Eternal Rain

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Eternal Rain
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2006
Recorded2005–2006
GenreJ-pop, R&B, Hip hop
Length46:17
LanguageJapanese
LabelKing Records
ProducerPark Jin-young, Bang Si-hyuk, Uta, Ryosuke Imai
Rain chronology
It's Raining
(2004)
Eternal Rain
(2006)
Rain's World
(2006)
Singles from It's Raining
  1. "Sad Tango"
    Released: January 25, 2006
  2. "Free Way"
    Released: June 7, 2006
  3. "Move On"
    Released: September 6, 2006

Eternal Rain is the debut Japanese studio album by South Korean pop and R&B singer Rain, released through King Records Japan on September 13, 2006. The album allowed for Rain to expand into the Japanese market after the success of It's Raining. It charted moderately in Japan, peaking at number 14 on the Oricon Albums Chart.

Overview[edit]

The album was released in three editions: CD only, CD+DVD and CD+DVD with a T-shirt. Commercially, Eternal Rain peaked at number 14 on the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan in the week of September 25, 2006, and charted for a total of 5 weeks.[1] In Taiwan, the album peaked at number six on the G-Music Combo Albums chart and number one on the G-Music East Asia Albums chart.[2][3]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Free Way"Yu MisakiUta, Ryosuke Imai 3:48
2."Sad Tango"Yu Misaki, Park Jin-young, Bang Si-hyukPark Jin-young, Bang Si-hyukPark Jin-young4:01
3."Oh Yeah" (featuring Ai)   3:35
4."Move On"Yu Misaki, Park Jin-young, Bang Si-hyukPark Jin-young, Bang Si-hyukTae Kwon4:25
5."Baby Baby"LL Brothers, MichicoLL Brothers, Michico, T. Kura 3:40
6."Feel So Right"Yu Misaki, Park Jin-youngPark Jin-youngPark Jin-young3:47
7."Boku Ga Atsuku Nari Sugite (僕が熱くなりすぎて)"Brian KimJnG BeatJnG Beat4:00
8."Without You"Yu MisakiUta, Ryosuke ImaiUta4:29
9."Because of You"Park Jin-youngPark Jin-young, Tae Kwon 4:47
10."Props in My Life"Yu MisakiRyosuke Imai, UtaUta4:53
11."Sad Tango" (English version)Park Jin-young, Bang Si-hyukPark Jin-young, Bang Si-hyuk 4:01
12."Free Way" (STY Gin n' Tonic Remix)Yu MisakiUta, Ryosuke Imai 4:26
Total length:46:17

Charts[edit]

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 14
Taiwanese Albums (G-Music)[2] 6
Taiwanese J-pop Albums (G-Music)[3] 1

Sales[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan 19,000[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Eternal Rain | Rain (ピ)". Oricon News (in Japanese). September 25, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "G-Music Combo Chart – Week 40 of 2006". G-Music. 2006-10-06. Archived from the original on 2006-10-16. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  3. ^ a b "G-Music J-pop Album Chart – Week 40 of 2006" (in Chinese). 2006-09-22. Archived from the original on 2006-10-16. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  4. ^ ピ(rain)のアルバム売り上げランキング [Rain album release history]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  5. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved January 15, 2014. (subscription only)