Utada Hikaru (Japanese: 宇多田ヒカル), born January 19, 1983, in New York City, U… Read Full Bio ↴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; her father, Teruzane Utada, was a producer, while her mother, Junko Utada, was an enka singer (she performed under the stage name Keiko Fuji (藤圭子). Utada Hikaru has been recording since 1993. She made her first professional recording at the age of twelve, and recorded her first album, Precious, in 1996 under the pseudonym Cubic U. This album led to her 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, she was more focused on becoming a singer and songwriter while other Japanese female singers were attempting to become idols. Leading up to the release of her 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 her 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 her follow up album "Distance", garnering first-week sales of 3 million units sold. Backed by her 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, she attempted to break into the US market under her stage name Utada with her album Exodus.

A year after the release of Exodus, Hikaru moved back to Tokyo and started work on her next album. Leading up to the release of her 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 her fifth consecutive chart-topping Japanese album (excluding her 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. Her 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, she released her 20th Japanese single, HEART STATION/Stay Gold which reached #1 on Japan’s weekly radio charts, which was followed shortly after by her 6th Japanese studio album, HEART STATION released on the 19th of March 2008. Hikaru intended to go for a "simpler" approach for the album; she 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. She 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 her personal blog that beginning in 2011, she would go on an indefinite hiatus, citing fatigue since her debut 12 years previously. She 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 she would ever return to the music scene. Before the hiatus began, she said that she would go "full throttle" on her artistic activities, and soon after her 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 her 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 her directorial debut. An announcement was made that Utada would perform a two-night concert titled Wild Life at Yokohama Arena to promote the album, her first Japanese concert since 2006's Utada United.

On August 8, 2016, her 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 her mother, her second marriage, and the birth of her son in 2015.

Hikaru's seventh album, "初恋", was released on June 27, 2018. The release coincided with the commemoration of her 20th anniversary as an artist in Japan. A national tour was announced to support the album in November 2018, "Laughter in the Dark 2018", her first Japan concert tour in 12 years. It is currently available on iTunes for digital download and Netflix for streaming.

Hikaru released her eighth 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/

Drama
宇多田ヒカル Lyrics

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落ち着きが無いとはよく言われるの
同じ舞台に長くはいられない
逃げ回るように答えてあてずっぽ
乗り換えるように花から花へと

Baby, let me touch you
愛だけの愛でいい
Let me be the one to please you, oh

Baby, let me kiss you
明日までの永遠と呼べばいいだろう

タクシーの匂いがキツすぎるから
そんなに遠くへは行けないだろう
窓を開ければ私はジュリエット
今だけの永遠を「ドラマ」と呼ぶなら

Baby, let me touch you
連れて行けない
Let me be the one to leave you, oh
Baby, let me kiss you
台詞みたいな涙似合わない

Tumbling, tumbling
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Tumbling, tumbling
Can't you hear me, whisper to your fantasy
Tumbling, tumbling
Can't you see that I can be your remedy
If you go another way, baby
Then I might be your enemy, oh

Baby, let me touch you
愛だけの愛がいい
Let me be the one to leave you, oh
Tomorrow when I miss you
あの永遠にもう間に合わない oh

Tumbling, tumbling
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Tumbling, tumbling
Can't you hear me, whisper to your fantasy
Tumbling, tumbling
Can't you see that I can be your remedy
If you go another way, baby

Then I might be your enemy, oh
(Tumbling, tumbling)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 宇多田ヒカル's song ドラマ (Drama) talk about someone who is often described as restless and unable to stay in one place for too long. They are constantly moving around, giving vague and uncertain answers, and changing their mind easily. The lyrics suggest that this person is searching for something or someone, as they compare themselves to a butterfly hopping from flower to flower.

The chorus expresses a desire for intimacy and connection. The singer asks to touch and kiss the other person, emphasizing that love alone is enough for them. They want to be the one to please and be with the other person, adding that if they can call their fleeting time together "eternity until tomorrow," it would be enough.

The second verse mentions the smell of the taxi being too strong, suggesting that they cannot go too far. Opening the window, the singer claims to be "Juliet," perhaps referring to the famous character from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. They then suggest that if this temporary forever can be called a "drama," it would be sufficient.

The repeated phrase "Tumbling, tumbling" in the bridge section conveys a sense of falling or being consumed by intense emotions. The singer believes they can be the other person's ecstasy, whispering into their fantasies, and being their remedy. However, they also warn that if the other person chooses to go another way, they might become their enemy.

Overall, the lyrics of "ドラマ" reflect a restless and searching nature, longing for both temporary connections and a deeper sense of intimacy.

Line by Line Meaning

落ち着きが無いとはよく言われるの
It's often said that I don't have calmness

同じ舞台に長くはいられない
I can't stay on the same stage for long

逃げ回るように答えてあてずっぽ
I answer as if running away, without certainty

乗り換えるように花から花へと
Like changing trains, I move from flower to flower

Baby, let me touch you
Baby, let me touch you

愛だけの愛でいい
Love with only love is enough

Let me be the one to please you, oh
Let me be the one to please you, oh

Baby, let me kiss you
Baby, let me kiss you

明日までの永遠と呼べばいいだろう
It would be fine if we called it eternity until tomorrow

タクシーの匂いがキツすぎるから
Because the smell of the taxi is too strong

そんなに遠くへは行けないだろう
We probably can't go that far

窓を開ければ私はジュリエット
If I open the window, I am Juliet

今だけの永遠を「ドラマ」と呼ぶなら
If we call this temporary eternity a 'drama'

Baby, let me touch you
Baby, let me touch you

連れて行けない
I can't take you with me

Let me be the one to leave you, oh
Let me be the one to leave you, oh

Baby, let me kiss you
Baby, let me kiss you

台詞みたいな涙似合わない
Tears that are like lines of a script don't suit us

Tumbling, tumbling
Tumbling, tumbling

Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy

Tumbling, tumbling
Tumbling, tumbling

Can't you hear me, whisper to your fantasy
Can't you hear me, whisper to your fantasy

Tumbling, tumbling
Tumbling, tumbling

Can't you see that I can be your remedy
Can't you see that I can be your remedy

If you go another way, baby
If you go another way, baby

Then I might be your enemy, oh
Then I might be your enemy, oh

Baby, let me touch you
Baby, let me touch you

愛だけの愛がいい
Love with only love is good

Let me be the one to leave you, oh
Let me be the one to leave you, oh

Tomorrow when I miss you
Tomorrow when I miss you

あの永遠にもう間に合わない oh
I can no longer catch up to that eternity, oh

Tumbling, tumbling
Tumbling, tumbling

Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy

Tumbling, tumbling
Tumbling, tumbling

Can't you hear me, whisper to your fantasy
Can't you hear me, whisper to your fantasy

Tumbling, tumbling
Tumbling, tumbling

Can't you see that I can be your remedy
Can't you see that I can be your remedy

If you go another way, baby
If you go another way, baby

Then I might be your enemy, oh
Then I might be your enemy, oh

(Tumbling, tumbling)
(Tumbling, tumbling)

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Hikaru Utada, Takuro Kubo

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@laladlgd2903

2y↑6

Ochitsuki ga nai to wa yoku iwareru no
Onaji butai ni nagaku wa irarenai

Nigeru mawaru you ni kotaete atezuppo
Norikaeru you ni hana kara hana e to

Baby let me touch you
Ai dake no ai de ii
Let me be the one to please you
Baby let me kiss you
Asu made no eien to
Yobeba ii darou

Takushii no nioi ga kitsu sugiru kara
Sonna ni tooku e wa yukenai darou

Mado o akereba watashi wa jurietto
Ima dake no eien wo "dorama" to yobu nara

Baby let me touch you
Tsurete yukenai
Let me be the one to leave you
Baby let me kiss you
Serifu mitai na namida
Niawanai

Tumbling tumbling
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can't you hear me whisper to your fantasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can' you see that I can be your remedy
But if you go another way
Then I might be your enemy

Baby let me touch you
Ai dake no ai de ii
Let me be the one to leave you
Tomorrow when I miss you
Ano eien ni
Mou maniawanai

Tumbling tumbling
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can't you hear me whisper to your fantasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can' you see that I can be your remedy
But if you go another way
Then I might be your enemy

[Japanese:]

落ち着きが無いとはよく言われるの
同じ舞合に長くはいられない

逃げ回るように答えてあてずっぽ
乗り換えるように花から花へと

Baby let me touch you
愛だけの愛でいい
Let me be the one to please you oh
Baby let me kiss you
明日までの永遠と
呼べばいいだろう
タクシーの匂いがキツすぎるから
そんなに遠くへは行けないだろう

窓を開ければ私はジュリエット
今だけの永遠を”ドラマ”と呼ぶなら

Baby let me touch you
連れて行けない
Let me be the one to leave you oh
Baby let me kiss you
台詞みたいな涙
似合わない

Tumbling tumbling
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can't you hear me whisper to your fantasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can't you see that I can be your remedy
But if you go another way, baby
Then I might be your enemy oh

Baby let me touch you
愛だけの愛がいい
Let me be the one to leave you oh
Tomorrow when I miss you
あの永遠に
もう間に合わないoh

Tumbling tumbling
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can't you hear me whisper to your fantasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can't you see that I can be your remedy
But if you go another way, baby
Then I might be your enemy oh

(Tumbling tumbling)

@Zazaza_1122

15w↑2

落ち着きが無いとはよく言われるの
同じ舞台に長くはいられない

逃げ回るように答えてあてずっぽ
乗り換えるように花から花へと

Baby let me touch you
愛だけの愛でいい
Let me be the one to please you
Baby let me kiss you
明日までの永遠と
呼べばいいだろう

タクシーの匂いがキツすぎるから
そんなに遠くへは行けないだろう

窓を開ければ私はジュリエット
今だけの永遠を「ドラマ」と呼ぶなら

Baby let me touch you
連れて行けない
Let me be the one to leave you
Baby let me kiss you
台詞みたいな涙
似合わない

Tumbling Tumbling
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Tumbling Tumbling
Can't you hear me whisper to your fantasy
Tumbling Tumbling
Can't you see that I can be your remedy
But if you go another way
Then I might be your enemy

Baby let me touch you
愛だけの愛がいい
Let me be the one to leave you
Tomorrow when I miss you
あの永遠に
もう間に合わない