- Jyongri
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Name = Jyongri
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jyongri Cho (nihongo2|チョ・ジョンリ, 조정리)
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Born = birth date and age|1988|8|30
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Origin = Osaka,Japan
Genre = Japanese pop,R&B
Occupation =Singer ,songwriter
Instrument =Vocals ,piano
Years_active = 2006 – present
Label =EMI Music Japan
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URL = [http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/jyongri/ Official Website]Jyongri (born
August 30 1988 in Osaka) is a JapaneseJ-Pop singer of Korean ancestry currently signed with EMI. Her debut single "Possession / My All For You" was releasedDecember 13 ,2006 .Jyongri attended
Osaka International School , and is fluent in both English and Japanese. She began learning to play the piano at the age of eight. In 2004, when she was 15 years old, she attended a 5 week long summer program at the Berklee College of Music.She released her second single, "Hop, Step, Jump!", on
February 21 ,2007 . Her first album, "Close to Fantasy", was released onMarch 21 ,2007 .On
6 April 2007 ,Square-Enix announced that Jyongri sung the theme song, "Lullaby For You", for the Nintendo DS game "It's a Wonderful World". The single was released onJuly 25 ,2007 and charted #12 onOricon Weekly charts. [ [http://www.square-enix.co.jp/subarashiki/ Info on "It's a Wonderful World"] , Square-Enix Japan (6 April 2007 ). RetrievedApril 6 2007 . (in Japanese)]Jyongri is currently a student in Waseda University, School Of International Liberal Studies, along with many famous celebrities around the world.
First track of Jyongri's 4th single, "Kissing Me", is a tie-up song for seven different TV shows (six of which are ending themes), Jyongri is currenty working on a new song called Ai No Uta with Sharnya Yoshihara.Ai No uta is just a different version to KIssing You by Jyongri. which are broadcasted on 4 different television broadcasts (Iwate Menkoi TV, TV Kanagawa, NTV, and TV Asahi). While the c/w of that single, "You're The One", is also a tie-up song for a show broadcasted by TBS. Another single, titled "Unchanging Love: Kimi Ga Ireba", was released in
June 4 , the single peaked #2 on Japanese iTunes. Her second album called "Love Forever" was released onJuly 2 .Discography
ingles
Infobox Discography
Name =Possession/My All for You
Type = single
Released =December 13 ,2006
Label =EMI Music Japan
Tracks = 9
# Possession
# My All for You
# Possession (English Version)
# Possession (Chris Paul Club Remix)
# Re-possessed (Chris Paul Club Dub Mix)
# Possession (Instrumental)
# My All for You (Instrumental)
# Possession (Vocal Track)
# My All for You (Vocal Track)Infobox Discography
Name =Hop,Step,Jump!
Type = single
Released =February 21 ,2007
Label =EMI Music Japan
Tracks = 4
# Hop,Step,Jump!
# Romeo&Juliet
# Hop,Step,Jump! (Instrumental)
# Romeo&Juliet (Instrumental)Infobox Discography
Name =Lullaby For You
Type = single
Released =July 25 ,2007
Label =EMI Music Japan
Tracks = 7
# Lullaby For You
# Catch me (produced byJimmy Jam & Terry Lewis )
# Lovers DRIVE
# ~Yakusoku~ Live Version (nihongo2|~約束~; ~Promise~)
# Lullaby For You (Instrumental)
# Catch me (Instrumental)
# Lovers DRIVE (Instrumental)Infobox Discography
Name =Kissing Me
Type = single
Released =January 30 ,2008
Label =EMI Music Japan
Tracks = 5
# Kissing Me
# You're The One
# Lullaby For You (English Version)
# Kissing Me (Instrumental)
# You're The One (Instrumental)Infobox Discography
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Type = single
Released =June 04 ,2008
Label =EMI Music Japan
Tracks = 5
# Unchanging Love ~君がいれば~
# Trust & Try
# YOUR SONG (Elton John 's cover)
# Unchanging Love ~君がいれば~ (Instrumental)
# Trust & Try (Instrumental)Albums
Infobox Discography
Name =Close to Fantasy
Type = album
Released =March 21 ,2007
Label =Toshiba EMI
Tracks = 11
# Getting Funky!
# Possession
# Hop,Step,Jump!
# Ichizu
# Stay
# Let Me In
# My All For You
# Romeo&Juliet
# ("Yakusoku" : Promise)
# Lost Girl
# WhereverInfobox Discography
Name =Love Forever
Type = album
Released =July 2 ,2008
Label =Toshiba EMI
Tracks = 13
# Love Forever
# Tender Touch
# Kissing Me
# Unchaning Love ~君がいれば~(with Whisper)
# Catch Me
# Lullaby for You
# 私の太陽
# 泣いてもいいよ
# You're the One
# Lovers DRIVE
# The Chills
# Still in Love
# STARSReferences
Links
* [http://www.jyongri.com/ - Official website]
* [http://ameblo.jp/sharnyayoshihara/ - Sharnya Yoshihara Blog on Jyongri Ai No Uta Song]
* [http://www.forever-fantasy.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=395&mode=&order=0&thold=0 - Jyongri will have a live performance on May 12"]
* [http://musicjapanplus.jp/artistdb/?artist_id=62/ JYONGRI's Recent works] — Upcoming informations ja icon/en icon
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