Rin'

Rin' was a 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.

Rin!

Rin! (凛！) is a Japanese manga written by Satoru Kannagi and illustrated by Yukine Honami. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the manga between October 25, 2006, and April 25, 2007. It is licensed in German by Carlsen Verlag.

Characters

Katsura The main character of Rin! A high school junior and a 2-dan in archery. Katsura struggles with an unusual form of anxiety that can only be soothed by his 'secret weapon'.

Sou The vice-president of the archery club and a senior in high school. He is Katsura's 'secret weapon' by giving him a hug to calm down all fears and anxieties. His bow is very free and flexible.

Yamato The president of the archery club and Katsura's older brother. His bow is stronger and more rigid, because of his extensive physical and mental training. Sou is his best friend and he cares very deeply for his younger brother, Katsura. He is serious about his archery and is a good listener.

Reception

Patricia Beard felt that the character designs were too young-looking, and regarded the second volume as "something to read while I look at Honami's wonderful artwork", and felt the final volume was "disjointed" in its narrative. Holly Ellingwood enjoyed "the metaphor of archery forms to that of life and love", which she felt lent the work "a greater spiritual depth". Sylvia Einenkel describes the archery motif as being "unforgettable".

Rinə

Rinə (also, Reyna) is a village and municipality in the Astara Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 925. The municipality consists of the villages of Rinə, Vıləşə, Taxtakəran, and Çuvaş.

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Kong (surname)

Kong (孔) is a Chinese, Korean, and Cambodian surname. It can also be written as Kung in Taiwan, Hung in Hong Kong, Khổng in Vietnam, and Gong in Korea. There are around 2.1 million people with this surname in China in 2002, representing 0.23% of the population.

This surname Kong is most notable as the surname of Confucius and his descendants. The family tree of Confucius and his descendants is generally considered to be the world longest, covering over 2,500 years with more than 80 generations recorded, and has two million entries according to its last update in 2009. The main line of descent traditionally held the title of Duke Yansheng, which was changed to the title of the first Sacrificial Official to Confucius in the 20th century. This title is currently held by Kung Tsui-chang.

Kong may also be the English transliteration of a rare Chinese surname 空, or a less common form of the Gong surnames such as 龔, 貢 and 弓.

Origin

The character for the Kong surname was derived from the Zi (子) family name. The founder of the Shang Dynasty, Tang of Shang whose family name was Zi, had the courtesy name of Taiyi (太乙). His descendants fused the character Zi (子) to Yi (乙), forming the character Kong (孔) which eventually became a surname. It first appeared during the Zhou Dynasty as the courtesy name Kongfu (孔父) of a noble in the State of Song named Jia (嘉), said to be a descendant of the Tang of Shang. Kongfu Jia was murdered, and his son escaped to the State of Lu where he adopted Kong as the name of his clan. His family settled in Qufu and Confucius was one of his descendants.

Gong (magazine)

Gong is a German radio and (today, primarily) television listings magazine owned and published by the German media conglomerate Funke Mediengruppe. The first edition of Gong appeared in October 1948.

Since 1979, the magazine has awarded annual Goldener Gong prizes for outstanding achievement by actors, directors, writers, presenters, and producers in the German television world.

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Gong (band)

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Gong is a Franco-British progressive rock band known for incorporating elements of jazz and classical music into its musical style. The group was formed by Australian musician Daevid Allen in 1967. Notable band members have included Tim Blake, Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Francis Moze, Mike Howlett and Pierre Moerlen. Others who have played in Gong include Bill Bruford, Brian Davison, Don Cherry and Chris Cutler.

Gong released its debut album, Magick Brother, in 1970, which featured a psychedelic pop sound. The following year, Gong released its second album, Camembert Electrique which featured a psychedelic rock sound. Between 1973 and 1974, Gong released the "Flying Teapot Trilogy", a series of progressive rock concept albums consisting of Flying Teapot, Angel's Egg and You, describing the adventures of Zero the Hero, the Good Witch Yoni and the Pot Head Pixies from the Planet Gong, who are green with propellers on their heads, and fly around in teapots.