Rain comeback teaser video to be unveiled at midnight

A teaser video for Korean pop star Rain's special album will be revealed when the clock strikes midnight tonight.

The singer's agency J.Tune Entertainment announced Monday that a 30 second-long teaser clip for the album titled "BACK TO BASIC" will be posted on Rain's official website (www.rain-jihoon.com) at midnight.

The clip will be composed of photographs of Rain from the jacket of his record due out April 1, J.Tune explained.

The cover to the album was unveiled earlier in the day, about a week after the 27-year-old singer had announced he will be returning to the K-pop scene for the first time in over a year.

Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, made his debut in 2002 after being discovered and trained by Korea's major talent agency JYP Entertainment.

Now considered one of the top celebrities in the Asian region, he has led a successful career in both singing and acting.

He made his Hollywood debut in the Wachowski Brothers' action flick "Speed Racer" in 2008, which led to his star turn in the martial arts movie "Ninja Assassin" last year.

Jessica Kim jesskim@asiae.co.kr