Singer Rain will give a free-of-charge concert ahead of his world tour slated for December. Some 40,000 fans have been invited to the concert, which will be held October 13 at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul under the theme, "Rain's Coming".
The concert will herald the beginning of Rain's five-month world tour, which will cover 12 countries, including the United States, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, China and Japan. Audiences will be invited to donate money to help physically challenged people.
Rain's world tour will be produced by globally renowned concert producers including Jamie King, who also produced and choreographed concerts for Madonna, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Rain met with King in July in the United States to discuss the preparations. Other prominent figures involved include Tom Hudak, who produced concerts for The Eagles and Prince, and Roy Bennet, who was in charge of lighting at the U.S. MTV Video Music Awards. The scale and quality of Rain's upcoming tour will be comparable with the global tours of the world's top artists, and will likely serve as an opportunity for the domestic performance sector to develop further.
Lee In-kwang, CEO of StarM, which is organizing Rain's tour, said that the upcoming concert in Seoul will serve as a starting point for Rain's advancement to the global market, and that the charity aspect of the concert will be its most important part because Rain feels great responsibility as a big star.
He also added that one-fourth of the audience will comprise foreign fans and music experts. Rain will donate a part of his world tour proceeds to needy and starving children in underdeveloped countries. StarM will begin distributing tickets to Rain's concert nationwide this month.
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