Rain's Coming World Tour

The Rain's Coming World Tour is first worldwide concert tour (second overall) by South Korean singer Rain. It saw 17 shows in Asia, North America and Australia from December 2006 to October 2007 in support of his fourth Korean studio album Rain's World (2006). A free promotional concert was held at the Seoul Olympic Stadium one day prior to the album's release.

Rain's Coming World Tour

Tour by Rain
Location	Asia North America Australia
Associated album	Rain's World
Start date	October 13, 2006
End date	October 27, 2007
No. of shows	18
Rain concert chronology

History

The Rain's Coming World Tour began on December 15, 2006, at Seoul Olympic Stadium in Seoul and was scheduled to continue through 2007 to the following countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, United States, and Canada.^[1] His tour incorporated the talents of producers and stage designers (such as Jamie King and Roy Bennett) who have been involved with the concert tours of other artists such as U2, Michael Jackson, Ricky Martin, Madonna, Britney Spears, and The Rolling Stones. Ticket sales were expected to be over US$100 million.^[2]

His concert at the Tokyo Dome on May 25, 2007, attracted nearly 40,000 people. Rain was the first Korean artist to perform at the Tokyo Dome.^[3][4]

Legal issues

On his World 2007 tour, his scheduled concerts in Shanghai, Toronto, San Francisco, Atlanta, San Jose and Hawaii were canceled, followed by the last concert in Los Angeles. The last event at the Staples Center was canceled only two hours prior to opening: Rain's producer blamed the situation on financial problems of the local promoter, while the local promoter blamed Wellmade STAR M calling them too "incompetent to handle the situation."^[5]

On March 19, 2009, a federal jury in Honolulu found that Rain, his former management agency JYP Entertainment, and two other promotion companies were guilty of breaching a contract and defrauding Honolulu promoter Click Entertainment for $2 million (originally just over $1 million) after the Hawaii concert was canceled and the promoters were not refunded the $500,000 licensing fee.^[6] Rain and JYP were ordered to pay $2.4 million each in punitive damages, $1 million for damages related to the fraud, and $2.3 million for breach of contract.^[7]

A separate lawsuit filed by promoters Wellmade STAR M was dismissed by a South Korean court on January 28, 2010. Judge Bae Kwang-Kuk ruled in favor of Rain and blamed the plaintiff for poor preparations surrounding the cancelled U.S. tour.^[8]

Shows

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance
October 13, 2006	Seoul	South Korea	Seoul Olympic Stadium[a]	40,000[10]
December 15, 2006			Olympic Gymnastics Arena	20,000[11]
December 16, 2006
North America
December 23, 2006	Las Vegas	United States	The Colosseum at Caesars Palace	7,600[12]
December 24, 2006
Asia
January 12, 2007	Hong Kong	China	AsiaWorld–Arena	24,000[13]
January 13, 2007
January 21, 2007	Singapore		Singapore Indoor Stadium	10,000[14]
January 27, 2007	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Putra Indoor Stadium	12,000[15]
March 10, 2007	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	Quân khu 7 Stadium	40,000[16]
March 11, 2007
March 30, 2007	Taipei	Taiwan	Taoyuan Arena	10,000[17]
Oceania
April 14, 2007	Sydney	Australia	Acer Arena	8,000[18]
Asia
May 25, 2007	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Dome	40,000[19]
June 2, 2007	Bangkok	Thailand	Impact Arena	30,000[20]
June 3, 2007
October 6, 2007	Shanghai	China	Hongkou Football Stadium	15,000[21]
October 27, 2007	Daegu	South Korea	Daegu World Cup Stadium	25,000[22]
Total				281,600

Notes

1. Free concert^[9]

References

1. "Tickets for Rain's Hong Kong Concert Sold Out". KBS Global. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
2. Herzkovits, Jon; Jang Sera (November 16, 2006). "South Korean pop star Rain debuts as robot lover". Reuters. Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2007.
3. "Rain becomes First Korean Star to Perform at Tokyo Dome". Japan Today. May 28, 2007. Archived from the original on June 14, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2007.
4. "Rain（ピ）、初の東京ドーム公演、そして全米進出を語る" [Rain talks about his first Tokyo Dome performance and expansion into the United States]. Oricon News (in Japanese). May 25, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
5. "Pop Singer Rain Cancels L.A. Concert". Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
6. "Local promoters sue Rain over canceled concert". Honolulu Advertiser. June 21, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2007.
7. Song, Jaymes (March 19, 2009). "Jury rules against South Korean star for $8M". Associated Press. Retrieved March 20, 2009.^{[dead link‍]}
8. "Rain Cleared In U.S. Concert Dispute". Starpulse. January 28, 2010. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
9. "Rain to invite 40 thousand fans to a free concert". KBS World. September 6, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
10. "가수 비 잠실공연, 무대는 화려" [Singer Rain's Jamsil performance, the stage is gorgeous]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. October 14, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
11. "환상적인 무대... 뒷배경에 웬 중국 그림?". Oh My News (in Korean). Naver. December 16, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
12. "비, 시저스팰리스측서 '공연매진 기념패' 수여" [Rain, 'Sold Out Performance Commemorative Plaque' awarded by Caesars Palace]. My Daily. Naver. December 24, 2006. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
13. "'비'에 젖은 홍콩…1만 2천 관객 '열광'" [Hong Kong wet with 'rain' ... 12,000 spectators 'passionate']. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. January 14, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
14. "비, 싱가포르 관객 1만여명 압도" [Rain overwhelms 10,000 Singaporean audiences]. JoyNews24 (in Korean). Naver. January 22, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
15. "비, 말레이시아 사로잡다" [Rain captures Malaysia]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. February 3, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
16. "비 베트남 콘서트 4만명 흥분" [40,000 people excited at a non-Vietnamese concert]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. March 12, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
17. "Rain桃园个唱万人捧场 发生意外火焰伤人(图) 影音娱乐 新浪网" [Rain sings in Taoyuan with thousands of people cheering for him, accident breaks out with sparks injuring people (photo)]. Sina Entertainment (in Chinese). April 1, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
18. "비, '월드투어' 시드니 공연 관계자들로부터 호평" [Rain receives favorable reviews from Sydney concert officials for 'world tour']. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. April 15, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
19. Garcia, Cathy Rose A. (May 27, 2007). "Rain Becomes First K-Pop Star to Perform at Tokyo Dome". The Korea Times. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
20. "비, 태국 공연도 대성황" [Rain's performance in Thailand was also a huge success]. Segye Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. June 4, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
21. "<'가까이하기 너무 먼' 가수 비의 상하이 공연>". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. October 7, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
22. "비 "미국 진출 성공하든 못하든 최선 다할 터"" [Rain "I will do my best whether I succeed in advancing to the US or not."]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. October 27, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2022.

External links

• Rain's official site