7/8/2023 0 Comments Cristal singer![]() “I couldn’t make friends and was kind of bullied. “That went on until my early teens when one of the jingles was expanded for the single ‘Eternal Memories’.” ![]() “From the age of four I started to do commercial jingles for a friend of my Mom who ran a production company,” adds Kay. ![]() I even got to meet Diana Ross and Bobby Brown.” They listened to all kinds of songs at home, and often took me to concerts. “My parents were both musicians, and Mom was on the verge of a record deal before having me. “As a child I was constantly surrounded by music,” recalls Kay. The Yokohama-born singer recently sat down with TW to speak about the new record, her career to date, and the difficulties she’s faced as a Korean-American entertainer in Japan. ![]() Born to a Korean mother and African-American father, she made a name for herself with a look and sound that was different from the domestic pop acts dominating the charts at the time.Īlmost two decades and nine top-10 albums (including compilations) later and she’s still going strong, with her latest album, For You, set to be released this month. Seen as a pioneer for mixed-race artists in Japan, Crystal Kay burst on to the music scene as a 13-year-old in 1999. TW interviews the singer on struggling with cultural identity, celebrating two decades in the industry, and her new album which is set for release this month. ![]()
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