宇多田ヒカル
Utada Hikaru (Japanese: 宇多田ヒカル), born January 19, 1983 in New York City, United States, also known by her fan-nickname "ヒッキー" (Hikki), is a third culture singer, composer, arranger, and record producer in Japan and the United States. Hikaru's music is primarily pop and R&B and sometimes incorporates other musical elements such as rock and electronica among others.
Hikaru Utada was born to Japanese parents who both had roots in the Japanese music industry; their father Read Full BioUtada Hikaru (Japanese: 宇多田ヒカル), born January 19, 1983 in New York City, United States, also known by her fan-nickname "ヒッキー" (Hikki), is a third culture singer, composer, arranger, and record producer in Japan and the United States. Hikaru's music is primarily pop and R&B and sometimes incorporates other musical elements such as rock and electronica among others.
Hikaru Utada was born to Japanese parents who both had roots in the Japanese music industry; their father, Teruzane Utada, was a producer, while their mother, Junko Utada, was an enka singer (they performed under the stage name Keiko Fuji (藤圭子). Utada Hikaru has been recording since 1993. They made their first professional recording at the age of twelve, and recorded their first album, Precious, in 1996 under the pseudonym Cubic U. This album led to their career overseas. In an interview for MTV's You Hear It First, Hikaru said: "Someone in Japan heard it, at a Japanese record company, and he said, 'Oh, can't you write in Japanese? You speak Japanese.' And I didn't want to say no, so I had to try it."
Hikaru moved to Tokyo in late 1997 and attended Seisen International School, and later the American School in Japan while continuing to record on a new contract with Toshiba-EMI. Unlike other pop stars at the time, they were more focused on becoming a singer and songwriter while other Japanese female singers were attempting to become idols. Leading up to the release of their Japanese debut album "First Love", Hikaru released two successful million-selling singles: "Automatic / time will tell" and "Movin' on without you". "Automatic / time will tell" sold over two million copies. Backed by their singles, First Love went on to sell over 7 million units in Japan alone (with an additional 3 million overseas, bringing it to a sum of at least 10 million units), becoming the highest-selling album in Japan's history.
After a two year break, Hikaru released their follow up album "Distance", garnering first-week sales of 3 million units sold. Backed by their singles — "Addicted to You", "Wait & See ~リスク~", "For You / タイム・リミット" and "Can You Keep a Secret?" — Distance became the best-selling album of the year, with almost 5 million copies sold in Japan alone. Additionally, "Addicted To You" became Hikaru's best-selling single, selling one million in its first week. Hikaru went on to release a single which was dedicated to the female victim of a murder case in Ikeda, Osaka, titled "Final Distance".
Leading up to the third album, "Deep River", Hikaru released "traveling", "光", and "SAKURAドロップス"; all the songs reached the top of the charts. Deep River sold 2.35 million copies in its first week. Oricon reported that sales eventually surpassed 3.6 million, making Utada the only act in Japanese music history to have three consecutive albums surpass the three million mark. The album was cited by many fans and critics as Hikaru's most acclaimed work, as well as achieving the Triple Crown at the 17th Golden Disc Awards in Japan. Later, they attempted to break into the US market under their stage name Utada with their album Exodus.
A year after the release of Exodus, Hikaru moved back to Tokyo and started work on their next album. Leading up to the release of their fourth album, "Ultra Blue", Hikaru released a string of successful hit singles: "COLORS" (no. 1), "誰かの願いが叶うころ" (no. 1), "Be My Last", (no. 1), "Passion" (no. 4), and "Keep Tryin'" (no. 2). The digital single "This Is Love" was released to promote the album, netting around one million digital downloads. Ultra Blue sold 500,317 copies in the first week, lower than that of the previous album, although it still topped the Oricon Daily, Weekly, and Monthly charts. Ultra Blue gave the artist their fifth consecutive chart-topping Japanese album (excluding their English album) to sell in excess of 500,000 copies for first-week sales. On July 13, Toshiba EMI published a report stating that Ultra Blue had sold over one million copies worldwide and four million digital ringtones already making it one of EMI's 10th best-selling albums of the past year.
A tour of Japan, "Utada United 2006," commenced on June 30th, 2006 (Two weeks after Ultra Blue's release) and ended on September 12th, 2006 after Hikaru Utada's performances at Yoyogi. Ticket sales started on May 28th, 2006, with the majority of venues selling out in less than two hours.
Hikaru Utada released the single "Flavor of Life" on February 28th, 2007. Their next single, "Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry", was released in Japan on August 29th, 2007 - A track which also doubled as the theme song to the anime movie "Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone".
On February 20th, 2008, they released their 20th Japanese single, HEART STATION/Stay Gold which reached #1 on Japan’s weekly radio charts, which was followed shortly after by their 6th Japanese studio album, HEART STATION released on the 19th of March 2008. Hikaru intended to go for a "simpler" approach for the album; they stated, "From the beginning, I had always intended to make this album easier to listen to so anyone can enjoy it. I always aimed for a simple melody, simple lyrics and a simple message rather than over-complicating it all. But overall, I had a lot of fun making this album." Utada then returned to the US market, releasing This Is the One. They also went on tour with 'Utada: In the Flesh', playing in cities around the world, such as Los Angeles, New York, and London.
On August 9, 2010, Hikaru announced on their personal blog that beginning in 2011, they would go on an indefinite hiatus, citing fatigue since their debut 12 years previously. They also stated a need for rest, to study new things and learn more about the world, as well as see to some personal matters. It was unclear as for how long this break would last and if they would ever return to the music scene. Before the hiatus began, they said that they would go "full throttle" on their artistic activities, and soon after their site was updated, a new compilation album, "Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2", was announced, with a release date of November 24, 2010. This new album would include all their Japanese singles from "誰かの願いが叶うころ" to "Prisoner of Love" on disc one, as well as an extra EP, featuring five new tracks.
From November 24, 2010, first-week sales for Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2 were 231,000 units according to Oricon album daily charting. On April 10, 2011, Utada won the award for "Best Conceptual Video" in the SpaceShowerTV Music Video Awards for the PV for "Goodbye Happiness", which also marked their directorial debut. An announcement was made that Utada would perform a two night concert titled Wild Life at Yokohama Arena to promote the album, their first Japanese concert since 2006's Utada United.
On August 8, 2016, their sixth Japanese album's title was released: "Fantôme", French for "ghost". Following its release on September 28, Fantôme was commercially and critically successful. It debuted atop the Oricon Albums Chart and stayed there for four consecutive weeks, the most of any Utada studio album since First Love. It was awarded Album of the Year at the Japan Record Awards and received positive reviews from media outlets. Musically, Fantôme is a collection of tracks that emphasize acoustic and stripped-down instrumentation, alongside influences of pop, electronic, and R&B music. The lyrical content delves into themes of grief, sadness, love, and death, mostly influenced by the death of their mother, their second marriage, and the birth of their son in 2015.
Hikaru's seventh album, "初恋", was released on June 27, 2018. The release coincided with the commemoration of their 20th anniversary as an artist in Japan. A national tour was announced to support the album in November 2018, "Laughter in the Dark 2018", their first Japan concert tour in 12 years. It is currently available on iTunes for digital download and Netflix for streaming.
Hikaru released their eight album, "BADモード" on January 19, 2022. It features production from musicians such as Skrillex and A. G. Cook.
Official sites:
www.emimusic.jp/hikki
http://www.u3music.com/
Hikaru Utada was born to Japanese parents who both had roots in the Japanese music industry; their father Read Full BioUtada Hikaru (Japanese: 宇多田ヒカル), born January 19, 1983 in New York City, United States, also known by her fan-nickname "ヒッキー" (Hikki), is a third culture singer, composer, arranger, and record producer in Japan and the United States. Hikaru's music is primarily pop and R&B and sometimes incorporates other musical elements such as rock and electronica among others.
Hikaru Utada was born to Japanese parents who both had roots in the Japanese music industry; their father, Teruzane Utada, was a producer, while their mother, Junko Utada, was an enka singer (they performed under the stage name Keiko Fuji (藤圭子). Utada Hikaru has been recording since 1993. They made their first professional recording at the age of twelve, and recorded their first album, Precious, in 1996 under the pseudonym Cubic U. This album led to their career overseas. In an interview for MTV's You Hear It First, Hikaru said: "Someone in Japan heard it, at a Japanese record company, and he said, 'Oh, can't you write in Japanese? You speak Japanese.' And I didn't want to say no, so I had to try it."
Hikaru moved to Tokyo in late 1997 and attended Seisen International School, and later the American School in Japan while continuing to record on a new contract with Toshiba-EMI. Unlike other pop stars at the time, they were more focused on becoming a singer and songwriter while other Japanese female singers were attempting to become idols. Leading up to the release of their Japanese debut album "First Love", Hikaru released two successful million-selling singles: "Automatic / time will tell" and "Movin' on without you". "Automatic / time will tell" sold over two million copies. Backed by their singles, First Love went on to sell over 7 million units in Japan alone (with an additional 3 million overseas, bringing it to a sum of at least 10 million units), becoming the highest-selling album in Japan's history.
After a two year break, Hikaru released their follow up album "Distance", garnering first-week sales of 3 million units sold. Backed by their singles — "Addicted to You", "Wait & See ~リスク~", "For You / タイム・リミット" and "Can You Keep a Secret?" — Distance became the best-selling album of the year, with almost 5 million copies sold in Japan alone. Additionally, "Addicted To You" became Hikaru's best-selling single, selling one million in its first week. Hikaru went on to release a single which was dedicated to the female victim of a murder case in Ikeda, Osaka, titled "Final Distance".
Leading up to the third album, "Deep River", Hikaru released "traveling", "光", and "SAKURAドロップス"; all the songs reached the top of the charts. Deep River sold 2.35 million copies in its first week. Oricon reported that sales eventually surpassed 3.6 million, making Utada the only act in Japanese music history to have three consecutive albums surpass the three million mark. The album was cited by many fans and critics as Hikaru's most acclaimed work, as well as achieving the Triple Crown at the 17th Golden Disc Awards in Japan. Later, they attempted to break into the US market under their stage name Utada with their album Exodus.
A year after the release of Exodus, Hikaru moved back to Tokyo and started work on their next album. Leading up to the release of their fourth album, "Ultra Blue", Hikaru released a string of successful hit singles: "COLORS" (no. 1), "誰かの願いが叶うころ" (no. 1), "Be My Last", (no. 1), "Passion" (no. 4), and "Keep Tryin'" (no. 2). The digital single "This Is Love" was released to promote the album, netting around one million digital downloads. Ultra Blue sold 500,317 copies in the first week, lower than that of the previous album, although it still topped the Oricon Daily, Weekly, and Monthly charts. Ultra Blue gave the artist their fifth consecutive chart-topping Japanese album (excluding their English album) to sell in excess of 500,000 copies for first-week sales. On July 13, Toshiba EMI published a report stating that Ultra Blue had sold over one million copies worldwide and four million digital ringtones already making it one of EMI's 10th best-selling albums of the past year.
A tour of Japan, "Utada United 2006," commenced on June 30th, 2006 (Two weeks after Ultra Blue's release) and ended on September 12th, 2006 after Hikaru Utada's performances at Yoyogi. Ticket sales started on May 28th, 2006, with the majority of venues selling out in less than two hours.
Hikaru Utada released the single "Flavor of Life" on February 28th, 2007. Their next single, "Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry", was released in Japan on August 29th, 2007 - A track which also doubled as the theme song to the anime movie "Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone".
On February 20th, 2008, they released their 20th Japanese single, HEART STATION/Stay Gold which reached #1 on Japan’s weekly radio charts, which was followed shortly after by their 6th Japanese studio album, HEART STATION released on the 19th of March 2008. Hikaru intended to go for a "simpler" approach for the album; they stated, "From the beginning, I had always intended to make this album easier to listen to so anyone can enjoy it. I always aimed for a simple melody, simple lyrics and a simple message rather than over-complicating it all. But overall, I had a lot of fun making this album." Utada then returned to the US market, releasing This Is the One. They also went on tour with 'Utada: In the Flesh', playing in cities around the world, such as Los Angeles, New York, and London.
On August 9, 2010, Hikaru announced on their personal blog that beginning in 2011, they would go on an indefinite hiatus, citing fatigue since their debut 12 years previously. They also stated a need for rest, to study new things and learn more about the world, as well as see to some personal matters. It was unclear as for how long this break would last and if they would ever return to the music scene. Before the hiatus began, they said that they would go "full throttle" on their artistic activities, and soon after their site was updated, a new compilation album, "Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2", was announced, with a release date of November 24, 2010. This new album would include all their Japanese singles from "誰かの願いが叶うころ" to "Prisoner of Love" on disc one, as well as an extra EP, featuring five new tracks.
From November 24, 2010, first-week sales for Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2 were 231,000 units according to Oricon album daily charting. On April 10, 2011, Utada won the award for "Best Conceptual Video" in the SpaceShowerTV Music Video Awards for the PV for "Goodbye Happiness", which also marked their directorial debut. An announcement was made that Utada would perform a two night concert titled Wild Life at Yokohama Arena to promote the album, their first Japanese concert since 2006's Utada United.
On August 8, 2016, their sixth Japanese album's title was released: "Fantôme", French for "ghost". Following its release on September 28, Fantôme was commercially and critically successful. It debuted atop the Oricon Albums Chart and stayed there for four consecutive weeks, the most of any Utada studio album since First Love. It was awarded Album of the Year at the Japan Record Awards and received positive reviews from media outlets. Musically, Fantôme is a collection of tracks that emphasize acoustic and stripped-down instrumentation, alongside influences of pop, electronic, and R&B music. The lyrical content delves into themes of grief, sadness, love, and death, mostly influenced by the death of their mother, their second marriage, and the birth of their son in 2015.
Hikaru's seventh album, "初恋", was released on June 27, 2018. The release coincided with the commemoration of their 20th anniversary as an artist in Japan. A national tour was announced to support the album in November 2018, "Laughter in the Dark 2018", their first Japan concert tour in 12 years. It is currently available on iTunes for digital download and Netflix for streaming.
Hikaru released their eight album, "BADモード" on January 19, 2022. It features production from musicians such as Skrillex and A. G. Cook.
Official sites:
www.emimusic.jp/hikki
http://www.u3music.com/
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First Love
宇多田ヒカル Lyrics
最後のキスはタバコの flavor がした
ニガくてせつない香り
明日の今頃には
あなたはどこにいるんだろう
誰を想ってるんだろう
You are always gonna be my love
いつか誰かとまた恋に落ちても
I'll remember to love you taught me how
You are always gonna be the one
今はまだ悲しい love song
新しい歌うたえるまで
立ち止まる時間が 動き出そうとしてる
忘れたくないことばかり
明日の今頃には
わたしはきっと泣いてる
あなたを想ってるんだろう
Yeah, you will always be inside my heart
いつもあなただけの場所があるから
I hope that I have a place in your heart too
Now and forever you are still the one
今はまだ悲しい love song
新しい歌うたえるまで
You are always gonna be my love
いつか誰かとまた恋に落ちても
I'll remember to love you taught me how
You are always gonna be the one
まだ悲しい love song, yeah
Now and forever
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Written by: Hikaru Utada
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Annette Parker
21:14 Son unos de los XxLike.UnO
31:41 Sun: ''Hotter''
42:40 Hopi: ''Sweeter''
27:45 Yoongi: ''Butter''
35:40 Son unos de los mejores conciertos ,
13:12 Joonie: ''Cooler''
21:24 Belleza doops
, no puede ir pero de tan solo verlos desde pantalla, se que estuvo sorprendente...''
Son unos de los mejores conciertos, no puede ir pero de tan solo verlos desde pantalla, se que estuvo sorprendente ⬇
hay nomas pa ra reirse un rato y no estar triste y estresado por la vida dura que se vive hoy...k6qC 🖤
los mortales abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer .
Jenny Fox
9:14 Son unos de los likEEx.UnO
52:41 Sun: ''Hotter''
32:40 Hopi: ''Sweeter''
23:12 Joonie: ''Cooler''
47:55 Yoongi: ''Butter''
35:40 Son unos de los mejores conciertos ,
hay nomas pa ra reirse un rato y no estar triste y estresado por la vida dura que se vive hoy...6dk4 🖤
Son unos de los mejores conciertos, no puede ir pero de tan solo verlos desde pantalla, se que estuvo sorprendente ⬇
Tran Bui
1998: Automatic/ Time will tell
1999: First Love
2000: Wait&See
2001: Distance/ Can you keep a secret
2002: Travelling/ Deep River/ Hikari/ Sakura Drops/ Letters
2003: Colors
2004: Kremlin Dusk/ Hotel Lobby
2005: Be My Last/ Passion
2006: Blue/ This is Love
2007: Beautiful World
2008: Prisoner of Love/ Flavor of Life/ Kiss and Cry/ Take 5/ Stay Gold
2009: Apple and Cinnamon/ Come back to me
2010: Goodbye Happiness/ Show Me Love
2012: Sakura Nagashi
2016: Manatsu no Tooriame/ Hanataba wo Kimini
2017: Forevermore/ Anata
2018: Hatsukoi/ Chikai
2019: Face My Fears
2020: Time/ Darenimo Iwanai
2021: One Last Kiss/ Pink Blood/ Kimini Muchu
2022: Bad Mode/ Kibunja Naino/ Find Love/ Somewhere near Marseilles
Hikki, your songs, even since 1998, still not old yet. From First Love to the latest Bad Mode, it's crazy how you have grown as an human being and an artist, trying new things, being avant garde, not duplicating yourself. Thank you for letting us experience that growth with you 😊
Сlara Gray
18:26 Hermosa elección 😘 xxlike.Uno de los mejores conciertos ❤
❤Asi con toy y sus mañas no se la
20:11 Amor: "Momentos"
10:21 Yoongi: "Butter"
10:21 Senada: "Hermoso"
40:21 Alfiora: "Preety"
30:21 Megan: "Hotter"
50:21 Alana: "Awesome"
21:21 Belleza doops
25:20 Son unos de los mejores conciertos, no puede ir pero de tan solo verlos desde pantalla, se que estuvo sorprendente 🖤
40:31 Hopi: "Sweeter" H0PH
20:20 Joonie: "Cooler" 🌹♀💯
17:50 Son unos de los mejores conciertos 🖤
スティーブ的視点 Steve's POV
昔から大好きな曲です❣️
Monica Higuti
Faz 12 anos que morei no Japão e ainda ouço essa música.. Faz parte da minha vida! ❤️
ゆずちゃん
懐かしい
学生の頃にによく聴いてた♡
Nyaru111
ハコスカの人や
タムっぺ
スティーブ的視点から見ても大好きなのか……
JOHN MICHAEL Sainz
@mary jane yes
Nicole Kwok
watched her performance at Coachella today. 2022. For the record… I’m still listening to this songs all through the years.
True classic!
Nicole Kim
Omg 2022... watched her sing!
Anujin .A
Damn! I'm jelly.
Toshi Naka
何このすごい声
何この表現力
やばすぎるだろ