Eru (singer)
| Eru | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 조성현 |
| Born |
Jo Sung-hyun July 5, 1983 New York City, United States |
| Other names |
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| Occupation | |
| Relatives | Tae Jin-ah (father) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Eru Entertainment |
| Website | eruent |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 이루 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Iru |
| McCune–Reischauer | Iru |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 조성현 |
| Hanja | 曺成鉉 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Seong-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Sŏng-hyŏn |
Jo Sung-hyun (born July 5, 1983) better known as by his stage name Eru, is an American singer, musician, and composer based in South Korea.
Eru was born as Jo Sung-hyun on July 5, 1983 in New York City, United States to Korean parents. He is the second and youngest son of one of the most popular and veteran Korean trot singer, Tae Jin-ah ( Jo Bang-hun).
Eru lived in New York until he was 7 years old, then his family moved to South Korea, where he attended numerous international schools including Seoul American High School. In 2003, Eru attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music (Piano Department) in Boston. Eru entered the K-Pop scene himself during a break from Berklee.
In late December 2007, Eru released a statement revealing his intentions of fulfilling his military service duties in the latter half of 2008, since he became a Korean citizen 2 years ago.
In May 1, 2008, Eru entered the boot camp to start his mandatory military service at Nonsan Military Training Center. Eru stayed there for four weeks to receive basic training and was subsequently assigned to public service duty. He completed his duty within two years, and returned home on May 27, 2010.
In addition to his singing activities, he was attending Dankook University.
Eru wanted to be a producer so he composed many songs. But after a while, he decided that he did not want other people to sing his songs. He wanted to sing them himself. He thought that the person who composes the songs understands them better. That's when he decided to become a singer.
Eru went through two years of training before making his debut as a singer in 2005. 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. A 100-member string orchestra also participated in his debut album.
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