Ep. 16 | Japan’s Biggest Mixed Black-Korean J-POP Singer | Singing 25 Years in Japan ft. Crystal Kay

Episode #24 of “Live in Tokyo”Minami Minami, (that's her official name!) is a vocalist in the duo CREAM in Japan. She's been performing for 17 years in the music industry, touring the nation and releasing multiple albums over her career. She is a bilingual native speaker of both English and Japanese, and was born in Hong Kong, and raised in Kobe, Japan before moving to Tokyo after high school.In this episode, you will learn about Japanese vs Western dating style, being an international Japanese person and how it effects dating standards, and about romantic relationships.👉Follow Minami:YouTube: ‪@CREAM-kr5eb‬ YouTube: ‪@minamixxminami‬ Instagram:   / minamixxminami  👉Follow Live in Tokyo Podcast or MaxInstagram:   / liveintokyopodcast  Instagram:   / maxdcapo  Tiktok:   / maxdcapo  X: https://x.com/maxdcapo🎧Live in Tokyo Podcast audio only:https://open.spotify.com/show/1XdRNqW...https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...💰 Want to Support the Growth of the Live in Tokyo Podcast?https://gofund.me/67ccb3c5e

Episode #23 of “Live in Tokyo”Shun Kaneko, otherwise known as Kanekin (Kanekin Fitness), is arguably Japan's first and biggest Japanese fitness content creator. He started in 2014 and shined a lot on fitness content for a Japanese audience, and currently is a Olympia and IFBB Pro competitor and champion in the Men's Physique category. In this episode, you will learn about how Japan sees the fitness and bodybuilding world, cultural differences between the USA and Japan, opening up a successful gym business in Japan, and how Shun's upbringing with extra strict Christian parents made it so he wants to live life harder now to make up for lost time, and other topics related to living and working in Japan.

Episode #22 of “Live in Tokyo”Sarah is the lead vocalist of the band, Kero Kero Bonito. She is Japanese and English, born in Nagoya Japan and lived in Otaru, Hokkaido This conversation goes into her experiences as a singer, and as a person living between Japan and the UK.

Episode #21 of “Live in Tokyo”Sumire Matsubara is a Japanese-American actress, singer, model in Japan. After living most of her life in Hawaii, she moved to Japan at the age of 21 following the Tohoku Earthquake in Japan, and started her career in the entertainment industry.

Hana Burton is a racer, based in Nagoya Japan. She is half Japanese from Los Angeles, California, and has been living in Japan since 2022.After falling in love with racing on a circuit, she decided to pursue her passion of driving despite being 22 years old, which is considered "late in the game."Listen to her story of how she made her way into the racing industry in Japan, figuring out her mixed Japanese identity and how to live and adjust to Japan and the Japanese way.

Fadile is a model/actress in Tokyo and is of Brazilian-Lebanese descent. Coming from Brazil to live in Nagoya, Japan since the age of 8, she talks about what the Brazilian community is like in Japan and what it's been like growing up in Japan as a foreigner. https://www.instagram.com/fadilewaked/

Matt Cab is a Filipino-American producer who has been living in Japan for 17 years, working as a music producer and creator. Having worked with many artists in Asia including BTS, m-flo, Be:First, as well as brands like JR or Yomiuri Giants, Matt continues to influence the Japanese music industry with his deep understanding for music, hip-hop, and a blend of American and Japanese culture.

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 the change in people around the globe listening to Japanese music or K-POP now, how Crystal uses her influences in Black music to sing in Japanese, and what it was like to overcome her struggles of being a singer in Japan.

Joshua is a 3rd generation British citizen, born and raised in Japan. His parents are both of European descent who also were born and raised in Japan. He discusses what it's like going to school in Japan and about his life in Tokyo, as well as comparing what it's like living in the UK versus Japan. 👉Joshua Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jj.jj.7

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