Rain's Coming World Tour

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Rain's Coming World Tour
Tour by Rain
Rains Coming Tour poster.jpg
Location
  • Asia
  • North America
  • Australia
Associated album Rain's World
Start dateOctober 13, 2006
End dateOctober 27, 2007
No. of shows18
Rain concert chronology

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.

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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]

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
DateCityCountryVenueAttendance
October 13, 2006 Seoul South Korea Seoul Olympic Stadium [lower-alpha 1] 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]
Total281,600

Notes

  1. ↑ Free concert [9]

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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. ↑ "Rain Cleared In U.S. Concert Dispute". Starpulse. January 28, 2010. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Rain to invite 40 thousand fans to a free concert". KBS World. September 6, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "환상적인 무대... 뒷배경에 웬 중국 그림?". Oh My News (in Korean). Naver. December 16, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "'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.
  12. ↑ "비, 싱가포르 관객 1만여명 압도" [Rain overwhelms 10,000 Singaporean audiences]. JoyNews24 (in Korean). Naver. January 22, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  13. ↑ "비, 말레이시아 사로잡다" [Rain captures Malaysia]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. February 3, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "<'가까이하기 너무 먼' 가수 비의 상하이 공연>". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. October 7, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  20. ↑ "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.
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