Rain's new single takes 11th spot on Oricon chart

The first single album from singer Rain, entitled "Sad Tango", took the 11th spot on the Japanese Oricon chart on the day of its release Jan. 25.

A number of top Japanese artists released their new albums on the same day, including Gackt, B'z, Koda Kumi and Koto Maki.

"Sad Tango", the album's title track, was co-written by Bang Shi-hyuk and Rain's producer J.Y. Park. Tokyo Broadcasting System's music show "CountDown TV" chose it as its ending theme song, while the song's music video, featuring Rain dancing in a black cloak fluttering in the wind, has received a favorable response from both Korean and Japanese fans.

Rain is currently promoting his single in Japan.

Meanwhile, Oricon's single chart was topped by B'z, while Gackt took the third spot. BoA's new single, entitled "Everlasting" and released Jan. 18, ranked 18th.

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