- Rin'
Infobox musical artist
Name = Rin'
Img_capt = Rin' Live
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Background = group_or_band
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Origin = Geidai,Japan
Genre =J-pop /Traditional
Years_active = 2003—present
Label =avex trax
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Notable_instruments =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 byavex trax .Chie Arai and Mana Yoshinaga play "koto", "sangen", and "
jushichi-gen ", while Tomoca Nagasu plays "biwa " and "shakuhachi ". All three perform vocals.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, most notable is Fuhen used in the Samurai 7 anime. .
Their latest album, "Inland Sea", was released worldwide in
Europe and theUnited States onApril 25 ,2006 and in Japan onAugust 30 2006 cite web|url=http://wiki.theppn.org/Inland_Sea|title=Inland Sea - Wiki.theppn|accessdate=2007-01-04] jp icon cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/652602/1/|title=Ｒｉｎ’-リリース-ORICON STYLE ＷＭ ミュージック|accessdate=2007-01-04] , featuring guest performances byLeigh Nash cite web|url=http://www.domo.com/rin/index.html|title=Rin' : : Inland Sea|accessdate=2007-01-04] andLisa Loeb .Members
Discography
ingles
#nihongo|"Sakitama"|Sakitama～幸魂～ (7 April 2004)
##nihongo|Sakitama|Sakitama～幸魂～
##nihongo|Jikū (Instrumental)|時空(Instrumental)
##nihongo|Sakitama (Instrumental)|Sakitama～幸魂～(Instrumental)
#nihongo|"Yachiyo no Kaze"|八千代ノ風 (30 June 2004)
##nihongo|Yachiyo no Kaze|八千代ノ風
##Release
##nihongo|Yachiyo no Kaze (Instrumental)|八千代ノ風(Instrumental)
##Release(Instrumental)
#nihongo|"Sakura Sakura"|サクラ サクラ (20 April 2005)
##nihongo|"Sakura Sakura"|サクラ サクラ
##nihongo|Sakura Sakura (instrumental with shakuhachi and shamisen)|サクラ サクラ(Instrumental with 尺八・三味線)
#nihongo|"Yume hanabi"|夢花火 (31 August 2005)
##nihongo|Yume hanabi -Rin' Three pieces-|夢花火 -Rin' Three pieces-
##nihongo|Yume hanabi|夢花火
##Flashback -Rin'Version-
##nihongo|Yume hanabi -Instrumental-|夢花火 -Instrumental-Albums
#nihongo|"Jikū"|時空 (12 May 2004)
##nihongo|Jikū|時空
##nihongo|Sakitama|Sakitama～幸魂～
##nihongo|Yachiyo no Kaze|八千代ノ風
##nihongo|Fuhen|普遍 (featured as the ending theme to the anime series "Samurai 7 ")
##nihongo|Miyabi|雅
##weakness
##nihongo|Dōshin|道心
##Smile on-English ver.-
##Will
##nihongo|Sai no Kami|サイの神
##Eternal
#nihongo|"Asuka"|飛鳥 (29 September 2004)
##nihongo|Asuka|飛鳥
##nihongo|Bibō no Kuni|美貌の國
##THE GRACE
##nihongo|Kamen|仮面
##nihongo|Kurenai|紅
##innocence
##nihongo|Kochō no Yume|胡蝶之夢
##Nomado
##nihongo|Kagami Tsuki|鏡月
##nihongo|Tenka|天華
##nihongo|Hanafubuki|花吹雪
##nihongo|Asukagawa|明日香川
##nihongo|Sarasōju|沙羅双樹
##Hanging in there
#nihongo|～Rin' Christmas Cover Songs～ Seiya|～Rin' Christmas Cover Songs～聖夜 (14 November 2004)
##Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
##Last Christmas
##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
##nihongo|Koukyōkyoku Daikyūban|交響曲 第九番
##nihongo|Christmas Eve|クリスマス・イブ
##Merry Christmas Mr.Lawrence
##White Christmas
##In My Life (※初回限定版のみボーナストラック)
#nihongo|"Utage uta/Sakura Sakura"|宴歌（うたげうた）/さくら さくら (Live album, 30 March 2005)
#"Inland Sea" (released in U.S./Europe on 25 April 2006, in Japan on 30 August 2006)
##New Day Rising (feat.Leigh Nash )
##Solemn
##What the Rain Said
##Never Knew What Love Meant (feat. Leigh Nash)
##Moss Garden
##Anti Hero (feat.Lisa Loeb )
##Inland Sea
##Sea of Tranquility (feat. Leigh Nash)
##Superflat(Part II)
##Past Imperfect
##AA170
##nihongo|Niji Musubi|虹結び (Japan-only bonus track)
#nihongo|"Genji Nostalgia"|源氏ノスタルジー (5 December 2007)
##Murasaki No Yukari, futatabi
##GENJI
##Sennen No Niji
##Ranka
##Na Mo Naki Hana
##Asaki Yume MishiDVD
#nihongo|"Utage"~Rin' First Live Tour 2004 "Jikū"|歌宴～Rin' First Live Tour 2004 "時空"～ (17 November 2004)
Other
#Rin` featuring m.c.A・T "Flashback" (31 August 2005; used in "
Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Fighting Demons ")
#CROSSOVER JAPAN'05 CD/DVD (28 September 2005)References
External links
* [http://www.avexnet.or.jp/rin/index.html Rin' official website at Avex]
* [http://domo.com/rin/ Rin' official website at Domo Music Group]
* [http://myspace.com/rinnetwork Rin' MySpace]
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