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Jero

About Me

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Jero starting listening to Enka, or "Japanese blues" at a very young age. He sang Enka to please his Japanese grandmother, and found himself in love with the genre himself. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003, he moved to Japan in hopes of becoming an Enka singer. He worked as a system engineer in Japan, while singing in various karaoke contests. It was there he caught the eye of a record executive at Victor Entertainment. After 2 years of voice training, he recorded his first single, "Umiyuki" or "ocean snow."
日本人である祖母の影響を受け、幼少より演 歌を聴き始める。 そして、大好きな祖母を喜ばせる為に自分で も演歌を歌い始めるうちに、自分自身が演歌 の虜となる。 その後、名門ピッツバーグ大学に進学し、情 報科学を専攻。優秀な成績を収め、コンピュ ータエンジニアとして周囲から将来を嘱望さ れる。だが、その一方で演歌の魅力にますま すとりつかれ、ついに2003年、演歌歌手にな゠‹ç‚ºã«æ¥æ—¥ã€‚来日して2ヵ月後にはNHKのど自慢㠁«å‡ºå ´ã—、いきなり合格。 その後、コンピュータエンジニアとして仕事 をする一方で、各地のカラオケ大会で数々の 優勝・準優勝を獲得。アマチュア演歌歌手と して精力的に活動を続けているところを、 ビクターエンタテインメントがスカウト。 2年に及ぶボーカルトレーニングを経て、2008å ¹´2月シングル「海雪」でビクターエンタテイ ンメントよりデビュー。 一聴しただけでは日本人としか思えないその 歌声は、初めて聴いた者すべてを驚愕さ せる。 日本人以上に日本人の心を持つジェロの登場 は、2008年最大の衝撃である。

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/25/2008
Band Website: http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/jero/
Band Members: Jero
Influences: 美空ひばり、坂本冬美、五木ひろし、門倉有 希、ルーザーヴァンドロス

Hibari Misora, Fuyumi Sakamoto, Hiroshi Itsuki, Yuki Kadokura, Luther Vandross
Record Label: Victor Entertainment
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

To all Myspace fans

Dear Myspace fans:It has been a while since the site has been updated, and I do apologize. I just wanted to thank everyone for checking the site, and for all of the messages. (Yes I do get them and re...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 05:55:00 GMT

Jero's First Concert Tour!!!

 To all myspace fans:Jero's First Concert Tour, "Ichi-go Ichi-e" starts August 23th!Check the dates below for more details, or go to http://jero.jp/pc for the latest updates! (in Japanese) ¸§í Õ¡ü¹È³ó...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 05:43:00 GMT

Jero's Third single, "Yancha Michi" uploaded!

To all Jero myspace fans:Jero's new single, "Yancha Michi" has been uploaded. Released April 15th!Theme song for the new "Crayon Shin-chan" movie.¸§ínšîn·ó°ë „“aƒS ’¢Ã×íüÉW~W_åzògY ; ¯ìèóW“aƒ“ ...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 05:37:00 GMT

Jero's first original album, "YAKUSOKU" in stores NOW!

Today marks the day of the release of Jero's first album, "Yakusoku." Be sure to show your support and pick it up at your local record store!ÊåK‰¸§ínªê¸Êë¢ëÐà _ LzòUŒ~Yì³üÉKgÅZÔï¢Ã×WfO`UDSŒ K‰‚œW...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:27:00 GMT

New Single "Eisa" Uploaded!!!

To all myspace fans:Jero's new single, "Eisa" has been uploaded to the fan site. Please use it on your webpages, and spread the word!!If you haven't already, be sure to pick up "Eisa," in stores now!!...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:06:00 GMT

New single, "Eisa" on sale now!

To all myspace fans:Jero's new single "Eisa" is on sale now!!! Be sure to pick it up today!A sample will be uploaded soon!Stay tuned!!!!from Jero's Myspace blog staff
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:09:00 GMT

Happy New Year!

To all my fans!A Happy New Year! It was a honor being on Kohaku. My mother was very happy to see me perform, and I was just as happy to have her here in Japan. I hope this year blesses you with happin...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:26:00 GMT

New single and official website

Jero's second single, "Eisa," has an official release date of Jan. 28th! The single cover can be found on his profile page, and/or picture albums. Be sure to support Jero's second single!!! Also, the...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:14:00 GMT

THANK YOU!

Hello everyone! I have been invited to Kohaku. For those who don't know, this is the biggest music event of the year in Japan. I am extremely excited. I know my grandmother is watching upon me, and th...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:22:00 GMT

Welcome to Jeros Official Myspace Page

Welcome to Jero's Official Myspace Page! Most updates will be placed on Jero's Blog, at http://blog.goo.ne.jp/jeroenka (in Japanese only) More updates to the Myspace Page coming soon! J…_[D_W~W_¸§ínª...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:17:00 GMT