South Korean entertainer Rain has released seven studio albums, one compilation album, three extended plays, and thirty-three singles.

Rain discography
Rain in 2014
Studio albums7
Compilation albums1
Music videos24
EPs3
Singles33
Soundtrack albums1
Album appearances6
DVD9

Albums edit

Studio albums edit

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR RIAK
[1][a]
KOR Gaon
[2][b]
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]
  • CHN: 500,000[9]
  • TWN: 70,000[9]
  • THA: 150,000[9]
  • IDN: 50,000[9]
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
Rain Effect
  • Released: January 2, 2014 (KOR)
  • Label: Cube Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Reissues edit

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[2][b]
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
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums edit

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
[3]
Early Works
  • Released: December 7, 2005 (JPN)
  • Label: King Records
  • Format: CD
35

Extended plays edit

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[2]
JPN
[3]
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
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles edit

As lead artist edit

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[20][c]
KOR Hot
[21][d]
JPN
[22]
US World
[23][e]
Korean
"Bad Guy" (나쁜 남자) 2002 Bad Guy
"Hand Shake" (악수)
"Instead of Saying Goodbye"
(안녕이란 말대신)
"How to Avoid the Sun"
(태양을 피하는 방법)
2003 Rain 2
"You Already Knew"
"It's Raining" 2004 It's Raining
"I Do"
"I'm Coming" (featuring Tablo) 2006 Rain's World
"In My Bed"
"With U"
"Love Story" 2008 Rainism
"Rainism"
"September 12th" (9월 12일) 2009
"Love Song" (널 붙잡을 노래) 2010 1 Back to the Basic
"Hip Song" 6
"Busan Woman" (부산 여자) 2011 4 9 Non-album single
"30 Sexy" 2014 12 8 15 Rain Effect
"La Song" 8 6 25
"I Love You" (사랑해) 32 23
"The Best Present" 2017 5 22 Non-album single
"Goodbye" (오늘 헤어져)
(featuring Jo Hyun-ah of Urban Zakapa)
81 85 My Life
"Gang" (깡) 40 89
"Beginning" (시작할까, 나) (with Soyou) 2019 94 The Love of Autumn
"Switch to Me" (with J.Y. Park) 2020 15 8 Pieces by Rain
"Why Don't We" (featuring Chungha) 2021 106 52
"Magnetic" (featuring Jackson Wang) [f] 15
"Domestic" 2022 146 Non-album single
Japanese
"Sad Tango" 2006 14
  • JPN: 25,748 (phy.)[32]
Eternal Rain
"Free Way" 15
  • JPN: 17,005 (phy.)[32]
"Move On" 17
  • JPN: 10,584 (phy.)[32]
Chinese
"Memory In My Hand"
(S手記; Shou Ji)
2006 Non-album single
"Any Dream" 2008
"I'm Ready"
"Diamond Lover" (featuring Ravi) 2015 Diamond Lover OST
"Pretend"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional singles edit

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR DL
[33]
"I Do" (Japanese version) 2005 It's Raining
"Notes (from)…" (手记; Shou Ji) 2006 Non-album singles
"Still Believe"
"Go Forward"
"Summer Taste"[g][34] 2021 54 Taste of Korea

Other charted songs edit

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[20]
KOR Hot
[21]
"One" 2010 32 Back to the Basic
"Same" (똑같아) 39
"Oppa" (어디 가요. 오빠)
(featuring Hyuna)
2014 96 Rain Effect
"Marilyn Monroe" (마릴린 먼로) 126
"Baby" (차에 타봐) 157
"Found Out" (알아버렸어) 177
"Superman" 178
"Dear Mama, Don't Cry" 182
"Rain Effect" 192
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other appearances edit

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

Videography edit

Concert tour videos edit

Title Album details Peak 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

Music video compilations edit

Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
[37]
Rain's Video Clips 2002–2006
  • Released: May 23, 2006
  • Language: Korean
  • Labels: JYP Entertainment, Universal Music Japan
60

Documentaries edit

Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
[37]
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 edit

Title Year Director
"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" 2014 Lumpens[38]
"La Song"
"I Love You"
"The Best Present" 2017
"Goodbye"
"Gang"

Notes edit

  1. ^ The Recording Industry Association of Korea album chart ceased publication in 2008.
  2. ^ a b The Gaon Music Chart was first published in 2010.
  3. ^ The Gaon Digital Chart was first published in 2010.
  4. ^ The K-pop Hot 100 was first published in August 2011.
  5. ^ The US World Digital Song Sales chart was first published in January 2010.
  6. ^ "Magnetic" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but it peaked at #99 on the component Download Chart.[31]
  7. ^ "Summer Taste" was released as a promotional single in collaboration with Pepsi, along with singers Shownu, Hyungwon, and I.M (Monsta X), Yujeong and Yuna (Brave Girls), Hongjoong and Yunho (Ateez)).

References edit

  1. ^ Recording Industry Association of Korea chart positions:
    • Bad Guy: "2002.08월 – 가요 음반 판매량" [August 2002 K-pop Record Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 16, 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
    • Rain 2: "2003.10월 – 가요 음반 판매량" [October 2003 K-pop Record Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 28, 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
    • It's Raining: "2004.10월 – 가요 음반 판매량" [October 2004 K-pop Record Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
    • Rain's World: "2006. 10 월 – 가요음반 판매량" [October 2006 K-pop Record Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
    • Rain's World Repackaged: "2006. 12월 – 가요음반 판매량" [December 2006 K-pop Record Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Gaon Album Chart positions:
  3. ^ a b c ピ(rain)のアルバム売り上げランキング [Rain album release history]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  4. ^ The G-Music album chart operated from 2005 to 2015.
  5. ^
  6. ^ 2003.01월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2003.01 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on November 19, 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  7. ^ Cumulative sales for Rain 2:
  8. ^ Cumulative sales for It's Raining: 153,577 (2004) + 41,994 (2005) + 7,193 (2006)
  9. ^ a b c d e Korean Culture No. 2: K-pop Beyond Asia. Korean Culture and Information Service. 2015. p. 42. Retrieved March 19, 2017. 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
  10. ^ a b c d "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved January 15, 2014. (subscription only)
  11. ^ Cumulative sales for Rain's World:
  12. ^ "2008 Annual Hanteo Chart Album Sales Top 50" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018.
  13. ^ "2014년 Album Chart" [2014 Yearly Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  14. ^ 2007.01월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2007.01 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on March 4, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  15. ^ "Gaon Album Chart – February 2014". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  16. ^ "Back to the Basic (Japanese Edition)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). July 5, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  17. ^ Cumulative sales of Back to the Basic:
  18. ^ "2017년 12월 Album Chart" [December 2017 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  19. ^ "2021년 03월 Album Chart" [March 2021 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  20. ^ a b "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  21. ^ a b "Rain Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  22. ^ ピ(rain)のシングル売り上げランキング [Rain CD single release history]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  23. ^ "Rain Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  24. ^ a b "Gaon Download Chart – 2010". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  25. ^ "2011년 Download Chart" [2011 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 3. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  26. ^ "2014년 Download Chart" [2014 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 3. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  27. ^ "2014년 Download Chart" [2014 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  28. ^ "2014년 02월 Download Chart" [February 2014 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  29. ^ "2017년 상반기 결산 Download Chart" [First half of 2017 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 11, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  30. ^ Cumulative sales for "Goodbye":
  31. ^ "2021년 10주차 Download Chart" [2021, Week 10 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  32. ^ a b c Oricon Entertainment (March 2007). Orikon Nenkan 2007 Nenban オリコン年鑑2007年版 (Oricon Yearbook 2007) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. pp. 17, p. 152, p. 156, p. 160, p. 164, p. 171, p. 175, p. 179, p. 183. ISBN 978-4-87131-082-6.
  33. ^ 2021년 29주차 Download Chart [Week 29 of 2021 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  34. ^ Jeong, Hee-yeon (July 14, 2021). "비→몬스타엑스, 오늘(14일) 신곡 'Summer Taste' 발매". Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Naver.
  35. ^ a b c d e f g Gaon Download Chart – 2014년 1월 2주차 [Gaon Download Chart – January 2014 (Week 2)]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  36. ^ a b Gaon Download Chart – 2014년 1월 3주차 [Gaon Download Chart – January 2014 (Week 3)]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  37. ^ a b c "ピ(rain)のDVD売り上げランキング" [Rain DVD release history]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  38. ^ "Lumpen Film works". Lumpens.com. Retrieved January 26, 2014.