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It's Raining (2004)

Where the lyrics of It's Raining take you, and where it was really made.

Rain's third Korean-language album, released in 2004, has since sold over a million copies across Asia.

Key places

Recording at JYPE Studio, Seoul (2004)

Recording site Big Hit Studios, Seoul — Listed as the recording location of the album. The point is set at city-center level, so the exact studio building is not confirmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Private company studio, not open to visitors.

Album story

Overview

• It's Raining: third Korean-language studio album by Rain
• Released 8 October 2004 through JYP Entertainment in South Korea
• Released in several Asian territories in 2005, including Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan
• Two singles promoted with music videos and music program appearances: "It's Raining" and "I Do"

Background

• Rain's consecutive album, primarily produced by JYP Entertainment founder Park Jin-young
• The agency said the record was written and produced with both domestic and international markets in mind
• Rain's role in the drama Full House earlier that year helped boost his recognition and popularity throughout Asia
• Japanese edition released by King Records on 16 February 2005
• Hong Kong release on 24 June 2005; Taiwan release on 17 August 2005

Recording

• Recording location listed as JYPE Studio, Seoul

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Jung Ji-hoon, born June 25, 1982 in Seosan, South Korea, performs under the stage name Rain (Korean: 비).
• Recruited as a trainee by JYP Entertainment in December 2000 after being repeatedly rejected at auditions.
• Debuted as a member of the boy band Fanclub at age 16; the group was not commercially successful.
• Debuted as a solo singer on May 13, 2002 with the album Bad Guy.

Career

• Breakthrough with the third Korean album It's Raining (2004), which spawned the number one single of the same name and sold over a million copies across Asia.
• Released the Japanese album Eternal Rain (2006) and the Korean album Rain's World (2006).
• Held the Rainy Day Tour and Rain's Coming World Tour, including a sold-out concert at The Theater at Madison Square Garden and the first Korean artist concert at the Tokyo Dome in 2007.
• Named to Time's 100 most influential people list in 2006 and 2011.
• Acted in Full House (2004), Speed Racer (2008) and Ninja Assassin (2009), becoming the first Korean to win an MTV Movie Award.
• Revived his music career in 2020 with the viral song Gang and the trio SSAK3.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Peaked at number three on the monthly MIAK album chart in October 2004
• Sold 153,577 copies in South Korea by the end of 2004, the 17th best-selling album of the year
• The album and its title track won the grand prize at the 2004 Mnet KM Music Video Festival and the 2004 KBS Music Awards
• Title track "It's Raining" won the Most Popular Music Video daesang at the 2004 Mnet KM Music Video Festival
• "It's Raining" won seven first place music program awards in South Korea, including three on Inkigayo
• "I Do" won three first place music program awards, including twice on MBC's Music Camp

Records

• Sold over 1,000,000 copies throughout Asia according to the Korea Creative Content Agency
• Sold over 200,000 copies in South Korea from 2004 to 2006
• Peaked at number 15 on the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan and stayed on the chart for seven weeks
• Sold about 100,000 copies in Japan according to the Korea Creative Content Agency, without a RIAJ certification

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The Japanese release came with a different cover, and a separate music video was made for "It's Raining" in Japan.
• Rain held a showcase at Shibuya-AX on 21 February 2005 to promote the Japanese edition.
• The first Rainy Day Tour concert opened at the Olympic Hall in Seoul on 29 January 2005, and the Beijing Workers' Stadium show in October 2005 drew 40,000 people.
• In February 2006 the tour reached New York with two shows at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, the largest K-pop concert in New York City at the time.
• The tour ended at the Impact Arena in Bangkok on 26 February 2006.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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