http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/09/jero-the-first-black-enka-singer-in-japan/ The Neat Side of the Web Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:32:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/09/jero-the-first-black-enka-singer-in-japan/#comment-547297 Viola Sun, 11 May 2008 14:31:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16186#comment-547297 His voice is freakin' beautiful His voice is freakin’ beautiful

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/09/jero-the-first-black-enka-singer-in-japan/#comment-546934 Rosi Sun, 11 May 2008 12:00:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16186#comment-546934 I never thought that a black guy could sing enka better than the Japanese themselves! His voice sounds suprisingly good, and it seems to go together with the Japanese language really well! It just goes to show, you shouldn't make assumptions based on first appearances! When I saw this post, I just thought "Oh dear", but I was really wrong! Kudos to Jero for breaking the mould! I never thought that a black guy could sing enka better than the Japanese themselves! His voice sounds suprisingly good, and it seems to go together with the Japanese language really well!
It just goes to show, you shouldn’t make assumptions based on first appearances! When I saw this post, I just thought “Oh dear”, but I was really wrong!
Kudos to Jero for breaking the mould!

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/09/jero-the-first-black-enka-singer-in-japan/#comment-546246 Justin Sun, 11 May 2008 02:25:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16186#comment-546246 AHAHAHA! His look makes it so unexpected! AHAHAHA! His look makes it so unexpected!

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/09/jero-the-first-black-enka-singer-in-japan/#comment-545721 Maj Sat, 10 May 2008 19:30:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16186#comment-545721 yes! yes! he took my job! > I really love enka yes! yes! he took my job! > I really love enka

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/09/jero-the-first-black-enka-singer-in-japan/#comment-544908 Greg Sat, 10 May 2008 04:10:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16186#comment-544908 Sounds like the closing credits of a Godzilla flick. Sounds like the closing credits of a Godzilla flick.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/09/jero-the-first-black-enka-singer-in-japan/#comment-544693 B. Fri, 09 May 2008 22:43:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16186#comment-544693 My Japanese teachers (at Pitt) talk about this guy all the time. My Japanese teachers (at Pitt) talk about this guy all the time.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/09/jero-the-first-black-enka-singer-in-japan/#comment-544687 rizwan Fri, 09 May 2008 22:33:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16186#comment-544687 he could have been the first thugged out computer engineer too he could have been the first thugged out computer engineer too

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/09/jero-the-first-black-enka-singer-in-japan/#comment-544642 kid_icarus Fri, 09 May 2008 22:09:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16186#comment-544642 i love enka! i listen to yoshi ikuzou all the time....in fact i was listening to it on the bus into work today. i love enka! i listen to yoshi ikuzou all the time….in fact i was listening to it on the bus into work today.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/09/jero-the-first-black-enka-singer-in-japan/#comment-544640 ted Fri, 09 May 2008 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16186#comment-544640 Not really sure what was so unusual about that. Not really sure what was so unusual about that.

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