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Encyclopedia > Rin'
Rin'
Background information
Origin Geidai, Japan
Genre(s) J-pop/Traditional
Years active 2003—present
Label(s) avex trax

Rin' is a Japanese popular music group which combines traditional Japanese instruments and style with elements of modern pop and rock music. It is a female trio of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music alumni who graduated in 2003. The band made their performing debut in December 2003, at Meguro Gajoen, and in April 2004, their first single, called "Sakitama," was released by avex trax. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... J-pop (or Jpop) is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Avex Trax logo Avex Trax or Avex Entertainment Corporation is a music record label originally from Japan. ... J-pop (or Jpop) is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Categories: Wards of Tokyo | Japan geography stubs ... Avex Trax logo Avex Trax or Avex Entertainment Corporation is a music record label originally from Japan. ...


Chie Arai and Mana Yoshinaga play koto, sangen, and jushichi-gen, while Tomoca Nagasu plays biwa and shakuhachi. All three perform vocals. Japanese 13-stringed koto The koto (箏 or 琴) is a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument derived from Chinese zithers. ... Kitagawa Utamaro, Flowers of Edo: Young Womans Narrative Chanting to the Samisen, ca. ... Jūshichi-gen (十七絃 or 十七弦, lit. ... Junko Ueda playing a Satsuma-biwa A biwa (琵琶) is a Japanese short-necked fretted lute, and a close pickles variant of the Chinese pipa. ... A shakuhachi flute, blowing edge up. ...


According to the band's website, the name Rin' comes from the English word 'ring', the Japanese word Wa (和, meaning both 'ring' and 'Japanese-style'), and from the trio's hope to create a 'ring', or circle, of music.


Since their debut, the band has performed in many venues around the world, and have released four singles and several albums. A number of their songs have been used as themes for anime and movies.


Their latest album, Inland Sea, was released worldwide in Europe and the United States on April 25, 2006 and in Japan on August 30, 2006 [1] [2], featuring guest performances by Leigh Nash [3] and Lisa Loeb.[3] For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leigh Bingham Nash Leigh Bingham Nash (born June 27, 1976) is a singer, and composer, best known as the lead vocalist for the rock band Sixpence None The Richer. ... Lisa Anne Loeb (born 11 March 1968) is an American singer-songwriter and reality television star. ...

Contents

Members

Members

  • Mana (Mana Yoshinaga)
  • Tomoca (Tomoca Nagasu)
  • Chie (Chie Arai)

Instruments

Vocals, koto, sangen, jushichi-gen
Vocals, biwa, shakuhachi
Vocals, koto, sangen, jushichi-gen

Japanese 13-stringed koto The koto (箏 or 琴) is a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument derived from Chinese zithers. ... Kitagawa Utamaro, Flowers of Edo: Young Womans Narrative Chanting to the Samisen, ca. ... Jūshichi-gen (十七絃 or 十七弦, lit. ... Junko Ueda playing a Satsuma-biwa A biwa (琵琶) is a Japanese short-necked fretted lute, and a close pickles variant of the Chinese pipa. ... A shakuhachi flute, blowing edge up. ... Japanese 13-stringed koto The koto (箏 or 琴) is a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument derived from Chinese zithers. ... Kitagawa Utamaro, Flowers of Edo: Young Womans Narrative Chanting to the Samisen, ca. ... Jūshichi-gen (十七絃 or 十七弦, lit. ...

Discography

Singles

  1. Sakitama (Sakitama～幸魂～?) (7 April 2004)
    1. Sakitama (Sakitama～幸魂～?)
    2. Jikū (Instrumental) (時空(Instrumental)?)
    3. Sakitama (Instrumental) (Sakitama～幸魂～(Instrumental)?)
  2. Yachiyo no Kaze (八千代ノ風?) (30 June 2004)
    1. Yachiyo no Kaze (八千代ノ風?)
    2. Release
    3. Yachiyo no Kaze (Instrumental) (八千代ノ風(Instrumental)?)
    4. Release(Instrumental)
  3. Sakura Sakura (サクラ サクラ?) (20 April 2005)
    1. Sakura Sakura (サクラ サクラ?)
    2. Sakura Sakura (instrumental with shakuhachi and shamisen) (サクラ サクラ(Instrumental with 尺八・三味線)?)
  4. Yume hanabi (夢花火?) (31 August 2005)
    1. Yume hanabi -Rin' Three pieces- (夢花火 -Rin' Three pieces-?)
    2. Yume hanabi (夢花火?)
    3. Flashback -Rin'Version-
    4. Yume hanabi -Instrumental- (夢花火 -Instrumental-?)

Albums

  1. Jikū (時空?) (12 May 2004)
    1. Jikū (時空?)
    2. Sakitama (Sakitama～幸魂～?)
    3. Yachiyo no Kaze (八千代ノ風?)
    4. Fuhen (普遍?) (featured as the ending theme to the anime series Samurai 7)
    5. Miyabi (雅?)
    6. weakness
    7. Dōshin (道心?)
    8. Smile on-English ver.-
    9. Will
    10. Sai no Kami (サイの神?)
    11. Eternal
  2. Asuka (飛鳥?) (29 September 2004)
    1. Asuka (飛鳥?)
    2. Bibō no Kuni (美貌の國?)
    3. THE GRACE
    4. Kamen (仮面?)
    5. Kurenai (紅?)
    6. innocence
    7. Kochō no Yume (胡蝶之夢?)
    8. Nomado
    9. Kagami Tsuki (鏡月?)
    10. Tenka (天華?)
    11. Hanafubuki (花吹雪?)
    12. Ashita Kagawa (明日香川?)
    13. Sarasōju (沙羅双樹?)
    14. Hanging in there
  3. ～Rin' Christmas Cover Songs～ Seiya (～Rin' Christmas Cover Songs～聖夜?) (14 November 2004)
    1. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
    2. Last Christmas
    3. Rin' Xmas Medley ~ Silent Night / 赤鼻のトナカイ / I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus / Jingle Bells / We Wish You a Merry Xmas / Silent Night
    4. Koukyōkyoku Daikyūban (交響曲 第九番?)
    5. Christmas Eve (クリスマス・イブ?)
    6. Merry Christmas Mr.Lawrence
    7. White Christmas
    8. In My Life (※初回限定版のみボーナストラック)
  4. Utage uta/Sakura Sakura (宴歌（うたげうた）/さくら さくら?) (Live album, 30 March 2005)
  5. Inland Sea (released in U.S./Europe on 25 April 2006, in Japan on 30 August 2006) [1] [3]
    1. New Day Rising (feat. Leigh Nash)
    2. Solemn
    3. What the Rain Said
    4. Never Knew What Love Meant (feat. Leigh Nash)
    5. Moss Garden
    6. Anti Hero (feat. Lisa Loeb)
    7. Inland Sea
    8. Sea of Tranquility (feat. Leigh Nash)
    9. Superflat(Part II)
    10. Past Imperfect
    11. AA170
    12. Niji Musubi (虹結び?) (Japan-only bonus track)

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DVD

  1. "Utage~Rin' First Live Tour 2004 Jikū" (歌宴～Rin' First Live Tour 2004 "時空"～?) (17 November 2004)

Other

  1. Rin` featuring m.c.A・T "Flashback" (31 August 2005; used in Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Fighting Demons)
  2. CROSSOVER JAPAN'05 CD/DVD (28 September 2005)

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References

  1. ^ a b Inland Sea - Wiki.theppn. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
  2. ^ (Japanese) Ｒｉｎ’-リリース-ORICON STYLE ＷＭ ミュージック. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
  3. ^ a b c Rin' : : Inland Sea. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.

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External link

  • Rin' official website at Avex
  • Rin' official website at Domo Music Group
  • Rin' MySpace

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