Back جوجي (موسيقي) Arabic Corc Kusunoki Miller Azerbaijani جۆجی CKB George Miller Danish George Miller (Musiker) German Joji DTP Filthy Frank Esperanto Joji Spanish جوجی (خواننده) Persian George Miller (laulaja) Finnish
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| Born | George Kusunoki Miller[1] 16 September 1993[2] | |||||||||
| Alma mater | New York Institute of Technology (BA) | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2008–present | |||||||||
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| Origin | Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Japan[4][5] | |||||||||
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| Website | jojimusic | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2006–2017 | |||||||||
| Genre(s) | shock comedy, surrealist humour | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 7.85 million | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.26 billion | |||||||||
| Network | ScaleLab[9] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 4 Sept, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Website | jojimusic.com plummcorp.com | |||||||||
George Kusunoki Miller (ジョージ・楠木・ミラー, Jōji Kusunoki Mirā, born 16 September 1993),[10] known professionally as Joji and formerly as Filthy Frank and Pink Guy, is a Japanese-Australian singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and former comedian. Miller's music has been described as a mix between R&B, lo-fi, and trip hop.
Miller created The Filthy Frank Show on YouTube in 2011 while he was still living in Japan, gaining recognition for playing oddball characters on the comedy channels "TVFilthyFrank", "TooDamnFilthy", and "DizastaMusic".[11] Miller began producing Filthy Frank videos in 2012, during his college enrollment in the United States. The channels, which featured comedy hip hop, rants, extreme challenges, and ukulele and dance performances,[12] are noted for their shock humor and prolific virality. Miller popularised the Harlem Shake, an Internet meme that contributed to the commercial success of Baauer's song "Harlem Shake" and led him to further prominence on YouTube.[13][14] As Pink Guy, Miller released two comedy studio albums, Pink Guy and Pink Season, as well as an extended play, between 2014 and 2017.
In late 2017, Miller ended The Filthy Frank Show to pursue a music career under the name "Joji", the Japanese version of his first name.[15][16] He signed with 88Rising and 12Tone Music Group to release his first two studio albums, Ballads 1 (2018) and Nectar (2020), both of which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and spawned the singles "Slow Dancing in the Dark" and "Sanctuary". Both songs entered the Billboard Hot 100 and ARIA Charts, while his 2022 single, "Glimpse of Us", peaked at number eight on the former and atop the latter, became his highest-charting song, and preceded his third album Smithereens (2022). [17]
- ^ "ACE Repertory – Joji Kusunoki". ascap.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Routinary Joji's Age Post On Tumblr". Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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Canadian Academywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Kelley, Caitlin (7 December 2017). "Singer/Producer Joji on His Career Flip From Crude Viral Comedy to Understated R&B: 'Now I Get to Do Stuff That I Want to Hear'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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He won't rap on a Joji track like he does as Pink Guy ..." & "Miller has been growing out of the brand of comedy associated with Pink Guy ...
- ^ "TVFilthyFrank YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics". socialblade.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Is Joji's birthday the 16th or the 18th?". Twitter. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ @FilthyFrank (29 December 2017). "This is old news but I figured I'd give an official statement. Thank you for your understanding and god bless" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Soundbite: "Pink Season" by Pink Guy". The Current. 18 January 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Liu, Marian. "Straight outta... China? The young Asian artists bucking hip-hop trends". CNN. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ Taylor, Chris. "YouTube: Here's How 'Harlem Shake' Went Viral". Mashable. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "The Man Behind Pink Guy's Bizarre Chart-Topping Album 'Pink Season'". Pigeons and Planes. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Joji Explains Decision to Quit Filthy Frank and Pink Guy as He Pursues Music Career". PigeonsandPlanes. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Ofiaza, Renz (6 November 2018). "Joji Becomes First Asian Artist to Top Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart". Highsnobiety. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2018.