JYONGRI (born August 30, 1988 in Osaka) is a Japanese J-Pop singer of Korean ancestry currently signed with TOSHIBA-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 6th April 2007, Square-Enix announced that Jyongri will be singing the theme song, "Lullaby For You", for the Nintendo DS game "It's a Wonderful World". Name: JYONGRI (ジョンリ) Birthday: August 30, 1988 Blood Type: O Height: 161cm Favorite artists: Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Dreams Come True, Ketsumeishi, Utada Hikaru, Sarah McLachlan, aiko, Aretha Franklin, Norah Jones, Whitney Houston, Billy Joel, Jamie Cullum, Jewel, John Mayer, Luther Vandross, Natalie Cole, Spitz, Otaka Yuzaki Hobbies: Everything to do with music! Special skills: Mixing English and Japanese while talking, blind touch, detailed handicraft work Favorite books: "The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks, "The Five People you Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom, "1 Litre no Namida" Favorite movies: Sister Act 1 & 2 Admired people: Utada Hikaru, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Dreams Come True Dream: Become a person who can respected, even if only be one person; have someone say "I understand that feeling" and "That! That's the feeling I couldn't express, but wanted to!" while listening to my songs; singing while being surrounded by fans Things I'm into recently: Watching sports, cooking Favorite words/phrases: "Muchuu! (in a daze)," "jounetsu! (passion)," "sen ni hitotsu. (one in a thousand)," "mono wa kangaeyou. (you are what you think you are)" Weaknesses: Sports, compliments, holding-in a laugh, insects Motto: "Don't worry, be happy!," "Your dreams will come true!," "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is to love and to be loved in return." First CD I bought: "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"
