Interviewing the most recognizable voice in Japan

Meet Donna Burke, a singer and voice actress in Japan most widely known as the voice of the Shinkansen. She sits down to talk to us about her 30-year career in Japan, from wedding singer to starring in franchises like Metal Gear, Silent Hill, and Tokyo Ghoul, as well as her life as an entrepreneur. -- 00:00 Intro 00:53 Meet Donna 01:28 Why Come to Japan 02:59 First impressions of Japan 04:53 Getting started as a singer in Japan 05:54 Culture shock at Japanese weddings 07:09 Working with Hideo Kojima 10:27 What it's like to create a song 13:27 How long it takes to work on a song for a game 15:34 Difference between recording process in US and Japan 19:14 Working with Yoko Kanno 20:47 Which projects are the most enjoyable 24:41 What it's like being the voice of the Shinkansen 28:00 Voice acting experience and training 29:32 Being recognized for voice roles 31:57 Changes in the industry since the 90s 35:36 Working on Silent Hill game 37:20 Desired projects 38:23 Expanding into entrepreneurship 29:13 Hotteeze - Japanese Heating Pads 42:09 Starting Royal Flush 45:50 Did entrepreneurship help with singing career 48:47 Biggest learning experiences from starting a business 50:27 When did Japan become a long term plan 53:06 Future aspirations 54:01 How the Shinkansen voice led to Phantom Pain voice role 55:10 Tokyo Ghoul 56:34 How networking can help launch a career -- Liked this episode? Check out our interview with Jheadear, who shares her experience as a technical trainee intern from & content creator from the Philippines!    • Why so many Asian immigrants are still cho...   -- Follow Donna: https://www.donnaburke.com/ ‪@DonnaBurkeOfficial‬   / thedonnaburke   https://www.x.com/TheDonnaBurke   / donnaburkesinger   Listen to her music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6EhrR...   / donna-burke   Follow us on our social media:    / @unpackingjapanshorts   https://www.buzzsprout.com/2158416   / @unpacking_japan     / unpackingjapan   https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan   / unpackingjapan   Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/