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 Japanese J-Pop singer of Korean ancestry currently signed with EMI. Her debut single "Possession / My All For You" was released December 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 on March 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 on July 25, 2007 and charted #12 on Oricon Weekly charts. [ [http://www.square-enix.co.jp/subarashiki/ Info on "It's a Wonderful World"] , Square-Enix Japan (6 April2007). Retrieved April 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 on July 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)

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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)

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Name =Lullaby For You
Type = single


Released = July 25, 2007
Label = EMI Music Japan
Tracks = 7
# Lullaby For You
# Catch me (produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis)
# Lovers DRIVE
# ~Yakusoku~ Live Version (nihongo2|~約束~; ~Promise~)
# Lullaby For You (Instrumental)
# Catch me (Instrumental)
# Lovers DRIVE (Instrumental)

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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)

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Name =
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
# STARS

References

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