Rain will kick off his comeback by starting in his own show.

On December 11th, Mnet revealed that "Rain Effect" - a reality show which will only revolve about Rain will broadcast its 1st episode on December 19th at 11pm.

Fans will get to see not only the progress of preparing for his comeback in January 2014, but also will be able to see more of his real self through daily routines.

Mnet added,"The production crew of "Rain Effect" also recorded all the footage during his Japanese Tour recently. It will be something similar to "Lee Hyori's Off The Record" or "2NE1TV" "

PD Shin Cheon Ji also said,"The thing that fans want to know is his real self that hides underneath his "World Star" image. We will show you all of the true pictures of his personal life".

It was also said that Rain's new album will be released on January 6th next year. He will have a 30-minute-stage in M!Countdown. This is the 1st time that Mnet spends 30 minutes for just the comeback stage of an artist.