Rain's World

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Rain's World
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 14, 2006
Recorded2006
Genre
Length48:43
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
Rain chronology
Eternal Rain
(2006)
Rain's World
(2006)
Rainism
(2008)
Singles from Rain's World
  1. "I'm Coming (feat. Tablo)"
    Released: October 14, 2006
  2. "In My Bed"
    Released: October 14, 2006
  3. "With U"
    Released: October 14, 2006

Rain's World is the fourth Korean-language studio album by South Korean pop and R&B singer Rain. Two years after his last album, Rain finally came back with his fourth album. Building on the success of its predecessor, the album further established him as one of the top musical acts in Southeast Asia. a repackaged album was released on December 22, 2006.

Commercially, the album peaked at number one on the Korean monthly album chart issue for October 2006, becoming Rain's first monthly number-one album. It was the ninth best-selling album of the year in South Korea, selling over 106,000 copies.[1]

Release and reception[edit]

Two years after his last album, Rain finally comes back with his fourth album. By January 2007, the album sold 108,179 copies in South Korea.[2] The success of the album lead to a repackage album with a new album art as well as two versions: A type (CD+DVD Set) and B Type (CD+DVD+Diary Set).[3] CD contains remixed 'Bad Guy', 'I'm Coming', 'I' And 'With U' added to films of 4th album recording, jacket picture shooting session, a music video taping. B Type re-pack, which was limited to 5,000 copies, was a seasonal item for the Fall of the year with a high quality diary that has Rain's pictures undisclosed to the public.[4]

Promotion and live performances[edit]

To promote the release, Rain went on a world tour. The tour started in Seoul and included stops in the US, Japan, China, Singapore, and more.[5] His concert at the Tokyo Dome on May 25, 2007, attracted nearly 40,000 people and marked the first time aa Korean artist performed at the Tokyo Dome.[6][7]

Accolades[edit]

Rain's World awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2006 Mnet KM Music Festival Album of the Year (Daesang) Nominated
2007 IFPI Hong Kong Sales Awards Best Japanese & Korean Releases Won [8]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Rain's World"0:54
2."I'm Coming (feat. Tablo)"3:43
3."With U"3:20
4."내가 누웠던 침대" (In My Bed)4:11
5."하루도" (Not A Single Day)4:12
6."카시오페아 (feat. 임정희)" (Cassiopeia (feat. Lim Jeong Hee))4:29
7."Him & Me (feat. Dynamic Duo)"4:06
8."Don't Stop"3:48
9."Touch Ya (feat. 태완 aka C-Luv)"3:38
10."Move On"4:17
11."Oh Yeah (feat. AI)"3:35
12."Friends (feat. Tiger JK)"3:56
13."To My Friends"1:43
14."나 (B-Garage Remix)" (Me)2:57
Total length:48:43
Rain's World Repackaged
No.TitleLength
15."나쁜 남자 (Tango Version)" (Bad Guy)3:13
16."I'm Coming (feat. Tablo) (Home-Grown Remix)"4:39
17."난 (Acoustic Live Version)" (I)3:31
18."With You (Hybrid Beat Remix)"3:49
Total length:1:03:15
Rain's World Repackaged - DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Making of "I'm Coming" and "In My Bed""30:15
2."I'm Coming" (video)6:09
3."In My Bed" (video)5:06
Total length:41:30

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 2006년 가요음반판매량 [2006 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Miak.or.kr" 2007.01월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2007.01 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on March 4, 2007. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
  3. ^ "Rain Vol. 4 Repackage". Yesasia. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "Rain discography". Rain Germany. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  5. ^ "Tickets for Rain's Hong Kong Concert Sold Out". KBS Global. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
  6. ^ Garcia, Cathy Rose A. (May 27, 2007). "Rain Becomes First K-Pop Star to Perform at Tokyo Dome". The Korea Times. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Rain becomes First Korean Star to Perform at Tokyo Dome". Japan Today. May 28, 2007. Archived from the original on June 14, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2007.
  8. ^ "Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award presented [2001-2016] - 2007". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Hong Kong Group). Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  9. ^ ピ(rain)のアルバム売り上げランキング [Rain album release history]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  10. ^ 2006.10월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2006.10 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2021.