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'''JERO''' (ジェロ) is an American born enka singer, and the first black enka singer. Interestingly, despite singing enka music he still has the outward appearance of being a hip-hop artist. As in a interview,he believes that wearing a Kimono,as most enka singers do,is too Japanese for him. He doesn't think he would still be himself if he wore the Kimono. He debuted under Victor in 2008 with the single Umiyuki
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'''JERO''' (ジェロ) is an American born [[Enka|enka]] singer, and the first black enka singer. Interestingly, despite singing enka music he still has the outward appearance of being a hip-hop artist. As in a interview, he believes that wearing a kimono, as most enka singers do, is too Japanese for him. He doesn't think he would still be himself if he wore the kimono. He debuted under [[Victor Entertainment Inc.|Victor Entertainment]] in 2008 with the single [[Umiyuki]].
  
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==
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*'''Stage Name:''' JERO (ジェロ)
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'''Stage Name:''' JERO (ジェロ)
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*'''Real Name:''' Jerome Charles White, Jr.
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*'''Birthday:''' 1981.09.04  
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'''Real Name:''' Jerome Charles White, Jr.
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*'''Birth place:''' Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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'''Birthday:''' 1981.09.04  
 
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'''Birth place:''' Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  
 
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'''Grandmother's name:''' Takiko
 
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'''Grandmother's Birthplace:''' Yokohama
 
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'''Mother's name:''' Harumi
 
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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He was born in the city of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. He is 1/4 Japanese,as his grandma  
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He was born in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is 1/4 Japanese,as his grandma is a full blooded Japanese. Which makes his mother a ha-fu (half Japanese). When he was very young, some reports state 5, or 6 he began singing [[Enka|enka]]. But until he was in high school he did not understand what he was singing in Japanese about.  
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is a full blooded Japanese. Which makes his mother a ha-fu(half Japanese). When he was
 
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very young,some reports state 5,or 6 he began singing Enka. But until he was in
 
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highschool he did not understand what he was singing in Japanese about.
 
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Going to Japan when he was 15,to participate in a Japanese language speech contest
 
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for a poem written about his grandma,which is called,"Boku no Oba-chan."(My grandma).
 
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While he was in highschool,he was the captain of the dance team. After highschool he
 
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enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh majoring in information science,and graduated
 
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in 2003. In his third year of college,he went to a university in Kansai. He speaks in a Kansai dialect, but once in a while he will speak in a Osaka dialect. During this time, he went on a three month exchange to a university in Kansai, and during his stay was when he decided he would become an enka singer.
 
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Returning to Japan,after graduation,he worked as a teacher a ESL school in the
 
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Wakayama-ken prefecture. At the same time,he worked as a computer engineer in
 
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Osaka prefecture. He sang karaoke during his spare time,entering competitions and such.
 
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When he entered a contest sponsered by Sakamoto Fyumi,he won 1st place.
 
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He ended up catching the eye of Victor,and got scouted.
 
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Taking vocal lessons for 2 years to get the clear Enka voice he has right now,
 
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later debuting with umiyuki. It ended up on the Oricon weekly charts ranking fourth.
 
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This single skyrocketed to success - selling in excess of 200,000 copies (something unheard of for an artists' debut release in the late 2000s).
 
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As of June 25,he released his debut mini-album. It ended up ranking number six
 
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on the oricon chart,but it has since rose to 5th.He made his first visit on the Japanese music show,Hey! Hey! Hey! On July 7th. We also learned that he and Makidai from Exile are friends,who starting communicating by email.  
 
  
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Going to Japan when he was 15, to participate in a Japanese language speech contest for a poem written about his grandmother, which is called, "Boku no Oba-chan." (my grandmother). While he was in high school, he was the captain of the dance team. After high school he enrolled in the [[wikipedia:University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh]] majoring in information science, and graduated in 2003. In his third year of college, he went to an university in Kansai. He speaks in a Kansai dialect, but once in a while he will speak in a Osaka dialect. During this time, he went on a three month exchange to a university in Kansai, and during his stay was when he decided he would become an enka singer.
  
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Returning to Japan after graduation, he worked as a teacher at ESL school in the Wakayama-ken prefecture. At the same time, he worked as a computer engineer in Osaka prefecture. He sang karaoke during his spare time, entering competitions and such. When he entered a contest sponsored by [[Sakamoto Fyumi]], he won 1st place. He ended up catching the eye of [[Victor Entertainment Inc.|Victor Entertainment]], and got scouted.
  
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Taking vocal lessons for 2 years to get the clear enka voice he has right now, later debuting with [[Umiyuki]]. It ended up on the [[Oricon]] weekly charts ranking fourth. This single skyrocketed to success - selling in excess of 200,000 copies.
  
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As of June 25th, he released his debut mini-album. It ended up ranking number six on the Oricon chart,but it has since rose to 5th. He made his first visit on the Japanese music show, [[Hey! Hey! Hey!]] on July 7th.
  
 
==Discography==
 
==Discography==
 
===Albums===
 
===Albums===
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* [2009.02.25] [[Yakusoku (JERO)|Yakusoku]] (約束)
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* [2012.02.22] [[Jounetsu]] (情熱)
  
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===Cover Albums===
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* [2008.06.25] [[Covers]] (カバーズ)
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* [2009.09.23] [[Covers 2]] (カバーズ 2)
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* [2010.06.16] [[Covers 3 ~Roots of JERO~|COVERS 3 ~Roots of JERO~]]
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* [2011.06.22] [[Covers 4]] (カバーズ 4)
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* [2012.07.04] [[Covers 5]] (カバーズ 5)
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* [2013.07.24] [[Covers 6]] (カバーズ 6)
  
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1. ''[[Covers ( カバーズ )]]'' (2008)
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===Best Albums===
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* [2011.03.30] [[Best & Rare]] (ベスト&レア)
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* [2017.09.20] [[Covers Best]] (カバーズベスト)
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2. ''[[Yakusoku(約束)]]'' (2009)
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* [2018.02.21] [[Best & PV|BEST&PV]]
  
 
===Singles===
 
===Singles===
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* [2008.02.20] [[Umiyuki]] (海雪; ''Sea's Snow'')
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* [2009.01.21] [[Eisa]] (えいさ; ''Getting'')
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* [2009.04.15] [[Yancha Michi]] (やんちゃ道; ''Mischievous Road'')
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* [2009.08.19] [[Tsumeato (JERO)|Tsumeato]] (爪跡; ''Fingernail Mark'')
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* [2010.06.16] [[Uso Naki]] (嘘泣き; ''Weeping Lies'')
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* [2011.06.22] [[Tada...Namida]] (ただ…涙; ''Just Tears'')
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* [2012.01.01] [[Yoake no Kaze]] (夜明けの風)
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* [2013.02.20] [[Serenade (JERO)|Serenade]] (セレナーデ)
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* [2014.04.23] [[Nakamushi Club]] (なきむし倶楽部)
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* [2015.05.20] [[Poro Poro]] (ポロポロ)
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* [2016.05.25] [[Unubore]] (うぬぼれ)
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* [2017.04.26] [[Hitori Fune]] (ひとり舟)
  
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1. ''[[Umiyuki (海雪)]]'' (2008)
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===Digital Singles===
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* [2008.08.13] [[Mezamashi Yume Ondo]] (めざまし夢音頭; ''Workmen's dream alarm song'')
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* [2008.12.03] [[Shiren]] (試練; ''Probation'')
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2. ''[[Eisa(えいさ)]]'' (2009)
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* [2011.03.23] [[Yaku Ari Ressha]] (訳あり列車; ''Train in Translation'')
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* [2014.12.24] [[Break My Heart]]
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* [2015.12.24] [[Every Time (JERO)|Every Time]]
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3. ''[[Yancha Michi(やんちゃ道)]]''(2009)
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* [2017.12.20] [[Christmas Eve]]
  
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===Compliations/Other===
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*[2008.09.24]  [[Victor Uta no Catalog 2008-2009]] (#1 ''Hisame'')
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*[2008.09.24]  [[The Victor Recordings (8) 1998-2008]] (Disc 2 #14 ''Kimi Koishi'')
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*[2008.09.27]  [[Zoku Ningen Manyo Uta ~ Aku Yu Sakuhishuu]] (Disc 5 #2 ''Honmoku Marchen'')
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*[2008.10.01]  [[Tadashi Yoshida Tribute Album ~ 15 no Hoseki]] (#7 ''Yurakucho de Aimasho'')
  
 
==Awards & Achievements==
 
==Awards & Achievements==
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*[2008] 50th Japan Record Awards - Best New Artist
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*Best New Artist (At the 50th Japan Record Awards)
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*[2008] The Gold Disk Awards - Best New Artist
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*Best New Artist ( At the Gold Disk Awards)
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*[2008] The Gold Disk Awards - Best Enka Artist
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*Best Enka Artist (At the Gold Disk Awards)
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*[2008] 41st Nihon Yusen Taisho - Best New Artist
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*Best New Artist (At41st Nihon Yusen Taisho)
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Artist/A021548.html Victor Entertainment's page]
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* [http://ameblo.jp/jeroenka/ Official Blog]
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* [http://blog.goo.ne.jp/jeroenka/ Former Official Blog]
  
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*[http://community.livejournal.com/blackenkasinger/]
 
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*[http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Artist/A021548.html]
 
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*[http://blog.goo.ne.jp/jeroenka/]
 
  
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[[Category:Enka]]
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[[Category:1981 Births]]
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[[Category:Japanese Fluent]]
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[[Category:American Artists]]

Latest revision as of 20:49, 27 November 2021

JERO promoting Yakusoku (2009)

JERO (ジェロ) is an American born enka singer, and the first black enka singer. Interestingly, despite singing enka music he still has the outward appearance of being a hip-hop artist. As in a interview, he believes that wearing a kimono, as most enka singers do, is too Japanese for him. He doesn't think he would still be himself if he wore the kimono. He debuted under Victor Entertainment in 2008 with the single Umiyuki.

Profile

  • Stage Name: JERO (ジェロ)
  • Real Name: Jerome Charles White, Jr.
  • Birthday: 1981.09.04
  • Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Biography

He was born in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is 1/4 Japanese,as his grandma is a full blooded Japanese. Which makes his mother a ha-fu (half Japanese). When he was very young, some reports state 5, or 6 he began singing enka. But until he was in high school he did not understand what he was singing in Japanese about.

Going to Japan when he was 15, to participate in a Japanese language speech contest for a poem written about his grandmother, which is called, "Boku no Oba-chan." (my grandmother). While he was in high school, he was the captain of the dance team. After high school he enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh majoring in information science, and graduated in 2003. In his third year of college, he went to an university in Kansai. He speaks in a Kansai dialect, but once in a while he will speak in a Osaka dialect. During this time, he went on a three month exchange to a university in Kansai, and during his stay was when he decided he would become an enka singer.

Returning to Japan after graduation, he worked as a teacher at ESL school in the Wakayama-ken prefecture. At the same time, he worked as a computer engineer in Osaka prefecture. He sang karaoke during his spare time, entering competitions and such. When he entered a contest sponsored by Sakamoto Fyumi, he won 1st place. He ended up catching the eye of Victor Entertainment, and got scouted.

Taking vocal lessons for 2 years to get the clear enka voice he has right now, later debuting with Umiyuki. It ended up on the Oricon weekly charts ranking fourth. This single skyrocketed to success - selling in excess of 200,000 copies.

As of June 25th, he released his debut mini-album. It ended up ranking number six on the Oricon chart,but it has since rose to 5th. He made his first visit on the Japanese music show, Hey! Hey! Hey! on July 7th.

Discography

Albums

Cover Albums

Best Albums

Singles

Digital Singles

Compliations/Other

Awards & Achievements

  • [2008] 50th Japan Record Awards - Best New Artist
  • [2008] The Gold Disk Awards - Best New Artist
  • [2008] The Gold Disk Awards - Best Enka Artist
  • [2008] 41st Nihon Yusen Taisho - Best New Artist

External Links

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