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Rin' is an all-female Japanese pop group which combines
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and style with elements of modern pop and rock music. It is a female trio of
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alumni who graduated in 2003. The band made their performing debut in December 2003, at
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, and in April 2004, their first single, called ''Sakitama'', was released by avex trax. Chie Arai and Mana Yoshinaga play ''
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'', '' sangen'', and ''
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'', while Tomoca Nagasu plays ''
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'' and ''
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''. 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
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anime. Their chief international album, ''Inland Sea'', was released worldwide: in
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on April 25, 2006 and in Japan on August 30, 2006, featuring guest performances by
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and
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. According to the band's website, as of 13 February 2009, Rin' had put an end to their activities and decided to disband. After 10 years, the group announced their reunification on their official websites on March 8, 2019, and thereafter released the single Koumyou in the same year, held a number of concerts, and released a new album HORIN in 2021. .


Members

* (born November 20, 1979) - vocals,
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, sangen,
jushichi-gen The is a variant of the with 17 strings instead of the typical 13. The instrument is also known as , "17 stringed ", or "bass " (although with a greater number of strings also exist). The was invented in 1921 by Michio Miyagi, a musician who ...
* (born December 22, 1978) - vocals,
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,
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* (born May 10, 19??) - vocals, koto, sangen, jushichi-gen


Discography


Singles

# (7 April 2004) ## ## ## # (30 June 2004) ## ##Release ## ##Release(Instrumental) # (20 April 2005) ## ## # (31 August 2005) ## ## ##Flashback: Rin' Version ##


Albums

# (12 May 2004) ## ## ## ## (featured as the ending theme to the anime series ''
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'') ## ##weakness ## ##Smile On: English ver. ##Will ## ##Eternal # (29 September 2004) ## ## ##The Grace ## ## ##innocence ## ##Nomado ## ## ## ## ## ##Hanging in there # (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 ## ## ##Merry Christmas Mr.Lawrence ##White Christmas ##In My Life (First edition-only bonus track)) # (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.
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) ##Solemn ##What the Rain Said ##Never Knew What Love Meant (feat. Leigh Nash) ##Moss Garden ##Anti Hero (feat.
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) ##Inland Sea ##Sea of Tranquility (feat. Leigh Nash) ##Superflat(Part II) ##Past Imperfect ##AA170 ## (Japan-only bonus track) #''Inland Sea -Special edition-'' (Includes 2 CDs and a DVD. The first CD is the same like the normal ''Inland Sea'' CD without track 12. So here is only the track list of the second CD. The DVD includes the videos of Anti Hero, Sakura Sakura (サクラ サクラ), Inland Sea Spot and Samurai Heart) ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## # (5 December 2007) ## ##Genji ## (feat.
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DVD

# (17 November 2004)


Other

#Rin' featuring m.c.A・T ''Flashback'' (31 August 2005; used in ''
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'') #Crossover Japan '05 CD/DVD (28 September 2005) #Provided traditional instrument sounds to the backing track for the single ''Samurai Heart'' Heartrecorded by Japanese pop band
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. Released December 2006 by Avex Trax music as part of a double A side single package called ''Black and White'', which featured the tracks ''Samurai Heart'' and ''Winter Lander''. (Rin' only play on 'Samurai heart' and track is credited to AAA, not as a Rin' single). #In 2008 Rin' collaborated with Japanese composer ''Conisch'' on the soundtrack to a Japanese TV drama series called ''Hana goromo yume goromo'' 「花衣夢衣」. This resulted in an album of this music being released through EMI Music Japan (4 June 2008). Although this work is not acknowledged on the Rin' websites (as it is released by a record label different than their usual Avex Trax), the group get equal title credits, appearing as ''Rin' & Conisch''. The album has 34 tracks, lasts 69 minutes and mixes Rin's traditional Japanese instruments with a full western orchestra.


References


External links


Rin' Official Site



吉永真奈 Mana Yoshinaga Official Web Site , 生田流箏曲・地歌三味線演奏家

長須与佳 Tomoca Nagasu Official Web Site

Rin' MySpace

Rin'の復活を願う会

(Blog) Rin' with Mana Yoshinaga (吉永真奈), Tomoca Nagasu (長須与佳) & Chie Arai (新井智恵)
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