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KaiBright Storyteller

A warm, calm male storyteller voice with natural pacing and gentle emotional depth. Great for folktales, reflective narration, and vlog-style speaking. Primarily Japanese with a touch of English for broader usability.

Voiceovers free to try · no credit cardTone: Casual
Sample by ElevenLabs
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#113of 417 Japanese voices
4.1Mcharacters generated last year
4kElevenLabs users added it
1verified languages

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About Kai

A warm, calm male storyteller voice with natural pacing and gentle emotional depth. Great for folktales, reflective narration, and vlog-style speaking. Primarily Japanese with a touch of English for broader usability.

Kai is the #113 most used Japanese voice in the ElevenLabs library, out of 417. People generated 4.1M characters with it in the last year, and 4k ElevenLabs users added it to their voices. It was published in February 2026.

Best for: narration.

Provider
ElevenLabs
Language
Japanese
Gender
Male
Age
Young
Tone
Casual
Published
Feb 2026
Models
Multilingual v2, Flash, v3 (paid)
Voice ID
9NgkqGk9ImCns5ZyAIzN

Questions about Kai

Can I make a voiceover with Kai for free?

You can try it with a free JSON2Video account, no credit card: free voiceovers are up to 60 seconds. Paid plans remove the limit.

Can I use my Kai voiceovers on YouTube or in ads?

Yes. You can publish the voiceovers and videos you make with Kai on YouTube, TikTok, podcasts and ads, and use them in commercial projects.

Which languages can Kai speak?

Kai is a multilingual ElevenLabs voice: with the Multilingual v2 model it can read text in 29 languages and keep the same tone.

For developers: use Kai with the API

Add a voice element to any JSON2Video movie. It works the same from n8n, Make, Zapier and the CLI.

{
    "type": "voice",
    "model": "elevenlabs",
    "voice": "9NgkqGk9ImCns5ZyAIzN",
    "text": "春になると、庭は色とりどりの花や鳴き鳥でいっぱいになります。古いオークの木は訪れる人々に日陰を提供し、バラの間で蝶々が踊ります。小さな噴水は静かな音を奏で、自然の美しさを楽しんでリラックスするのに最適なスポットとなります。"
}

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