Maya, a 17-year-old singer-songwriter who lives in the United States, has announced that he will release his first digital single, “Red Lights,” on Wednesday, August 6th, 2025. Distribution starts at 0:00.
Maya Profile
He has loved singing since he was a child, and has been passionate about singing since he was in the third grade of elementary school. From the age of 5 to 14, he devoted himself to cheerleading and worked as a member of the Japanese national team, and developed the core and rhythm necessary for singing. He met J-POP in the fifth grade and Billie Eilish in the middle school, and he honed his expressive skills by studying his singing style.
He studied abroad in America for high school. At a time when he was unable to adapt to the environment, a cover video of an acoustic guitar singing and singing video that he posted out of curiosity on TikTok attracted attention around the world, and has now surpassed 5 million views. TikTok’s followers currently reach 146,000 (as of August 2025). This experience gave me confidence and inspired her to fully begin her musical career.
In January 2024, music producer Kanno Yoko caught the eye and was selected as the guest singer for Honda’s global commercial song “Blue feat. Maya.” In July of the same year, he also participated in m-flo’s first single, “m-flo loves Maya “Hyper Nova””, and has been collaborating with famous artists both in Japan and abroad.
The long-awaited solo debut single “Red Lights”
Her encounter with New York-based Grammy Award-nominated music producer Kerim Wilhelm has made her a leap in Maya’s original creations. “Red Lights,” which was co-write during his first session with him, has a nostalgic feel, but is inspired by the idiom “Red flags” used by modern young people. This song depicts the feelings of a girl who is attracted to dangerous love, and the lyrics include the lyrics, “You’ll never catch me here,” expressing her determination as an artist, “I’ll never get caught anymore.”
In an interview, Maya said, “Billie Eilish’s singing style has helped her to learn a mixed-hearted singing style, which has expanded her range of expressiveness,” and her expressiveness also shines through this song. The lyrics were also co-produced, and the collaboration between Tadashi, a graduate of her alma mater, and Mitsu.J, who has a deep understanding of her musicality, has made her a more deeply expressive work.
Future prospects
Maya says, “My dream for the future is to win a Grammy Award.” Using his experience of being bilingual in Japanese and English, and his own experience of feeling the cultures of both Japan and the United States, he expresses his strong will to deliver music to the world with his goal of “moving people’s hearts.”
Her musical career has only been over a year since she began. From the moment you’ve truly seen the door, you’ve started working with artists who are active at the forefront of the world, and then you’ve taken a new stage. The first step is “Red Lights,” a work that condenses Maya’s talent and passion. I hope you can look forward to her future success.
[Song information]
Maya “Red Lights”
Lyrics, composition, arrangement: Kerim “Spacey Kay” Wilhelm, Mitsu.J, Maya, Tadashi James Beddie
Streaming link:https://orcd.co/maya_red-lights
[SNS link]
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/maya_official.insta
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@Maya_Official_YT
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