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Hero is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Gummy, Hyde, The Grace, m-flo and Kanye West. Those roots explain a lot about how Hero arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sug, Luna Sea, UVERworld, NICO Touches the Walls and Nano, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Say My Name, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Hero, reaching back through Gummy and forward to Say My Name. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Kim Jae-joong, also known mononymously as Jaejoong in South Korea and Jejung/J-Jun (ジェジュン) in Japan, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor and director. He is a member of the Korean duo JX, a former member of JYJ and was one of the original members of boy band TVXQ!, where he was formerly known by the stage name Hero Jae-joong (영웅재중). Since 2013, he has expanded his range of activities as a solo artist, and in 2023, he formed his own agency Inkode, where he serves as the Chief Strategy Officer.
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Hero connections
Hero grew out of Gummy, Hyde, The Grace and m-flo, shares an orbit with Sug, Luna Sea, UVERworld and NICO Touches the Walls, went on to shape Say My Name. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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