''Start Again EP'' is an

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, released on February 24, 2023, by

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. All the songs from the EP are featured on the

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original drama, ''A2Z''.

Background

In 2020, Crystal Kay returned to performing in a Japanese version of '' Pippin'', which gave her a nomination for Best Actress at the 2020 Yomiuri Theater Awards. She released three singles in 2022: "Gimme Some" featuring Japanese rapper Daichi Yamamoto, "No Pressure" featuring Japanese singer VivaOla and "Love Me". In January 2023, Kay revealed she would be providing songs for ''A2Z'', an

original Japanese drama show. The ''A2Z'' soundtrack additionally was announced, with four songs provided by Kay. On February 1, Kay announced she would be releasing a digital EP, titled ''Start Again EP''. Kay revealed the EP would include a cover song of "One Flight Down". In an interview with

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, Kay stated she co-wrote songs with Emi Meyer, a Japanese jazz singer-songwriter. Kay additionally revealed all the songs on the EP would be recorded in English, rather than in Japanese.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Emi Meyer.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Musicians

* Emi Meyer – production, songwriting (1–3) * Yumi Shimazu – cello (1, 2) * Crystal Kay Williams – vocals (all tracks), songwriting (2, 3) * Masaki Hayashi – piano (all tracks) * Kintaro Hagiya – viola (1, 2) * Daehyok Jang – violin (1, 2) * Erika Aoyama – violin (1, 2) * Tetsuo Sakurai – bass (2–4) * Sakata Manabu – drums (2–4) * Tanaka Kunikazu – bass flute (2) * Ishii Masayuki – guitar (3) *

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– songwriting (4)

Technical

* Emi Meyer – recording arrangement (all tracks) * Yoshiaki Onishi – mixing, engineering (all tracks) * Daisuke Kawaguchi – string arrangement (1, 2)

Release history

References

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