Biography
History
Jiro grew up the only son out of four children, his father a carpenter. Jiro used to be a guitarist in his first bands, and only picked up the bass when he joined the indie band "Pierrot" in Hakodate (different from the well-known band of the same name). Jiro first became familiar with Takuro and the rest of GLAY as they attended another high school in the same town, and were mutually involved in the local indie scene. In 1992, Pierrot moved to Tokyo to expand their career, but disbanded shortly after. He states that during this time he owned nothing other than what he had carried in his backpack when traveling from Hakodate, and had walked part of the journey to save money. Jiro worked in construction in Tokyo before being invited by Takuro to join Glay. At first he declined due to his doubts about a stable career in music but as Takuro insisted, he agreed to play one concert with them. He ended up staying in the band afterward. When asked his name after one of his early gigs with the band, he was reluctant to reveal his given name which he felt was "uncool" and spontaneously chose the pseudonym "Jiro" which he continued to use as a stage name and nickname from that point onward.｢キャラメルブックス」 Jiro autobiography Jiro is considered the baby-faced in the group and was a favorite among teenage girls. Together with his bandmate Hisashi, the two are particularly known for theirPersonal life
He was on relationship in 1989 He married in the year 2000 to a woman named Reiko, a former editor of the music magazine ''What's In''.Songs by Jiro
For Glay
*Shutter Speeds no Tema, from 1996 album ''BELOVED''(music by Jiro, lyrics by Takuro). *Kanariya, from BELOVED (music by Jiro, lyrics by Takuro). *Biribiri Crashman, from 1998 album ''pure soul''(music by Jiro, lyrics by Takuro). *Good bye bye Sunday, from 2000 single ''Tomadoi/Special Thanks''(music and lyrics by Jiro). *TIME, from 2000 single ''Missing You''(music e lyrics). *Highway #5, from 2001 album ''ONE LOVE''(music and lyrics). *Mister Popcorn, from album ''ONE LOVE''(music and lyrics). *NEVERLAND, from 2002 album "UNITY ROOTS & FAMILY, away" (music by Jiro, lyrics by Takuro). *BUGS IN MY HEAD, from 2004 album ''THE FRUSTRATED'' (music and lyrics). *AMERICAN INNOVATION, from 2007 ''LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL''(music by Jiro, lyrics by Takuro).For The Predators
*Dizzy Life, from 2005 album ''Hunting!'' (music by Jiro, lyrics by Sawao Yamanaka). *Sleepy Dragon, from 2005 album ''Hunting!'' (music by Jiro, lyrics by Sawao Yamanaka). *Lizard Man, from 2005 album ''Hunting!'' (music by Jiro, lyrics by Sawao Yamanaka). *Rock'n'Roll Lay Down, from 2008 album ''Kiba wo Misero'' (music by Jiro, lyrics by Sawao Yamanaka). *Shoot the Moon, from 2008 album ''Kiba wo Misero'' (music by Jiro, lyrics by Sawao Yamanaka). *Island, from 2008 album ''Kiba wo Misero'' (music by Jiro, lyrics by Sawao Yamanaka). *Wild Tiger, from 2008 album ''Kiba wo Misero'' (music by Jiro, lyrics by Sawao Yamanaka).References
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