[JAPAN] B-boy turned enka singer

Mainichi Daily News reported, “Enka, traditional Japanese ballads, are songs that inspire the soul of not only the Japanese but a B-boy. Jero, apparently the first black enka singer in Japan, performed his smash hit debut single “Umiyuki” at a HMV store in Tokyo’s Shibuya-ku on Wednesday.”"Born in Pittsburgh in the United States, the 26-year-old singer was brought up listening to enka from a young age inspired by his Japanese grandmother. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003, he moved to Japan to become an enka singer.”

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