whose canceled Aloha Stadium concert last year left thousands of local fans hanging?

Last June, local concert promoters sued Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, and his South Korea handlers, JYP Entertainment Co. and Star M Entertainment.

Federal Magistrate Kevin Chang is now recommending that JYP and Star M pay more than $2 million to Hawaii-based Click Entertainment for the failed concert.

In a 16-page filing last week, Chang said that Click should be entitled to more than $1 million for fees and expenses and another $1 million in lost profits.

Chang’s findings still needs to be approved by U.S. District Judge David Ezra. And Click’s claims against Rain himself will be determined at a later date.

Rain -- whose Korean nickname Bi means rain -- is a popular South Korean pop singer, actor, dancer and model.

His June 15, 2007 Honolulu concert was one of several stops on a U.S. tour that included concerts in San Francisco, Atlanta, New York, and San Jose, Calif., which also were canceled.

Eric Seitz, Click’s attorney, said his client will be able to collect on any award that is finalized by Judge Ezra since JYP and Star M have significant business interests in the U.S.

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