Crystal Kay

Crystal Kay (2008)

Crystal Kay Williams (born February 26, 1986 in Yokohama ) is a Japanese J-Pop singer of Korean-American descent. She uses her first name Crystal Kay as a stage name .

Life

Williams' father, an African American bassist, was born in New Jersey and her mother, singer, is Japanese with Korean roots . Williams is fluent in English and Japanese and has learned French. When she was six, she wrote copywriting for television commercials. She signed her record deal when she was twelve with Epic Records Japan, a Sony Music Entertainment Japan label . When she was thirteen she made her debut as a singer. She attended Nile C. Kinnick High School and then Sophia University .

She names Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson as well as Japanese artists such as Tetsuya Komuro , Speed and Namie Amuro as her greatest influences .

Career

1999 to 2001: Debut and first steps into the music industry

Her debut single Eternal Memories was released on July 1, 1999. The single was available in cassette format and CD format, but only reached number 47 on the Oricon charts in Japan. Two months later, in September, she released her second single Teenage Universe: Chewing Gum Baby , the single was also available in cassette and CD format and debuted, like her debut single, at number 47 on the Japanese Oricon charts. On November 11th, she released her third single Komichi no Hana ( Japanese こ み ち の 花 ).

She released her first studio album, CLL Crystal Lover Light , at the age of 14 on March 23, 2000. The album sold up to 20,000 times and entered the charts at number 60 in the first week of sales. At the same time as the release, Crystal Kay released her fourth single, Shadow of Desire . The single, however, did not enter the charts.

Kay didn't come back for a year. In May 2001 she released her fifth single Girl's Night . This debuted at number 100 on the Oricon charts. Nevertheless, it was decided to release the single as a record . There is a remix of Girl's Night by Shin'ichi Ōsawa on the record . Subsequently, the sixth single Ex-Boyfriend was released in July 2001 . The single is a featuring with vocals by M-Flo , the single also includes a cover version of Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time as the B-side . The single debuted at number 44 on the charts. In August the label released their second studio album, which is called 637: Always and Forever . It debuted at number 19 on the charts and secured her first Top 20 entry. In eight weeks, the album sold almost 50,000 times. In November she published her Christmas ballad Think of U at the end of the year ; however, the single only reached number 60 in the charts.

2002 to 2004: Breakthrough with Almost Seventeen

2002 was a pivotal year for Crystal Kay. On August 7, 2002, she released her eighth single, Hard to Say, and debuted at number 26, making the single Crystal Kay's first single, which was in the top 40 of the Oricon charts. Two months later, on October 23, she released her ninth single, Girl U Love , which only reached # 156, and her third studio album, Almost Seventeen . The album landed at number 2 on the Oricon charts and sold 213,023 times in 2002 and reached number 62, the best-selling albums in Japan in 2002. After 58 weeks in the Japanese Oricon charts, however, the album sold a total of approx. 355,000- times and is estimated to have sold 400,000 units today, and the album was also awarded platinum. This makes Almost Seventeen their most successful record ever.

On January 8, 2003, the limited version of Almost Seventeen was discontinued and the regular version was introduced. The difference is that the limited version was available for 2,520 yen (approx. 26 euros) and the regular version has now been increased to 2,940 yen (approx. 30 euros). In the same month, she released her tenth single Boyfriend: Part II , but did not achieve much success. In June she released her eleventh single I Like It , the single is a featuring with the band M-Flo . The single debuted at number 8 on the Oricon charts and sold around 58,000 times. On the same day, M-Flo released the single Reeewind! With Crystal Kay . . The publication counts in M-Flo's discography. A month later, in July, a vinyl for I Like It / Reeewind! released. From July 24th to July 31st, Kay also gave her first concert tour called Crystal Kay Live: 03 Already Seventeen , but the tour only had four concerts. Kay then released the singles Candy (October 22nd) and Can't Be Stopped (November 27th), which, however, could not build on the previous success. Parallel to the release date of Can't Be Stopped , Kay released her fourth studio album 4 Real . The album sold almost 250,000 times and landed at number 6 on the Oricon charts. On December 17, 2003, she released her first English-language studio album Natural: World Premiere Album . Although the title sounds like it, the album was only released in Japan. It hosts their published English-language songs and some new titles, including many covers and the English version of Can't Be Stopped , which is now called Can't Be Stopped: Til the Sun Comes Up . To promote the album, the English music video version of Can't Be Stopped was released . After eight weeks in the charts and a debut at number 8, the album sold a little over 30,000 times.

In 2004 Kay released her 14th single Motherland on May 12th , the single landed at number 9 in the charts and sold around 43,000 records. The title was used as the third credits (episode 26 to episode 41) of the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist . Her first compilation, CK5 , was released on June 30th, with this she wanted to celebrate her fifth anniversary on stage. On the same day she also had her first video release, CK99-04 Music Clips , in DVD and UMD formats. CK5 reached second place in the first week of sales, overall the CD sold a little over 283,000 times, achieved platinum status and counts as their most successful compilation. The CK99-04 Music Clips release can also prove to be their most successful video release, as it sold up to 8,000 times and entered the Oricon DVD charts at number 2. The DVD has 14 music videos, four commercials, four making of's and two alternative music video versions, including the English version of Can't Be Stopped . Months later, on November 17th, she released her 15th single Bye My Darling! . The single landed at number 40 in the charts and stayed in the Oricon charts for five weeks. The music video for Bye My Darling! has futuristic elements.

2005: Highlight with Crystal Style and Koi ni Ochitara

On January 26, 2005, their 16th single Kiss was released, the single debuted at number 10 and sold around 65,000 times and stayed in the charts for 13 weeks. Then on March 2nd, 2005 Kay released her fifth studio album, which she called Crystal Style . To promote the album, she previously only released two singles Bye My Darling! and kiss . Despite this, the album sold 296,756 times for the whole year and was ranked 44th in the 2005 list of the best-selling albums in Japan. Also, Crystal Style is their second best-selling album. The second concert tour, which was called Crystal Kay Live Tour: 05 CK Style , followed from March 19 to May 6 and had a total of nine concerts. Her most successful single to date was Koi ni Ochitara ( 恋 に お ち た ら ), which was used in the film drama Koi ni Ochitara - Boku no Seikō no Himitsu ( 恋 に お ち た ら ～ 僕 の 成功 の 秘密 ~ ) and reached number 2 in the weekly charts. Over the whole of 2005 this single reached the 30th place with 288,629 copies sold. Then she released her 18th single Two as One on October 25th , which is a duet with the then successful band Chemistry . The single debuted at number 2 on the Oricon charts and sold over 100,000 times, making the single her second most successful single.

2006 to 2010: Falling sales and popularity

As the only single of the year, by Crystal Kay, she released her single Kiraknui / Together on February 8, 2006 . Kirakuni is the latter's first single, which apart from the Japanese title in the chorus is sung entirely in English. The song Together, however, was used as the theme song for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Japan. She then released her sixth studio album, Call Me Miss… that same month , which contains the singles Koi ni Ochitara ( 恋 に お ち た ら ), Two as One and Kirakuni / Together . The album sold over 250,000 times and landed at number 2 on the charts. From March 17th to April 6th, Kay gave her concert tour Crystal Kay Live Tour: 06 Call Me Miss… , which had a total of 13 concerts.

She then released her ballad Kitto Eien ni ( き っ と 永遠 に ) on January 17, 2007 . The single debuted at number 12 on the Oricon charts and although the single sold around 20,000 times on CD, the single sold over 100,000 times as a download and was awarded gold by the RIAJ. The theme song was used as the closing melody for the Japanese film Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru . One month later, on February 28th, she released her 21st single Konna ni Chikaku de… which debuted at number 14 and was also awarded gold by the RIAJ for 100,000 legal downloads. Her 22nd single Anata no Soba de ( あ な た の そ ば で ) was released on May 16, ended up at number 30, but only sold a little over 7,000 times and was not recognized by the RIAJ. Anata no Soba de was also offered for the first time for 525 yen (approx. 5.40 euros) and had only one title. On June 20, Crystal Kay released her seventh studio album All Yours , which stayed in the Oricon charts for 14 weeks and sold a total of around 137,000 times. The studio album reached the top of the Oricon charts for the first time in Kay's career and is her only record to date that landed at number 1. Kay released her first EP, Shining , on November 28, 2011. The EP consists of five titles, including a cover of Natalie Cole No More Blue Christmas . The Crystal Kay version had existed since 2003, as she recorded the song for her English-language album Natural: World Premiere Album .

The following year, 2008, she released her 23rd single Namida no Saki ni ( 涙 の さ き に ) and her 24th single One . The song One was used as the theme song for the movie Pokémon 11 - Giratina and the Sky Knight . Your eighth studio album Color Change! released it on August 6, 2008. The album caused a stir, because although the album only sold a little over 33,000 times, it was awarded gold by the RIAJ. The RIAJ only awards records with 100,000 CDs with gold. Color change! is ranked # 289 of the best-selling albums in Japan in 2008 and has been their first studio album since 2001, which sold less than 100,000 copies. Their first download single released Crystal Kay on December 15, 2008, which Deate Kiseki ( 出 会 え た 奇跡 ) is called.

For the film Dolan's Cadillac , Crystal Kay recorded the song Hold On in 2009 , it is the soundtrack and the closing music for the film. The song was sung entirely in English and was also used internationally. The song is on the B-side of the single Journey: Kimi to Futari de . On August 12th, Crystal Kay tried her 25th single back in the charts, the single After Love: First Boyfriend / Girlfriend features two duets. After Love: First Boyfriend is a song with the Japanese singer Kaname (from the band Chemistry ), the song Girlfriend is a duet with the South Korean singer BoA . The single has the song Deaeta Kiseki ( 出 会 え た 奇跡 ) as the B-side . However, all of this was only enough for number 31 on the charts, the single sold almost 4,000 times and stayed in the charts for three weeks. Crystal Kay released her second compilation Best of Crystal Kay to mark her ten-year existence on the stage . The album was released on September 9th in Japan, on September 24th in South Korea and on September 26th in Hong Kong . For a long time now, an album by Crystal Kay has been selling again with high numbers, because the album sold more than 150,000 times and landed at number 3 on the Oricon charts in Japan in its debut week. To mark the end of the year and to celebrate the success of Best of Crystal Kay , their second video release, CK 04-09 Music Clips 2: Decade , was released on December 2nd . The video release is only available in DVD format and contains 14 music videos and four making of's. However, the DVD only reached number 253 in the charts and only stayed in the charts for a week. Her first remix album The Best Remixes of CK was released on December 16, but only reached number 195 and also only stayed in the charts for a week.

In February 2010 she released her second download single Flash and on May 19 her third download single Victoria . After the releases, she released her second EP on June 16, which is called Flash , for which there was a song of the same name with a music video. Park Nam-hyun , one of Rain's dancers and 2PM's choreographer, starred in the music video . The music video was shot by Wataru Takeishi . B. Videos for Ayumi Hamasaki . In parallel to the release of the EP Flash , on its tenth anniversary in the music industry, their first concert DVD was released on June 16, 2010, called Crystal Kay Live at NHK Hall: 10th Anniversary Tour CK10 . The concert was recorded on December 2nd, 2009 at the NHK Hall , Tokyo . The DVD is also available for the first time in Blu-ray format. On September 15, she finally released her fourth downloadable single, Time of Love . The 26th single Journey: Kimi to Futuari de , released by Kay on November 24th. Her tenth studio album Spin the Music was released on December 8th and includes nine new songs, the download singles Flash and Time of Love and the single Journey: Kimi to Futuari de . However, it started the first week of sales in 42nd place. In total, the album sold almost 9,000 times.

2011 to 2013: Delicious Deli Records and tenth studio album Vivid

Her seventh tour, Crystal Kay Live Tour 2011 Spin the Music , started on February 5, 2011 and should last until March 29, but the concerts were canceled after Kay fell ill and doctors diagnosed interstitial nephritis . On April 24th, Kay gave a Q&A for her fans on her blog . A fan asked if she was considering making a Korean-language debut since her mother has Korean roots. Kay replied, “I can speak very little Korean ( lol ). I can read and write perfectly, but learning the vocabulary is so difficult! It is not good that I do not hear or speak it. I should think about making a Korean language debut! I would love it if I could sing Korean. ”She also moved to Delicious Deli Records, a Universal Music Japan label, on October 5th . As a comeback , Crystal Kay released her 27th single Superman on December 14, 2011 , it is her first single on the record company Delicious Deli Records . The single debuted at number 55 on the Oricon charts and stayed in the charts for two weeks. However, the song Superman reached a top 10 entry for the first time in Kay's career, in the Billboard Japan Hot 100 , with number 7. Parallel to the release of Superman , Kay released her third compilation Love Song Best on the same day , which entered the charts Made 81st place.

For the victims of the Tōhoku earthquake in 2011 , Kay recorded the single All You Need Is Love with many other Japanese artists as the band Japan United with Music . The single was released on March 3, 2012 and the song is a cover for The Beatles . In 2012 she also released her 28th single Derishasu na Kinyoubi / Haru Arashi ( Japanese デ リ シ ャ ス な 金曜日 / ハ ル ア ラシ) on March 14, 2012 , which debuted at number 171 on the Oricon charts and was only 375- in the first week. times could sell. Another project followed on April 11th when she recorded a duet with the Japanese singer Tee and released the single Answer . For Far East Movement's fourth studio album , Dirty Bass , released on May 25, she recorded the song Where the Wild Things Are with the band . She mainly sings the chorus in the song, the song was released on May 18th as a download and the song was produced by Stereotypes . On June 6, their 29th single Forever was released, which did not make it into the charts, but the song Forever reached sixth place on the weekly Billboard Japan Hot 100 and also made it to number 1 in the Japan Airplay Top 10 . In addition, their tenth studio album Vivid was released on June 27th , which sold 3,263 times in the first week and debuted at number 35 on the Oricon charts in Japan. With the Bradberry Orchestra and various other artists, Kay released the single Physical on July 27th. The single does not belong in Kay's discography, however. For October 10, 2012, Kay announced another download single Endless Love . The song is a duet with the successful artist Lionel Richie and is described as a timeless love song. Kay was also selected for Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary to sing the theme song Eyes on Me ( Final Fantasy VIII ). The song is the 13th track on the Final Fantasy Orchestra album , which was released on December 26, 2012. She also flew to London to perform there at the anniversary.

It was announced that Kay has joined a musical group called the Dance Earth Party , which consists of three other members, Usa , Tetsuya and Nesmith , who come from the Japanese musical group Exile . Together they release the first single Inochi Rhythm ( Japanese イ ノ チ ノ リ ズ ム ) on January 16, 2013 . For her 27th birthday, Kay released her fifth download single on February 27, 2013, which is called My Heart Beat and has another title, Kaze no Kanata ( Japanese 風 の 彼方 ), as the B-side . In October of that year, an official English language website for the United States was opened with a new song called Dum Ditty Dumb in the background . This was a reference to a US debut.

Since 2014: debut in the United States and new management policy

For Valentine's Day 2014, she released her music video for Busy Doing Nothing , which was filmed in New York , and previously opened an official Facebook page, which is always in English, for her fans around the world. Since February 23, 2014, the song is also offered on iTunes . The single didn't get much attention, however, as did their subsequent releases Rule Your World (May 2014) and Dum Ditty Dumb (August 2014). On its release, the downloadable single, Dum Ditty Dumb , she titled the song's style as Yokohama Ratchet Pop . This new style derives from the influences of the traditional Japanese koto and her spirited voice, which changes effortlessly from the English to the Japanese language.

In 2015, Crystal Kay returned to the Japanese market. Under the management policy of the talent agency LDH , which she had already joined in 2013, she announced her 30th single entitled Kimi ga Ita Kara ( 君 が い か か ら ) for June 3, 2015. Previously, the song The Light was released as a download on April 10th - the song was the Japanese promotional song for the Samsung Galaxy S6 / Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone . Then the single Kimi ga Ita Kara was released as a download in May of that year. The reason the song was released as a download before the physical single was because the song was used as the theme song for the drama Wild Heores and should therefore be available upon broadcast. What is special about this is that Takahiro (from the Exile music group ) plays in this series and is a very well-known artist from the LDH talent agency. A collaborative single with Namie Amuro under the title Revolution has been announced for September . The single debuted at # 6 on the Oricon charts, making it her first Top 10 entry since the collaborative single Two as One with Chemistry in 2005. Finally, the download single Nando Demo was announced for October 22nd of that year ( 何 度 で も ; any number of times ). At the same time it was also announced that their eleventh studio album would be released on December 16, 2015, which later got the title Shine . The studio album sold more than 17,000 copies, and it also achieved a top ranking of 10, making it her first Top 10 entry and her best-selling album since Best of Crystal Kay (2009).

On March 23, 2016, Kay released her single Sakura , in whose music video Yūki Furukawa and Riria Kojima played, but at the time of publication the single was not successful. That same year, she released the download single Waiting for You (CM Ver.) On June first , which was used as a promotional song for Musee Platinum in Japan. The song previously found its place as the original version as the second track on their March single Sakura . In September she released her single Lovin 'You which was not a commercial success as the single only entered the Oricon charts at # 149 and stayed there for a week. In December 2016 the album Cyborg by the French rapper Nekfeu was released on which she sings the chorus in Japanese in the song Nekketsu .

Influences

Crystal Kay is considered a pioneer for migrant artists in Japan. It debuted in 1999, at which time R&B was flourishing in Japan thanks to artists such as Double , Misia, and Utada Hikaru . Her success shaped the resulting mainstream of artists with a migration background in Japan, including artists such as Thelma Aoyama , Anna Tsuchiya , Angela Aki and the half-African-American, half-Japanese enka singer Jero .

In 2009, Kay said, “Racist behavior still exists, yet people are looking for exceptional people. You can see a lot of mixed people on TV, even as models in magazines. ”That same year, at a summer festival, singer Emi Maria , who has roots in Japan and Papua New Guinea , left a demo and a note for Kay for Kay It said, "You are my idol, I'm sad that I couldn't meet you in person."

In an interview, she commented: "I consider myself a Japanese artist because I was born and raised here, but if you consider my nationality, my appearance and my behavior, I am a foreigner."

The singer Reina Washio , from the music group E-Girls , counts Crystal Kay among her favorite artists.

Others

• Crystal Kay has sold more than 2,750,000 records in Japan.

Discography

→ Main article : Crystal Kay / Discography

Studio albums 2000: CLL Crystal Lover Light 2001: 637: Always and Forever 2002: Almost Seventeen 2003: 4 real 2005: Crystal Style 2006: Call Me Miss ... 2007: All Yours 2008: Color Change! 2010: Spin the Music 2012: Vivid 2015: Shine 2018: For You

Extended plays 2007: Shining 2010: Flash Compilations 2004: CK5 2009: Best of Crystal Kay 2011: Love Song Best

Remix albums 2009: The Best Remixes of CK English language albums 2003: Natural: World Premiere Album

Concert tours

Live tours

1. Crystal Kay Live: 03 Already Seventeen - July 24, 2003 to July 31, 2003, a total of four concerts.
2. Crystal Kay Live Tour: 05 CK Style - March 19, 2005 to May 6, 2005, a total of nine concerts.
3. Crystal Kay Live Tour: 06 Call Me Miss… - March 17, 2006 to April 6, 2006, a total of 13 concerts.
4. Crystal Kay Live Tour: 07 All Yours - 23 August 2007 to 18 September 2007, a total of 15 concerts.
5. Crystal Kay Live Tour: 08 Color Change! - October 8, 2008 to November 7, 2008, a total of eleven concerts.
6. Crystal Kay 10th Anniversary Tour CK10 - November 6, 2009 to December 2, 2009, a total of ten concerts.
7. Crystal Kay Live Tour 2011 Spin the Music - February 5, 2011 to March 22, 2011, a total of eleven concerts (canceled due to illness)
8. Crystal Cafe 2012 - March 6, 2012 to March 16, 2012, a total of four concerts.
9. CK 2012 Live: Vivid - September 7, 2012 and September 8, 2012, two concerts.
10. Crystal Cafe 2013 - March 4, 2013 to March 10, 2013, a total of five concerts.

Events

1. Christmas Live Merry Crystal - On December 23, 2001, it took place at Yokohama Bay Hall in Yokohama.
2. Crystal Kay Live Party Crystal Summer '02 - On August 30, 2002, it took place at Shibuya-Ax in Tokyo.
3. Crystal Kay Live '03 Foreal - From December 24th to December 25th, 2003, there were two concerts and both were held at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama.
4. Crystal Kay Live '04 CK5 and Counting - From December 24th to December 25th, 2004, there were two concerts and both took place at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama.
5. Crystal Kay Xmas Live '05 - On December 25, 2005, it took place at the Yokohama Landmark Tower in Yokohama.
6. Crystal Kay Xmas Live '06 Crystal Xmas - On December 25, 2006, it took place at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama.
7. Crystal Kay Xmas Live '07 All Yours: Winter Special Supported by Itoen Tully's Barista's Special - On December 24, 2007, it took place at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama.
8. Crystal Kay Xmas Live '08 Color Change !: Winter Special Supported by Itoen Tully's Barista's Special - On December 3, 2008, it took place at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama.
9. Metro Premium Time Vol.1 Crystal Kay Live - On August 26, 2009 at the Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. building.
10. Bright Christmas 2009 Music On! TV Presents Xmas Live in 東京 丸 の 内 Crystal Kay X'mas: 10th Anniversary Special - On December 24th, 2009 at the Marunouchi Building .
11. Space Shower TV Presents Private Xmas Party with Crystal Kay - December 24, 2010 on Shibuya WWW .
12. Banana Republic and Crystal Kay Present Holiday Song Gift - On January 31, 2012 at Ristorazione Le GA .
13. Crystal Kay Live Unbreakable Spirit - April 15, 2012 at the Yokohama Blitz in Yokohama.
14. Crystal Kay Live - On June 28, 2012 at Crysta Nagahori ( Mall ).

Filmography

films and series

year	title	role	annotation
2008	Pokémon 11 - Giratina and the Sky Knight ( Cinema )	Chansey	Voice actress for the Japanese version
2009	Yamagata Scream (cinema)	Cayce Chihiro Sebastian	Supporting role - horror film
2010	Hidarime Tantei Eye ( TV )	Akira Kokusho	Crime series
2011	Happy Feet 2 (cinema)	Gloria	Voice actress for the Japanese version

Advertising contracts

year	company	title	annotation
2002-2003	Sony	MD Walkman	Walkman
2003	Tōkyō Mode Gakuen	Tōkyō Mode Gakuen	Fashion school
2004-2005	NTT DoCoMo	Music porter
2007	Ito En	Tully's Barista's Special	drink
	Parco	Chikyuu ga Ichiban Kagayaku Hi. Parco X'Mas

Radio broadcasts

year	title	annotation
	Boys & Girls Night
	Kiite Milk !! ( き い て ミ ル ク !! )
2006-2007	Hama Love ( 濱 LOVE)
2007	Artist Produce Super Edition	June issue with Crystal Kay
2007-2008	The Universe
2008-2009	Standby Oh! My radio
	Oh! My radio

Web links

Commons : Crystal Kay  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Williams official website (Japanese)
• Crystal Kay at Oricon Style (Japanese)
• Crystal Kays Youtube Channel (English / Japanese)
• Crystal Kay at Universal Music Japan / Delicious Deli Records (Japanese)
• Delicious Deli Records (Japanese)
• Crystal Kay on Facebook (English / Japanese)
• Crystal Kay on Twitter (English / Japanese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Crystal Kay is having a ball. In: The Japan Times. August 11, 2011, accessed October 8, 2012 . 
2. ↑ YouTube Crystal Kay English Interview January 24, 2006 (English) Retrieved July 18, 2012.
3. ↑ Crystal Kay: Eternal Memories. Sony Music Japan (Japanese)
4. ↑ Oricon.co.jp: Eternal Memories / Crystal Kay ( Memento from June 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Oricon Eternal Memories 12 cm Single (Japanese) ( Memento of the original from September 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 13, 2012. 
6. ↑ Oricon Teenage Universe: Chewing Gum Baby 8 cm Single (Japanese) ( Memento of the original from March 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 13, 2012. 
7. ↑ Oricon Teenage Universe: Chewing Gum Baby 12 cm Single (Japanese) ( Memento of the original from September 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 13, 2012. 
8. ↑ Generasia CLL (Crystal Lover Light) (English) Retrieved July 13, 2012.
9. ↑ Oricon Shadows of Desire (Japanese) ( Memento of the original from March 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 13, 2012. 
10. ↑ Generasia Girl's Night (English) Retrieved July 13, 2012.
11. ↑ Oricon Ex-Boyfriend / Crystal Kay feat.Verbal (Japanese) ( Memento of the original from April 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 13, 2012. 
12. ↑ Oricon 637-always and forever- / Crystal Kay (Japanese) ( Memento of the original from November 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 13, 2012. 
13. ↑ Oricon Think of U (Japanese) ( Memento of the original dated December 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 13, 2012. 
14. ↑ Crystal Kay Biography ( Memento of the original from November 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Crystalkayonline (Japanese)  
15. ↑ 2002 年 11 月 第 1 週 の 邦 楽 ア ル バ ム ラ ン キ ン グ 情報 (almost seventeen chart position) Oricon (Japanese)
16. ↑ Generasia Almost Seventeen . Retrieved July 13, 2012.
17. ↑ Generasia Reeewind! Retrieved July 13, 2012.
18. ↑ Generasia I Like It / Reeewind! (English) Retrieved July 13, 2012.
19. ↑ Generasia 4 Real.Retrieved July 13, 2012.
20. ↑ Generasia Natural: World Premiere Album . Accessed July 13, 2012.
21. ↑ Oricon 2004 年 05 月 第 4 週 の 邦 楽 シ ン グ ル ラ ン キ ン グ 情報 (Japanese) Retrieved July 13, 2012.
22. ↑ Generasia CK5 (English) Retrieved July 13, 2012.
23. ↑ Generasia CK99-04 Music Clips. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
24. ↑ Oricon Bye My Darling! / Crystal Kay (Japanese) ( Memento of the original from March 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 13, 2012. 
25. ↑ Generasia Kiss (English) Retrieved July 13, 2012.
26. ↑ Generasia Crystal Style (English) Retrieved July 13, 2012.
27. ↑ Oricon CD Ranking Albums - Crystal Kay (Japanese) Retrieved July 7, 2012.
28. ↑ Generasia Two as One (English) Retrieved July 13, 2012.
29. ↑ Oricon CD Ranking Singles - Crystal Kay (Japanese) Retrieved July 7, 2012.
30. ↑ Generasia Kirakuni / Together.Retrieved July 13, 2012.
31. ↑ Generasia Call Me Miss…  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Wiki page without text) Retrieved on July 13, 2012.  
32. ↑ RIAJ レ コ ー ド 協会 調 べ 7 月度 有 料 音 楽 配 信 認定 (Japanese) Retrieved July 13, 2012.
33. ↑ RIAJ レ コ ー ド 協会 調 べ 4 月度 有 料 音 楽 配 信 認定 (Japanese) Retrieved July 13, 2012.
34. ↑ Oricon ALL YOURS - Crystal Kay - Oricon Profil (Japanese) Retrieved June 22, 2012.
35. ↑ Oricon Shining - Crystal Kay - Profile (Japanese) Retrieved June 22, 2012.
36. ↑ Generasia Shining (Crystal Kay mini-album) (English) Retrieved June 22, 2012.
37. ↑ Generasia Color Change! (English) Retrieved June 22, 2012.
38. ↑ Recochoku Crystal Kay - 出 会 え た 奇跡 Retrieved July 13, 2012.
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