NEW RELEASE
New album For You coming out on 13/06/2018!
CD+DVD
CD
CD:
- 幸せって。 (Shiawasette.)
- サクラ (Sakura)
- Waiting For You
- Forever Young
- Lovin’ You
10 tracks in total
DVD:
- Crystal Kay LIVE Tour 2016 “Shine” @Club Citta 2016.3.23（approximately 100 min.）
- サクラ –Music Video–
- Lovin’ You –Music Video–
CK IN A NUTSHELL
Name: Crystal Kay Williams
Nicknames: Kuri (クリ), CK
Born: February 26, 1986; Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Label: EPIC Records (Sony) [1999-2011], Delicious Deli Records (Universal) [2011-2016], Virgin Music JPN (Universal) [2016-]
Genre: R&B, Urban, Pop, #yokohamaratchetpop
Why you should care: Crystal Kay is one of the biggest names in Japanese R&B, so she's a must for any fan of the genre. Her later works shift more toward the pop end of the spectrum, and she nails that amazingly as well. Crystal has a great voice and knows how to use it, and she is not a one trick pony: ballads, dance pop, R&B jams, rapping, many collaborations, high notes, low notes, she does it all, and you will probably like it.
BIOGRAPHY
Spoiler:
Born to a U.S. serviceman and an ethnic Korean, both residing in Yokohama, Crystal Kay made a name for herself in the J-pop scene with a mix of song styles, some in a standard J-pop format and others based more on American '90s R&B (SWV, Tony! Toni! Tone!). With her first album coming early, in 2000 (when Crystal was only 14), she began building a sound on a basis of R&B, infusing otherwise standard idol material with more of her own musical influence and breaking away from the norm a bit in the process. By her third album, Kay was selling in huge numbers, solidifying herself as an R&B singer before the J-urban movement had begun to develop. Positioning herself as a cultural cross-product of sorts, she continued a rise through five additional albums and slight hints of future overseas forays, with 2007's ALL YOURS hitting the number one slot on the Oricon charts upon its debut.
DISCOGRAPHY
LINKS & CREDITS
Universal Music Website
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Official Twitter
Official Instagram
Official Tumblr
Official Facebook
Official US Facebook
Official Youtube Channel
Official US Youtube Channel
Generasia
The previous thread
iTunes