Ji-In Cho

What grabs me about Ji-In Cho is the collision of worlds she carries so naturally. A German-born singer of Korean descent, classically trained at one of Cologne's top conservatories, who then chose to front a symphonic metal band like Krypteria. That contrast is the whole point for me. The discipline of piano and composition is exactly what lets her voice cut clean through walls of guitar. I also respect that she paused for motherhood and came back to sing again with old bandmates rather than chasing a solo spotlight. To me she reads as an artist driven by love of the music itself, not the fame.

Name (English)

Ji-In Cho

Name (Japanese)

ジーン・チョウ

Reading

じーん・ちょう

Born

December 30, 1976 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dragon

Origin

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Occupation

singer / composer / pianist / musician

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.ji-in-cho.de
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A6

Tags

• North Rhine-Westphalia
• singer
• composer
• pianist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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