Maps of Music

Rain Effect (2014)

Where the lyrics of Rain Effect take you, and where it was really made.

The album was first set for 6 January 2014 but was moved up to 2 January because of Rain's film schedule for The Prince.

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Comeback reports circulated even before Rain was discharged from the military
Many articles predicted he would sign with Cube Entertainment in Asia and Roc Nation internationally
On 17 September the exclusive deal with Cube DC was officially announced
Rain performed at the 2013 MAMA, where a trailer teasing a reality show and a new album was revealed
The album was originally to be released on January 6, but the date was moved to January 2 because of his film schedule for The Prince

According to a Cube Entertainment official, the album was mostly written and produced by Rain himself
Collaborators include Bae Jin-ryeol (JR Groove), Jung Woo-young and Hwang Hye-kyung
Rain was closely involved in planning the album, including clothes, choreography and music
A special edition was announced on 3 February 2014 with the new song I Love You, a 64-page booklet and a 36-page notebook of Rain's personal stories

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.

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.

Han Dong-yun of Ism criticized the album as causing considerable fatigue
The review said the album focused too much on current trends and danceable moods, and lost comfort and naturalness
The singing was described as stiff and predictable, adding to the uneasy feeling
The critic sarcastically said the album turned listening to music into hard labor

The release was moved from 6 January to 2 January because of Rain's film schedule for The Prince.
A trailer with the date 2014.01.06 and the phrase Rain will fall, again aired after his 2013 MAMA performance.
Teasers for 30 Sexy and La Song were released on 30 December 2013, and the two official music videos came out on New Year's Day.
The Lumpens directed both music videos; the same team had directed Cho Yong Pil's Bounce.
The special edition's promotional single I Love You got its own music video on 7 February 2014.
On 6 June 2014 Rain released Where You Going Oppa? as the fourth single from this album, to celebrate Hyuna's birthday.