Although it’s rare to hear about an Asian or Asian American penetrating the Billboard charts with any sort of mainstream success, the Wonder Girls, the Far East Movement or even Jin were definitely not the first ones to do it. In fact, even in 1987, a young Filipino kid by the name of Gerry Woo was on the airwaves with a number of singles after winning Star Search and landing a record deal. His career wasn’t exactly long lived as he quickly faded away before re-appearing as Harlemm Lee in 2K3 and winning the reality TV competition Fame on NBC, only to vanish just as quickly.
Regardless, it’s folks like Gerry that helped lay some of the ground work yesterday for the artists of today. Mr. Woo – we thank you. You can watch his music video for “How Long” below, in all it’s 80’s glory.
You can read a little more about him over at AARisings.
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