Rain discography
Rain discography | |
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Rain in 2014 | |
Studio albums | 7 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Music videos | 24 |
EPs | 3 |
Singles | 33 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
Album appearances | 6 |
DVD | 9 |
The discography of South Korean entertainer Rain consists of seven studio albums, one compilation album, three extended plays, and thirty-three singles. His debut studio album Bad Guy was released in May 2002 and sold over 140,000 copies in South Korea. His sophomore studio album, How to Avoid the Sun, was released in October 2003 and spawned the titular single, which ranked at number one of the music program charts for multiple weeks.
Rain's third studio album, It's Raining, was released in October 2004 and sold over one million copies across Asia according to the Korea Creative Content Agency, including over 200,000 copies in South Korea, 100,000 copies in Japan, 500,000 copies in China, and 70,000 copies in Taiwan.[1] The record spawned the singles "It's Raining" and "I Do". Rain released his first original album in Japanese, titled Eternal Rain, in September 2006. The album peaked at number 19 on the Oricon Album Chart and sold 19,000 copies.
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
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KOR [2][3][a] |
JPN [4] |
TWN [5] |
TWN East Asia [6] | |||
Bad Guy |
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9 | — | — | — |
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How to Avoid the Sun |
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6 | — | — | — |
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It's Raining |
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3 | 15 | — | 1 | |
Eternal Rain |
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— | 14 | 6 | 1 |
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Rain's World |
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1 | 57 | 7 | 1 |
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Rainism |
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33 | 22 | 10 | 2 | |
Rain Effect |
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1 | — | — | — |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Reissues
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [3][a] | |||
Rain's World Repackaged |
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12 |
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Rainism Recollection |
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— | |
Rain Effect Special Edition |
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10 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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JPN [4] | |||
Early Works |
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35 |
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Extended plays
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
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KOR [3] |
JPN [4] |
JPN Sales [16] | |||
Back to the Basic |
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1 | 25 | 71 | |
My Life |
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7 | — | — |
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Pieces by Rain |
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23 | — | — |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
As lead artist
Korean singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
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KOR [20][b] |
KOR Hot [21][c] |
US World [22][d] | ||||
"Bad Guy" (나쁜 남자) | 2002 | * | * | * | Bad Guy | |
"Hand Shake" (악수) | ||||||
"Instead of Saying Goodbye" (안녕이란 말대신) |
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"How to Avoid the Sun" (태양을 피하는 방법) |
2003 | Rain 2 | ||||
"You Already Knew" | ||||||
"It's Raining" | 2004 | It's Raining | ||||
"I Do" | ||||||
"I'm Coming" (featuring Tablo) | 2006 | Rain's World | ||||
"In My Bed" | ||||||
"With U" | ||||||
"Love Story" | 2008 | Rainism | ||||
"Rainism" | ||||||
"September 12th" (9월 12일) | 2009 | |||||
"Love Song" (널 붙잡을 노래) | 2010 | 1 | — |
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Back to the Basic | |
"Hip Song" | 6 | — |
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"Busan Woman" (부산 여자) | 2011 | 4 | 9 | — |
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Non-album single |
"30 Sexy" | 2014 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
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Rain Effect |
"La Song" | 8 | 6 | 25 |
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"I Love You" (사랑해) | 32 | 23 | — |
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"The Best Present" | 2017 | 5 | — | 22 |
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Non-album single |
"Goodbye" (오늘 헤어져) (featuring Jo Hyun-ah of Urban Zakapa) |
81 | 85 | — |
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My Life | |
"Gang" (깡) | 40 | 89 | — | |||
"Beginning" (시작할까, 나) (with Soyou) | 2019 | 94 | — | — | The Love of Autumn | |
"Switch to Me" (with J.Y. Park) | 2020 | 15 | 8 | — | Pieces by Rain | |
"Why Don't We" (featuring Chungha) | 2021 | 106 | 52 | — | ||
"Magnetic" (featuring Jackson Wang) | —[e] | — | 15 | |||
"Domestic" | 2022 | 146 | — | — | Non-album single | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. "*" denotes that chart did not exist at the time. |
Japanese singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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JPN [31] | ||||
Japanese | ||||
"Sad Tango" | 2006 | 14 |
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Eternal Rain |
"Free Way" | 15 |
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"Move On" | 17 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Chinese singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Memory In My Hand" (S手記; Shou Ji) |
2006 | Non-album single |
"Any Dream" | 2008 | |
"I'm Ready" | ||
"Diamond Lover" (featuring Ravi) | 2015 | Diamond Lover OST |
"Pretend" |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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KOR DL [33] | |||
"I Do" (Japanese version) | 2005 | — | It's Raining |
"Notes (from)…" (手记; Shou Ji) | 2006 | — | Non-album singles |
"Still Believe" | — | ||
"Go Forward" | — | ||
"Summer Taste"[f][34] | 2021 | 54 | Taste of Korea |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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KOR [20] |
KOR Hot [21] | ||||
"One" | 2010 | 32 | — | Back to the Basic | |
"Same" (똑같아) | 39 | — | |||
"Oppa" (어디 가요. 오빠) (featuring Hyuna) |
2014 | 96 | — | Rain Effect | |
"Marilyn Monroe" (마릴린 먼로) | 126 | — | |||
"Baby" (차에 타봐) | 157 | — |
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"Found Out" (알아버렸어) | 177 | — |
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"Superman" | 178 | — |
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"Dear Mama, Don't Cry" | 182 | — |
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"Rain Effect" | 192 | — |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Album |
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"How Much I Love You" (Byul featuring Rain) |
2002 | December 32 |
"Perfect Interaction" (Leehom Wang featuring Lim Jeong-hee & Rain) |
2005 | Heroes of Earth |
"Too Much (Remix)" (Ai featuring Rain) |
2006 | What's Goin' On Ai |
"Man Up" (Omarion featuring Rain) |
21 (European edition) | |
"The Club" (The Grace featuring Rain) |
2007 | One More Time, OK? |
"Kung Fu Fighting" | 2008 | Kung Fu Panda |
"Things I Want to Do When I Have a Lover" (G.NA featuring Rain) |
2010 | Draw G's First Breath |
Videography
Concert tour videos
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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JPN [37] | ||
Rainy Day, Rain's First Live Concert | 17 | |
Rain's Coming, Rain World Tour | 16 | |
Legend Of Rainism Tour |
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27 |
The Best Show Tour |
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— |
Music video compilations
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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JPN [37] | ||
Rain's Video Clips 2002–2006 |
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60 |
Documentaries
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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JPN [37] | ||
Road to Rain |
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22 |
All About Rain – World Star |
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60 |
Rain's 24 Hours: The Day |
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36 |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director |
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"Bad Guy" | 2002 | |
"Handshakes" | ||
"Instead of Saying Goodbye" | ||
"How to Avoid the Sun" | 2003 | |
"It's Raining" | 2004 | |
"I Do" | ||
"Nan" | ||
"Sad Tango" | 2006 | |
"Free Way" | ||
"Move On" | ||
"Still Believe" | ||
"I'm Coming" | ||
"In My Bed" | ||
"Any Dream" | 2008 | |
"Love Story" | Lee Sang Gyu | |
"Rainism" | Jang Jae Hyeok | |
"9월 12일 (Acoustic)" | ||
"Love Song" | 2010 | |
"Hip Song" | ||
"Busan Woman" | 2011 | |
"30 Sexy" | 2014 | Lumpens[38] |
"La Song" | ||
"I Love You" | ||
"The Best Present" | 2017 | |
"Goodbye" | ||
"Gang" |
Notes
- ^ a b The Gaon Album Chart was established in 2010. Positions prior to this refer to the monthly domestic Music Industry Association of Korea (MIAK) positions, the predecessor to Gaon.
- ^ The Gaon Digital Chart was first published in 2010.
- ^ The K-pop Hot 100 was first published in August 2011.
- ^ The US World Digital Song Sales chart was first published in January 2010.
- ^ "Magnetic" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but it peaked at #99 on the component Download Chart.[30]
- ^ "Summer Taste" was released as a promotional single in collaboration with Pepsi, along with singers Shownu, Hyungwon, and I.M (Monsta X), Yujeong and Yuna (Brave Girls), Hongjoong and Yunho (Ateez)).
References
- ^ a b c Korean Culture No. 2: K-pop Beyond Asia. Korean Culture and Information Service. 2015. p. 42. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
Total sales of Rain's new album throughout Asia reached over one million: 100,000 in Japan, 500,000 in China, 70,000 in Taiwan, 150,000 in Thailand, 50,000 in Indonesia, and 154,000 in Korea, totaling approximately 1.074 million according to the Korea Creative Content Agency
- ^ Recording Industry Association of Korea chart positions:
- Bad Guy: "2002.08월 – 가요 음반 판매량" [August 2002 K-pop Record Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 16, 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- Rain 2: "2003.10월 – 가요 음반 판매량" [October 2003 K-pop Record Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 28, 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- It's Raining: "2004.10월 – 가요 음반 판매량" [October 2004 K-pop Record Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- Rain's World: "2006. 10 월 – 가요음반 판매량" [October 2006 K-pop Record Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- Rain's World Repackaged: "2006. 12월 – 가요음반 판매량" [December 2006 K-pop Record Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c Gaon Album Chart positions:
- Rainism: "2011년 20주차 Album Chart" [2011, Week 20 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- Rain Effect: "2014년 1주차 Album Chart" [2014, Week 1 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- Rain Effect Special Edition: "2014년 7주차 Album Chart" [2014, Week 7 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- Back to the Basic: "2010년 16주차 Album Chart" [2010, Week 16 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- My Life: "2017년 49주차 Album Chart" [2017, Week 49 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- Pieces by Rain: "2021년 10주차 Album Chart" [2021, Week 10 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c 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 July 2, 2013.
- ^ The G-Music album chart operated from 2005 to 2015.
- "Eternal Rain" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on October 16, 2006.
- "Rain's World" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on November 28, 2006.
- "Rainism" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on December 25, 2008.
- ^
- "It's Raining" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on October 1, 2005.
- "Eternal Rain" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on October 16, 2006.
- "Rain's World" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on November 28, 2006.
- "Rainism" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on January 11, 2009.
- ^ 2003.01월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2003.01 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on November 19, 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ Cumulative sales for Rain 2:
- 2003년 가요음반판매량 [2003 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- 2004년 가요음반판매량 [2004 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ Cumulative sales for It's Raining: 153,577 (2004) + 41,994 (2005) + 7,193 (2006)
- "MIAK: Album Sales in 2004" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
- "MIAK: Album Sales in 2005" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on April 28, 2007. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
- "MIAK: Album Sales in the First Half of 2006" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
- ^ a b c d "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)
- ^ Cumulative sales for Rain's World:
- 2006년 가요음반판매량 [2006 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- 2007년 가요음반판매량 [2007 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ "2008 Annual Hanteo Chart Album Sales Top 50" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018.
- ^ "2014년 Album Chart" [2014 Yearly Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ 2007.01월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2007.01 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on March 4, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart – February 2014". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- ^ "Back to the Basic (Japanese Edition)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). July 5, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ Cumulative sales of Back to the Basic:
- "2010년 가온차트 부문별 Top 100위" [2010 Gaon Chart Top 100]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- "2011년 Album Chart (Page 3)" [2011 Album Chart (Page 3)]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "2017년 12월 Album Chart" [December 2017 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ "2021년 03월 Album Chart" [March 2021 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- "Love Song". April 3, 2010.
- "One and Same". April 10, 2010.
- "Hip Song". April 17, 2010.
- "Busan Woman". August 20, 2011.
- "30 Sexy", "Rain Effect". January 11, 2014. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014.
- "La Song". February 1, 2014. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014.
- "I Love You". July 12, 2014. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014.
- "The Best Present". January 21, 2017.
- "Goodbye". December 2, 2017.
- "Gang". June 18, 2020.
- "Beginning". September 21, 2019.
- "Switch to Me (duet with JYP)". January 3–9, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- "Why Don't We". February 28 – March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- "Domestic". October 16–22, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ a b "Rain Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- "Goodbye". December 10, 2017. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017.
- "Gang". Billboard. May 23, 2020.
- "Switch to Me": "Billboard K-pop 100". Billboard. January 16, 2021. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- "Why Don't We": "Billboard K-Pop 100". Billboard. March 20, 2021. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Rain Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "Gaon Download Chart – 2010". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "2011년 Download Chart" [2011 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 3. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ "2014년 Download Chart" [2014 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 3. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ "2014년 Download Chart" [2014 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ "2014년 02월 Download Chart" [February 2014 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ "2017년 상반기 결산 Download Chart" [First half of 2017 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 11, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ Cumulative sales for "Goodbye":
- "2017년 47주차 Download Chart" [Week 47 of 2017 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- "2017년 48주차 Download Chart" [Week 48 of 2017 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ "2021년 10주차 Download Chart" [2021, Week 10 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ ピ(rain)のシングル売り上げランキング [Rain CD single release history]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ a b c Oricon Entertainment (March 2007). Orikon Nenkan 2007 Nenban オリコン年鑑2007年版 (Oricon Yearbook 2007) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. pp. 17, p. 152, p. 156, p. 160, p. 164, p. 171, p. 175, p. 179, p. 183. ISBN 978-4-87131-082-6.
- ^ 2021년 29주차 Download Chart [Week 29 of 2021 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ Jeong, Hee-yeon (July 14, 2021). "비→몬스타엑스, 오늘(14일) 신곡 'Summer Taste' 발매". Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ a b c d e f g Gaon Download Chart – 2014년 1월 2주차 [Gaon Download Chart – January 2014 (Week 2)]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ a b Gaon Download Chart – 2014년 1월 3주차 [Gaon Download Chart – January 2014 (Week 3)]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ a b c "ピ(rain)のDVD売り上げランキング" [Rain DVD release history]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "Lumpen Film works". Lumpens.com. Retrieved January 26, 2014.