Rainism#Legend of Rainism Tour
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{{Infobox album
| name = Rainism
| type = studio
| artist = Rain
| cover = Rain_album_rainism(1).JPG
| alt =
| released = October 15, 2008
| recorded = 2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = * K-pop
| length = 42:11
| language = {{hlist|Korean|Chinese|Japanese}}
| label = * J. Tune
- Warner Music Asia
- Pony Canyon{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PCCA-90034 |title=Rainism – Rain's Fifth Album-|publisher=CDJapan|access-date=October 31, 2021}}
| producer = * Rain
- Kim Tae-wan
- Bae Jin-ryeol
- Jo Hyeon-cheol
- Kim Tae-seong
- Hyeon Joon
- Choi Jeong-min
- Kwon Seong-min
| prev_title = Rain's World
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Back to the Basic
| next_year = 2010
| misc =
{{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = studio
| cover = Rainism alt cover.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = Asian Special Edition and Japanese edition cover
}}
{{Singles
| name = Rainism
| type = Studio
| single1 = Love Story
| single1date = October 15, 2008
| single2 = Rainism
| single2date = October 15, 2008
| single3 = September 12th
| single3date = March 4, 2009
}}
}}
Rainism is the fifth Korean-language studio album by South Korean recording artist Rain, released on October 15, 2008. The album was released through J. Tune Entertainment, a subsidiary of JYP Entertainment, and marked the singer's first record released under the J. Tune label. The album produced the singles "Love Story" and the title track "Rainism", the latter of which became one of Rain's signature songs. The album was released in four formats throughout Asia, with Rain also recording its two singles in Chinese and English.
Rainism sold over 131,000 copies in 2008 according to the South Korean Hanteo record chart, and was ranked as the fifth best-selling album of the year. A Japanese edition of the album was released through Pony Canyon on January 7, 2009, which peaked at number 25 on the Oricon Albums Chart with sales of 9,000 copies. A repackage of the album, titled Rainism Recollection, was made available on March 5, 2009. To support the album, Rain embarked on the Legend of Rainism Tour which spanned 14 shows across Asia and North America.
Background and release
Rainism was released in various formats throughout Southeast Asia. The album was released with a new cover.{{cite news | title=RAINISM(Asian Special Version) | url =http://www.yesasia.com/global/rain-vol-5-rainism-asian-special-version/1013710776-0-0-0-en/info.html | accessdate = August 20, 2013 }} Each version was released with the original track list as well as international versions of his two singles, ″Love Story″ and "Rainism", in English, Japanese and Chinese.
The album was re-released in South Korea on March 5, 2009. The album was retitled, Rainism Recollection and packaged as a limited edition album with new album art.{{cite news | title=Rainy World: RAINISM Recollection Cover | url =http://lia-rain.blogspot.com/2009/02/rainism-recollection-cover.html | accessdate = August 20, 2013 }} The album was packaged as a three disc album. The first disc containing original track listing (removing the original version of Rainism and replacing it with the clean version), the second disc included all international versions of his two singles, "Love Story" and "Rainism", in addition to several bonus acoustic tracks and a remix of the song Fresh Woman. Disc 3 was a DVD including the music video for the first single Love Story.
Controversy
On November 24, 2008, The Commission of Youth Protection judged Rain's album, Rainism, inappropriate for people under 19 years old because of the song "Rainism".{{Cite web|title=비 '레이니즘', 청소년 유해매체물 판정|trans-title=Non-'Rainism' judged as harmful to youth|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0002379114|access-date=October 31, 2021|website=Yonhap News|language=ko|via=Naver}} In "Rainism", the lyrics (translated from Korean) "Trembling inside your shaking body is my magic stick/Feeling the impassable limit of the body shake" became a problem, as "magic stick" had connotations of a penis.{{Cite web|date=November 25, 2008|title='레이니즘' 클린버전에 '매직 스틱' 빠지나|trans-title='Magic Stick' leads to a clean version of 'Rainism'|url=https://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=184448|access-date=October 31, 2021|website=Asia Today|language=ko}} Rain re-released a "clean version" of "Rainism" shortly after,{{Cite web|date=December 1, 2008|title=청보위 "동방신기, 맞대응해도 승소 어렵다"|url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2008120115302824433|access-date=October 31, 2021|website=Star News|language=ko}} but instead of changing the original album's contents, the original song was still included on the soundtrack, but marked as inappropriate for those under 19 years old.{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}
Singles
Rain released Love Story, as the first single from the album, shortly followed by the single, Rainism. Both songs were re-recorded in four languages and served as that version for the appropriate country (an English version was issued to SE Asia radio). It was stated that Fresh Woman would be released as a single, but proof of this has not appeared. Rain performed the track, Only You, in support of the re-release of Rainism in South Korea. However, Only You, is not an official single.
Promotion
Accolades
On December 10, 2008, Rainism received the Album Bonsang at the 23rd Golden Disc Awards.{{Cite web|date=December 10, 2008|title=동방신기, 통산 2번째 골든디스크 대상..총 3관왕(종합)|url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2008121019095164042|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=Star News|language=ko}} The title track "Rainism" additionally achieved the top spots on the music programs Inkigayo and M Countdown, and won the Best Asian Pop Song award at the 2009 Hito Music Awards.{{Cite web|last=|date=June 16, 2009|title=09年Hito流行音乐奖获奖名单揭晓 五月天大胜|trans-title=Winners of 2009 Hito Pop Music Awards announced|url=https://www.163.com/ent/article/5BU1ESLT00031H0O.html|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=NetEase Entertainment|language=zh}}
Paste named Rainism one of The 30 Greatest K-pop Albums of All Time,{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Cielo |date=2023-09-11 |title=The 30 Greatest K-Pop Albums of All Time |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/30-greatest-k-pop-albums-of-all-time |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US}} while Rolling Stone ranked the single "Rainism" number 36 in their list of the 100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music, writing that it "cinched [Rain's] status as K-pop's most overtly sexy star" with its suggestive lyrics "over the top of a throbbing beat".{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=2023-07-20 |title=The 100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-korean-pop-songs-1234727955/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Music program awards for "Rainism" ! Program ! width="140" | Date ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" | Inkigayo
| November 2, 2008 |
|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | M Countdown
| November 6, 2008 |
| November 27, 2008
| |
Track listing
{{track listing
| total_length = 42:11
| headline = Rainism track listing
| title1 = My Way (Intro)
| note1 =
| lyrics1 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music1 = Kim Tae-wan, Jung Ji-hoon
| length1 = 0:43
| title2 = Rainism
| note2 =
| lyrics2 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music2 = Bae Jin-ryeol, Jung Ji-hoon
| length2 = 3:35
| title3 = Only You
| note3 =
| lyrics3 = Jo Hyeon-cheol
| music3 = Jo Hyeon-cheol
| length3 = 4:14
| title4 = Love Story
| note4 = 0912......그 이후
| lyrics4 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music4 = Kim Tae-seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)
| length4 = 4:03
| title5 = Love Is
| note5 = 사랑이라는 건
| lyrics5 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music5 = Kim Mi Seon
| length5 = 3:36
| title6 = My Girl
| note6 = 내 여자
| lyrics6 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music6 = Kim Tae-wan, Jung Ji-hoon
| length6 = 3:22
| title7 = You
| note7 =
| lyrics7 = Jung Ji-hoon, Kim Tae-wan
| music7 = Kim Tae-wan, Jung Ji-hoon, Jo Hyeon-cheol
| length7 = 2:37
| title8 = Fresh Woman
| note8 =
| lyrics8 = Kim Tae-wan
| music8 = Kim Tae-wan
| length8 = 3:15
| title9 = More Attraction
| note9 = 더 끌려; featuring C-Luv
| lyrics9 = Kim Tae-wan, Jung Ji-hoon
| music9 = Kim Tae-wan
| length9 = 3:42
| title10 = Turn Your Head
| note10 = 고개 돌려
| lyrics10 = Kim Tae-wan
| music10 = Kim Tae-wan, Choi Jeong-min
| length10 = 2:57
| title11 = September 12th
| note11 = 9월 12일
| lyrics11 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music11 = Kim Tae-wan, Kwon Seong-min
| length11 = 3:33
| title12 = My Way
| note12 =
| lyrics12 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music12 = Kim Tae-wan, Jung Ji-hoon
| length12 = 2:59
| title13 = Rainism
| note13 = Remix
| lyrics13 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music13 = Bae Jin-ryeol, Jung Ji-hoon
| length13 = 1:43
}}
{{track listing
| total_length = 57:27
| headline = Asian Special Version – Chinese release
| title14 = Rainism
| note14 = Chinese version
| lyrics14 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music14 = Bae Jin-ryeol, Jung Ji-hoon
| length14 = 3:35
| title15 = Love Story
| note15 = Chinese version
| lyrics15 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music15 = Kim Tae-seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)
| length15 = 4:03
| title16 = Rainism
| note16 = English version
| lyrics16 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music16 = Bae Jin-ryeol, Jung Ji-hoon
| length16 = 3:35
| title17 = Love Story
| note17 = English version
| lyrics17 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music17 = Kim Tae-seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)
| length17 = 4:03
}}
{{track listing
| total_length = 57:27
| headline = Japanese Edition
| title14 = Rainism (Japanese Version)
| lyrics14 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music14 = Bae Jin-ryeol, Jung Ji-hoon
| length14 = 3:35
| title15 = Love Story (Japanese Version)
| lyrics15 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music15 = Kim Tae-seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)
| length15 = 4:03
| title16 = Rainism (English Version)
| lyrics16 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music16 = Bae Jin-ryeol, Jung Ji-hoon
| length16 = 3:35
| title17 = Love Story (English Version)
| lyrics17 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music17 = Kim Tae-seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)
| length17 = 4:03
}}
{{track listing
| total_length = 49:49
| headline = Southeast Asian Edition
| title15 = Rainism (English Version)
| lyrics15 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music15 = Bae Jin-ryeol, Jung Ji-hoon
| length15 = 3:35
| title16 = Love Story (English Version)
| lyrics16 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music16 = Kim Tae-seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)
| length16 = 4:03
}}
{{track listing
| total_length = 42:11
| headline = Rainism Recollection Disc 1
| title1 = My Way (Intro)
| note1 =
| lyrics1 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music1 = Kim Tae-wan, Jung Ji-hoon
| length1 = 0:43
| title2 = Rainism (Clean Version)
| lyrics2 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music2 = Bae Jin-ryeol, Jung Ji-hoon
| length2 = 3:35
| title3 = Only You
| note3 =
| lyrics3 = Jo Hyeon-cheol
| music3 = Jo Hyeon-cheol
| length3 = 4:14
| title4 = Love Story
| note4 = 0912......그 이후
| lyrics4 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music4 = Kim Tae-seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)
| length4 = 4:03
| title5 = Love Is
| note5 = 사랑이라는 건
| lyrics5 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music5 = Kim Mi Seon
| length5 = 3:36
| title6 = My Girl
| note6 = 내 여자
| lyrics6 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music6 = Kim Tae-wan, Jung Ji-hoon
| length6 = 3:22
| title7 = You
| note7 =
| lyrics7 = Kim Tae-wan, Jung Ji-hoon
| music7 = Kim Tae-wan, Ji Hoon, Jo Hyeon-cheol
| length7 = 2:37
| title8 = Fresh Woman
| note8 =
| lyrics8 = Kim Tae-wan
| music8 = Kim Tae-wan
| length8 = 3:15
| title9 = More Attraction
| note9 = 더 끌려; featuring C-Luv
| lyrics9 = Kim Tae-wan, Jung Ji-hoon
| music9 = Kim Tae-wan
| length9 = 3:42
| title10 = Turn Your Head
| note10 = 고개 돌려
| lyrics10 = Kim Tae-wan
| music10 = Kim Tae-wan, Choi Jeong-min
| length10 = 2:57
| title11 = September 12th
| note11 = 9월 12일
| lyrics11 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music11 = Kim Tae-wan, Kwon Seong-min
| length11 = 3:33
| title12 = My Way
| note12 =
| lyrics12 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music12 = Kim Tae-wan, Jung Ji-hoon
| length12 = 2:59
| title13 = Rainism (Remix) (Clean Version)
| lyrics13 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music13 = Bae Jin-ryeol, Jung Ji-hoon
| length13 = 1:43
}}
{{track listing
| total_length = 15:44
| headline = Rainism Recollection Disc 2 – Bonus Material
| title1 = Love Is (Acoustic Version)
| note1 = 사랑이라는 건
| lyrics1 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music1 = Kim Mi Seon
| length1 = 3:36
| title2 = My Girl (Acoustic Version)
| note2 = 내 여자
| lyrics2 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music2 = Kim Tae-wan, Jung Ji-hoon
| length2 = 3:22
| title3 = September 12th (Acoustic Version)
| note3 = 9월 12일
| lyrics3 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music3 = Kim Tae-wan, Kwon Seong-min
| length3 = 3:33
| title4 = Rainism (English Version)
| lyrics4 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music4 = Bae Jin-ryeol, Jung Ji-hoon
| length4 = 3:35
| title5 = Love Story (English Version)
| lyrics5 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music5 = Kim Tae-seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)
| length5 = 4:03
| title6 = Rainism (Japanese Version)
| lyrics6 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music6 = Bae Jin-ryeol, Jung Ji-hoon
| length6 = 3:35
| title7 = Love Story (Japanese Version)
| lyrics7 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music7 = Kim Tae-seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)
| length7 = 4:03
| title8 = Rainism (Chinese Version)
| lyrics8 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music8 = Bae Jin-ryeol, Jung Ji-hoon
| length8 = 3:35
| title9 = Love Story (Chinese Version)
| lyrics9 = Jung Ji-hoon
| music9 = Kim Tae-seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)
| length9 = 4:03
}}
{{track listing
| total_length = 35:00
| headline = Rainism Recollection Disc 3 – DVD
| title1 = Love Story
| note1 = 0912......그 이후
| length1 =
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+{{sronly|2011 weekly chart performance}} ! scope="col" | Chart (2011) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| scope="row" | South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web |title=Circle Album Chart – Week 20 of 2011 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=20&hitYear=2011&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |website=Circle Chart |access-date=December 15, 2022 |language=ko |date=May 8–14, 2011}}
| 33 |
|---|
Sales
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|nocert=yes|salesamount=9,000|salesref={{cite web | title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp | work=Oricon | accessdate=January 15, 2014}} (subscription only)}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|nocert=yes|salesamount=131,571|salesref=Sales according to the 2008 Hanteo chart:
- {{cite web |title=2008 Annual Hanteo Chart Album Sales Top 50 |url=http://blog.daum.net/_blog/BlogTypeView.do?blogid=0Ic93&articleno=6968886&categoryId=615625®dt=20090104125244 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704005747/https://blog.daum.net/snow_music/6968886 |archive-date=July 4, 2018 |publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea |language=ko}}}}
{{end}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history and formats for Rainism ! Region ! Date ! Version ! Label(s) |
| scope="row"| Various
| October 15, 2008 | Korean |
|---|
| scope="row"| Asia
| December 27, 2008 | Asian Special Edition | Warner |
| scope="row"| Japan
| January 7, 2009 | Japanese |
| scope="row"| South Korea
| March 5, 2009 | Rainism Recollection | J. Tune |
References
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