Author Topic: [2008.02.20] "Umiyuki" JERO debut enka single (Read 9185 times)

aedon · « **on:** February 17, 2008, 09:09:16 AM »

2008.02.20 JERO 「海雪」
VICL-36394 [CD] / VISL-36394 [casette] ~ 1143 yen (tax out)

Tracklist:
01.海雪
02.東西南北ひとり旅
03.海雪（オリジナルカラオケ）
04.東西南北ひとり旅（オリジナルカラオケ）

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Quote from: http://gaijinheart.blog100.fc2.com/blog-entry-42.html

JERO, 26 years-old, was born in Pittsburgh. His grandmother is Japanese, and to amuse her, JERO sang Enka when he was a boy, and he was attracted by Enka. And maybe thanks to Enka, he didn't have to leave from the straight and narrow. He studied computer science at the University of Pittsburgh and became a computer engineer. However, his passion for Enka grew more and more, and in 2003, he came to Japan to become a professional singer. He spent few years in Japan and won at some amateur karaoke contests. Hearing his rumor, Victor Entertainment, one of the most famous Enka agency, scouted him. After two years, he debuts with this single, 'Umiyuki' in this month.

official site http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/jero/
JERO'S BLOG http://blog.goo.ne.jp/jeroenka/

Respect, man!!!

century · « **Reply #1 on:** February 17, 2008, 02:28:33 PM »

wow. I wasn't expecting him to start singing enka at all. He's got a good voice on him too.

mode107 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 17, 2008, 03:59:34 PM »

I really like this guy's style. I'm not into enka but I liked his voice and song.

BigDnm01 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 17, 2008, 05:55:54 PM »

He's good. i dunno much about enka, but i think he's got a good, strong vocals.
And nice how he have hip-hop dancing in a enka video. Maybe he's gonna revolutionize Enka music, create a sub-genre...

kingthaking81 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 17, 2008, 11:06:32 PM »

great move for making enka more mainstream with a groovy arrangement. furthermore its not your typical grandpa/ma singer. Looking forward how this will do in the charts~

yokoso · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2008, 04:26:26 AM »

I will buy this.

I will SERIOUSLY buy this.

Like. SERIOUSLY.

MY NEW FAVOURITE SINGER.

then again it's been my dream to sing enka and rock it like a homes like him.. ;;

prettylovely1 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 18, 2008, 07:14:51 AM »

Very Cool. There are more & more Americans in jpop these days so maybe I have a chance lol. & evn more soe he is black & there is ony crystal kay other than him. So if I get famous is Japan I'll get you hipsters a shout on tv lol.

eglue · « **Reply #7 on:** February 18, 2008, 05:02:22 PM »

man...that was pretty cool.

Nettaigyo · « **Reply #8 on:** February 18, 2008, 10:13:08 PM »

Whoa. That was great. I'm not much into enka, but I really liked that.

Sev · « **Reply #9 on:** February 18, 2008, 11:54:48 PM »

My eyes and ears are confuzzled. I'm not seeing what I hear and I'm not hearing what I see.

Gotta give him props tho, dude can sing and looks fly as hell.

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #10 on:** February 19, 2008, 01:35:08 AM »

Holy shit!

first thing I said when I opened this thread, "This guy is black o_o"

I haven't been this confused in years...

I need to meet this guy so I can give him props.

Makes me wonder though, does he usually dress like that or did they make him dress like that to fit the stereotypical black guy

boykun · « **Reply #11 on:** February 19, 2008, 07:21:29 AM »

Wow. I don't even know what to think of this..

The arrangement is definitely unique, though, and he can sing quite well. But still, I am confused..

Maikeru86 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 20, 2008, 03:49:29 AM »

SUGEEEE!!!!!!!!

Mugen · « **Reply #13 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:42:14 AM »

BLACK POW......

wait wtf

he was like doing the crip walk and then...bam! nut shot to the face

Daisuki Daiiyo · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2008, 04:19:10 AM »

Wow, he sings really good. I'm thoroughly surprised.

@ SITS: Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. That maybe they dressed him up to fit the stereotypical image, and get him to appeal to that crowd, and his singing will appeal with the enka listening crowd.

anonymousdowner · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2008, 07:06:34 AM »

I'm officially a fan now

Masabi · « **Reply #16 on:** February 22, 2008, 08:41:49 PM »

I want to get this single. Lol. I heard about this a long time ago when he was on some TV show from a friend, and have wanted the single since.

BigDnm01 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 23, 2008, 02:49:34 AM »

Whoa, dude is getting popular, being 4th in the Oricon Daily Charts. I knew he was gonna do something unique, bring enka in a hip-hop fashion. nice. i don't really listen to enka much, just some. i kinda like his style.

btw, i read the article of this single on wiki.theppn.org and it says that the lyricist of this is Akimoto Yasushi (秋元康). could this be the same Akimoto Yasushi, producer of AKB48? maybe just a person with the same name, huh?

century · « **Reply #18 on:** February 24, 2008, 12:47:26 AM »

-- -- -- 16 *6 *4／*2　ジェロ「海雪」

He's certainly getting a lot of attention, and its reflecting on his sales. Get to #1!

BigDnm01 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 24, 2008, 01:37:41 AM »

WoW! #2, that's incredible! Go JERO

Author Topic: [2008.02.20] "Umiyuki" JERO debut enka single (Read 9185 times)

mode107