Eru (singer)

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Eru 이루
Background information
Birth name	Jo Sung Hyun
Also known as	Eru
Born	July 05, 1983 (age 23)
Origin	South Korea
Genre(s)	K-pop, R&B, ballad,
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Piano
Years active	2005 - present
Label(s)	JIN-A Entertainment
Website	Official Site

Eru (singer)
Stage name
Hangul:	이루
Hanja:	李路
Revised Romanization:	Eru

Eru (이루) (born July 5, 1983) is the stage name of South Korean singer Jo Sung Hyun. He is the son of veteran trot singer, Tae Jin Ah. Eru attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA^[1]. He entered the k-pop scene himself during a break from Berkley College of Music.

1 Debut
2 Discography
3 Awards
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Debut

Before releasing his first album, Eru underwent two years of strict training. Eru's debut album included works from musicians such as Joo Young Hoon, Lee Hyun Jung, the composer of Big Mama's "Break Away". And vocal trainer No Young Joo, who trained BoA, Fly to the Sky, and Lee Soo Young. Also a 100-member string orchestra participated in his debut album^[2].

Eru's "Black Glasses" has gained popularity among young people. "Black Glasses" topped on- and offline charts^[3]. This song has won many awards, including Jukeon's song of the month (October of 2006) and SBS's Bonsang Award.

Eru's "Black Glasses" music video features Kim Hyung Joon of SS501 and Lee Young Ah. Eru is currently promoting his second song "White Snow", which he composed himself. Eru has recently appeared in Magolpi's debut music video where his role is a composer along with six other Korean artists, including Kim Jang Hoon, Park Joon Hyung of G.O.D., Micky YooChun of TVXQ, and Hee Chul, Kang In, and Shin Dong of Super Junior.

In March of 2007, Eru received an offer to appear in a Japanes movie titled "Three Tattoos". Eru's agency stated that it is quite tempting since the movie is being directed by Sukimori Hitomi and will likely be exported overseas. Eru's agency also stated that Eru may reject the offer as he has yet to establish himself in Korea as an artist.^[4]

[edit] Discography

Volume #1
Begin to Breathe
September 5, 2005

Volume #2
Level II
October 9, 2006

[edit] Awards

Year	Award
2005	Mnet 20th Golden Disk Awards - Popularity Award (December 7) Mnet 20th Golden Disk Awards - Yepp New Artist Award (December 7)
2006	Jukeon Digital Music Awards - Digital Music Award "Black Glasses" (December 22) MTV 16th Seoul Gayo Daesang Awards - Digital Music Award (December 1) MTV 16th Seoul Gayo Daesang Awards - Bonsang Award (December 1) Mnet 21st Golden Disk Awards - Popularity Award (December 14) SBS Gayo Daejun - Bonsang Award (December 29)