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JYONGRI


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■名前：JYONGRI（ジョンリ）
■生年月日：1988.8.30
■血液型：O型 　■身長：162cm 　
■好きなアーティスト：Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Dreams Come True, ケツメイシ、宇多田ヒカル、Sarah McLachlan, aiko, Aretha Franklin, Norah Jones, Whitney Houston, Billy Joel, Jamie Cullum, Jewel, John Mayer, Luther Vandross, Natalie Cole, BoA, スピッツ、尾崎豊
■趣味：音楽にまつわる事ならなんでも！映画を観ること。お買い物。
■好きな言葉：夢中！情熱！千にひとつ。物は考えよ､。
■好きな本：Notebook - Nicholas Sparks, The Five People you Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom,一リットルの涙
■初めて買ったCD：Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
■Name:JYONGRI
■Age:19 years old (August 30, 1988)
■Hometown:Osaka (but Korean ancestry)
■Specialty: writes her own music, loves eating.
■She is currently signed with EMI. Her debut single "Possession" / "My All For You" was released December 13, 2006.


About her:
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 on March 21, 2007.

On 6th 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 on July 25, 2007 and charted #12 on Oricon Weekly charts.[1]
Pictures






Singles
①Possession/My All for You



②Hop,Step,Jump!


③Lullaby For You


Album
④Close To Fantasy

Wikipedia

Article excerpt:Korean singer Jyongri kicks off her career with a debut album and lots of passion.
By Chris Betros





When she was 8 years old, Jyongri saw the movie “Sister Act 2” and it had a profound influence on her. “I loved its enthusiasm. I’ve seen it countless times. It doesn’t have a deep meaning but it had so much power,” said the 18-year-old third-generation Korean whose debut album, “Close to Fantasy,” will be released in Japan on March 21.


Soul/pop would best describe Jyongri’s debut album. “Actually, I’m still looking for a style,” she says. “I am really eclectic. I like all genres from many time periods. I do want to make my own genre one day. For the album, I wrote all the music and lyrics. Sometimes it starts off as personal influences; then my imagination takes over. When I am writing music, it feels like time has stopped.”

Jyongri has already been getting quite a bit of exposure. A single from the album, “Hop, Step, Jump,” was released in February and got a lot of radio time. She has been in magazines and some of her songs have been played as themes for TV shows. “I am really excited about my first album, and I am a little nervous because I know there will be people who don’t like my music. But that’s the sort of thing I have to be ready for. I get a lot of positive comments from fans in emails, some from little girls and also from people my parents’ age, saying how my music feels nostalgic to them.”

Jyongri says her biggest challenge these days is time management. “When I have school, I don’t like taking the first period. It’s torture. It may be a 15-hour day by the time I get back home. Then I have to do my laundry, do the dishes, homework and prepare for the next day. It requires a lot of self-discipline,” she says. And what do her parents think of her music? “They are really proud and supportive of me, but sometimes they don’t know how to react to some of my lyrics because I talk a lot about love. I guess it’s awkward to hear your daughter talking about falling in love and breaking up.”

When she is not studying or recording, Jyongri likes to hang out with her friends and says she loves to eat. “You could almost call it a hobby,” she laughs. “It’s only recently that I have started to think about keeping in shape, since I have to perform in front of people.” Her cheerful demeanor reflects her motto: “Don’t worry, be happy.” “When you feel that something is boring or dull, look for a tiny thing that you like and concentrate on that,” she advises. “When I get into a slump, I don’t try and dig myself out. I give it time because I know the creative feeling will come back.”

For more information on Jyongri, visit www.jyongri.com.
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Jyongri's Music Videos
Lullaby for You MV (Youtube)
Hop, Step, Jump MV (Youtube)