Rainism

Rainism is the fifth Korean-language studio album from South Korean singer Rain, and the first album since his departure from JYP Entertainment. The album was released on the October 16, 2008 in South Korea. The first single taken from the album, Love Story, became another hit for Rain. The album was released in four formats throughout Asia.

Rainism
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 16, 2008 South Korea
December 29, 2008 Asia
January 7, 2009 Japan
March 3, 2009 South Korea (re-release)
Recorded2008
GenreK-pop, R&B
Length42:11 South Korea
57:27 Asia
LanguageKorean, Chinese, Japanese, English
LabelJ. Tune/Mnet (South Korea)
Warner (Asia)
Pony Canyon (Japan)[1]
ProducerRain (exec)
Rain chronology
Rain's World
(2006)
Rainism
(2008)
Back to the Basic
(2010)
Singles from Rainism
  1. "Love Story"
    Released: October 2008
  2. "Rainism"
    Released: December 2008
  3. "9월 12일"
    Released: 9 March 2009

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".[2] 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.[3] Rain re-released a "clean version" of "Rainism" shortly after,[4] 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.

Releases

Rainism was released in various formats throughout Southeast Asia. The album was released with a new cover.[5] 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 3, 2009. The album was retitled, Rainism Recollection and packaged as a limited edition album with new album art.[6] 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.

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.

Reception and sales

The album sold 300,000 in South Korea and 1.500.000 + All Asia

To promote the release, Rain went on a world tour. The tour began in Seoul and included stops in Japan, China, Singapore and Indonesia, for a total of 28 concerts in 9 countries.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."My Way (Intro)"Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Wan, Jung Ji Hoon0:43
2."Rainism"Jung Ji HoonBae Jin Ryeol, Jung Ji Hoon3:35
3."Only You"Jo Hyeon CheolJo Hyeon Cheol4:14
4."Love Story (0912......그 이후)" (0912......Since Then)Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)4:03
5."사랑이라는 건" (Love Is)Jung Ji HoonKim Mi Seon3:36
6."내 여자" (My Girl)Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Wan, Jung Ji Hoon3:22
7."You"Jung Ji Hoon, Kim Tae WanKim Tae Wan, Ji Hoon, Jo Hyeon Cheol2:37
8."Fresh Woman"Kim Tae WanKim Tae Wan3:15
9."더 끌려 (feat. 태완 a.k.a. C-Luv)" (More Attraction)Kim Tae Wan, Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Wan3:42
10."고개 돌려" (Turn Your Head)Kim Tae WanKim Tae Wan, Choi Jeong Min2:57
11."9월 12일" (September 12th)Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Wan, Kwon Seong Min3:33
12."My Way"Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Wan, Jung Ji Hoon2:59
13."Rainism (Remix)"Jung Ji HoonBae Jin Ryeol, Jung Ji Hoon1:43
Total length:42:11
Asian Special Version - Chinese release
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
14."Rainism (Chinese Version)"Jung Ji HoonBae Jin Ryeol, Jung Ji Hoon3:35
15."Love Story (Chinese Version)"Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)4:03
16."Rainism (English Version)"Jung Ji HoonBae Jin Ryeol, Jung Ji Hoon3:35
17."Love Story (English Version)"Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)4:03
Total length:57:27
Japanese Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
14."Rainism (Japanese Version)"Jung Ji HoonBae Jin Ryeol, Jung Ji Hoon3:35
15."Love Story (Japanese Version)"Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)4:03
16."Rainism (English Version)"Jung Ji HoonBae Jin Ryeol, Jung Ji Hoon3:35
17."Love Story (English Version)"Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)4:03
Total length:57:27
Southeast Asian Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
15."Rainism (English Version)"Jung Ji HoonBae Jin Ryeol, Jung Ji Hoon3:35
16."Love Story (English Version)"Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)4:03
Total length:49:49
Rainism Recollection Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."My Way (Intro)"Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Wan, Jung Ji Hoon0:43
2."Rainism (Clean Version)"Jung Ji HoonBae Jin Ryeol, Jung Ji Hoon3:35
3."Only You"Jo Hyeon CheolJo Hyeon Cheol4:14
4."Love Story (0912......그 이후)"Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)4:03
5."사랑이라는 건" (Love Is)Jung Ji HoonKim Mi Seon3:36
6."내 여자" (My Girl)Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Wan, Jung Ji Hoon3:22
7."You"Kim Tae Wan, Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Wan, Ji Hoon, Jo Hyeon Cheol2:37
8."Fresh Woman"Kim Tae WanKim Tae Wan3:15
9."더 끌려 (feat. 태완 a.k.a. C-Luv)" (More Attraction)Kim Tae Wan, Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Wan3:42
10."고개 돌려" (Turn Your Head)Kim Tae WanKim Tae Wan, Choi Jeong Min2:57
11."9월 12일" (September 12th)Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Wan, Kwon Seong Min3:33
12."My Way"Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Wan, Jung Ji Hoon2:59
13."Rainism (Remix) (Clean Version)"Jung Ji HoonBae Jin Ryeol, Jung Ji Hoon1:43
Total length:42:11
Rainism Recollection Disc 2 - Bonus Material
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."사랑이라는 건 (Acoustic Version)" (Love Is)Jung Ji HoonKim Mi Seon3:36
2."내 여자 (Acoustic Version)" (My Girl)Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Wan, Jung Ji Hoon3:22
3."9월 12일 (Acoustic Version)" (September 12th)Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Wan, Kwon Seong Min3:33
4."Rainism (English Version)"Jung Ji HoonBae Jin Ryeol, Jung Ji Hoon3:35
5."Love Story (English Version)"Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)4:03
6."Rainism (Japanese Version)"Jung Ji HoonBae Jin Ryeol, Jung Ji Hoon3:35
7."Love Story (Japanese Version)"Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)4:03
8."Rainism (Chinese Version)"Jung Ji HoonBae Jin Ryeol, Jung Ji Hoon3:35
9."Love Story (Chinese Version)"Jung Ji HoonKim Tae Seong, Hyeon Joon (V.O.S)4:03
Total length:15:44
Rainism Recollection Disc 3 - DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Love Story (0912......그 이후)" 
Total length:35:00

References

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