Rain discography explained

Artist:Rain
Studio:7
Compilation:1
Music Videos:24
Ep:3
Singles:33
Soundtrack:1
1Option:6
1Option Name:Album appearances
2Option:9
2Option Name:DVD

The discography of South Korean entertainer Rain consists of seven studio albums, one compilation album, three extended plays, and thirty-three singles. His debut studio album Bad Guy was released in May 2002 and sold over 140,000 copies in South Korea. His sophomore studio album, How to Avoid the Sun, was released in October 2003 and spawned the titular single, which ranked at number one of the music program charts for multiple weeks.

Rain's third studio album, It's Raining, was released in October 2004 and sold over one million copies across Asia according to the Korea Creative Content Agency, including over 200,000 copies in South Korea, 100,000 copies in Japan, 500,000 copies in China, and 70,000 copies in Taiwan. The record spawned the singles "It's Raining" and "I Do". Rain released his first original album in Japanese, titled Eternal Rain, in September 2006. The album peaked at number 19 on the Oricon Album Chart and sold 19,000 copies.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
KOR
[1] [2]
JPN
[3]
TWN
[4]
TWN East Asia
[5]
Bad Guy 9
  • KOR: 143,414[6]
How to Avoid the Sun
  • Released: October 16, 2003 (KOR)
  • Label: JYP Entertainment
  • Format: CD, cassette
6
  • KOR: 166,731[7]
It's Raining
  • Released: October 8, 2004 (KOR)
  • Label: JYP Entertainment
  • Format: CD, cassette
3 15 1
  • KOR: 202,764[8]
  • JPN: 100,000[9]
  • TWN: 70,000
Eternal Rain
  • Released: September 13, 2006 (JPN)
  • Label: King Records
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
14 6 1
Rain's World
  • Released: October 14, 2006 (KOR)
  • Label: JYP Entertainment
  • Format: CD, cassette
1 57 7 1
Rainism 33 22 10 2
  • KOR: 131,571[12]
  • JPN: 9,000
Rain Effect
  • Released: January 2, 2014 (KOR)
  • Label: Cube Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
1

Reissues

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
KOR
Rain's World Repackaged
  • Released: December 22, 2006 (KOR)
  • Label: JYP Entertainment
  • Format: CD
12
Rainism Recollection
  • Released: March 3, 2009 (KOR)
  • Label: J.Tune Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
Rain Effect Special Edition
  • Released: February 7, 2014 (KOR)
  • Label: Cube Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
10

Compilation albums

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales
KOR
JPN
JPN Sales
[16]
Back to the Basic
  • Released: April 7, 2010 (KOR)
  • Label: J.Tune Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
1 25 71
My Life
  • Released: December 1, 2017 (KOR)
  • Label: Rain Company, Genie Music
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
7
Pieces by Rain
  • Released: March 3, 2021 (KOR)
  • Label: Rain Company, Genie Music
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
23

Singles

As lead artist

Korean singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
KOR
[21]
KOR Hot
[22]
US World
[23]
"Bad Guy" (나쁜 남자)2002Bad Guy
"Hand Shake" (악수)
"Instead of Saying Goodbye"
(안녕이란 말대신)
"How to Avoid the Sun"
(태양을 피하는 방법)
2003Rain 2
"You Already Knew"
"It's Raining"2004It's Raining
"I Do"
"I'm Coming" (featuring Tablo)2006Rain's World
"In My Bed"
"With U"
"Love Story"2008Rainism
"Rainism"
"September 12th" (9월 12일)2009
"Love Song" (널 붙잡을 노래) 20101 Back to the Basic
"Hip Song"6
  • KOR: 1,600,000
"Busan Woman" (부산 여자)20114 9
"30 Sexy" 201412 8 15 Rain Effect
"La Song" 8 6 25
"I Love You" (사랑해)32 23
"The Best Present"20175 22
"Goodbye" (오늘 헤어져)
(featuring Jo Hyun-ah of Urban Zakapa)
81 85 My Life
"Gang" (깡)40 89
"Beginning" (시작할까, 나) (with Soyou)201994 The Love of Autumn
"Switch to Me" (with J.Y. Park)202015 8 Pieces by Rain
"Why Don't We" (featuring Chungha)2021106 52
"Magnetic" (featuring Jackson Wang)15
"Domestic"2022146
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
"*" denotes that chart did not exist at the time.

Japanese singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
JPN
[31]
"Sad Tango"200614 Eternal Rain
"Free Way"15
  • JPN: 17,005
"Move On"17
  • JPN: 10,584

Chinese singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Memory In My Hand"
(S手記; Shou Ji)
2006rowspan="3"
"Any Dream"2008
"I'm Ready"
"Diamond Lover" (featuring Ravi)2015Diamond Lover OST
"Pretend"

Promotional singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
KOR
DL

[33]
"I Do" (Japanese version)2005It's Raining
"Notes (from)…" (手记; Shou Ji)2006rowspan="3"
"Still Believe"
"Go Forward"
"Summer Taste"[34] 202154Taste of Korea
"*" denotes that chart did not exist at the time.

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
KOR
"One" 2010 32Back to the Basic
"Same" (똑같아) 39
"Oppa" (어디 가요. 오빠)
(featuring Hyuna)
2014 96 Rain Effect
"Marilyn Monroe" (마릴린 먼로) 126
  • KOR: 26,000
"Baby" (차에 타봐)157
  • KOR: 13,000
"Found Out" (알아버렸어) 177
  • KOR: 12,000
"Superman" 178
  • KOR: 12,000
"Dear Mama, Don't Cry" 182
  • KOR: 11,000
"Rain Effect" 192
  • KOR: 10,000
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other appearances

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"How Much I Love You"
(Byul featuring Rain)
2002December 32
"Perfect Interaction"
(Leehom Wang featuring Lim Jeong-hee & Rain)
2005Heroes of Earth
"Too Much (Remix)"
(Ai featuring Rain)
2006What's Goin' On Ai
"Man Up"
(Omarion featuring Rain)
21 (European edition)
"The Club"
(The Grace featuring Rain)
2007One More Time, OK?
"Kung Fu Fighting"2008Kung Fu Panda
"Things I Want to Do When I Have a Lover"
(G.NA featuring Rain)
2010Draw G's First Breath

Videography

Concert tour videos

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
JPN
[37]
Rainy Day, Rain's First Live Concert
  • Released: June 25, 2005
  • Languages: Korean, Chinese
  • Labels: JYP Entertainment, Universal Music Japan
17
Rain's Coming, Rain World Tour
  • Released: September 17, 2008
  • Language: Korean, Japanese, English
  • Label: J. Tune Entertainment
16
Legend Of Rainism Tour
  • Released: September 2, 2010
  • Language: Korean/Japanese/English
  • Label: J. Tune Entertainment
27
The Best Show Tour
  • Released: October 20, 2012
  • Language: Korean, Japanese, English
  • Label: J. Tune Entertainment

Documentaries

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
JPN
Road to Rain
  • Released: May 25, 2006
  • Language: Korean, Japanese, English
  • Labels: JYP Entertainment
22
All About Rain – World Star
  • Released: October 27, 2007
  • Language: Korean, Japanese, English
  • Labels: JYP Entertainment
60
Rain's 24 Hours: The Day
  • Released: June 25, 2008
  • Languages: Korean, Japanese, English
  • Labels: J. Tune Entertainment
36

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
"Bad Guy"2002
"Handshakes"
"Instead of Saying Goodbye"
"How to Avoid the Sun"2003
"It's Raining"2004
"I Do"
"Nan"
"Sad Tango"2006
"Free Way"
"Move On"
"Still Believe"
"I'm Coming"
"In My Bed"
"Any Dream"2008
"Love Story" Lee Sang Gyu
"Rainism"Jang Jae Hyeok
"9월 12일 (Acoustic)"
"Love Song"2010
"Hip Song"
"Busan Woman"2011
"30 Sexy"2014Lumpens[38]
"La Song"
"I Love You"
"The Best Present" 2017
"Goodbye"
"Gang"

Notes and References

  1. Recording Industry Association of Korea chart positions:
    • Bad Guy: Web site: 2002.08월 – 가요 음반 판매량 . August 2002 K-pop Record Sales . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040616202340/http://www.riak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200208.htm . June 16, 2004 . April 16, 2021 . Recording Industry Association of Korea . Korean.
    • Rain 2: Web site: 2003.10월 – 가요 음반 판매량 . October 2003 K-pop Record Sales . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040528123338/http://www.riak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200310.htm . May 28, 2004 . April 16, 2021 . Recording Industry Association of Korea . Korean.
    • It's Raining: Web site: 2004.10월 – 가요 음반 판매량 . October 2004 K-pop Record Sales . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090205224625/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200410.htm . February 5, 2009 . April 16, 2021 . Recording Industry Association of Korea . Korean.
    • Rain's World: Web site: 2006. 10 월 – 가요음반 판매량 . October 2006 K-pop Record Sales . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080926004613/http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/Kpop_200610.htm . September 26, 2008 . April 16, 2021 . Recording Industry Association of Korea . Korean.
    • Rain's World Repackaged: Web site: 2006. 12월 – 가요음반 판매량 . December 2006 K-pop Record Sales . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228162929/http://miak.or.kr/stat/Kpop_200612.htm . February 28, 2009 . April 16, 2021 . Recording Industry Association of Korea . Korean.
  2. Gaon Album Chart positions:
  3. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/353217/ranking/cd_album/ . ja:ピ(rain)のアルバム売り上げランキング . Japanese . Rain album release history . Oricon Style . Oricon Inc . 2 July 2013.
  4. The G-Music album chart operated from 2005 to 2015.
    • Web site: Eternal Rain . https://web.archive.org/web/20061016015432/http://www.g-music.com.tw:80/GMusicBillboard0.aspx . 2006-10-16 . G-Music . zh.
    • Web site: Rain's World . https://web.archive.org/web/20061128182215/http://www.g-music.com.tw:80/GMusicBillBoard0.aspx . 2006-11-28 . G-Music . zh.
    • Web site: Rainism . https://web.archive.org/web/20081225150828/http://www.g-music.com.tw:80/GMusicBillboard0.aspx . 2008-12-25 . G-Music . zh.
    • Web site: It's Raining . https://web.archive.org/web/20051001040211/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx . 2005-10-01 . G-Music . zh.
    • Web site: Eternal Rain . https://web.archive.org/web/20061016015327/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx . 2006-10-16 . G-Music . zh.
    • Web site: Rain's World . https://web.archive.org/web/20061128182215/http://www.g-music.com.tw:80/GMusicBillBoard0.aspx . 2006-11-28 . G-Music . zh.
    • Web site: Rainism . https://web.archive.org/web/20090111090534/http://www.g-music.com.tw:80/GMusicBillboard3.aspx . 2009-01-11 . G-Music . zh.
  5. Web site: ko:2003.01월 – 가요 음반 판매량 . 2003.01 – Sales volume . http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200301.htm . Music Industry Association of Korea . ko . May 16, 2021 . November 19, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051119135015/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200301.htm.
  6. Cumulative sales for Rain 2:
    • Web site: http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2003. ko:2003년 가요음반판매량. 2003 Album Sales Figures. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20171014133157/http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2003. October 14, 2017. dead. November 28, 2014.
    • Web site: http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2004. ko:2004년 가요음반판매량. 2004 Album Sales Figures. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20180718055251/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2004. July 18, 2018. dead. November 28, 2014.
  7. Cumulative sales for It's Raining: 153,577 (2004) + 41,994 (2005) + 7,193 (2006)
    • Web site: MIAK: Album Sales in 2004 . Music Industry Association of Korea . Korean . 2007-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070616165726/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2004.htm . 2007-06-16.
    • Web site: MIAK: Album Sales in 2005 . Music Industry Association of Korea . 2007-05-22 . Korean . https://web.archive.org/web/20070428170924/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2005.htm . 2007-04-28.
    • Web site: MIAK: Album Sales in the First Half of 2006 . Music Industry Association of Korea . 2007-05-22 . Korean . https://web.archive.org/web/20070616204209/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2006-1h.htm . 2007-06-16.
  8. Book: Korean Culture No. 2: K-pop Beyond Asia. Korean Culture and Information Service. Total sales of Rain's new album throughout Asia reached over one million: 100,000 in Japan, 500,000 in China, 70,000 in Taiwan, 150,000 in Thailand, 50,000 in Indonesia, and 154,000 in Korea, totaling approximately 1.074 million according to the Korea Creative Content Agency. 42. 2015. 2017-03-19.
  9. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . . January 15, 2014. (subscription only)
  10. Cumulative sales for Rain's World:
    • Web site: http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2006. ko:2006년 가요음반판매량. 2006 Album Sales Figures. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20171014133744/http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2006. October 14, 2017. dead. October 14, 2017.
    • Web site: http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2007. ko:2007년 가요음반판매량. 2007 Album Sales Figures. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20171014182525/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2007. October 14, 2017. dead. October 14, 2017.
  11. Web site: 2008 Annual Hanteo Chart Album Sales Top 50 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180704005747/https://blog.daum.net/snow_music/6968886 . July 4, 2018 . Music Industry Association of Korea . ko.
  12. Web site: 2014년 Album Chart . 2014 Yearly Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart . 6 February 2014.
  13. Web site: http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200701.htm. ko:2007.01월 – 가요 음반 판매량. 2007.01 – Sales volume. Music Industry Association of Korea. May 16, 2021. March 4, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070304122116/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200701.htm. ko.
  14. Web site: Gaon Album Chart – February 2014 . Gaon Music Chart . 6 March 2014.
  15. Web site: 2010-07-05 . Back to the Basic (Japanese Edition) . 2024-01-23 . Billboard Japan . ja.
  16. Cumulative sales of Back to the Basic:
    • Web site: 2010년 가온차트 부문별 Top 100위. 2010 Gaon Chart Top 100. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722133531/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/notice/view.gaon?idx=36. July 22, 2011. April 16, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
    • Web site: 2011년 Album Chart (Page 3). 2011 Album Chart (Page 3). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160825203252/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?pageno=3&termGbn=year&hitYear=2011&targetTime=3&nationGbn=K. August 25, 2016. April 16, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
  17. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . . January 15, 2014. (subscription only)
  18. Web site: 2017년 12월 Album Chart. December 2017 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. August 13, 2018. ko.
  19. Web site: 2021년 03월 Album Chart. March 2021 Album Chart. April 16, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
  20. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart. August 13, 2018. ko.
    • Web site: Love Song. April 3, 2010.
    • Web site: One and Same. April 10, 2010.
    • Web site: Hip Song. April 17, 2010.
    • Web site: Busan Woman. August 20, 2011.
    • Web site: 30 Sexy", "Rain Effect. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116135812/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=03&current_year=2014&chart_Time=week. dead. 2014-01-16. January 11, 2014.
    • Web site: La Song. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222063643/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=06&current_year=2014&chart_Time=week. dead. 2014-02-22. February 1, 2014.
    • Web site: I Love You. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222100847/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=07&current_year=2014&chart_Time=week. dead. 2014-02-22. July 12, 2014.
    • Web site: The Best Present. January 21, 2017.
    • Web site: Goodbye. December 2, 2017.
    • Web site: Gang. June 18, 2020.
    • Web site: Beginning. September 21, 2019.
    • Web site: Switch to Me (duet with JYP). January 3–9, 2021. 2021-01-14.
    • Web site: Why Don't We. February 28 – March 6, 2021. 2021-03-10.
    • Web site: Domestic. October 16–22, 2022. 2022-10-27.
  21. Rain Chart History. dead. August 13, 2018. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20180814110425/https://www.billboard.com/music/rain/chart-history/. August 14, 2018.
    • Web site: December 10, 2017. Goodbye. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171214124737/http://billboard.co.kr/index_subpage.html?mainwhat=1&subwhat=0&nchart_pos=21. December 14, 2017.
    • May 23, 2020. Gang. Billboard.
    • "Switch to Me": January 16, 2021. Billboard K-pop 100. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210115011949/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-korea-100/2021-01-16. January 15, 2021. January 14, 2021. Billboard.
    • "Why Don't We": March 20, 2021. Billboard K-Pop 100. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210324042710/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-korea-100/2021-03-20. March 24, 2021. April 16, 2021. Billboard.
  22. Rain Chart History: World Digital Song Sales. Billboard. June 10, 2020.
  23. Web site: Gaon Download Chart – 2010. Gaon Music Chart. 16 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131018012030/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=T&current_year=2010&chart_Time=year. 18 October 2013.
  24. Web site: 2011년 Download Chart. 2011 Download Chart. 3. Gaon Music Chart. August 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815062553/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2011&hitYear=2011&termGbn=year&pageNo=3. August 15, 2016. dead. ko.
  25. Web site: 2014년 Download Chart. 2014 Download Chart. 3. Gaon Music Chart. August 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816022804/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=year&hitYear=2014&targetTime=14&nationGbn=K&pageNo=3. August 16, 2016. dead. ko.
  26. Web site: 2014년 Download Chart. 2014 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart. August 13, 2018. ko.
  27. Web site: 2014년 02월 Download Chart. February 2014 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart. August 13, 2018. ko.
  28. Web site: 2017년 상반기 결산 Download Chart. First half of 2017 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart. August 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170711120010/http://gaonchart.co.kr:80/main/section/chart/total.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=year&hitYear=2017&targetTime=&nationGbn=K. July 11, 2017. dead. ko.
  29. Cumulative sales for "Goodbye":
  30. Web site: ja:ピ(rain)のシングル売り上げランキング . Rain CD single release history . http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/353217/ranking/cd_single/ . 4 July 2013 . Oricon Style . Oricon Inc . Japanese.
  31. Book: Oricon Entertainment . Orikon Nenkan 2007 Nenban オリコン年鑑2007年版 (Oricon Yearbook 2007) . March 2007 . Oricon Entertainment . 978-4-87131-082-6 . Tokyo . 17, p. 152, p. 156, p. 160, p. 164, p. 171, p. 175, p. 179, p. 183 . Japanese.
  32. Web site: ko:2021년 29주차 Download Chart . Week 29 of 2021 Download Chart . http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=29&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723140730/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=29&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week . July 23, 2021 . August 11, 2021 . Gaon Music Chart . ko.
  33. Web site: Jeong . Hee-yeon . July 14, 2021 . 비→몬스타엑스, 오늘(14일) 신곡 'Summer Taste' 발매 . July 14, 2021 . Sports Dong-A . ko . Naver.
  34. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=K&current_year=&current_month=12&current_week=02&chart_Time=week. ko:Gaon Download Chart – 2014년 1월 2주차. Gaon Download Chart – January 2014 (Week 2). Gaon Music Chart. January 9, 2014. ko. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140110015444/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=K&current_year=&current_month=12&current_week=02&chart_Time=week. January 10, 2014.
  35. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=03&current_year=2014&chart_Time=week. ko:Gaon Download Chart – 2014년 1월 3주차. Gaon Download Chart – January 2014 (Week 3). Gaon Music Chart. January 9, 2014. ko. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116135805/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=03&current_year=2014&chart_Time=week. January 16, 2014.
  36. Web site: ピ(rain)のDVD売り上げランキング . Japanese . Rain DVD release history . Oricon Style . Oricon Inc . 4 July 2013.
  37. Web site: Lumpen Film works . Lumpens.com . January 26, 2014.