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sesshy 28th January 2012 05:01 AM

Quote:

Crystal Kay announces new single + live house tour

Singer Crystal Kay has announced that she will be releasing a new single on March 14th.

The single will be double A-side featuring her brand new songs, “Delicious na Kinyoubi” and “Haru Arashi“. It will be produced by BACHLOGIC, who was also in charge of Crystal’s previous single, “Superman“.

“Delicious na Kinyoubi” is described as a happy number that reminds us to enjoy the weekend with our family and friends. Meanwhile, “Haru Arashi” was written by Crystal herself, and is said to be a perfect message song for the season of departure.

Prior to the CD release, “Delicious na Kinyoubi” will be available for download in Chaku-Uta form on February 24th.

Additionally, Crystal has announced that she will be holding a live house tour, titled “Crystal Cafe 2012“, in March. She will also host a charity live, “Live Unbreakable Spirit“, on April 15th at the Yokohama BLITZ.

- Tokyohive
Whoo! Another single!

Pieces_of_SEVEN 28th January 2012 05:04 AM

Yay! Looking forward to the new single!

tokyoxjapanxfan 28th January 2012 11:34 AM

Woo! can't wait!

Pieces_of_SEVEN 28th January 2012 11:19 PM

I hope it's upbeat and hot like Superman meets FLASH

setsuka 28th January 2012 11:28 PM

^
nah a mid-tempo/maybe higher like a cute song,I think like ONE or Shinig and a ballad,the article has the song descriptions


can't wait~~

Pieces_of_SEVEN 29th January 2012 01:27 AM

^damn. I hate ONE and Shining. Kinda against anything mid-tempo lately since ayu has used it sooooooo damn much.

tokyoxjapanxfan 29th January 2012 02:32 AM

her own blog said they're both danceable

Lady~Deviance 29th January 2012 05:11 AM

I hope I enjoy this single a hell of a lot more than her previous one. I have not been impressed with a CK release since 2009 when she released her duet "Girlfriend feat. BoA". :(

Beauty4123 29th January 2012 06:06 PM

can't wait for the new single! :)

sesshy 31st January 2012 03:24 AM

While I'm still here waiting for the BENI and CK collab. lol

Me, Myself & Music 31st January 2012 07:19 AM

^
I'm still holding out faith that one day they'll collab
BENI has a new album coming out soon? Maybe there'll be a surprise or two on there?

But omg new single yay!!
:luv2

Pieces_of_SEVEN 20th February 2012 12:40 AM

guess we should be getting covers and a tracklist for the single soon.

setsuka 20th February 2012 01:01 AM

lol its been out for awhile
http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/ck2012-1.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz...im1to1_500.jpg

tracklist
1. デリシャスな金曜日 DELICIOUS NA KINYOUBI
2. ハルアラシ HARUARASHI
3. デリシャスな金曜日 (Instrumental) DELICIOUS NA KINYOUBI
4. ハルアラシ (Instrumental) HARUARASHI

teaser


song is great,the covers are blah

sesshy 20th February 2012 02:33 AM

...... I have no comment on the covers. But the PV/song seems awesome! :)

Pieces_of_SEVEN 21st February 2012 03:26 AM

oh covers are cute. hope the songs wow me.

Pieces_of_SEVEN 23rd February 2012 12:36 AM

PV for デリシャスな金曜日 is so cute! Seems she had lots of fun filming it. And I like the song!! Sometimes I wish her choreography was more fierce...but I still enjoy it :)

tokyoxjapanxfan 23rd February 2012 05:06 PM

LQ full vid



I love the song. Like, a lot. haha

AyuGAME 24th February 2012 02:50 AM

yeah..i love this kind of energetic song!

Beauty4123 24th February 2012 10:53 PM

the covers are nice, and the "Delicious na Kinyoubi" PV is great! i like the song, too. :)

tokyoxjapanxfan 25th February 2012 03:10 PM



Really HQ version :)

ilovekodaa 25th February 2012 04:18 PM

arigatoooooooooooo *O* !!

sesshy 25th February 2012 11:59 PM

LOL Ckay trying to throw the ball while running in heels. Would I love to slide on the bowling lane. Fun and colorful PV. Song is nice! :)

Pieces_of_SEVEN 26th February 2012 06:43 PM

UGH I LOVE this PV! Just watched it again...she's so beautiful! And today's her birthday!!

sesshy 28th February 2012 05:07 AM



30 sec preview for UNBREAKABLE SPIRIT.

Pieces_of_SEVEN 28th February 2012 05:54 AM

^^Is this for a concert? First I'm hearing about it...

sesshy 28th February 2012 07:36 AM

^^ I saw Tokyohive's update about it. I believe so:

Quote:

On February 26th, singer-songwriter Crystal Kay revealed a 30-second video preview for “Unbreakable Spirit” on her YouTube channel and on her official website.

The information of this piece has not yet been unveiled – however, this powerful title is the same name of her upcoming charity live which will be held at Yokohama BLITZ on April 15th ( Open 4 P.M./ Start 5 P.M.). It has also been announced that she collaborated with Simon Henwood, a multimedia artist, and Fannie Schiavoni, a jewelry designer, on this charity project.

This project name has also been revealed to refer the strong bonds between the Japanese people after the March 11th disaster and also a message for Japan to have an “Unbreakable Spirit” for the days to come.

More details will be revealed at a later date.

AyuGAME 28th February 2012 11:18 AM

wow..
what is that...
the promo is so amazing...

Pieces_of_SEVEN 28th February 2012 04:57 PM

ahhhh that's pretty awesome. wish I could attend! :(

setsuka 28th February 2012 07:40 PM

the full thing is really gorgeous ;__;

http://www.primefocusgroup.com/work/...chin-films-mtv

sesshy 28th February 2012 10:01 PM

Ahh, that video won't load for me on their site. :(
Also, her single is out...? Was it suppose to be release on itunes too?

setsuka 29th February 2012 02:22 AM

dailymotion here you go

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xp4...le-spirit_auto

also her single leaked, Haru Arashi is great

http://www.mediafire.com/?a5e01kl7z3pbwov

sesshy 29th February 2012 02:56 AM

Thank you, setsuka! :) I like the pretty bokeh effects while her chains broke apart. And lovin' the single!

Pieces_of_SEVEN 29th February 2012 04:16 AM

WHATTTT wow, this is way early for a leak. How's the quality?
Guess I'll check for myself...

sesshy 29th February 2012 11:46 PM

^ Great to me. Honestly, I can't tell the difference with qualities. :laugh As long it's listenable.

Pieces_of_SEVEN 8th April 2012 02:12 AM

Crystal replied to my boyfriend on Twitter last night, he was so excited! Haha it was cute.

Is anyone else loving デリシャスな金曜日? It's such a fun song.

daybreak123 8th April 2012 01:05 PM

^ Awww he's so lucky! She never replies to my tweets >_>

Delicious na kinyobi got kinda old for me pretty quickly, but I'm still jamming to Haru Arashi! It's my favourite song from her in years, I'm totally addicted. Love the fresh sound of it.

Kaiouforever 9th April 2012 06:52 AM

Her new single is great! And available on iTunes.

Pieces_of_SEVEN 9th April 2012 05:12 PM

^^LOL you sound like her...she has been promoting the hell out of herself on twitter.

#noshameinhergame

sesshy 13th April 2012 11:32 PM

Okay, I'm ready for an album already. lol

daybreak123 14th April 2012 03:26 PM

^ I know right... I'm having really high hopes for the upcoming album!

On other news:

Quote:

Crystal Kay to collaborate with Far East Movement for world debut

On April 12th, it was revealed that R&B singer Crystal Kay will be making her world debut! She will be participating in Asian American hip hop quartet Far East Movement’s upcoming album, “Dirty Bass“, which is scheduled for release next month in May.

Crystal was born in Yokohama to an African American father and Korean mother. At the age of 13, she made her singing debut, and has been active in the Japanese music industry ever since. Last year, she transferred to Universal Music Japan’s label Delicious Deli Records.

The members of Far East Movement are all American with Asian ancestry (and a few members are Korean). Their 2010 hit song, “Like a G6“, held the number one spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 Charts for 3 consecutive weeks, making them the first artist of Asian descent to achieve this feat.

Far East Movement’s upcoming album, “Dirty Bass” will also feature Justin Beiber, Korean singer Jang Geun Suk, and LMFAO. The song Crystal will be participating in is called “Where The Wild Things Are“, and it was recorded in Los Angeles.

On her participation, the members of Far East Movement commented, “Her vocals are wonderful. There was no mistake in choosing her. She was able to blow in a wild wind full of energy.”

As mentioned above, the album will be released worldwide sometime in May. It’s been 13 years since a Japanese artist last participated in a worldwide release CD. The last was B’z with “Asian Sky” in Steve Vai’s album, “The Ultra Zone“.

Crystal expressed, “I was so happy that I started dancing. It’s like a dream to have my name on a foreign artist’s CD. Using this chance, I want to become a singer that can give appeal to the world.”

Source: tokyohive
I'm actually really excited! Not a huge fan of Far East Movement, but they have some really good songs.

sesshy 14th April 2012 10:04 PM

^ WHAT? Whoa! I'm not a fan of them either but this should be interesting to hear! :heart

Pieces_of_SEVEN 28th April 2012 04:41 AM

Excited about the collab with FEM.

Today is Delicious Friday! Haha

Crystal has been tweeting about recording new songs, and how hot they are, and that there will be an album soon! I'm SO EXCITED! Can't wait for new music!

tokyoxjapanxfan 8th May 2012 08:25 AM

New single and album due in June :)

Single: Forever (June 6th, 2012)
Pre-order: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UICV-5015

Written and produced by T. Kura and Michico, who have previously worked on EXILE's "I Wish" and songs for Namie Amuro. It's been 5 years since they last worked with Crystal Kay. It's a medium dance tune.

Album: VIVID (June 27th, 2012)
Pre-order [CD]: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UICV-1019
Pre-order [CD+DVD]: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UICV-9020

First album under Universal Records. Includes Superman, Delicious na Kinyoubi, Haruarashi, and more. Music produced by BACHLOGIC, UTA, T.Kura+MICHICO, and more. More details to come.

tokyoxjapanxfan 8th May 2012 05:08 PM

Omggg Crystal gave us a song from her album via twitter!!!!

It's apparently called "Take It Outside"!
http://soundcloud.com/kingneeraj/takeitoutsidetd

Beauty4123 12th May 2012 03:42 PM

a new single & album is fantastic news. can't wait! :D

Pieces_of_SEVEN 17th May 2012 12:43 AM

She tweeted about going to Gaga's concert, and about performing that new song with Far East Movement for the first time!

I'm excited for VIVID and Forever!!

Beauty4123 17th May 2012 11:07 PM

"Take It Outside" is great! :D

Pieces_of_SEVEN 19th May 2012 08:37 PM

^^Yeah, I really like it, makes me excited for the new songs!

tokyoxjapanxfan 22nd May 2012 02:40 PM

Far East Movement's "Where The Wild Things Are" featuring Crystal Kay :)





Also, tracklist and jacket have been revealed for Forever:
http://i45.tinypic.com/afcw2r.png

Seems like it will be the opening theme song for CDTV for the month of June!

tokyoxjapanxfan 29th May 2012 04:02 PM



Teaser for Forever!

Beauty4123 29th May 2012 08:45 PM

"Forever" sounds amazing! and the PV looks nice so far! :) can't wait to watch the full PV.

Kaiouforever 30th May 2012 07:08 AM

Wow! I have really liked her singles, looking forward to this for sure!

Pieces_of_SEVEN 1st June 2012 03:43 PM

Forever (the track) leaked...I really like it!

daybreak123 1st June 2012 04:24 PM

The preview of Forever didn't really impress me, but now that the full song leaked it sounds a lot better! Such a nice summer song, I like it. The PV looks really nice too, can't wait for it to be released!

Pieces_of_SEVEN 3rd June 2012 02:14 AM

Man where's the full PV? Single is out in like three days!

~Amy~ 3rd June 2012 04:06 AM

Does anyone know if Rino Nakasone did the choregraphy for "Forever" too?

Benikari47 4th June 2012 06:40 AM

Made an alternate cover for Vivid, thank god cause i've had Delicious Na Kinyoubi without one for so long!

http://i46.tinypic.com/2w4ka4x.png


Pieces_of_SEVEN 4th June 2012 04:23 PM

^^cute!

Benikari47 4th June 2012 05:27 PM

Thanks ^^ Here it is in full if anyone wanna use.


tokyoxjapanxfan 4th June 2012 05:51 PM

So nice and "vivid"! haha :P

The full video for Forever has been upped on Jpopsuki! I really like it! Really well done! I'd put in among her best videos! I feel like the quality of her music is very high right now. Production and such.

^Btw, do you have a really HQ version of the actual covers?

ohsixthirty 4th June 2012 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan (Post 2869623)
So nice and "vivid"! haha :P

The full video for Forever has been upped on Jpopsuki! I really like it! Really well done! I'd put in among her best videos! I feel like the quality of her music is very high right now. Production and such.

^Btw, do you have a really HQ version of the actual covers?

i agree... i also feel like her production quality is really high right now!

can't wait for the full album. :yes

~Amy~ 4th June 2012 07:00 PM

I wish they had a dance shot version of "Forever" because I love the dance. I wonder if she will perform this live... o.o

Pieces_of_SEVEN 8th June 2012 02:07 AM

^^Hopefully! Superman got a few lives. I'm so excited for this album! Seems like her transition to Universal has been stellar for her music! Last three singles have all been absolutely amazing to me!

Pieces_of_SEVEN 10th June 2012 09:18 PM

I uploaded her newest single, "FOREVER", in the downloads section. More of you guys need to get into her! She really is amazing!

I can't wait until VIVID is released later this month.

Pieces_of_SEVEN 20th June 2012 01:59 AM

Ahhh for some reason Memory Box and Take it outside are both on iTunes Japan ... wish I could buy them! Stupid ass iTunes ... I swear they lose a lot of money by restricting customers to only purchasing music in their country. Smh ... anyone by chance get these?

x-megumi-x 20th June 2012 12:18 PM

^ Crystal posted Take It Outside on twitter last month :heart
http://www.mediafire.com/?aoso9wnxud0xfn9

Gonna use Benikari's VIVID cover, it's amazing <3

Pieces_of_SEVEN 20th June 2012 01:28 PM

^^Yeah, I did know that...thanks. I want Memory Box! Stupid iTunes. Guess I'll just have to wait until the album is released.

NintendoHTF1242 25th June 2012 12:59 AM

Crystal Kay is on Far East Movement's latest album :) The album wasn't very well promoted at all (with no hits to back it up) but the song is nice. Nice to see Crystal on an American album too!

Me, Myself & Music 26th June 2012 07:47 PM

VIVID is flawless
I LOVE IT SO MUCH
:luv2:luv2:luv2

PoetGirl 27th June 2012 12:22 AM

VIVID is spectacular. What We Do is everything I need for this summer. So proud of CK. There's no weak track.

sesshy 27th June 2012 12:25 AM

The album passed my expectations. Love it so much!

tokyoxjapanxfan 27th June 2012 04:56 AM

Wow, VIVID is one of my favorite albums from her! I like every song!

What We Do and Yo Yo are amazing!

Kacku 27th June 2012 04:55 PM

A week ago I wasn't interested in Crystal at all. Listened to VIVID and OH MY GOD IS IT GOOD. My favorites are Forever, Haru Arashi and Rising Sun.

I think girl just won over a new fan.

x-megumi-x 27th June 2012 05:15 PM

VIVID is fantastic, definitely one of her best albums!
Not really liking "Be Mine" but pretty much everything else is amazing! My favorites so far are Take It Outside and Rising Sun <3

daybreak123 27th June 2012 05:28 PM

VIVID so so much better than I ever expected it to be!! Such a great pop album, I love it so much. :heart Perfect music to listen to during summer, I'm sure I'll be listening to the album a lot.

It's difficult to choose a favourite, all songs are really strong and good. Loving her new sound. Memory Box is absolutely beautiful though and Haru Arashi still remains as one of my all time favourite tracks from her.

I feel like I'll be listening to CK's music a lot, this album has renewed my love for her and her music

Klauser_Bateson 28th June 2012 08:18 AM

Wow, this album is AMAZING. This was my first Crystal Kay purchase and I’m happy it was this album. This is up there with Japonesque as my favorite album of 2012. The only song I didn’t like at first listen was What We Do, but I think I can learn to love it. I was the same way with Haru Arashi, hated it at first, but can’t stop listening to it now. The remixes weren’t too bad either. I like the Haru Arashi remix a lot more than the one on the Forever single.

Overall: 9/10

mirrorcleworld 6th July 2012 01:38 PM

dang, VIVID only sold like 3,263 copies!? such a shame for such a flawless album T__T

Pieces_of_SEVEN 7th July 2012 09:04 AM

^^WOW...that's crazy!

emi♡ 7th July 2012 12:51 PM

aw but everyone is in such agreement about how great an album it is...I'm still happy for her.

people were talking about it today on twitter with taku takahashi during one of his rants.

Kaiouforever 7th July 2012 07:32 PM

This is one of her best albums to date!

Pieces_of_SEVEN 8th July 2012 09:11 PM

Where can you find the sales at? I went to oricon.co.jp but not sure how to navigate through it since it's in japanese.

I'm still appalled at the sales. omg.

TeamAyu2004 8th July 2012 09:23 PM

that seems really low!
Was that for the week r just a day?

Pieces_of_SEVEN 9th July 2012 01:46 AM

^Yes I need more info!

mirrorcleworld 9th July 2012 04:15 AM

i got the sales from here http://www.generasia.com/wiki/Vivid_%28Crystal_Kay%29

ugghhh i seriously thought that this would sell waaaay more than Spin The Music on it's first week =__=
sure, VIVID debuted higher than Spin the Music by ranking but still T__T

Pieces_of_SEVEN 9th July 2012 04:31 AM

^Thanks for that link

CoriKaru 9th July 2012 06:45 AM

"Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo"

How much longer can her career last with sales like this?

Pieces_of_SEVEN 9th July 2012 08:10 AM

^Yeah, I don't care for that song, really. BUT
Forever
Come back to me
What we do
haru arashi
delicious friday
Superman

those are all pretty damn good!

TeamAyu2004 18th July 2012 08:57 PM

This is such a good album... (finally got to the listen to it.)
Why is it all the good music never really gets the loves it should get.

and yo-yo... not that bad of a song... lol... but man listen to it once and it will be stuck in your head till you die,
Yo yo yo yo yo yo.... lol

Pieces_of_SEVEN 19th July 2012 01:53 PM

^^I think yoyo and fly high are my least favorites. haha

Delicious n Bold 19th July 2012 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004 (Post 2885563)
This is such a good album... (finally got to the listen to it.)
Why is it all the good music never really gets the loves it should get.

and yo-yo... not that bad of a song... lol... but man listen to it once and it will be stuck in your head till you die,
Yo yo yo yo yo yo.... lol

Isn't it terrible? I can name many an artist (crystal kay included) who deserve to sell much more than they currently do.

Pieces_of_SEVEN 19th July 2012 06:55 PM

^^Definitely. Makes me think that sometimes the japanese public is brain dead and/or have absolutely no taste

TeamAyu2004 24th July 2012 09:18 PM

Its the times they are living in...
I mean look at what is super high selling... AKB... talk about gross.
I dont understand it... but I do know that the Japanese public love love LOVE CUTE!!!... it's almost sicking... lol...

Anyways... does anyone have lyrics to the song Rising Sun and Take it outside?
I think these are my two favorite on the album.

Pieces_of_SEVEN 7th August 2012 08:29 AM

My favorites from the album are still these:
Come back to me
Delicious Friday
Forever
What we do
Rising sun
Memory box

What a shame, this album is sooooo much better than the sales represent.

CoriKaru 7th August 2012 07:34 PM

^No Yo Yo Yet?

Pieces_of_SEVEN 12th August 2012 12:44 AM

^^Don't really care for that track.

Anyone else see the What We Do PV? It's cute...and I'm glad she danced near the end! I'm mad it wasn't put on the DVD for VIVID though...glad I didn't buy it now!

NintendoHTF1242 13th August 2012 04:43 AM

Pieces posted Forever on this music recommendation thread and now I'm addicted. I'm going to check out the album very soon. Sounds like great stuff.

EDIT: Does anybody have a download to the album? I can't find it.

Delicious n Bold 13th August 2012 04:52 AM

^ You could buy it legally off of iTunes lol
I think every purchase at this point would be beneficial for CK...

NintendoHTF1242 13th August 2012 06:21 AM

Got no money, bro. But if I listen to it and end up liking it, I'll buy it for sure in the future.

Delicious n Bold 13th August 2012 08:02 AM

^ If nobody has it, google is your best bet.

emi♡ 13th August 2012 08:41 AM

Her sales aren't going to get any better lol


Here you go! http://www.mediafire.com/?951aok2jatebjr7

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