How I Became Japan’s Biggest Half Korean Black J-POP Singer | Crystal Kay

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Episode #16 of “Live in Tokyo” Crystal Kay is a singer in Japan who debuted at age 13, and has been singing for the past 25 years. This is her story of her career, as well as being Black-Korean (Blasian) in Japan and what her life living in Tokyo is like. Discussions include: J-POP and K-POP Then vs. Now, Crystal using her influences in Black music to sing in Japanese, and what it was like to overcome her struggles of being a singer in Japan. 🎧Live in Tokyo Podcast is on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XdRNqW9BYi9avrXHiuczq 👉ITO EN Description: https://itoen.com/collections/oi-ocha Use code MAXDCAPO10 to get 10% off your order. 👉Crystal Kay's Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crystalkayofficial/ YouTube: @crystalkay.official 👉Crystal Kay New Single: 「Love MySelf」 Music Video: https://youtu.be/Ito2veEWANY Stream: https://crystalkay.lnk.to/lovemyselfWE 📸Filmed at TENCUPS in Tokyo: https://www.instagram.com/tencupslounge/?hl=en 📙Like the Live in Tokyo Podcast? Support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/maxd Patrons get Exclusive Early Access to Interviews, Behind the Scenes discussion, and more. I’m a 1-man show still so any support is helpful. Or Join as a Member on YouTube to support ad well. ✖️Thank you to the below Patrons for helping me create videos✖️ Joshua Titus, Kazuo Jin, David Morales, Alex Capo, Ken, Andy 👇Second VLOG Channel👇 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8FRLasL8KO1tjmYqcKA3FA Time stamps: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Crystal Kay Self-Introduction 2:21 How Max found Crystal 3:14 Asians and Black People Don't Age 4:11 How Crystal got started in J-POP 7:07 Music Now vs. Then 8:45 Japan vs. America Culture Differences 11:22 Can you go out in public in Japan with no problem? 13:07 How Asian Music and Western Music has come together in recent years 15:40 Giveaway Details 17:26 Challenges Being a Mixed Black-Korean singer in Japan 21:44 Uniquely blending Black Music with Japanese music 24:09 Identity Crisis Growing Up Mixed in Japan and Becoming Confident in her Skills as a Singer 30:19 Japan Needs More Places to Speak about Mental Health 32:02 How Music Taste has shifted towards K-POP or Japanese Music over the years 37:00 Being Blasian/Wasian in Japan 39:12 What's Next for Crystal? #mixedjapanese #learnjapanese #japaninterview #japanpodcast #halfjapanese #livinginjapan #japantravel #japanese -------------------------------- Max D. Capo Socials Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/maxdcapo/ Facebook👉https://www.facebook.com/maxcapopage ​​​​Twitter👉http://twitter.com/maxdcapo ​​​​Discord👉 https://discord.gg/NgcyJbd​​ Tiktok👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@maxdcapo? Twitch👉https://www.twitch.tv/maxthemasterninja -------------------------------- 📷My Interview Equipment: Sony a7iv (Close Up Cam): https://amzn.to/3BMXqcK Sony a7iii (Wide Cam): https://amzn.to/3ZVBbt5 Lens for Wide shot: https://amzn.to/3VZ7DJW Lens for Close Ups: https://amzn.to/41Rl8Pt RØDECaster Pro II for Audio: https://amzn.to/3ZVxuna Shure SM7B (Main Mics): https://amzn.to/40e0eJ6 Rode Lavalier mic: https://amzn.to/3VZHydz DJI 2 Backup Mics: https://amzn.to/3Pi3hdi Elgato Wave Mic Arm Pro: https://amzn.to/3PiDS38