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Kobe (神戸市, Kōbe-shi, Japanese pronunciation: [koːꜜbe]) is the sixth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture. It is located on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, on the north shore of Osaka Bay and about 30 km (19 mi) west of Osaka. With a population around 1.5 million, the city is part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto.
The earliest written records regarding the region come from the Nihon Shoki, which describes the founding of the Ikuta Shrine by Empress Jingū in AD 201. For most of its history, the area was never a single political entity, even during the Tokugawa Period, when the port was controlled directly by the Tokugawa Shogunate. Kobe did not exist in its current form until its founding in 1889. Its name comes from "kanbe" (神戸), an archaic title for supporters of the city's Ikuta Shrine. Kobe became one of Japan's 17 designated cities in 1956.
Kobe was one of the cities to open for trade with the West following the 1853 end of the policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city. While the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake diminished much of Kobe's prominence as a port city, it remains Japan's fourth busiest container port. Companies headquartered in Kobe include ASICS, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and Kobe Steel, as well as over 100 international corporations with Asian or Japanese headquarters in the city such as Eli Lilly and Company, Procter & Gamble, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Nestlé. The city is the point of origin and namesake of Kobe beef, as well as the site of one of Japan's most famous hot spring resorts, Arima Onsen.
Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from high school, and he has played for the Lakers his entire career, winning five NBA championships. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. He has led the league in scoring twice, and he ranks third on both the league's all-time regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists. After beginning his 20th season with the Lakers in 2015–16, which set an NBA record for the most seasons with the same team, Bryant announced that he would retire after the season.
The son of former NBA player Joe Bryant, Kobe Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania, where he was recognized as the top high school basketball player in the country. He declared for the NBA draft upon graduation, and was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets, who traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers. As a rookie, Bryant earned himself a reputation as a high-flyer and a fan favorite by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest, and he was named an All-Star by his second season. Despite a feud between them, Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive championships from 2000 to 2002.
Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has played the small forward position for the Thunder, formerly the Seattle SuperSonics. Durant has won an NBA Most Valuable Player Award, four NBA scoring titles, the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, and an Olympic gold medal. He has also been selected to five All-NBA teams and seven All-Star teams.
Durant was a heavily recruited high school prospect. He attended the University of Texas for one season of college basketball, where he won numerous year-end awards and became the first ever freshman to be named Naismith College Player of the Year. In the 2007 NBA draft, he was selected second overall by the Seattle SuperSonics. After his rookie season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder. Durant helped lead Oklahoma City to the 2012 NBA Finals, losing to the Miami Heat in five games. In 2012, he starred in his first feature film, Thunderstruck.
Actors: Stefan Gärtner (producer), Shashawnee Hall (actor), Quirin Berg (producer), Simon Verhoeven (writer), Simon Verhoeven (director), Max Wiedemann (producer), Giselher Venzke (producer), David Vogt (miscellaneous crew), Philip Koch (writer), Connor Paolo (actor), Mark Popp (producer), Wolfgang Ender (costume designer), Nina John (miscellaneous crew), Reza Levy (costume designer), Matthew Ballen (writer),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Németh Károly (actor), Németh Károly (editor), Gál Sarolta Anna (actor), Németh Dorottya (actor), Németh Dániel (actor),
Genres: Reality-TV,Actors: Michael Karacic (producer), Michael Karacic (editor), Michael Karacic (director), Michael Karacic (writer), David Karacic (actor), David Karacic (writer), David Karacic (director), Jonathan Bruno (composer), Kristy Best (actress), Elizabeth McLean (actress), Victoria Dunsford (miscellaneous crew), Victoria Dunsford (producer), Kobe The Dog (actor), Linnet Diamond (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Short,Actors: Harvey Kahn (producer), April Telek (actress), James Gelfand (composer), Marnie Young (producer), Terry O'Quinn (actor), Brynn Kinnee (miscellaneous crew), Crystal Lowe (actress), Alvin Sanders (actor), Taraji P. Henson (actress), Peter Benson (actor), Marnie Young (miscellaneous crew), Anne Carlucci (producer), Jennifer Copping (actress), Dan Carr (miscellaneous crew), David A. Rosemont (producer),
Plot: This fact-based Lifetime drama follows one mother's,(Tiffany Rubin played by Taraji P. Henson) nightmarish struggle to retrieve the 7-year-old son,(Kobe played by Drew Davis)her ex-husband whisked out of her life when he abducted the boy and took him back to his native South Korea.
Keywords: airplane, airport, american-embassy, asian-man, bare-chested-male, biracial, biracial-child, boy, bully, cell-phoneActors: Carson Grant (actor), Maria Rusolo (producer), Catherine Curtin (actress), Alexis Suarez (actor), Jay Ferraro (actor), Bobby Guarino (actor), Elizabeth Page (editor), Elizabeth Page (producer), Elizabeth Page (director), Lori Martini (producer), Lori Martini (writer), Lori Martini (writer), Lori Martini (actress), Rolando Gori (composer), Bruce Kronenberg (actor),
Genres: Drama, Family, Short, Sport,Actors: Noah Baron (actor), Chris Jackson (actor), Anthony B. Phillips (actor), Niki McElroy (actress), Michelle Wicklas (actress), Jeremy Gerard Preimesberger (actor), Tucker Bryan (actor), Chaliss Robinson (actor), Mario Kenyon (actor), Tye White (actor), Jeremy David Munter (actor), James Adam Lim (actor), Brandon Batain (actor), Jeremy David Munter (producer), Angela Bray (actress),
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical,Actors: Herman Beeftink (composer), Mark S. Thomas (miscellaneous crew), Lisa Boyle (actress), Allen Wong (miscellaneous crew), Eric P. Steckler (miscellaneous crew), Eddie Hargitay (actor), David Keith Miller (writer), Nick Zuvic (producer), Jennifer Burton (actress), Toshiya Agata (actor), Jordan Thau (miscellaneous crew), Ken Steadman (actor), Pamela Dickerson (actress), Cheryl Rixon (actress), Vivian Mayhew (producer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Harriet Medin (actress), Paul Guilfoyle (actor), Mare Winningham (actress), Blair Brown (actress), Arliss Howard (actor), Thomas Newman (composer), Louis Giambalvo (actor), Rob LaBelle (actor), Judianna Makovsky (costume designer), Freda Foh Shen (actress), David Manson (director), David Manson (producer), Anndi McAfee (actress), Timothy Marx (producer), Paul Perri (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Gella Allaert (actress), Robert Marcel (actor), Luc Philips (actor), François Bernard (actor), Dora van der Groen (actress), Frans Van den Brande (actor), Cary Fontyn (actress), Hendrik Conscience (writer), Werner Degan (actor), Jean Nergal (actor), Charles Mahieu (actor), Toontje Janssens (actor), J. Antoon Zwijsen (composer), Franz Joubert (actor), Marcel Verwest (editor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Hendrik Conscience (writer), Germain Baert (actor), Germain Baert (producer), Germain Baert (director), Germain Baert (editor), Daniel Claeys (actor), Edmond Laverge (actor), Jef Verplancke (actor), Elise Dormand (actress),
Genres: Drama,[Tyra:]
Kobe, how many girls have said "I love you?"
Not like 'I love you Kobe!' like a fan
But like, for real, like, baby, marry me
I love you
[Kobe:]
You're sweet
Once again (Once again)
Flawless (Flawless)
C'mon
Right
Uh, uh huh
Yo, yo, it's like this
Uh, what I live for? Basketball, beats and broads
From Italy to the US, yes, it's raw
I'ma search for the one that make my wealth feel poor
Who can ignore the spotlight life of Grandma
My downfall is how I found the aura, so I searched in
There's plenty of women with sex appeal when it's filled
Can even complete the package, all I date is actresses
Can play it safe with them, my money ain't bait
But I must take risks to find a honey that's legit
Whether she push a buck and a six, bumpin' some mad chips
Out on her own, or live out of moms and pop's home
Watch time, fashion, Adidas attire or Timbo's
I don't know, yo, these women come and go
Like the wind they blow, how do I know it's you for sure?
When God talk to me, give me a signal
But until then, all my ears hear, just let me flow
C'mon
[1: Tyra Banks]
K-O-B-E, I L-O-V-E you
I believe you are very fine
If you give me one chance, I promise to love you
And be with you forever more
K-O-B-E, I L-O-V-E you
I believe you are very fine
If you give me one chance, I promise to love you
And be with you forever more
[Kobe:]
Check this out though
Real love last, now do you love me or my cash?
My name, fame, drop top, Benz or the wooden dash?
You know my stash, from Georgie cash
Platinum, US express, no paper cash
Spend it all now, or kiss to be rich cash
Hash, stocks and bonds, laugh when they crash
Are you the type that brag the jewels you flash
The type-type with your ex-man and push his Jag
The type that love no scrubs or pigeons and got mad
The type that can't stand a women with her own cash
You know, like lime, claim she ain't rat
The type that get loud in public, refrain my hand from a slap
No time for y'all, too busy for y'all
Plenty of dimes turn me on and turn me off tryin' to show off
Get lost, grow up, real women, roll up
Let yourself go, if you feel this, let me know
C'mon
[Tyra (Kobe):]
K-O-B-E, I L-O-V-E you (Bounce wit' me, bounce wit' me)
K-O-B-E, I L-O-V-E you (Right, right, uh, uh, uh)
[Kobe:]
Think ya eyein' me, all along, I'm eyein' you
The hunter becomes the hunted, girl, I'm preying on you
Beautiful, the feelings we share are mutual
Passion that's telling me so for us is suitable
Un-controllable desire flows through me
When you say my name, such lust in your slang
No time for games, the games I play, all the same
Can't get witcha, when the door hitcha, when the Lord splitcha
I figure, hour-glass figures could be dangerous
Cuz if your time runs out, they frame you for your clout
And having a past, well, I stereotype glass
All dimes ain't money, ass, and feignin' for a brother's cash
Slash fame, slash power, slash repsect
All of the above, makes me a supreme threat for scrubs
Love but do you want? One more 'gain, let me know
The words flow, from the bottom of your soul
C'mon
[1: to fade]
[Kobe:]
It's like that
Right
Flawless