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Interesting cultural mix.... born in Invercargill. Sings typical J pop R&B fusion plus a few 100% English lyrics in the same genre.
[h=2]Biography[edit][/h]Jay'ed was born in 1981 in New Zealand to a Japanese father and Polynesian mother of Samoan and M?ori descent. He lived in New Zealand until he was 10, then moved toMinoh, Osaka. After deciding to become a singer, Jay'ed performed in the local Osaka club circuit. His first break into music was in 2002, when he appeared as a featured artist on a Sphere of Influence album track.
He debuted as an indie artist in 2005, with his first single "Why?". This was followed by a mini-album, Gift: Just Let Me Know, which sold over 20,000 copies. In 2008, he debuted as a major label artist on Toy's Factory with the single "Superwoman".
Jay'ed found his most success in 2009, after a duet singer Juju on the song "Ashita ga Kuru Nara," which was used as the theme song for the movie April Bride. It was a hit, reaching #2 on Oricon charts.[SUP][2][/SUP]
Jay'ed collaborated with Infinity 16 and Waka-danna from Sh?nan no Kaze on the song "Tsutaetai Koto ga Konna Aru Noni" (????????????? I Have Stuff to Tell You, But[SUP]?[/SUP]). It was not successful in physical sales or airplay, but reached #1 on the RIAJ digital tracks chart for three weeks. This made Jay'ed the artist with the most weeks at #1 (6, including Ashita ga Kuru Nara's weeks); however in mid-2010 this record was beaten by Kana Nishino. Jay'ed's 6th single, "Everybody," was picked as theKDDI au CM song, a promotion giving Jay'ed his first top 20 solo single.
[h=2]Biography[edit][/h]Jay'ed was born in 1981 in New Zealand to a Japanese father and Polynesian mother of Samoan and M?ori descent. He lived in New Zealand until he was 10, then moved toMinoh, Osaka. After deciding to become a singer, Jay'ed performed in the local Osaka club circuit. His first break into music was in 2002, when he appeared as a featured artist on a Sphere of Influence album track.
He debuted as an indie artist in 2005, with his first single "Why?". This was followed by a mini-album, Gift: Just Let Me Know, which sold over 20,000 copies. In 2008, he debuted as a major label artist on Toy's Factory with the single "Superwoman".
Jay'ed found his most success in 2009, after a duet singer Juju on the song "Ashita ga Kuru Nara," which was used as the theme song for the movie April Bride. It was a hit, reaching #2 on Oricon charts.[SUP][2][/SUP]
Jay'ed collaborated with Infinity 16 and Waka-danna from Sh?nan no Kaze on the song "Tsutaetai Koto ga Konna Aru Noni" (????????????? I Have Stuff to Tell You, But[SUP]?[/SUP]). It was not successful in physical sales or airplay, but reached #1 on the RIAJ digital tracks chart for three weeks. This made Jay'ed the artist with the most weeks at #1 (6, including Ashita ga Kuru Nara's weeks); however in mid-2010 this record was beaten by Kana Nishino. Jay'ed's 6th single, "Everybody," was picked as theKDDI au CM song, a promotion giving Jay'ed his first top 20 solo single.
