Rain's "Love Story" music video to be released today

The music video for Asian pop star Rain's new single “Love Song” is set to be unveiled today at 1 p.m., according to his agency on Friday.

A press release from J. Tune Entertainment explained that the music video featuring Korean actress Han Ye-seul will first be revealed on multimedia video player GomPlayer at 1 p.m. followed by a wide release on all online music websites an hour later.

"Love Song," the title track from Rain's special album "BACK TO THE BASIC," has maintained its spot atop several online music charts including Melon, Dosirak, Bugs and social networking site Cyworld since its release Tuesday.

Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, began his career in 2002 under major talent agency JYP Entertainment. He has become one of the most popular stars throughout Asia, releasing five albums and starring in the hit television series "Full House" and "Sang Doo! Let's Go to School" alongside Korea's famous actresses Song Hye-kyo and Kong Hyo-jin.

He has also made his mark in Hollywood after appearing in 2008 action flick "Speed Racer" and taking the lead role in the martial arts flick "Ninja Assassin" last year.

Rain is returning to the Korean pop music scene for the first time in two years after releasing his last studio album "Rainism" in 2008. "BASICS" is due out April 7.

Reporter : Lucia Hong luciahong@asiae.co.kr
Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@asiae.co.kr