JYONGRI / ジョンリ、 (born August 30, 1988 in Osaka) is a Japanese J-Pop singer … Read Full Bio ↴JYONGRI / ジョンリ、 (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"

Wherever
JYONGRI Lyrics

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matte, my baby
saigo no ichibyou made
gyutto dakishimete
kore kara aenai bun mo

POKETTO kara sarigenaku
watashite kureta tegami
"kaeru made yomanaide"

yappari owakare na no

aa, hane wasurete tobenai
senaka samishikute nerenai
ano kumo ni tobinotte
anata e hakobaretai

* Your love lets me fly, so very high
mienakutemo kanjiru, sonna sonzai dakara
No matter the distance, we'll be together forever
tatoe hanaretemo soba ni iru yo

odeko ni KISU sarete
You're mine to iu SAIN
wasurenaide
koko ga anata no ibasho

aa, hitori ja taerarenai
nukumori ima tashikametai
ano tori ni tsukamatte
anata e habatakitai

Your love takes me high, up to the heavens
suki to iwareru dake de namida ga koborechau yo
Not even an ocean can tear us apart
donna tookutemo issho da yo

* repeat

tatoe hanaretemo soba ni iru yo
moshimo hanaretemo soba ni iru yo

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to JYONGRI’s song “Wherever” describe the intense longing and yearning of a lover who is about to part from their loved one. The song begins with the lover asking their partner to hold them tightly until the very last second they have together. Even when they are apart, the lover keeps a letter from their partner close to them and reads it over and over again until their return.

The second verse of the song describes the lover’s unbearable loneliness and how they can’t hide their feelings anymore. They express wanting to fly towards their loved one, but feel as though they are trapped and unable to move. The lyrics continue with the lover expressing their desire to feel their partner's kiss on their forehead once more and how this one moment, this one kiss, makes them feel reassured that they are not alone. The chorus repeats the idea that their love for one another is so strong that they will always be together no matter the distance.

Overall, the lyrics of “Wherever” convey the feelings of devotion, fear of loneliness, and reassurance that comes with a strong relationship, even when physically apart.

Line by Line Meaning

matte, my baby
Please wait, my love

saigo no ichibyou made
Hold me tightly until the last second

gyutto dakishimete
Embrace me tightly

kore kara aenai bun mo
Even if we can't meet again from now on

POKETTO kara sarigenaku
Casually from my pocket

watashite kureta tegami
Your letter that you gave me

"kaeru made yomanaide"
"Don't read it until you return"

yappari owakare na no
After all, we're saying goodbye

aa, hane wasurete tobenai
Ah, I can't forget my wings and can't fly

senaka samishikute nerenai
Feeling lonely on my back, I can't sleep

ano kumo ni tobinotte
I want to ride on that cloud