With his new album scheduled to drop on April 1st, Rain’s first album jacket photo was revealed through his personal official homepage. As seen in the album jacket photo, it will be called ‘Back to the Basic.’ On the 22nd, J.Tune Entertainment shared a little more information about Rain’s new album. “Although Rain debuted as an artist in May 2002, he still carries the heart and passion he had 8 years ago. Ever since he announced his album on his personal official homepage on March 15th, there has been an overwhelming response from local and international fans. We initially had no intention on placing pre-orders for the album, but we will do so now.” Although there are already mixed reviews about Rain’s new look, it’s too early to judge. Besides, this is Rain we’re talking about. Whatever he has in store for us in April, I have no doubt that it will be the top of the crop.

After releasing the teaser to Rain's upcoming album Back to the Basic, more information has been released both about the concept and MV. Rain's upcoming title song will be called 널 붙잡을 노래, "The Song That Will Capture You", however the genre is undecided. Even so, J.Tunes Entertainment has revealed that the comeback code is sexy, aiming to put a stop to idol concepts such as "beastly-dol" or "sexy-dol". The teaser video and picture also revealed a radical transformation consisting of wavy, shoulder-length hair and fake lower eyelashes. J.Tunes commented that, "It will go with the music style. We have not revealed the most shocking features yet." The title of the album, Back to the Basic, means to go back to the beginning, which also corresponds to the fact that April was when Rain debuted. This special album will have 5 songs, more than half with which Rain also participated in producing, creating lyrics, and composing. Also, on the 21st and 24th Rain's new MV was filmed in KangNamDong. He acted as a couple with actress Han Yeseul, making this the second time he has worked with an actress for his MV.

The title song to Korean entertainer Rain's new album due out next month will be a ballad named "Love Song," according to his agency J. Tune Entertainment on Friday. J. Tune announced in a press release that the title track from his special album "BACK TO THE BASIC", due out April 1, will be a ballad tune that the singer wrote himself. "For the first time since his debut, we have decided that the title song from Rain's special album will be a ballad," an official at J. Tune was quoted as saying. "Since this is a special album for fans, Rain himself wanted to take on a different approach." A teaser clip for the music video to "Song" was unveiled today at noon on Rain's official website (www.rain-jihoon.com). The teaser for his special album, which was revealed Monday at midnight, attracted some 50,000 viewers instantaneously. Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, started his career as a trainee at Korea's major talent agency JYP Entertainment in 2002. He quickly gained fame throughout Asia, releasing five albums in Korea and starring in hit televisions dramas including "Full House" and "Sang Doo! Let's Go To School". He made his Hollywood debut in 2008 thru the Wachowski Brothers' action flick "Speed Racer", which led to his star turn in the martial arts pic "Ninja Assassin" last year. "BASIC" marks his comeback to the Korean pop music scene in two years after releasing his last studio album "Rainism" in 2008.

Korean entertainer Rain has revealed his new single “Love Song” over night, according to his agency J. Tune Entertainment on Tuesday. J. Tune explained in a press release that “Song”, the title track from his upcoming special album “BACK TO THE BASIC”, was unveiled at midnight last night on various web-based music sites. The track, which is his first-ever ballad single release, is currently ranked at No. 3 on real-time music chart for music provider Melon. Yesterday, the singer also released a 30-second teaser clip from the music video, which included a kissing scene with popular Korean actress Han Ye-seul. Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, started his career as a trainee at Korea's major talent agency JYP Entertainment in 2002. He quickly gained fame throughout Asia, releasing five albums in Korea and starring in hit televisions dramas including "Full House" and "Sang Doo! Let's Go To School". He made his Hollywood debut in 2008 thru the Wachowski Brothers' action flick "Speed Racer", which led to his star turn in the martial arts pic "Ninja Assassin" last year. "BASIC" marks his comeback to the local music scene in two years after releasing his last studio album "Rainism" in 2008.

Korean pop star Rain's newly released album is rapidly gaining popularity, with his entire album listing within the top 10 on a number of music charts. All the tracks from "BACK TO THE BASIC," unveiled yesterday at midnight, has placed within the top 10 of several online music real-time charts including Monkey 3 and social networking site Cyworld. Monkey 3 ranked "Hip Song" at No. 1 followed by "Love Song," "One" and "Same" in the sixth spot. "The latest tracks from his new album are rising on the charts at a high speed," explained an official with Monkey 3. "'Love Song' had made its debut at No. 3 earlier this week." Rain, 28, made his debut into the local music scene in 2002 releasing a self-titled album, soon becoming a noted entertainer in the industry with his singing and acting abilities. He starred in the hit series "Full House" and "Sang Doo! Let's Go To School!" and ventured into Hollywood appearing in the action film "Speed Racer" and martial arts picture "Ninja Assassin."

Asian pop sensation Rain has made a splashing comeback to the K-pop music scene with his new single "Love Song", debuting atop Gaon's singles chart last week. For the week of March 28 to April 3, the singer took his first crown on the Korean music chart by defeating last week's winner Girls' Generation. Rain's ballad track has been rapidly climbing several online charts since its release on March 30. All the tracks from his special album "BACK TO THE BASIC", which came out on April 7, have placed within the top ten on various real-time music charts on the day of its release. Girl band After School came in second with "Bang!", climbing two spots from the previous week, and Brown Eyed Soul rounded out the top three with their hit tune "I’ll Move.” Meanwhile, G-Dragon triumphed on the albums chart with his special concert album titled "Shine a Light", a live recording of his solo concert held last December in Seoul. Boy band Beast followed behind at No. 2 with their record "Shock of the New Era" while Girls' Generation's "Run Devil Run" slid down to third place from the top spot. The Gaon music chart, considered the Korean equivalent of the U.S. Billboard chart, was launched last month. Its data has been accumulated from online and offline sales statistics from the country's major web-based providers and record distribution companies.

Asian superstar Rain has taken command of online and offline music charts with his latest single "Love Song," according to his agency J.Tune Entertainment on Monday. J.Tune stated that "Love Song," the title track from Rain's special album "BACK TO THE BASIC," climbed to the No. 1 spot on numerous online weekly charts including Melon, Dosirak, Mnet, Bugs and others. The record itself, released early last week, has ranked atop the weekly, daily and real-time charts of Hanteo, a website which computes local music album sales. Rain made his stage comeback on several music programs during the week including Mnet's "Mnet Countdown," SBS' "Inkigayo" and MBC's "Music Central." The singer, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, made his debut in 2002 with a self-titled album which gained him the title as one of the most popular entertainers in the local music industry. He continued his path into the small screen starring in the hit series "Full House" and "Sang Doo! Let's Go To School!" and later made a name for himself in Hollywood appearing in the action film "Speed Racer" and martial arts picture "Ninja Assassin."

Korean pop sensation Rain has made his way to the top of cable music channel Mnet's singles chart with his latest single "Love Song." The title track from the singer's latest album "BACK TO THE BASIC" bounced up three slots from its previous position to rank the hottest single during the week of April 5 to 11. Rain's songs "Hip Song" and "One," also from the new release, placed among the top 20 on the chart. "Magic" by four-member girl group Brown Eyed Girls bowed into the chart in second place, while new tune "Swing" by pop princess Lee Hyori swung its way from the bottom of the list to No. 3. Meanwhile, Rain's record knocked out two-week winner T-ara to claim the title as the best-selling album last week and new special album "Festa on Ice 2010" featuring songs by Brown Eyed Girls entered the chart at No. 2. The original soundtrack to MBC TV series "Personal Taste" starring Lee Min-ho and Son Ye-jin made an extraordinary 87-spot jump to third place.