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Utada Hikaru Fans
| Profile Views: | 37167 |
| Account Type: | Open, Music - Fan Group |
| Location: | Wherever Hikki is... |
| Creator: | chocolateislove |
| Moderators: | FiEnDmAkEr, TangieChan |
| Date Created: | Nov 17, 2007 |
| Tags: | hikaru utada, 宇多田ヒカル, hikki, ヒッキー, cubic u, utada hikaru iwashita, 岩下光 |
Description
Lovers of Utada and her music unite in this group! Join! And invite your friends!
Click on the banner to get to Hikki's Series Page (Thank you Keyblademaster354 for the new banner!)Click here to submit your own banner for the group.
Hey guys, long time no see! I've changed the profile song because of all the rampant rumors that "This One (Crying Like A Child)" is the new single. Don't know yet for sure, but enjoy the change.
Check out the Oricon Style Magazine scans of Utada in the Photo section
I can never really enjoy being famous. -Utada Hikaru
PROFILE
Date of Birth:January 19, 1983
"The same birthday is shared by writer/poet Edgar Allan Poe, with whom I fell in love during my junior-high years; Ogai Mori, one of Japan's literary geniuses; cute Udo Suzuki-san; and even cuter Rika Ishikawa-chan. My Toshiba EMI senior Yuming, Makoto Kawamoto were also born on this day. It's a singer/songwriter birthday!"
Hobbies:
"- Literature will always be my thing. Books are assets to be treasured - I keep every book I read, and they now take up more space than my clothes.
- Hot and spicy seasonings and condiments
- Snapping pictures, without warning, of friends when they're having hungovers or snoozing.
- Late-night web-crawling. I learned of a few cool sites from an EMI recording engineer --- [Modern Living] and [otogaiworld] are definitely worth checking out, especially in the wee hours"
Specialties:
"Touch typing, Tetris, biting the bullet, reading minds, moving just the smallest toe of my left foot, full leg splits and other instances of flexibility."
Dream:
"Become a writer (I picked my pseudonym a long time ago), open a small bookshop and become a clerk there, work part-time at a cafe."
Favorite Sayings:
Kinomi kinomama (with only the clothes one happens to be wearing, with the barest necessities), Shogyo mujo (all is vanity), Fuyukai da kaeru! ("I am not liking this and I'm goin' home!"), munya munya, "I will not play at tug o' war. I'd rather play at hug o' war ...." - Shel Silverstein
Date of Birth:January 19, 1983
"The same birthday is shared by writer/poet Edgar Allan Poe, with whom I fell in love during my junior-high years; Ogai Mori, one of Japan's literary geniuses; cute Udo Suzuki-san; and even cuter Rika Ishikawa-chan. My Toshiba EMI senior Yuming, Makoto Kawamoto were also born on this day. It's a singer/songwriter birthday!"
Hobbies:
"- Literature will always be my thing. Books are assets to be treasured - I keep every book I read, and they now take up more space than my clothes.
- Hot and spicy seasonings and condiments
- Snapping pictures, without warning, of friends when they're having hungovers or snoozing.
- Late-night web-crawling. I learned of a few cool sites from an EMI recording engineer --- [Modern Living] and [otogaiworld] are definitely worth checking out, especially in the wee hours"
Specialties:
"Touch typing, Tetris, biting the bullet, reading minds, moving just the smallest toe of my left foot, full leg splits and other instances of flexibility."
Dream:
"Become a writer (I picked my pseudonym a long time ago), open a small bookshop and become a clerk there, work part-time at a cafe."
Favorite Sayings:
Kinomi kinomama (with only the clothes one happens to be wearing, with the barest necessities), Shogyo mujo (all is vanity), Fuyukai da kaeru! ("I am not liking this and I'm goin' home!"), munya munya, "I will not play at tug o' war. I'd rather play at hug o' war ...." - Shel Silverstein
** Spoiler Alert!!! click to hide or show**
Utada Hikaru (宇多田ヒカル, Utada Hikaru born January 19, 1983), also known by her fan-nickname of Hikki (ヒッキー, Hikkī), is a Japanese American pop singer-songwriter, arranger and record producer. Her proper Japanese-language debut album, First Love, released in March 1999 when she had just turned 16, charted at #1 for an astonishing six non-consecutive weeks on the Oricon Albums chart, and went on to become the best-selling album of all time in Japan with over 7.65 million copies sold to date in Japan alone (10.056 million worldwide to date), cementing her status in the music industry in Japan. The release of her later works only help her reign as one of Japan's top artist, with three of her Japanese studio albums being rank in the Top 10 all-time best-selling albums in Japan ranking (#1, #4, #8), making her one of the most indefinitely successful and popular singers in J-pop history. She has had 12 #1 hits to date on the Oricon Singles chart, with a record five of them being million-sellers and four placing in the Top 100 List of Japan's All-Time Best-selling Singles (the former record for a female solo or group artist she has tied with Namie Amuro, Ayumi Hamasaki, and Pink Lady). In addition, Hikaru has won the Nihon Golden Disk "Song of the Year" award for fourteen of her singles since 2000 and has won the Golden Disc "Pop/Rock Album of the Year" award for all four of her Japanese studio albums. In 2003 Utada Hikaru was ranked the #24 Japanese pop artist in its survey of "Top 100 Japanese Pop Artists of All Time" by HMV, and #10 in HMV's "Top 30 Best Japanese Singers of All Time" in 2006.
Because when you're making something, if it overlaps with something or if it's like anything else, that doesn't really count as a creation, right? -Utada Hikaru
RECENT NEWS:
Check out a little Ryan Seacrest show footage with Utada, along with a recap of Utada's promotional tour.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi00ljScv2Y
Utada is holding a karaoke contest on Myspace (for U.S. and Japan only). And the winner will get a trip to Tokyo with 3 friends for a 30 minute karaoke session with the one and only....UTADA!
Link for the contest: http://ksolo.myspace.com/music/Utada
UPDATE: The winners of the karaoke contest have been announced! The U.S. winner was Kristen Candra and the Japanese winner was ZUNTATTA. Check out the footage here.
The release date for This Is The One has been pushed back to May in the U.S., but will still be released digitally in the States on March 24, with a physical release in Japan on March 14.
UPDATE: The physical U.S. version of This Is The One will feature bonus tracks of "Simple & Clean" and "Sanctuary"!
Utada's new music video for "Come Back To Me" is out! Check it out! Dailymotion official (bleh, they took off all the Youtube vids):http://www.dailymotion.com/search/utada/video/x8imhf_utada-come-back-to-me_music
A rare screenshot from the MV
Also check out "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence-FYI" at Utada's Utada's Myspace page.
Lots of new interviews coming in. Check out these ones from Kiwibox and POPTUB. There's also an interview from Billboard Magazine that you can check out on UBlog.
Check out Utada in this New York restaurant article. In part of it she mentions....A Japanese boyfriend!
The official cover art and tracklist for This Is The One has been released (Yes, that's really it)
Japan version:
01. On And On
02. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI
03. Apple And Cinnamon
04. Taking My Money Back
05. This One (Crying Like A Child)
06. Automatic Part II
07. Dirty Desire
08. Poppin’
09. Come Back To Me
10. Me Muero
Extra Remix Tracks:
11. Come Back To Me (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Radio Edit)
12. Come Back To Me (Quentin Harris Radio Edit)
U.S. version:
01. Come Back To Me
02. Me Muero
03. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI
04. Apple And Cinnamon
05. Taking My Money Back
06. This One (Crying Like A Child)
07. Automatic Part II
08. Dirty Desire
09. Poppin’
10. On And On
Bonus Tracks:
11. Simple and Clean
12. Sanctuary (Opening)
13. Sanctuary (Closing)
Check out SINternet for an audio clip of Utada as well as a 4-minute video in which she acts really cute. For those who can't access the SINternet vid, here's a Youtube link
Check out the new profile update on Utada's Myspace, which mentions 3 new songs: "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence-F.Y.I.," "Apple & Cinnamon," and "Me Muero." The album title has also been revealed to be This Is The One!!!
When I start making a song, for one second I see an amazing view—and in that instant, it cracks and falls to pieces. Then the rest of the process is trying to put the pieces back together. So when it feels familiar, when I see what I saw in that moment the song was conceived, then I know it’s done.—Utada
NEW VIDEO PROMO!!!!
http://islandrecords.com/site/promo/splash/utada/come_back_to_me/
It includes (of course) her record sales in Japan and comments from Ne-Yo and Stargate producers.
There's a new English press release from Monsters & Critics regarding Utada's new English album. According to the article, Utada said:
“I like to make music that’s mutli-layered. You might just want to dance, without really diving into the lyrics. And then if you like words, you might notice the references I make to Captain Picard or Winona Ryder. Both things are equally important to me—to be catchy, so when you hear it on the radio it sticks out, and to have that depth. "
Check out another press release from Island Records, delving more into Utada's background information as well as the process behind her new album.
Listen to "Come Back to Me" on her official English website
And check out Utada's new Myspace page!
Utada Hikaru’s 5th Japanese studio album, HEART STATION, has managed to sell over 1 million copies according to Oricon.
According to FMQB, Utada will be releasing a new English single titled "Come Back To Me", which will be played on radios February 9, 2009. The genre is under the category Rhythm/ Crossover.
February 2009
2/3 Mainstream
Unlady Like "Bartender" (Island)
2/10 Mainstream
Lily Allen "The Fear" (Capitol)
Utada "Come Back To Me" (Island)
2/9 Rhythm/Crossover
Brutha f/Fabolous "I Can't hear The Music" (Def Jam/IDJMG)
Utada "Come Back To Me" (Island)
A UH 10th Anniversary website has been opened, featuring fan submissions for “Your Favorite Utada Songs,” as well as news that 2 official books will be published in Spring of 2009, titled “Ten” (Point) and “Sen” (Line), to commemorate Utada’s 10th anniversary.
** Spoiler Alert!!! click to hide or show**
“Ten” consists of a long interview conducted by Utada’s long time official writer, Ms. Matsuura, focusing on everything from her marriage and divorce, to the joys and pain of writing music. “Sen” is a collection of Utada’s official blog/messages plus photographs taken on location by the same man who photographed her “First Love” album.
Hikki's song "Eternally" from her Distance album will be the theme song of TBS' drama "Innocent Love"
Utada made a short recorded comment at CDTV September 24th
Past News:
** Spoiler Alert!!! click to hide or show**
"Prisoner of Love" released as a single in CD-DVD format May 21st
"Prisoner of Love" is theme song for drama Last Friends starring Masami Nagasawa, Juri Ueno, and Eita
Hikki's 5th Japanese Studio Album (Titled after her most recent single, "HEART STATION") released March 19th 2008
"Flavor of Life" wins Gold Disk Award for Song of the Year!
"HEART STATION/Stay Gold" released February 20, 2008
Yearly Oricon Charts 2007: "Flavor of Life" is #2, and "Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry" is #20!
Ne-Yo "Do You" song feat. Utada released in digitally in Japan Nov. 21st
Ne-Yo's collaboration with Utada on his song "Do You" is one of many collaborations to promote Ne-Yo internationally, including one with Natasha Bedingfield for the UK, and Mary J. Blige for the US.
"Prisoner of Love" is theme song for drama Last Friends starring Masami Nagasawa, Juri Ueno, and Eita
Hikki's 5th Japanese Studio Album (Titled after her most recent single, "HEART STATION") released March 19th 2008
"Flavor of Life" wins Gold Disk Award for Song of the Year!
"HEART STATION/Stay Gold" released February 20, 2008
Yearly Oricon Charts 2007: "Flavor of Life" is #2, and "Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry" is #20!
Ne-Yo "Do You" song feat. Utada released in digitally in Japan Nov. 21st
Ne-Yo's collaboration with Utada on his song "Do You" is one of many collaborations to promote Ne-Yo internationally, including one with Natasha Bedingfield for the UK, and Mary J. Blige for the US.
USEFUL LINKS:
Utada Hikaru series page on CR
Utada Hikaru Official Website
Utada Island Def Jam splash page
Utada Myspace Page
UBlog News Site ~Best Utada fansite ever!~
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Thank you to everyone who's joined to make this group as big as it is!! 2500+ members! Thank you so much!
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