Rain released his first Japanese album, 

Eternal Rain on September 13, 2006. He held his first

Japanese solo concert, Rainy Day Japan. This was followed up by the release of his fourth
album, Rain's World,[12] which also sold over a million copies in Asia and further established him as
one of the top musical acts in Southeast Asia. The success of the album lead to a repackage album,
which was released 2 months later.
The Rain's Coming World Tour began on December 15, 2006 at Seoul Olympic Stadium in
Seoul[13] and was scheduled to continue through 2007 to various parts of Asia, [14] Australia,[15] United
States, and Canada.[16]
On May 25, 2007, Rain became the first Korean star to perform at the Tokyo Dome. The concert
seated nearly 55,000 attendees.[17]
In 2007, Rain left JYP Entertainment to start his own company, J. Tune Entertainment, but still
retains his collaborative relationship with Park Jin-young.
United States[edit]
In April 2006, Rain was mentioned by Time magazine which listed him as one of the "100 Most
Influential People Who Shape Our World".[18][19] In 2007, Rain topped Time Magazine's online user
poll, defeating Stephen Colbert by 100,000 votes;[20] Colbert jokingly retaliated by producing a parody
of Rain's music video for "Ways to Avoid the Sun" called "He's Singin' In Korean", and challenged
Rain to a dance-off or a "cuddle-off", or a "spoon-off". [21] On May 5, 2008, Rain appeared in a surprise
guest segment at the end of The Colbert Report, and proceeded to engage Colbert in a dance-off on
a Dance Dance Revolution machine.[22][23] He also made it into People's 2007 list of the "Most
Beautiful People" in the world.[24] In a press release, Rain stated that he was honored to be on the
list, and also noted that it will be a great boost to his efforts to raise his public awareness in the
United States.[25]
Rain's concerts in the United States were also well received. His two-day concert, Rainy Day New
York, held at the Madison Square Garden, were sold out within a matter of days. The concert was
marketed and promoted by the Asian concert production company Rainstone Live. [26][27][28] Rain also
performed two concert dates in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 23–24, 2006; held at The
Colosseum at Caesars Palace.[29]

2008–2012: Olympics, Rainism, Back to the Basic and continued

popularity[edit]

Rain at Sepang International Circuit F1 2011 post-party concert, Malaysia

In January 2008, Rain was tapped to sing the theme song of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games,
"Hand in Hand".[30] He also performed at the Beijing Olympic closing ceremony in August, singing the
closing theme song “Beijing, Beijing, I Love Beijing”. [31]
On October 16, 2008, Rain released his fifth Korean album, Rainism, which spawned the number
one hit single "Love Story". The music video for "Love Story" featured Korean actress Ha Ji-won. A
second single, titled "Rainism", was subsequently released. Rain held a comeback showcase for the
album, and appeared in a two-day special program where exclusive footage and interviews of the
singer was shown.[32][33] On November 24, 2008, the Commission of Youth Protection deemed the
album inappropriate for people under 19 years old because the lyrics in the song "Rainism" were
considered problematic due to their phallic and sexual references. [34] Rain re-released a "clean
version" of "Rainism" shortly after, but instead of changing the original album's contents, a sticker
was placed on the album that prohibited its sale to those under 19 years old. [35]
In October 2009, in support of his fifth album Rainism, Rain kicked off his Asian tour, The Legend of
Rainism Tour with two shows at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul on October 9 and 10.[36] It
continued with concerts in various parts of Asia and concluded at The Colosseum at Caesars
Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 24–25, 2009.[37][38]
On April 6, 2010, Rain released a special mini-album titled Back to the Basic,[39] including the singles
"Love Song" starring Han Ye-seul in the music video[40] as well as "Hip Song". Once again, Rain
topped Time Magazine's TIME 100 poll.[41] In October, Rain represented Korea and performed at
the 7th Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, at
the Seoul Olympic Stadium.[42]
The following year, Rain made his third appearance in the TIME 100 poll. Time describes his win as
"The South Korean pop star turned actor Rain, 28, took the top spot in the TIME 100 reader poll for
the third year, trouncing competitors from Barack Obama to Lady Gaga. That's pretty impressive
online power for a guy whose main claim to Western fame is a role in the 2009 film Ninja
Assassin."[43]
Along with the Time honor, Rain went on a farewell tour, The Best Show Tour, before his 21-month
compulsory military service.[44] The tour spanned Southeast Asia including his first tour dates
throughout South Korea.[45] His last concert, Rain: Last of The Best was deemed as the best event in
Gangnam District for 2011.[46]