February 16, 2012
I had the opportunity of hanging out with Jin Akanishi yesterday for his tour rehearsals.
The Japanese pop star, undoubtedly, has some incredible moves & his music definitely caught my ear. We watched on while he worked with his choreographer as they brushed up on routines for tour.
He's already collabed with Jason Derulo for their hit dance single "Test Drive" and his latest single "Sun Burns Down" has also gained major popularity.
Jin is no stranger to popularity and boasts a huge fanbase, many of them who gave me an incredible response on Twitter yesterday. Fans from all over the world tweeted me saying, "The U.S. needs to know about him!" And know about him, we will - as he heads out on his U.S. tour starting March 9 where he will hit five cities from L.A. to New York.
The singer, who started performing at age 14, looked to American singers as his inspirations even though English is actually his second language. He says he is a big fan of artists like Eminemand Lil Wayne.
Interestingly enough, Jin also writes his music in English. He doesn't write in Japanese and then translate saying English metaphors can be meaningless in Japanese and visa versa. He says, "The grass is always greener" is absolutely meaningless when translated into Japanese.
He's also dabbled in acting with dozens of television credits, and will be starring alongside Keanu Reeves in 47 Ronin (November 2012).
You can look out for Jin on tour and I suggest picking up his album Japonicana on March 6.
Check out his video for
Sun Burns Down HERE!
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