Crystal Kay

I. Introduction

Crystal Kay (クリスタル・ケイ) is a Japanese pop, urban, and R&B singer currently signed to the label Delicious Deli Records!, sub-label of Universal Music Japan. Born and raised in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan to an African-American father and a Korean mother, Kay started her music career at the age of six. At 12 she got a record deal, and then teamed up with Kanno Yoko to produce her debut single "Eternal Memories", under EPIC Records sub-label of Sony Music Entertainment. Like a number of Japanese artists Kay can speak both English and Japanese, the former making a regular appearance in her songs, exhibiting a distinctly western influenced R&B sound. She's a good friend of BENI and BoA according to both artists.

II. Discography

III. Japanese Discography

IIII. Studio Albums

[2000.03.23] C.L.L. ~CRYSTAL LOVER LIGHT

[2001.08.22] 637 -always and forever-

[2002.10.23] almost seventeen

[2003.11.27] 4 REAL

[2005.03.02] Crystal Style

[2006.02.22] Call Me Miss...

[2007.06.20] ALL YOURS

[2008.08.06] Color Change!

[2010.12.08] Spin The Music

[2012.06.27] VIVID

[2015.12.16] Shine

[2018.06.13] For You

IIIII. Best Albums

[2004.06.30] CK5

[2009.09.02] BEST of CRYSTAL KAY

[2011.12.14] LOVE SONG BEST

IIIIII. Mini-Albums

[2007.11.28] Shining

[2010.06.16] FLASH

[2023.02.23] Start Again EP

IIIIV. Other Albums

[2003.12.17] NATURAL -World Premiere Album- (English Album)

[2009.12.16] THE BEST REMIXES of CK (Remix Album)

[2021.04.21] I SING (Cover Album)

IIIV. Singles

[1999.07.01] Eternal Memories

[1999.09.08] TEENAGE UNIVERSE ~Chewing Gum Baby

[1999.11.03] Komichi no Hana (こみちの花; Flowers on the Path)

[2000.03.23] Shadows of Desire

[2001.05.09] Girl's Night

[2001.07.04] Ex-Boyfriend feat. VERBAL (m-flo)

[2001.11.28] think of U

[2002.08.07] hard to say

[2002.10.23] Girl U Love

[2003.01.22] Boyfriend -part II-

[2003.06.18] I LIKE IT (Crystal Kay loves m-flo)

[2003.10.22] Candy

[2003.11.27] Can't be Stopped

[2004.05.12] Motherland

[2004.11.17] Bye My Darling!

[2005.01.26] Kiss

[2005.05.18] Koi ni Ochitara (恋におちたら; When I Fall in Love)

[2005.10.05] Two As One (Crystal Kay x CHEMISTRY)

[2006.02.08] Kirakuni / Together

[2007.01.17] Kitto Eien ni (きっと永遠に; Surely Forever)

[2007.02.28] Konna ni Chikaku de... (こんなに近くで...; This Close...)

[2007.05.16] Anata no Soba de (あなたのそばで; By Your Side)

[2008.06.11] Namida no Saki ni (涙のさきに; Beyond the Tears)

[2008.07.16] ONE

[2009.08.13] After Love -First Boyfriend- feat. KANAME (CHEMISTRY) / Girlfriend feat. BoA

[2010.11.24] Journey ~Kimi to Futari de~ (君と二人で; Together With You)

[2011.12.14] Superman

[2012.03.14] Delicious na Kinyoubi / Haru Arashi (デリシャスな金曜日/ハルアラシ; Delicious Friday / Spring Storm)

[2012.06.06] Forever

[2015.06.03] Kimi ga Ita Kara (君がいたから; Because I Had You)

[2015.09.16] REVOLUTION feat. Amuro Namie

[2016.03.23] Sakura (サクラ; Cherry Blossom)

[2016.09.14] Lovin' You

IIIVI. Digital Singles

[2008.12.15] Deaeta Kiseki (出会えた奇跡; The Miracle of Meeting You)

[2013.02.27] My Heart Beat

[2015.04.10] THE LIGHT

[2015.11.04] Nando Demo (何度でも; Countless Times)

[2016.06.01] Waiting For You (CM Version)

[2017.02.17] Faces

[2018.04.19] Shiawase tte. (幸せって。)

[2019.11.06] Beautiful

[2020.03.18] Sangatsu Kokonoka (３月９日) (Remioromen cover)

[2020.08.28] Utautai no Ballad (歌うたいのバラッド) (Saito Kazuyoshi cover)

[2020.12.11] I LOVE... (Official HIGE DANdism cover)

[2021.11.05] Hitori Janai Kara (ひとりじゃないから)

[2021.11.10] STEADY

[2022.07.01] Gimme Some

[2022.11.11] No Pressure (feat. VivaOla)

[2022.12.07] Love me

[2023.02.03] Start Again

[2023.02.09] How You Feel

[2023.02.17] Spark

IIIVII. Video Releases

[2004.06.30] CK99-04 MUSIC CLIPS

[2009.12.02] CK 04-09 MUSIC CLIPS2 -DECADE-

[2010.06.16] Crystal Kay Live in NHK Hall: 10th Anniversary Tour CK10

[2013.03.06] CK LIVE 2012 "VIVID"

IIIVIII. Compilations / Other

[2001.02.15] Fujiwara Hiroshi + Osawa Shinichi- "LOST CHILD" feat. Crystal Kay

[2001.06.20] GINZA Evening (#13 "Eternal Memories")

[2001.07.04] Hirai Ken - Gaining Through Losing (#3 "L'Amant")

[2001.12.19] Parappa The Rapper TV ANIMATION SOUNDTRACK volume.2 (#1 "Attitude")

[2002.01.09] SMOOTH (#4 "Girl's Night")

[2002.01.xx] DJ WATARAI - "EQUIS.EX.X PT2 (D.O.I. REMIX) / FEEL THE SAME ~OLD NICK VER.(SUPER HONEY DIP REMIX)~ REMIX BY DJ HASEBE" (#3 "FEEL THE SAME ~OLD NICK VER. (SUPER HONEY DIP REMIX)"~ REMIX BY DJ HASEBE feat. BIG-O & Crystal Kay)

[2002.02.27] m-flo - Sotoshigoto ~m-flo turns it out!~ (CD2 #1 "Ex-Boyfriend" feat. VERBAL (m-flo))

[2002.05.29] HARLEM ver.1.0 (#4 DJ WATARAI - "Feel The Same?" feat. BIG-O & Crystal Kay)

[2002.12.18] HARLEM ver.1.7 (#2 DJ WATARAI - "Feel the Same? OLD NICK Ver. ~SUPER HONEY DIP Remix" feat. BIG-0 & Crystal Kay)

[2003.01.29] image vocal (#1 "Eternal Memories")

[2003.03.05] Tachytelic Night welcomes you to the FAR EAST (#7 "hard to say")

[2003.03.21] Mellow Works of Hiroshi Fujiwara (#14 "LOST CHILD (Original Version)")

[2003.03.26] PALM DRIVE - BLOCK HOLIDAY (#5 "Hello☆Goodbye" feat. Crystal Kay, CORN HEAD)

[2003.06.18] m-flo loves Crystal Kay - "REEEWIND!"

[2003.07.24] Smooth SUMMER (#4 "CURIOUS")

[2003.07.25] m-flo loves Crystal Kay - "I LIKE IT / REEEWIND!"

[2003.08.20] voyage relaxing best (#6 "OVER THE RAINBOW")

[2004.02.25] SUZUKI MANIA Suzuki Masayuki Tribute Album (#2 "LIBERTY")

[2004.03.17] m-flo - m-flo inside Astro Alliance (#2 "REEEPLAY! DJ HASEBE remix" loves Crystal Kay, #13 "hard to say")

[2004.04.06] neo soul (#5 "Candy")

[2004.05.26] m-flo - ASTROMANTIC (#7 "gET oN!", #15 "REEEWIND!" loves Crystal Kay)

[2004.08.04] TEENAGE POP (#1 "Candy")

[2004.09.14] m-flo - ASTROMANTIC CHARM SCHOOL (#2 "REEEWIND! -Tomita Lab. Remix-" loves Crystal Kay, #8 "gET oN! -ugly duckling remix-" loves Crystal Kay)

[2005.02.23] FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST COMPLETE BEST (#6 "Motherland")

[2005.05.18] TV ANIMATION FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 3 (#13 "Motherland")

[2005.09.28] Diva (#4 "Candy")

[2006.01.25] HIT STYLE (CD1 #4 "Kiss")

[2006.08.09] CHEMISTRY - CHEMISTRY THE VIDEOS: 2003-2006 ~We Sing, Therefore We Are~ (#8 "Two As One")

[2007.03.28] m-flo - COSMICOLOR (#2 "Love Don't Cry" loves Crystal Kay)

[2007.09.26] m-flo - electriCOLOR -COMPLETE REMIX- (#9 "Love Don't Cry -KGN8 Remix-" loves Crystal Kay)

[2008.02.20] Shuukatsu!! (#5 "Koi ni Ochitara")

[2008.03.26] Girls Be Ambitious!! (CD1 #2 "Tears")

[2008.03.26] 39 Anime×Music Collaboration '02-'07 (CD1 #13 "Motherland")

[2008.09.24] Shiawase ni Nareru Uta (しあわせになれるうた) (CD1 #8 "Namida ga Afurete mo")

[2008.11.16] DJ KOMORI - WHAT'S R&B (#12 "We Gonna Boogie")

[2009.02.18] BoA - "Eien / UNIVERSE / Believe in LOVE" (#2 "UNIVERSE" feat. Crystal Kay & VERBAL (m-flo))

[2009.03.04] PIKACHU THE MOVIE SONG BEST 1998-2008 (#34 "ONE")

[2008.03.18] m-flo - m-flo inside -WORKS BEST III- (#4 "I Know")

[2009.03.18] BoA - BEST&USA (#1 "UNIVERSE" feat. Crystal Kay & VERBAL (m-flo))

[2009.03.25] Maboroshi - Maboroshi no Shi (#6 "Music Is Mine feat. Crystal Kay)

[2009.05.13] CORNELIUS - CM3 (#11 "ONE")

[2009.11.04] .LOVE more (#5 "Kiss")

[2009.11.25] DJ KAORI - DJ KAORI'S JMIX III (#21 "think of U")

[2009.12.09] Minna de Dori Suru? DO YOU DREAMS COME TRUE? (みんなでドリする) (#10 "Suki", #11 "Asa ga Mata Kuru")

[2010.03.10] TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA - WORLD SKA SYMPHONY (#6 "Zutto")

[2010.03.24] LOVE BEATS produced by Jeff Miyahara Vol.1 (#9 "Suki")

[2010.03.31] Age Uta ~Koi wo Akiramenai Joshi no Uta~ (アゲウタ~恋をあきらめない女子のウタ~) (#14 "Kiss")

[2010.04.07] m-flo - m-flo 10 Years Special Live "we are one" (#7 "Love Don't Cry" loves Crystal Kay)

[2010.04.21] commmons: schola vol.5 Yukihiro Takahashi & Haruomi Hosono Selections: Drums & Bass (#15 "Thank You For Talking To Me Africa")

[2010.04.28] HOLIDAY tunes ~Odekake Mode~ (CD2 #15 "Can't be Stopped")

[2010.07.07] DJ KAYA - JAPANATION (#10 "Koi ni Ochitara (Genki Rockets Remix)")

[2010.09.22] 10-nen Saki mo Kimi ni Koishite Original Soundtrack

[2010.10.27] BEAT CONNECTION (Disc 2 #1 Shimizu Shota, Crystal Kay, Mummy-D, SEAMO, Dohzi-T - "Lovin' You")

[2010.12.22] Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - Tokyo Ska Paradise Kokugikan & Tokyo Ska Paradise Taiikukan LIVE DVD (CD2 #28 "Jungle Boogie" with Tamio Okuda, Crystal Kay and Kazuyoshi Saito)

[2011.03.02] Keiichi Tomita WORKS BEST ~beautiful songs to remember~ (#6 "REEEWIND! (Tomita Lab.Remix)" loves Crystal Kay)

[2011.04.13] m-flo loves Crystal Kay - "gET oN! (THE SUITBOYS Remix)"

[2011.07.27] Jyonetsu Tairiku LIVE BEST (#11 "Koi ni Ochitara")

[2012.04.11] TEE - "Answer" with Crystal Kay

[2012.05.22] Far East Movement - Dirty Bass (#3 "Where the Wild Things Are" feat. Crystal Kay)

[2012.07.27] BRADBERRY ORCHESTRA - "Physical" feat. Suga Shikao, Crystal Kay and Salyu

[2012.06.27] Far East Movement - "Where The Wild Things Are (Remixes)" feat. Crystal Kay

[2012.08.22] Climax Love Story Dai 1 Sho (CD2 #1 "Koi ni Ochitara")

[2012.10.10] Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" feat. Crystal Kay

[2012.11.07] Shimizu Shota, Crystal Kay, Mummy-D, SEAMO, Dohzi-T - "Lovin' You"

[2012.11.14] DAISHI DANCE - Wonder Tourism (#2 "FANTASTIC JOURNEY" feat. Crystal Kay)

[2012.12.05] TEE - much love (#3 "Answer" with Crystal Kay)

[2012.12.26] FINAL FANTASY Orchestral Album (#13 "Eyes On Me" with Crystal Kay)

[2013.02.20] Skoop On Somebody - S.O.S. Duets (#1 "T.Y.L." with Crystal Kay)

[2014.02.26] DJ KAORI - DJ KAORI'S JMIX VI (#17 "Forever")

[2014.08.06] DJ CATCHER - PARTY UP !! (#4 "Forever", #12 "Take It Outside")

[2014.08.27] All Star Movie Hits (CD1 #13 "Kitto Eien ni")

[2014.09.03] AKLO - The Arrival (#8 "I Don't Care" feat. Crystal Kay)

[2014.09.23] Sly & Robbie & SPICY CHOCOLATE - The Reggae Power (#1 "Love On My Mind" (feat. Crystal Kay & Beenie Man))

[2015.02.11] Che'Nelle - @chenelleworld (#8 "All My Ladies" feat. Crystal Kay & Aoyama Thelma)

[2015.04.22] TEE - Tee time ~Collaboration Best~ (#4 "Answer" with Crystal Kay)

[2015.05.27] J-PARTY (#14 "Superman")

[2016.04.27] EXILE SHOKICHI - THE FUTURE (CD #2 "Rock City" feat. SWAY & Crystal Kay)

[2016.12.09] Nekfeu – Cyborg (#14 "Nekketsu" featuring Crystal Kay)

[2017.02.01] DANCE EARTH PARTY - I (#1 "Inochi no Rhythm ~Great Journey~" feat. EXILE NESMITH, Crystal Kay, DVD 1 #11 "Inochi no Rhythm ~Great Journey~" feat. EXILE NESMITH, Crystal Kay)

[2017.04.28] PKCZ - "PLAY THAT" feat. Tosaka Hiroomi, Crystal Kay, CRAZYBOY

[2017.06.21] JAY'ED - Here I Stand (#3 "Without You" feat. Crystal Kay)

[2017.08.02] PKCZ - 360°ChamberZ (#1 "PLAY THAT" feat. Tosaka Hiroomi, Crystal Kay, CRAZYBOY, #3 "World Is Yours" feat. Crystal Kay, MIGHTY CROWN (MASTA SIMON & SAMI-T), #7 "T-REX" feat. Crystal Kay, CRAZYBOY, ANARCHY DVD #4 "#1 "PLAY THAT (Music Video)" feat. Tosaka Hiroomi, Crystal Kay, CRAZYBOY)

[2018.08.31] Freddy Browne - "Hot Like You (FIRE)" feat. Jimmy Cozier & Crystal Kay

[2018.11.21] Sung Si Kyung - Kimi ga Iru yo (#2 "Ai wa Naze" with Crystal Kay)

[2018.12.05] chay - "Anata no Shiranai Watashitachi" feat. Crystal Kay

[2019.01.29] LNoL - Equanimity - TAYUTAU - Vocal: Crystal Kay

[2020.03.18] Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - TOKYO SKA TREASURES ～Best Of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra～

[2021.11.11] SPEED SPIRITS (#3 "STEADY" / Crystal Kay)

[2023.03.01] "A 2 Z" Original Soundtrack (#1 "Start Again" / Crystal Kay, #2 "How You Feel" / Crystal Kay, #3 "Spark" / Crystal Kay, #4 "ONE FLIGHT DOWN" / Crystal Kay)

IIII. US Discography

IIIII. Digital Singles

[2014.02.23] Busy Doing Nothing

[2014.05.06] Rule Your World

[2014.08.13] Dum Ditty Dumb

III. Filmography

IIII. Movies

[2008] Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (as Chansey)
[2009] Yamagata Scream (as Cayce Chihiro Sebastian)
[2011] Happy Feet 2 (as Gloria)

IIIII. Drama

[2010] Hidarime Tantei EYE (as Kokushou Akira)

IIIIII. Music Videos

[2013] Travie McCoy - Rough Water

IIIIV. CM

[2002 - 2003] SONY "MD WALKMAN"
[2003] Tokyo Mode Gakuen
[2004 - 2005] NTT docomo "Music PORTER"
[2007] ITO EN "TULLY'S BARISTA'S SPECIAL"
[2007] PARCO "Chikyuu ga Ichiban Kagayaku Hi. PARCO X'MAS"