: One of MediaTakeOut.com's Japanese readers sent us a video clip of singer Jero - He is the first African American Enka singer in Japanese music history. Enka is traditional Japanese folk music.
Here's a clip of Jero in action:
Do your thing bruh...
It truly hurts my heart to see that some of our very own African American people are still downing our own. If you clicked on other clips of him, you can clearly see that he knows the language. Why can't we be happy for one another instead of trying to down each other..it's just a *** shame! That brother is doing something, never done before, be happy for him. *** ya'll just prove the white people right when they talk about how ignorant we are!
LYNCH_JENA_SIX writes. . . LastofthaReal Flag post We taking over everything. Football, baseball, basketball, golf, music, television, politics, track, etc. (they can keep hockey, we don't like to be cold for nothing). I see why everybody hates us.
------------------------------------------------- Football? QB is the toughest position to play in ALL of team sports, and there has only been ONE black quarterback to EVER win the Super Bowl.
Golf? Tiger woods is the ONLY African American on tour, and he doesn't consider himself black. LOL
Baseball? They just made a big fuss this year cause there are fewer Blacks in MLB than ever.
Basketball? Where have you been for the last 80 years? Did you now just realize blacks are good at basketball? Too bad the NBA is becoming the least popular sport in America.
Music? There is no good music made anymore. Period.
Television? You can HAVE BET. We'll take every other network.
Politics? Let me guess, you're in Barrack Hussein Obama's cult..... Why don't you go threaten some peoples' lives if they don't vote Obama, isn't that how the Muslim world does their politics?
Track? Who cares about track????? ------------------------------------------------- If you don't get your Uncle Ruckus, "yessa boss" *** out of here with that nonsense. You sir are a [Nas album title]. Ignorant to true growth and beauty and will talk negatively about every accomplishment. People like you absolutely DISGUST me.
That cat is doin his thing. Congrats.
That is really him singing for those that don't believe...[link to external website removed] I'm black and i speak japanese...in this video after he performs live he tells them that his grandmother is 100% japanese from yokohama even the show hosts don't believe that he's actually speaking perfect japanese cause of course he don't look it
SONGSTA THAT IS NOT HIM SINGING AND THEY NEED TO STOP!!! And if they are pulling a milli vanilli his attire is all wrong...how about a suit or something...Got me thinkin' he's about to sing some real r&b! ------------------------------------------------
ALL artists lip sync when making videos! Try using logic the next time you type in the Comment box.
Sheesh!
That's great!!! I'll have to tell my son about this guy. My son speaks Japanese, Chinese (mandarin), Korean, and Spanish and of course English. And none of his relatives are of these nationalities by the way, nor was he ever in the military. He is just a lover of their culture and language. (Married Black though)
SONGSTA Flag post @nyindr.. I am very aware that they lip-sync when they do a video! I am saying that it is not his voice period... ------------------------------------------
SONGSTA YOU DUMB *** ***-I-G-G-A
I LIVE IN JAPAN I GO FROM JAPAN BACK TO U.S UP AND DOWN AND HE SINGS JAPANESE HES ON TV ALL THE TIME HERE DOING LIVE SHOWS AND THAT IS HIS VOICE.
DO SOME RESEARCH NEXT TIME AND APPREICIATE.
HIS SINGLE IS TOP IN JAPAN ITS BIG MONEY.
YOU PROBBALY JUST HATIN LOOK THIS ***-I-G-G-A WITH HIS WALMART SHADES ACTIN LIKE HES A RAPPER
GET A JOB AND GET URE FACTS RIGHT BEFORE SPEEACKIN ***
Yes its for real...he's originally from Pittsburgh, PA and grew up listening to Enka (japanese folk music) cause of his grandmother (she's 100% japanese) and yeah that is him really singing they have him talking in perfect japanese during his tv interviews (his live performance and interview on tv show even the hosts are amazed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqtgJ5TJi8M)
I usually just read the posts but I HAD to add my two cents for this particular story. I went to high school with this young man in the US and he has always been a talented and gifted brotha. He can sing and dance his A$$ off!! He is embracing his Asian heritage, so please dont judge just because you may not understand how he wishes to express himself. Keep doing your thing J, you'll always have a fan in me!!
The media is in a flurry over a young African-American by the name of Jero (26) who's set to shake up the music industry. No, he's not a visiting rap star, but the first foreign singer to make a name in the traditional world of enka for many years. And in a clever marketing move, the Philadelphia native's heartfelt Japanese ballads are in stark contrast to his hip hop fashion. Real name Jerome White, Jr, he came to Japan in 2003 after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, determined to fulfill a promise to his late Japanese grandmother to become an enka singer and appear on the annual "Kohaku Uta Gassen" song show. He achieved the former with the recent release of his debut single, which is set to be the highest-ever pop chart entry by a solo enka singer. According to Oricon, "Umiyuki" will be ranked No.4 in next week's general chart and No.1 in the enka-kayou chart. Though the song's title translates as "Ocean Snow" and conjures up images of the Japan Sea, Jero admits the only ocean he's seen was in California. But he is the real deal, with good looks, an excellent voice, and fluent Japanese, who tactfully includes natto and umeboshi among his favorite foods (both are commonly quoted examples of food that gaijin can't eat). He studied for a time at the Kansai Gaidai University school of foreign languages, and performed on NHK's "Nodo Jiman" amateur song contest in 2003, something that must have made his grandmother Takiko very proud. With his talent and marketability, his chances of fulfilling that second promise with a Kohaku appearance are looking good
First I would like to say thank you to people like PureSweetness and MsBrownSugaa. I personally know him from college and he is a talented singer and dancer. So for all of you all who thinks that it is him NOT singing, you are very WRONG! Why do we as African-Americans have the "crab in a barrell " mentality. We can't be happy for each other, ever. We have to always pick each other apart for no reason. Even if I didn't know him, I would still give him his props. My people, we have to do better. Don't you understand that we are talented and gifted race of people who can do ANYTHING. For many years (and even now) we have people who tell us that we aren't worth anything, that we are ignorant and that we will never become successful. Haven't we proven that to be incorrect? We are suppose to build each other up not bring us down. Please African-American people, don't feed into the stereotypes that other races give us. Keep doing things that better us as a race like my boy. Sorry that this is so long, but I had to get that off of my chest.
