Who is Jero?
Jero (born Jerome White, Jr. [1]in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 4, 1981) is an American-born Japanese enka singer. His maternal grandmother was Japanese. He is the first African American enka singer in Japanese music history.
Jero majored in information science at University of Pittsburgh and graduated in 2003, and moved to Japan in the same year. Two months after arriving in Japan, he entered the NHK Nodo Jiman competition broadcast on TV.
His first single, Umiyuki (Umiyuki), will be released in Japan on February 20, 2008.

Artist : Jero
Song : Umiyuki
Lyrics :
kogoeru sora kara
umi ni furu yuki ha
namima ni nomarete
atokata mo nakunaru

*nee aishitete mo
aa todokanu nara
nee isso kono watashi
mi wo nagemashou ka?

Anata otte izumosaki
Kanashimi no nihonkai
Ai wo miushinai ganpeki no ue
ochiru namida ha
tsumoru koto no nai
marude umi yuki*

tenohira nobaseba
tsumetai maboroshi
seken no furi kiri
sadame da to shinjita

nee aisarete mo
aa kanawanu naka
nee isso kono watashi
koroshite kudasai

hitori kiri no izumosaki
asu wo matsu kasa mo naku
nureta kono kami ga shin made hiete
uramu kotoba mo
minamo ni kieteku
marude umi yuki

Download and Watch Jero -Umiyuki at Youtube here