we'll talk to kylie saunders in a moment.reporter: kylie saunders is a typical 16-year-old living just outside phoenix, arizona. >> for english we have a vocab assignment. >> i go to school like a normal kid, come home to family and friends. >> reporter: but kylie is living a double life. she doesn't talk about it much. >> she's very subtle. >> reporter: many of her fellow students at hamilton high have no idea. ♪ >> reporter: that kylie is a major pop star in japan. you have been called the real hannah montana. what are some of the similarities that you face with the miley cyrus character on television? >> i can relate to the whole hannah montana thing because she has her regular normal school life and then she has her pop star, rock star life. for me, it's kind of the same thing but it's in two different countries. ♪ >> reporter: kylie's singing career started at age 11 when she was chosen to perform the national anthem at a portland trailblazers basketball game. >> it was one of the most memorable and exciting things i hav