Rin'

Rin'
The official Rin' logo, as a whole, depicts its name in the Chinese character (Kanji) 凜, simultaneously in the bottom right corner, its name is concealed in English.
The official Rin' logo, as a whole, depicts its name in the Chinese character (Kanji) 凜, simultaneously in the bottom right corner, its name is concealed in English.
Background information
OriginGeidai, Japan Japan
GenresPop/Traditional Japanese music
Instrument(s)koto, sangen, jushichi-gen, biwa, shakuhachi
Years active2003–2009, 2019-present
Labelsavex trax, Domo Records
MembersMana - 吉永真奈 (Mana Yoshinaga)
Tomoca - 長須与佳 (Tomoca Nagasu)
Chie - 新井智恵 (Chie Arai)
Websitehttps://rin-futatabi.amebaownd.com/

Rin' is an all-female Japanese pop group which combines traditional Japanese musical 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.

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 chief international 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]

According to the band's website, as of 13 February 2009, Rin' had put an end to their activities and decided to disband.[4][5]

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. .[6][7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ "Inland Sea - Wiki.theppn". Archived from the original on 2006-06-21. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
  2. ^ "Ｒｉｎ'-リリース-ORICON STYLE ＷＭ ミュージック" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-01-04.
  3. ^ a b "Rin' : : Inland Sea". Archived from the original on 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
  4. ^ "お知らせ". www.tomoka-nagasu.com. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  5. ^ "Rin\' - 吉永真奈オフィシャルブログ 「千代に八千代に・・・」". Rin\' - 吉永真奈オフィシャルブログ 「千代に八千代に・・・」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  6. ^ "『ご報告』". 吉永真奈オフィシャルブログ 凛〜Ring〜 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  7. ^ "『ありがとうございました！』". 吉永真奈オフィシャルブログ 凛〜Ring〜 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  8. ^ "『ご報告』". 長須与佳 Official blog『おと つづり』 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  9. ^ "『御礼』". 長須与佳 Official blog『おと つづり』 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  10. ^ "新井智恵 on Instagram: "いつも温かく見守ってくださり、心より感謝申し上げます。 本日は、皆様に報告がございます。 2004年にメジャーデビューし、2009年に解散をしました【和楽器ユニットRin'】。 今年4月7日には、デビュー15年を迎えます。…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2019-03-21.