Jero (South Korean singer) explained

Jero
Birth Name:Jeon Jun-yong
Native Name:전준용
Birth Date:25 September 1991
Birth Place:Incheon, South Korea
Instrument:Vocals
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:2010–present
Label:Echo Global Group
Alias:J-Yo
Korean name
Hangul:전준용
Rr:Jeon Jun-yong
Mr:Chŏn Chunyŏng
Stage name
Hangul:제로
Rr:Jero
Mr:Chero

Jeon Jun-yong (; born September 25, 1991),[1] better known by his stage name Jero, is a South Korean singer.

Career

Before entering the music scene, Jun-yong attended Anyang Arts High School as a student in the acting department. He made his debut in 2010, known as Junyong in the boy group Touch under YYJ Entertainment,[2] but left in April 2012 to complete his two-year mandatory military service. On July 9, 2014, Jun-yong was announced as a member of YMC Entertainment's new co-ed hip hop group Lucky J, along with Jessi and J'Kyun, under the stage name J-Yo.[3] He left the group in August 2016, to focus on his solo career with the new stage name, Jero.[4] Jero signed to Echo Global Group, where he debuted as a soloist on August 11, 2016, with the single "Airplane".[5] On March 23, 2017 he came out with two more singles, "Delusional" and "Birthday Blu" with their own respected music videos as well. He then came out with his fifth single, "Traffic Light" on June 21, 2017. In 2018 he releases his sixth single, "Flower Bomb." He also released his seventh single, "Save Me" featuring Park Jimin (15&).

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart
positions
Album
KOR
[6]
As lead artist
"Airplane" (Korean: 비행기) feat. Giriboy2016rowspan="9"
"Delusional" (Korean: 취해도 돼)2017
"Birthday Blu"
"Traffic Light" (Korean: 신호등) feat. Beenzino
"Flower Bomb"2018
"Save Me" feat. 15& Park Ji-min2018
"Elizabeth"2019
"Judge"2019
"G DAY"2019
Collaborations
"Paradise" with Dok22016
As featured artist
"Garosu-gil" (Korean: 가로수길) Eru feat. J-Yo2015rowspan="3"
"Body Lotion" (Korean: 바디 로션) J'Kyun feat. JYO2016
"All Yours" (Korean: 바디 로션) J'Kyun feat. JERO2019
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 제로 프로필. Naver. ko.
  2. Web site: 그룹 터치, 용감한 형제 노래 '난'으로 데뷔. 인기 대박 예고. October 22, 2010 . Sports News. ko.
  3. Web site: 휘성 에일리 소속사 YMC, 신인 혼성그룹 럭키제이 출격. Ten Asia. ko.
  4. Web site: 제시, 의리도 쎄다!..럭키제이 멤버 제로 솔로곡 응원. Ten Asia. ko.
  5. Web site: 럭키제이 출신 제이요, 제로로 새출발… 11일 데뷔. Ten Asia. ko.
  6. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart.