{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Rain's World | type = studio | artist = Rain | cover = Rain RainsWorld.jpg | alt = | released = October 14, 2006 | recorded = 2004–2006 | language = Korean | venue = | studio = JYPE Studio (Seoul) | genre = * K-pop * R&B * hip hop | length = 48:43 | label = * JYP * Warner Music Asia | producer = * Park Jin-young * Tae Kwon "Soul Attack" * Bang Si-hyuk * Wonderkid * Choi Jung-min * Seo Eui-beom "Crazy Bomb" | prev_title = Eternal Rain | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = Rainism | next_year = 2008 | misc = {{Singles | name = Rain's World | type = studio | single1 = I'm Coming | single1date = October 14, 2006 | single2 = In My Bed | single2date = October 14, 2006 | single3 = With U | single3date = October 14, 2006 }} }}
'''''Rain's World''''' is the fourth Korean-language studio album by South Korean recording artist Rain. It was released on October 14, 2006, through JYP Entertainment. Building on the success of its predecessor, the album further established him as one of the top musical acts in Southeast Asia. A repackaged edition of the album was released on December 22, 2006.
Commercially, the album peaked at number one on the Korean monthly album chart issue for October 2006, becoming Rain's first monthly number-one album. It was the ninth best-selling album of the year in South Korea, selling over 106,000 copies.<ref name="06 year end" /> In 2007, it was named one of the Best Japanese & Korean Releases at the IFPI Hong Kong Sales Awards.
== Background and release== ''Rain's World'' was released through JYP Entertainment and Warner Music Asia on October 14, 2006. Three singles were promoted for the album: "I'm Coming" (featuring Tablo), "In My Bed", and "With U". Media outlets noted that the single "I'm Coming" "was created after hundreds of revisions over two years".<ref>{{cite web |title='쇼 음악중심', 비ㆍ동방신기ㆍ성시경 등 컴백 스페셜 |trans-title='Show Music Core', comeback specials such as Rain, TVXQ, and Seong Si-kyung |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0000052519 |website=Osen |publisher=Naver |access-date=30 December 2022 |language=ko |date=2006-10-14}}</ref>
A repackage of the album was released in two versions: A type (CD+DVD Set) and B Type (CD+DVD+Diary Set).<ref>{{cite web | title=Rain Vol. 4 Repackage | publisher=Yesasia | url=http://www.yesasia.com/global/rain-vol-4-repackage-rains-world-special-edition/1004593592-0-0-0-en/info.html | accessdate=August 20, 2013 }}</ref> CD contains remixed 'Bad Guy', 'I'm Coming', 'I' And 'With U' added to films of 4th album recording, jacket picture shooting session, a music video taping. B Type re-pack, which was limited to 5,000 copies, was a seasonal item for the Fall of the year with a high quality diary that has Rain's pictures undisclosed to the public.<ref>{{cite web | title=Rain discography | publisher=Rain Germany | url=http://www.rainjihoon.com/rain_en_discography.htm | accessdate=July 2, 2013 | archive-date=April 20, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420024943/http://www.rainjihoon.com/rain_en_discography.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Reception == Commercially, the album debuted at number one on the MIAK monthly album chart in October 2006, his first number-one album on the chart. It sold 108,179 copies in South Korea by January 2007.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ko:2007.01월 – 가요 음반 판매량 |trans-title=2007.01 – Sales volume |url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200701.htm |publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea |language=ko |accessdate=May 22, 2007 |archivedate=March 4, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304122116/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200701.htm|title=Miak.or.kr }}</ref> In Taiwan, the album peaked at number seven on the G-Music Combo Albums chart and number one on the East Asian Albums chart. Although Rain did not win any music program awards in South Korea while promoting the album, he won Best Male Artist at the 2006 Mnet KM Music Festival for "I'm Coming" and Best Japanese & Korean Release at the IFPI Hong Kong Sales Awards in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2006 Mnet KM Music Festival Winners {{!}} 2006 MKMF |url=https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/2006/winner/125 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125013025/https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/2006/winner/125 |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=2022-12-30 |website= |publisher=Mwave |language=en}}</ref><ref name="hk" />
===Accolades=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Awards and nominations for ''Rain's World'' ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Organization ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Result ! class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2006 | Mnet KM Music Festival | Album of the Year (Daesang) | {{nom}} | align="center" | |- | 2007 | IFPI Hong Kong Sales Awards | Best Japanese & Korean Releases | {{won}} | align="center" |<ref name="hk">{{Cite web |title=Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award presented [2001-2016] - 2007 |url=https://www.ifpihk.org/en/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented#2007 |access-date=May 26, 2021 |website=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Hong Kong Group)}}</ref> |} == Promotion and live performances == To promote the release, Rain embarked on the Rain's Coming World Tour. The tour started in Seoul and included stops in the US, Japan, China, Singapore, and more.<ref name="kbs global">{{cite news | title=Tickets for Rain's Hong Kong Concert Sold Out | url =http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1434106_11858.html | work =KBS Global | accessdate = March 16, 2007 }}</ref> The opening show of the tour was a free concert held the day prior to the release of ''Rain's World'' at the Seoul Olympic Stadium, which attracting 40,000 people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rain to invite 40 thousand fans to a free concert |url=https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=enternews&id=&board_seq=163736&page=406&board_code=music_news |website=KBS World |access-date=22 January 2024 |language=en |date=2006-09-06}}</ref> His concert at the Tokyo Dome on May 25, 2007, attracted nearly 40,000 people and marked the first time a Korean artist performed at the Tokyo Dome.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Cathy Rose A. |title=Rain Becomes First K-Pop Star to Perform at Tokyo Dome |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2007/07/201_3621.html |website=The Korea Times |access-date=January 18, 2022 |language=en |date=May 27, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Rain becomes First Korean Star to Perform at Tokyo Dome| date=May 28, 2007| publisher=Japan Today| url=http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/407525| accessdate=June 8, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614204628/http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/407525| archive-date=June 14, 2007| url-status=dead}}</ref> The tour attracted over 280,000 people in total.
== Track listing == {{track listing | total_length = 48:43 | headline = ''Rain's World'' {{nobold|– Standard edition}} | title1 = Rain's World | note1 = | lyrics1 = | music1 = | length1 = 0:54 | title2 = I'm Coming | note2 = featuring Tablo | lyrics2 = | music2 = | length2 = 3:43
| title3 = With U | note3 = | lyrics3 = | music3 = | length3 = 3:20
| title4 = In My Bed | note4 = 내가 누웠던 침대 | lyrics4 = | music4 = | length4 = 4:11
| title5 = Not A Single Day | note5 = 하루도 | lyrics5 = | music5 = | length5 = 4:12 | title6 = Cassiopeia | note6 = 카시오페아; featuring Lim Jeong-hee | lyrics6 = | music6 = | length6 = 4:29
| title7 = Him & Me | note7 = featuring Dynamic Duo | lyrics7 = | music7 = | length7 = 4:06
| title8 = Don't Stop | note8 = | lyrics8 = | music8 = | length8 = 3:48
| title9 = Touch Ya | note9 = featuring C-Luv | lyrics9 = | music9 = | length9 = 3:38
| title10 = Move On | note10 = | lyrics10 = | music10 = | length10 = 4:17
| title11 = Oh Yeah | note11 = featuring Ai | lyrics11 = | music11 = | length11 = 3:35
| title12 = Friends | note12 = featuring Tiger JK | lyrics12 = | music12 = | length12 = 3:56
| title13 = To My Friends | note13 = | lyrics13 = | music13 = | length13 = 1:43
| title14 = Me | note14 = 나; B-Garage Remix | lyrics14 = | music14 = | length14 = 2:57 }} {{track listing | total_length = 1:03:15 | headline = ''Rain's World'' {{nobold|– Repackage}}
| title15 = Bad Guy | note15 = 나쁜 남자; Tango Version | lyrics15 = | music15 = | length15 = 3:13
| title16 = I'm Coming | note16 = featuring Tablo; Home-Grown Remix | lyrics16 = | music16 = | length16 = 4:39
| title17 = I | note17 = 난; Acoustic Live Version | lyrics17 = | music17 = | length17 = 3:31
| title18 = With You | note18 = Hybrid Beat Remix | lyrics18 = | music18 = | length18 = 3:49 }} {{track listing | total_length = 41:30 | headline = ''Rain's World'' {{nobold|– Repackage DVD}}
| title1 = Making of "I'm Coming" and "In My Bed" | note1 = | lyrics1 = | music1 = | length1 = 30:15
| title2 = I'm Coming | note2 = video | lyrics2 = | music2 = | length2 = 6:09
| title3 = In My Bed | note3 = video | lyrics3 = | music3 = | length3 = 5:06 }}
== Charts == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
=== Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! Chart (2006) ! Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref name="Oricon">{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/353217/ranking/cd_album/ |script-title=ja:ピ（ｒａｉｎ）のアルバム売り上げランキング |language=Japanese |trans-title=Rain album release history |work=Oricon Style |publisher=Oricon Inc |accessdate=2 July 2013}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;" | 57 |- ! scope="row" | Taiwanese Albums (G-Music)<ref name="taiwan combo">{{Cite web|date=2006-11-23|title=G-Music Combo Chart – Week 46 of 2006|url=http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard0.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128182215/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillBoard0.aspx|archive-date=November 28, 2006|access-date=2024-01-22|website=G-Music}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;" | 7 |- ! scope="row" | Taiwanese J-pop Albums (G-Music)<ref name="taiwan jpop">{{cite web|date=2006-11-23|title=G-Music J-pop Album Chart – Week 46 of 2006|url=http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx|url-status=dead|language=Chinese|accessdate=2024-01-22|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128182127/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx|archivedate=November 28, 2006}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |}
=== Monthly charts === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Chart (2006) ! Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| South Korean Albums (RIAK)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200610.htm|script-title=ko:2006.10월 – 가요 음반 판매량|trans-title=2006.10 – Sales volume|publisher=Music Industry Association of Korea|accessdate=May 16, 2021|archivedate=April 30, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430113913/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200610.htm|language=ko}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |} {{col-2}}
=== Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Chart (2006) ! Position |- ! scope="row"| South Korean Albums (RIAK)<ref name="06 year end">{{cite web|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2006|script-title=ko:2006년 가요음반판매량|trans-title=2006 Album Sales Figures|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014133744/http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2006|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=October 14, 2017}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;" | 9 |} {{col-end}}
==Sales== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|nocert=yes|salesamount=121,357|salesref=<ref>Cumulative sales for ''Rain's World'': *{{cite web|url=http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2006|script-title=ko:2006년 가요음반판매량|trans-title=2006 Album Sales Figures|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014133744/http://riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2006|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=October 14, 2017}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2007|script-title=ko:2007년 가요음반판매량|trans-title=2007 Album Sales Figures|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014182525/http://www.riak.or.kr/chart/riakpdf.asp?hit_year=2007|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=October 14, 2017}} </ref>}} {{Table end}}
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