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A cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese Cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is sometimes called sakura after the Japanese (桜 or 櫻; さくら). Many of the varieties that have been cultivated for ornamental use do not produce fruit. Edible cherries generally come from cultivars of the related species Prunus avium and Prunus cerasus.
"Hanami" is the centuries-old practice of picnicking under a blooming sakura or ume tree. The custom is said to have started during the Nara Period (710–794) when it was ume blossoms that people admired in the beginning. But by the Heian Period (794–1185), cherry blossoms came to attract more attention and hanami was synonymous with sakura. From then on, in tanka and haiku, "flowers" meant "sakura." The custom was originally limited to the elite of the Imperial Court, but soon spread to samurai society and, by the Edo period, to the common people as well. Tokugawa Yoshimune planted areas of cherry blossom trees to encourage this. Under the sakura trees, people had lunch and drank sake in cheerful feasts.
Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley.
Paolo Nutini's debut album, These Streets, was released by Atlantic Records in the United Kingdom in July 2006 and included the singles "Last Request", "Jenny Don't Be Hasty", "Rewind" and "New Shoes". "Last Request", the most successful, reached number five on the UK Singles Chart. The album peaked at number three on the UK Album Chart and was certified 4× platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It has been in the album charts for a record-breaking 196 weeks.
In May 2009 Nutini released his second album, Sunny Side Up, which debuted at number one in the UK and has produced four singles; "Candy", "Coming Up Easy", "Pencil Full of Lead" and "10/10". It has so far been certified 4x platinum by the BPI. On 19 February 2010, it scooped "Best International Album" at the 2010 Meteor Awards.
Nutini's father is of Italian descent, from Barga, Tuscany, although both his parents are third-generation Scottish.
Seongha Jeong (정성하) (colloquially: Sungha Jung) (born 2 September 1996) is a South Korean professional acoustic finger-style guitarist who has risen to fame on YouTube and other sites. As of 2012, his channel had over 17 million views, with his videos getting a total of over 454 million views, and also over 726,000 subscribers.
Seongha typically takes three days to learn and practice a new piece, and video-record it for upload onto YouTube. His genre selection is rather broad, as he learns and plays many pieces that are playable on guitar, therefore consequently spread across numerous genres.
Seongha has won 13 awards on YouTube, including 6 "#1" awards. Also on YouTube, Seongha has 523 videos with over one million views. Seongha's video with the most views is the one which shows him playing the theme from "Pirates Of The Caribbean".
In 2010, he was featured on Narsha's solo album "Narsha" for the song "I'm in Love" Seongha has composed 18 pieces as of February 2011, two of which are featured in his debut album, "Perfect Blue". He released his second album, "Irony", on 21 September 2011.
Actors: Banks Helfrich (actor), Banks Helfrich (writer), John Archer Lundgren (producer), Banks Helfrich (director), John Archer Lundgren (actor), Fred Zara (editor), Fred Zara (actor), AJ Nickell (actor), Daniel Wachs (actor), Annie Kidwell (actress), Janie Michele Simms (actress), Heather Charles (actress), Dina Peterson (producer), Aviva Christie (producer), Victoria Swilley (actress),
Plot: She hoards everything; art canvasses, dresses never to be worn, packaged foods in bags, pieces of mail in see-through plastic containers, memories too dear to let go, and even people. When a string of surreal deaths occur close to her, Chance's closet begins holding inhabitants, her house fills with balloons and her mind stretches to remote recesses of insanity. A singular image of a lone red balloon she held onto as a child for solace guides her through this rabbit hole. As that early balloon memory begins to multiply, the images in her head become as cluttered as a claustrophobic's worst nightmare. An approaching reunion brings Chance face to face with a memory of which she has yet to let go.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,Actors: Tamlyn Tomita (actress), Emily Kuroda (actress), Roger Fan (actor), Garrett Wang (actor), Jeff Liu (director), Michael Kurland (miscellaneous crew), Junko Goda (actress), Emelle (miscellaneous crew), Jeff Karr (actor), Taylor Neil Thomas (actress), Ron San Agustin (editor), Michael Hornbuckle (actor), Michael Hornbuckle (producer), Douglas Hirai (composer), Michael Hornbuckle (writer),
Plot: Three middle-aged Asian American men work at a host bar where they sell their bodies for money. Cherry Blossom is a folksinger trying to find his muse. Hung Wei Low is working his way through veterinarian school. Fred is trying to put his family back together. What would three men do to pursue a dream?
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Elizabeth Anderson (actress), David Schwartz (miscellaneous crew), David Schwartz (writer), David Schwartz (producer), David Schwartz (director), Rebecca Gandara (miscellaneous crew), Rebecca Gandara (costume designer), Rebecca Gandara (actress), Rebecca Gandara (miscellaneous crew), Thomas Mayhugh (miscellaneous crew), Thomas Mayhugh (actor), Susanne Ciddio (actress), Barbara Bell (actress), Ari Levin (actor), Jerry Raganesi (actor),
Genres: Horror,Actors: Joaquin Fajardo (actor), Ben Perez (actor), Joseph de Cordova (actor), W. Lee Wilder (director), John Ireland (actor), W. Lee Wilder (producer), Keith Larsen (actor), Albert Elms (composer), Lucien Pan (actor), Carol Ohmart (actress), Waldon Weeland (writer), Isidoro Rueda (actor), Gordon Blackman (actor), Irene Brown (actress),
Genres: Adventure,Actors: Irving Cummings (actor), George MacQuarrie (actor), Tony Merlo (actor), Warner Oland (actor), Lucien Hubbard (writer), Philip Lonergan (writer), Oscar Apfel (director), Charles Fang (actor), Kitty Gordon (actress), Marion Barney (actress), Marguerite Gale (actress), Alice Lee (actress), Veronica Lee (actress), Madame Simon (costume designer), Joseph Lee (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: E. Mason Hopper (director), Arthur Millett (actor), Misao Seki (actor), Yutaka Abe (actor), Leota Lorraine (actress), Teddy Sampson (actress), Kisaburo Kurihara (actor), Darrell Foss (actor), Will Jeffries (actor), Ludwig Lowry (actor), Kathleen Emerson (actress), J.S. Fishenden (costume designer), E. Magnus Middleton (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Charles Newton (actor), Roy Stewart (actor), Forrest Taylor (actor), Beatrice Van (actress), William Bertram (director), Helene Rosson (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Henry King (actor), Belle Bennett (actress), E.D. Horkheimer (producer), H.M. Horkheimer (producer), Madeline Pardee (actress), Frank Erlanger (actor),
Genres: Short,Tying thoughts straight around your tongue
Celebrate in the heart song
Hope stream the swim nose bleeds
Foreseen your life's a street
Run more, dance your back
The most on... off that stops
No luck... the stars
Mantra, to seek the sparks
The cut, the book of...
Don't cleanse your morning light
At last turned this old...
The clouds are the wrong way now
The turned is one I held