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.

After the release of his new song, "Love Song", Rain took over the charts. According to Melon's real time updates, as soon as Rain released his title track, he defeated all the idol groups and managed to take the top in Melon, Bugs, and Cyworld. Following Rain, After School's "Bang!" was 2nd, SNSD's "Run Devil Run" in 3rd place, 2AM's "I Did Wrong" in 5th, T-Ara's "I'm Going Crazy Because of You" was 6th, and Kara's "Lupin" was placed in 7th place. Non-idols have also managed to rank in top 10, including Brown Eyed Soul's "I'll Move Aside" (4th), ZiA's "Bad Habit" (8th), and MC Mong & Seo InYoung's "Bubble Love" (9th). Rain's new title track, "Love Song," from the album Back to the Basic is his first ballad title track about a guy who is devastated as he cannot forget his last love.

The release date for Asian pop sensation Rain's new album, originally due out tomorrow, has been delayed to April 7, according to the singer's agency on Wednesday. "He was supposed to start promoting his album by giving his comeback performances on music shows this week but they have been cancelled so we put off the release date to next week," an official at J.Tune Entertainment told Asia Economic Daily over the phone. All three of Korea's public networks have cancelled or delayed the airing of most of their entertainment shows this week following the sinking of South Korea's naval ship Cheonan late on March 26. The country has been in a state of grievance after a mysterious explosion tore apart the vessel, leaving 46 sailors missing or thought to be trapped inside the warship now sitting 40 meters under water. Fifty-eight crew members, including the captain, have been rescued so far. Meanwhile, "Love Song," the title track to Rain's special album "BACK TO BASICS" unveiled yesterday, is currently topping the music charts of several online music providers and major social networking websites. The song, released yesterday, is about a man's unforgotten love for his woman even though they are separated. "BASIC" marks Rain's comeback to the Korean pop music scene in two years after releasing his last studio album "Rainism" in 2008.

The music video for Asian pop star Rain's new single “Love Song” is set to be unveiled today at 1 p.m., according to his agency on Friday. A press release from J. Tune Entertainment explained that the music video featuring Korean actress Han Ye-seul will first be revealed on multimedia video player GomPlayer at 1 p.m. followed by a wide release on all online music websites an hour later. "Love Song," the title track from Rain's special album "BACK TO BASICS," has maintained its spot atop several online music charts including Melon, Dosirak, Bugs and social networking site Cyworld since its release Tuesday. Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, began his career in 2002 under major talent agency JYP Entertainment. He has become one of the most popular stars throughout Asia, releasing five albums and starring in the hit television series "Full House and "Sang Doo! Let's Go to School" alongside Korea's famous actresses Song Hye-kyo and Kong Hyo-jin. He has also made his mark in Hollywood after appearing in 2008 action flick "Speed Racer" and taking the lead role in the martial arts flick "Ninja Assassin" last year. Rain is returning to the Korean pop music scene for the first time in two years after releasing his last studio album "Rainism" in 2008. "BASICS" is due out April 7.

Asian pop sensation Rain has dominated all online music charts with his latest single "Love Song," according to his agency J. Tune Entertainment on Friday. "Love Song," the title track from his special album "BACK TO BASICS" released at midnight on Tuesday, swept all Korean charts including Melon, Mnet, Dosirak, Bugs, Soribada, Hanteo, Monkey 3 and social networking site Cyworld. The music video for "Love Song" was released on multimedia video player GomPlayer and will be followed by a wide release. Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, has released several albums in Korea since his debut in 2002 and ventured into the small screen starring in the television series "Full House" and "Sang Doo! Let's Go To School." He soon made a name for himself in Hollywood after appearing in the 2008 action picture "Speed Racer" and playing the lead in the martial arts flick "Ninja Assassin" the following year. This will mark Rain's return to the Korean pop music scene for the first time in two years.

Asian pop sensation Rain says the inspiration for his latest single "Love Song" came from his own experiences. The artist made the remark during a press conference for his new album "BACK TO THE BASICS" held Monday at the KT Building in Youido. He is set to return to the Korean music scene with his special album due out April 7 featuring the title track "Love Song," the first in two years since releasing his last studio album "Rainism" in 2008. Below are excerpts from his press conference. 10: Your first song off the new album is a ballad instead of a dance song and you have taken on an androgynous image which is different from your previous images. What was the reason behind this attempt? Rain: I want to show a definite change because it has been eight years since I made my debut. I had recorded "Love Song" when "Rainism" was unveiled. With "Song" I took out the embellishments and released something light. I was looking to perform an authentic ballad. After promoting “Song,” I am thinking of promoting "Hip Song," a dance track from the album. My androgynous image is a ground breaking attempt. I wanted to stimulate the listeners through my eyebrows, vest, leather pants and hat which are impossible to match with the bling bling music. Releasing the music will be the first round and I want to show new things through my performances on stage. I want to put on a performance that will satisfy the audience's ears and eyes.

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.