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Upon release, "Rain" quickly reached the top on every South Korean online music charts, an achievement known as "all-kill". [7] [8] The song debuted at number two on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart. [9] The song placed first on QQ Music's K-pop chart as well as on YinYueTai's weekly music video chart. [10]
"Rain" is a song by South Korean singer Kim Tae-yeon, a member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released digitally by SM Entertainment on February 3, 2016. Background and composition
The song experienced commercial success in South Korea; Billboard said that "Rain rose to prominence as a soloist shortly after he released his first album Bad Guy in 2002 and saw major success with singles like 2004's 'It's Raining' and 2008's 'Rainism.'" [4] Writing for Tidal magazine, Jeff Benjamin regarded it as a key track that represented K-pop's sonic and artistic growth, saying that ...
Before there were K-pop heavy hitters like BTS — and member Jung Kook taking over the TODAY plaza — Blackpink, Twice, Le Sserafim and Seventeen, among others, Rain was the K-pop sensation ...
From his real name Jung Hi-hoon to now K-pop icon Rain, the singer shares what it's like to return to the US for his first shows in 15 years, plus more on new music.
Ciipher (Korean: 싸이퍼; RR: Ssaipeo) is a South Korean boy band created by South Korean singer Rain under R.A.I.N. Company. The group consists of three members: Hwi, Hyunbin, and Keita. Originally a seven-piece ensemble, members Tan, Tag, Dohwan, and Won left the group on August 9, 2023. [1]
Other reasons for a ban are songs featuring Japanese lyrics, negative influences upon youth, or product placement, either in the song or within the video the use of brand names. KBS, MBC, and SBS are the three networks, and account for the vast majority of banned K-pop videos. Between 2009 and 2012, they banned over 1,300 K-pop songs. [1]
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". [4] 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. [5]