[article] Rain Makes Grand Return With Sixth Album ‘Rain Effect’.
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Billboard 1/7/2014 — by Jessica Oak, Billboard Korea reporter
Rain Makes Grand Return With Sixth Album ‘Rain Effect’
The K-pop veteran bounces back with two blazing singles “30Sexy” and “La Song.”
Singer/actor Rain — a pioneer of the “Hallyu Wave” (aka Korean Wave) — has released his hotly-anticipated sixth full-length album “Rain Effect,” reassuring fans and critics he hasn’t missed a beat during his four-year absence from the spotlight spending two fulfilling Korea’s mandatory military service.
Despite being in the hot seat for a highly-publicized relationship with superstar actress Kim Tae Hee, as well as public backlash after being investigated for violating service regulations (which was later dismissed), Rain re-solidifies his position in the K-pop firmament with this latest offering….


































