Utada Hikaru fans! [Archive]

~niteangel

08-20-2003, 11:20 AM

Are there any Utada Hikaru fans around ??

I looked through the list of Other Artists and found only ONE link of Utada HIkaru, i clicked on it and it didnt even exist so I dont think there's many utada fans around
:cry: *so upseting!*
Her songs are really good, she write them herself and sings it! I mean Jay sort of do the same, but she write her own lyrics too :bleh: so if you havent heard her songs yet go download "first love" and you will fall in love with it !

:laughing: *im a big fan of utada hikaru !*

ker_ai_teresa

08-20-2003, 12:51 PM

there used to be a thread about utada's single "colours", but it must have been deleted...

anywayz, YES!! i love utada too!!! her voice is so amazing, i wish i could sing like that!

my fave songs are - first love, distance, travelling, sakura drops, deep river, eternally and.....etc......

hope she will continue to write and produce albums! she's very young, 21? and married already....

actually, there are lots of utada fans here.
have you been to this poll (http://www.jay-chou.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3884&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0)?

:cloud9:

destined

08-20-2003, 05:38 PM

I like Utada Hikaru
http://members.lycos.co.uk/jaychou08/gb9.jpg

Smonkkey

08-20-2003, 06:09 PM

Yeah there was a poll between her and ayumi, and there were lots of people that liked her. Personally i like her too, she my favorite japanese artist, but shes one of the only japanese artist that i know. All her songs are great, although i didn't like lullaby

GaryDAI

08-20-2003, 06:31 PM

I can't believe she got married to such an old guy >___<

She's making her american debut mid 2004 I heard.

Smonkkey

08-20-2003, 06:46 PM

I can't believe she got married to such an old guy >___<

She's making her american debut mid 2004 I heard.

I know!!!!!! Whats the deal with that.... well actually i don't know who she is married too. But she should go for younger guys, like..... me.... :laughing: But i don't think i'll ever see her in real life so..... :cry: yeah.

Seiichi

08-20-2003, 07:31 PM

hikki with an u.s. debut? i hope she will do better then coco lee...hikki is so fine! =)

jaychous_girl_4ever

08-20-2003, 07:34 PM

bluebuzzybug

08-20-2003, 08:53 PM

I used to like Utada Hikaru A LOT...bout now I'm sorta steering towards Ayumi Hamasaki. Utada's old songs were wonderful....but her latest singles have been a lil....on the boring side...like Colors....I didn't like that very much....but I still think she's got a very unqiue and amazing voice and I love the fact that - like Jay - she can compose, write, produce, etc. her own songs. Talented girls ROCK... :excited:

huh........i've got the same opinion here.........
i used to like her and i just love the fact she compose, wrote, produce her own stuffs..

she's so young to marry that guy!
well, i personally think they won't last long.........no offence

Chun Li

08-20-2003, 11:20 PM

I used to like her during her first love days. But she's so boring. Maybe it's cuz she married someone so old. He'll die like 20 years before she does, assuming they both live in good health.

GaryDAI

08-20-2003, 11:35 PM

aye I loved her earlier songs :)

the first jpop song I heard was actually 'first love'

fruitee

08-21-2003, 01:47 AM

hmm i can't reallys say much about utada hiraku i know that she is very big her and ayumi right??but automatic is the only song that i know of utada but i guess that i can say that utada hiraku has talent!

cystaltears

08-21-2003, 03:00 AM

i LOVEEEEE utada~!! lol...i only know how to sing 2 songs by her tho..>_______<...yea i agree..her first love days were so much better..now all her songs are all so fast...ew...when i heard she married an old man i got so digusted..my friends theory was that she's gonna die soon or sth so she wants to have a baby first...cuz remember she had cancer or sth? lol...

xiAoJie

08-21-2003, 08:07 AM

i luv utada too!! altho i'm not very familiar with many jap artists but she gotsta be one of the best!! some of her songs sound a lil similar wit each other, but other than that, she's soooooooo gewd!! i absolutely adore her music!! i got her deep river album and all ov em kik ass!!

BetterMouseTrap

08-21-2003, 08:16 AM

She married an old guy?!? I thought she was married to the director of her videos?

~niteangel

08-21-2003, 10:01 AM

yea she married to this director and he's a real cute looking guy I heard. My friend said that a lot of Japanese girls are going for his husband but hikki was the lucky one. and he IS pretty old ...well 40 something and hikki is only 21...what a big range
:oops:

TheenD

08-21-2003, 10:10 AM

40 and 21?

now that's ewww...

I've only got a few of her songs, Deep River, First Love and Simple and Clean...their decent songs

I prefer Ayumi though

ker_ai_teresa

08-21-2003, 11:47 AM

i LOVEEEEE utada~!! lol...i only know how to sing 2 songs by her tho..

hehe...i sometimes joke that i can sing utada songs better than J songs coz i can hear the lyrics pronunced clearer. and that's something, considering i cannot speak jap at all! :happy:

so husband is so much older than her? didn't know that....but that's not too bad. i've heard of 25 year olds marrying 70 year old men! :oops:

GaryDAI

08-21-2003, 07:32 PM

I think he's in his mid 30's not 40's.......

The guy is rich though!!!!!!!!

I prefer Ayumi too :P

BetterMouseTrap

08-25-2003, 05:57 AM

Aquarius

08-25-2003, 06:33 AM

She ROCKS!!!!! Hikki is my fav Jap singer.She has talent unlike most singers these days. She's just like female version of Jay.Don't u think? :happy:
Have a nice day!! :wink2:

GaryDAI

08-25-2003, 11:29 PM

hmm I don't really think of her as the female Jay.

She's alot more outgoing. She went to a college in new york too I think?

JianDan[Ai]

08-25-2003, 11:32 PM

hmm I don't really think of her as the female Jay.

She's alot more outgoing. She went to a college in new york too I think?

yea she did...she went to columbia...except...she dropped out i heard :dry: haha o well...she has a good enough career as it is..college would be like...a "on the side" or "just for fun" thing for her =P

OLive_aNN

08-27-2003, 02:29 PM

Chun Li

08-27-2003, 09:15 PM

Her husband's NOT good looking!! He looks ratty and disheveled. At least he did in the making of the Colors Video.

GaryDAI

08-28-2003, 03:22 AM

he looked ok I guess in the travelling behind the scene pictures. Although hikki looked freaky in that red hair!!!!!

That video is extremely weird :crazy: Although I would definitely watch that inplace of Hikari >___<

Talk about a boring video!!!!!

linny

08-28-2003, 03:34 AM

GaryDAI

08-28-2003, 05:29 AM

Boring video? What about Hikari? All you see is her washing the DISHES! I mean, what is UP with that?

But I love her voice. Utada Hikaru definitely has a really great voice. She sounds gorgeous. *heart* Her recent works aren't that great though...

Does anyone else think Utada's Japanese singing is better than her English singing? Thinking of Simple and Clean... *cringe*

yea that's what I was saying :tongue: I never seen a mv with just one camera that never moves! I actually watched the whole thing hoping it in anticipation that it would move!!!!! :laughing: One thing I will give to her though. She looks very nice in the video.

I liked the English 'PlanitB Mix'. It's a faster pace to the song basically. Her english is great!

lladee

08-28-2003, 07:16 AM

i was quite a fan in the past actually...but now she ain doing much just yet..since she got married. she got married right? anyway she has good voals =D

jayx8318x

08-28-2003, 07:21 AM

I didn't like Hikari and Simple and Clean at first.
But after playing Kingdom Hearts, I LOVE IT!
I guess it's like I see (or hear) it differently now after playing the game...

I like Hikaru's voice as long as she doesn't do the vibratto thing, I think she has a weak and freaky vibratto.

vashdestampede

08-28-2003, 10:25 AM

what's vibratto?

and isn't hikki what gets left behind after a kiss on the neck? or something?

ker_ai_teresa

08-28-2003, 10:52 AM

what's vibratto?

vibratto is when singers make their voices vibrate when they hold long notes. the 'best' vibratto-ers are opera singers. their voices vibrate so much that it seems like there is a mini-quake going on inside their voice boxes. :glug:

and isn't hikki what gets left behind after a kiss on the neck? or something?
you're kidding right? this is the 2nd time time today i've wondered about your questions. :? don't know whether you're serious or kidding....i assume you're kidding here...
:happy:

sagara0510

08-28-2003, 01:41 PM

and isn't hikki what gets left behind after a kiss on the neck? or something?

erm...well to answer his questions....yes a hickie is the bruise u get on ur neck after a long passionate kiss there :wink2:

GaryDAI

08-28-2003, 06:56 PM

yup it is :)

hikki and hickie are pronounced the same way though right?

linny

08-28-2003, 08:15 PM

Gary > I think it is pronounced the same. XD

I like Hikaru's voice as long as she doesn't do the vibratto thing, I think she has a weak and freaky vibratto.

Cheers to that. Luckily for us, she doesn't sing vibratto a whole lot. I think it just sounds odd when she tries to hit the high notes.. and never quite.. gets there.

Still, it's undeniable that she has a great voice. I was watching this old outtakes thing with one of the guys from Hey! Hey! Hey! and she was singing to herself. Such a pretty voice. *_*

GaryDAI

08-28-2003, 08:52 PM

ah ok so it won't sound so weird when I say....
I want to give hikki a hickie :laughing:

Have you seen the mv with Fushigi Yuugi clips used with 'first love' being played in the background? It's pretty good :)

vashdestampede

08-30-2003, 11:04 AM

hehe...i was actually wondering how utada hikaru got the hikki nickname...but i think i left it out in my train of thought...hehe sorry

loko

08-30-2003, 01:51 PM

there were rumours that utada and her director/producer got married coz she was pregnant....but they weren't true obviously.

Boring video? What about Hikari? All you see is her washing the DISHES! I mean, what is UP with that?
But I love her voice. Utada Hikaru definitely has a really great voice. She sounds gorgeous. *heart* Her recent works aren't that great though...
Does anyone else think Utada's Japanese singing is better than her English singing? Thinking of Simple and Clean... *cringe*

apparently one of the reasons for that clip was because hikki got too popular for her videos, and she wanted ppl to focus/remember her music. Also it was her first single after marriage so maybe something to do with her becoming 'more domestic'??
lol, my friend's little brother came up with a theory that since the hikari means light, hikki was washing the dishes with care so as to 'create light within the room' or sth like that...

i thought hikki (half?) grew up in america? thats why her english is so good, especially in comparison to other jap singers....

GaryDAI

08-30-2003, 07:48 PM

lol domestic?.......

I noticed that she brought two cups back to wash! Maybe her husband was suppose to be living there lol.......

swoc77

08-31-2003, 02:35 AM

i think currently she's working on her english debut album, which is targeted for a release early next year. personally i support her all the way. i think she has the talent and the skills to hit it big in the US. she's no stranger to the english language at least, columbia and all. but do you think she'll make it? i mean look at all the other asians in the past who tried in the US market. they failed miserablly. examples include coco lee, innerlude, innervoices, and the group Ming-Na started called "At Last". i'm sure there's plenty more. but personally, i hope her name doesnt make it onto the list. she must succeed.

rien

09-01-2003, 11:05 AM

shes fluent in english, so she has a much better chance than most other asian artists in the past... i have 2 of her albums, and i'll also support her all the way...

sabriel

09-05-2003, 09:49 AM

From various fansites, the Daily Sports Online (http://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/2003/07/26/090555.shtml) says that Utada Hikaru will be releasing her new English Album early 2004 under Island Def Jam with the name changed to Hikaru Utada.
http://hikaru-online.net/ is a good site for more info and other news.

all i can say is i cant wait. :yeah:

. a l i c e .

09-05-2003, 09:59 AM

omg! i cant wait...hope she does well...its good to an asian singer breaking into the enlgish music industry for once... :happy:

fat_penguin

09-05-2003, 10:14 AM

yeah sounds cool..
don't think i'll end up buying it though.. i might, you never know..

cinsin

09-05-2003, 10:21 AM

oh i heard about that last year, i'm really excited cause she's one of my fav singers. i think she'll do well considering she's done english songs and has kinda released them in america.

people said that it's unique how she's under the toshiba record label and now has signed on to the def jam label to do a english label. so she really has two record labels!

zhy378

09-05-2003, 03:00 PM

oh i heard about it about months ago, but how i know this is a weird thing.
i don't remember but much but anyway, i was at this offical anime site, anyway i was lookin up in the forum, on was jpop, went in there and people start sayin they like Hikaru Utada music then one person have a screenname Hikaru Utada who post something like that she was gonna have a new cd etc. and another person was like saying that she wasn't the real Hikaru Utada and for all we know she can be a wannbe. but i checked her profile was sayin her real name and year born and stuff except that person only just become a memeber for few weeks. So i coulda been the real Hikaru Utada or not.hehe

sauerkraut

09-05-2003, 04:18 PM

yay! that's great! :excited: we need more asian power on the international market. :) can't wait.

JianDan[Ai]

09-05-2003, 07:07 PM

wow im really excited 2 hear about that...although i perfer her japanese singing better...i still think it will be very interesting to hear her english album....

on the other hand...i hope it isnt a huge dissappointment like CoCo Lee's first english album....

Jingle

09-05-2003, 07:12 PM

wow! i can't wait to get my hands on her new album....it's been quite awhile since she released an album/single......so it's kinda exciting.

and it's gonna be English this time. I'm sure it'll rock the industry! :excited:

Chun Li

09-05-2003, 08:39 PM

JianDan[Ai]

09-05-2003, 08:41 PM

Coco Lee's songs were never too original and I thought her voice was too thin. I'm not a really big fan of Utada but her songs were better than Coco's. Out of all of Coco's songs, I can honestly say I like maybe 4 of them, and they're all ballads.

heh yea Utada has a songer voice than CoCo's...her voice is really...girly? heh..anyways...r u talking about all her songs? or jus from her english CD? :?

Chun Li

09-05-2003, 08:43 PM

JianDan[Ai]

09-05-2003, 08:49 PM

All of them. I have 2 or 3 of her CDs and I only like maybe 4 or 5 songs... and Coco has a LOT of albums. I think my favorite Coco song is "Muo Muo Ai Ni."

As for Utada... I like more of her songs, even though I think she's boring and can't dance. Coco has a more interesting personality.

haha i think "interesting" is an understatement..=/ it is quite possibly arguable to be bizarre haha =P anyway..i like a lot of coco's songs....mostly ballads too...i have about 5 or 6 of her cds and i think for the most part they are ok...Utada...i like almost all her songs...and i think she has a stronger voice to do better on an english album than coco did...heh who knows...jus wait and see..since coco is coming out with a second english album..=P

Chun Li

09-05-2003, 09:16 PM

JianDan[Ai]

09-05-2003, 09:22 PM

She is? Hahaha.... I didn't even DL her first one. When is she supposed to come out with one? Utada has a stronger voice for sure, but have you ever noticed that she breathes very heavily in between each sentence she sings? I can't listen to her without hearing her take breaths.

im not exactly sure when it is suppose 2 come out...although soon i heard...she has been working on it for 2 years or so is what i read...which is why she hasnt realeased anything lately...and as for the breathes...elva also took a lot of breathes in her first few cds haha =P i always seem to notice at first..but then jus get use 2 it and completely forget about it...=P

cici bebe

09-06-2003, 02:39 AM

Hope this doesn't flop like Coco's did. I don't listen to her really but I probably will buy this just to support her. Go Asians in the US markets!

wackycashew

09-06-2003, 02:49 AM

hey, that's pretty cool! the only full english track i've heard from hikki is the "blow my whistle" song from the rush hour 2 soundtrack. but she has a lot of english in her jap. songs as well and she sounds pretty good. i like quite a few of her songs, my fave being "first love". well, guess i'll check out her english songs when her album's released.

as for coco, i heard some stuff from her debut english album. i found most of the songs very similar, so didn't really interest me. i like the ballads more. i think one track is on the soundtrack album for runaway bride. i've only listened to a few of her chinese songs, like the mulan track and the crouching tiger, hidden dragon track. but one song i would recommend is coco's duet with julio iglesias "when you tell me that you love me". it's a very nice ballad.

JianDan[Ai]

09-06-2003, 02:56 AM

as for coco, i heard some stuff from her debut english album. i found most of the songs very similar, so didn't really interest me. i like the ballads more. i think one track is on the soundtrack album for runaway bride. i've only listened to a few of her chinese songs, like the mulan track and the crouching tiger, hidden dragon track. but one song i would recommend is coco's duet with julio iglesias "when you tell me that you love me". it's a very nice ballad.

yes there is a track from "runaway bride"...i think it was the "Just no other way"(i havent listened to that cd in forever) no sure :?

anyways..i recommend her chinese albums...i like you and me, promise,今天到永遠(from today till forever), and then...i her cantonese self title is good too..but yea i agree...her ballads r better than her other songs..since her voice is higher pitch and jus works better with those kinda songs

cinsin

09-07-2003, 08:00 AM

Aquarius

09-07-2003, 08:06 AM

Ooh!! :excited: Hikki,I can't wait!!
I love Hikki soooo much!! :love:
Let's support her,our asian artist!! :yeah:
Take Care :happy:

dUck2409

09-07-2003, 08:07 AM

wow!
an english album? but why do we have to wait till 2004?.. :s
this album sounds appealing.. im supporting her too!

JianDan[Ai]

09-07-2003, 08:08 AM

you recommend her album promise? it's the only alnum i have of hers and i thought it was crap. the only good song on it was the crouching tiger hidden dragon one and of course the song jay composed for her.

heh first off Jay didnt write that song...and did u know that second track..Dao Ma Dan was written by Jay and has him rapping in it? haha anyway..i liked tracks 3(Baby 對不起 ), 4 (藍天 ), 6(愛太多 ), 8(不變的諾言 ), 10(倒數開始 ) [hahah i jus noticed those were all the even tracks except for #3 =P]

anyways...i respect the fact that u dont like it...i guess we jus have different tastes :bleh: ( of course we dont discuss whose is superior :wink2: hahahaha jk jk :laughing: )

ANYWAY..that is way off topic...everyone...Please resume disscussion on Utada's new album...further CoCo related discussion should go in a different thread...either u find it or make one(assuming one does not already exist)

cinsin

09-07-2003, 08:26 AM

]you recommend her album promise? it's the only alnum i have of hers and i thought it was crap. the only good song on it was the crouching tiger hidden dragon one and of course the song jay composed for her.

heh first off Jay didnt write that song...and did u know that second track..Dao Ma Dan was written by Jay and has him rapping in it? haha anyway..i liked tracks 3(Baby 對不起 ), 4 (藍天 ), 6(愛太多 ), 8(不變的諾言 ), 10(倒數開始 ) [hahah i jus noticed those were all the even tracks except for #3 =P]

anyways...i respect the fact that u dont like it...i guess we jus have different tastes :bleh: ( of course we dont discuss whose is superior :wink2: hahahaha jk jk :laughing: )

actually i think you might have misunderstood me i know that 月光愛人wasn't written by jay. i meant that i liked 月光愛人 and the song that jay composed for her 刀馬旦. and actually i like baby 對不起 well :)

JianDan[Ai]

09-07-2003, 08:35 AM

xiAoJie

09-08-2003, 07:49 AM

Chun Li

09-08-2003, 07:53 AM

She was born here.

JianDan[Ai]

09-08-2003, 07:55 AM

wooooo, i think i mite actually consider thinking about buying it (if i have money at that time that is). she's pretty good, i was sooooooo suprised wen i heard her collaberation with foxy brown on 'blow my whistle'. her english was so fluent!! did she skool in the US or something?

Someone correct me if im wrong...but i believe that she lived in the US when she was younger, grew up here and then moved back to japan...she did also attend Columbia College later on...but dropped out after the first year or so i think...(for what reason i do not know)

Smonkkey

09-09-2003, 12:43 AM

]wooooo, i think i mite actually consider thinking about buying it (if i have money at that time that is). she's pretty good, i was sooooooo suprised wen i heard her collaberation with foxy brown on 'blow my whistle'. her english was so fluent!! did she skool in the US or something?

Someone correct me if im wrong...but i believe that she lived in the US when she was younger, grew up here and then moved back to japan...she did also attend Columbia College later on...but dropped out after the first year or so i think...(for what reason i do not know)

I think she lived in new york, i heard she went to UCLA, but i could be wrong. Well yeah... she did drop out like on her first year. Well i'm sure her cd will be good. I'm definatly going to buy it.

jaychous_girl_4ever

09-09-2003, 12:51 AM

Thanks for the info!

Ooo..I've been waiting for Utada to have her American release too! ^_- I just know that this will be really good! The only English song I've heard is "Simple and Clean"...I'm sure everyone has heard of that before, right? Hmm...finally, a talented Asian artist to hit the US scene!!! SCORE! Well, I know there was Coco Lee..but she wasn't very successful..hopefully people will like Utada!!! :)

sabriel

09-10-2003, 08:06 AM

hikaru when to columbia university.
i think it was coco lee that when to ucla.

hikaru utada has other english songs but mostly covers, like: fly me to the moon, loving you, with or without you, and no woman no cry. some other ones too. i cant think of the names

Vant

09-11-2003, 06:11 AM

JianDan[Ai]

09-11-2003, 06:14 AM

Hmm... Honestly I don't think this album will do very well... In america the only song I really heard was Hikari & Simple and Clean... And that's because I played Kingdom Hearts for a while... Other then that most people won't have a clue who she is... Not that I don't want her to be successful... I'd love it to finally see americans noticing that they aren't the only ones who can extend their music into other countries with great success... ;p

the album isnt targeted at american...it is simply an english album..for fans to see how her english is...if it proves to be any good...then they may try a wider scale...to maybe ppl outside the asian community..as for right now...im sure they are still targeting the asian community only

Vant

09-11-2003, 06:57 AM

Edit- Nope... The album is actually being released in america... Island Def Jam is definitely american... ;p

JianDan[Ai]

09-11-2003, 07:23 AM

Edit- Nope... The album is actually being released in america... Island Def Jam is definitely american... ;p

jus wanna clarify..i didnt say it wouldnt be released in america...its jus not targeted at american audiences...jus like coco's album..it will come out in america...but its still targeted for the asian population here

ker_ai_teresa

09-11-2003, 02:30 PM

woohoo!! that's great news! can't wait!!!! hope it'll be released here in aust not too long after the USA....well, suppose it'll all depend on it's success in the states, since we tend to follow american trends...

go utada!!! i reckon she'll do better than coco!

nelio2k

09-17-2003, 04:33 AM

Utada Hikaru.... I heard she's going to change her name to Hikaru Utada, in order to get ready for her english debut. But either way, she IS my favorite female artist. I've been following her music since her first love album came out. I have to say, her music DID change. It's not as hip hop or r n b as it used to be, but more towards the traditional J-POP. However, I don't think her music is changing for the worse, because it's her style that is changing. True, I did expect more rnB when Deep river came out, but after a while, I grew into her music, if you know what I mean. I can barely get tired of her music. Every song has its special feeling behind it.

Hikki did have ovary tumor, not cancer. She turned out ok after rehab, and then she did the Deep River album.

princess`bobo

09-17-2003, 04:37 AM

JianDan[Ai]

09-17-2003, 07:23 PM

wow she had a ovary tumor? poor woman.......

i fink she the original j-pop princess so yeah gooOoOOooo Utada..hehehe.....goodluck wit trying to break into da english music scene...

it not easy...man u guys heard of One Voice? they were like an all asian female group in da US and i dun fink they did too well.....and coco lee....? hmmzzz anywayz...maybe third time lucky la.....^^

CoCo's new cd is only her second international album...and i was curious...what do u mean by the "original j-pop princess".....ayumi has been out a LOT longer...it doesnt get much more "original" than her :wink2:

GaryDAI

09-17-2003, 09:55 PM

JianDan[Ai]

09-17-2003, 10:01 PM

]Edit- Nope... The album is actually being released in america... Island Def Jam is definitely american... ;p

jus wanna clarify..i didnt say it wouldnt be released in america...its jus not targeted at american audiences...jus like coco's album..it will come out in america...but its still targeted for the asian population here

Most of the asian audience have already heard of Hikaru already though? Or am I being to close minded? :?

If they listened to her and didn't like her why would they give her another shot. I don't see her album being very succesful :/

Both her and Park Jung Hyun can speak english fluently. Maybe Park Jung Hyun will follow, but I doubt it.

heh i dunno about park jung hyun...but i think america wont think very highly of her cd....her english probably need to gain a base in the asian community first b4 it can even try to shot for american, or other non-asian audiences...Despite how good her english is...it wont be easy for her...just like coco...who grew up in america...like utada...her first english cd crashed and burned...well jus hafta wait to see what utada can do...

personally i think she stand a much better chance than coco...b/c of her stronger and more flexible voice...ive heard her sing "with or without u"...and i like it a lot...hope she can do the same in the english album :happy:

GaryDAI

09-17-2003, 10:08 PM

Park Jung Hyun isn't that popular but she's still somewhat up there. Her voice is really strong though. Reminds me a alittle of Mariah Carey.

She does tend to over do the vocals though :laughing: It's still good nonetheless. Are you a fan of her? Or don't really like her?

JianDan[Ai]

09-17-2003, 10:12 PM

to tell the truth i have only heard a few songs by her...(i dunno what they were cuz the names were in korean....which neither my compute nor i could read) i dun remember her being bad...but not that great either =/

GaryDAI

09-17-2003, 10:51 PM

I uploaded a vid of her singing in english. It's pretty good :tongue:

Open Arms (http://f2.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/jaygotstuckinacanon/vwp2?.tok=bc2rMNSBBOZ6uNNF&.dir=/&.dnm=4d85.rar&.src=bc)

sabriel

09-18-2003, 05:40 AM

i dont think most asian american's kno about her. dont just look at it as her targeting only asians. but just introducing another ethnicity to the music scene in America.
she's just trying to make music right? she doesnt need to prove anything anymore.

princess`bobo

09-18-2003, 05:42 AM

LOLZzzzZzzz....sowwie peeps who love her but i reckon her only good song is first love....i know its old and all but its a classic and after u have a classic......it just raises the standard of wat ur expected to sing and sing like...

gr8t_gal

09-24-2003, 11:32 AM

*gasp* Cancer?? I thought that was 'Mui Yen Fong' (is in another thread)? :(
I luv her 'First Love' song only coz' her songs are indeed, quite fast. And i heard that she wrote that 'First Love' song when she was 16 or 18? I quite like her voice when she's singing.
I've heard she's got a baby/kid but as for marrying an old man??... 0_0*.... Well... in my opinion- i think age doesn't matter as long as they both luv each other. She must've luv her hubby that much to marry, born a child and be with him. Right?

sabriel

09-27-2003, 01:42 AM

1. Tumor not cancer. got it removed 2 or 3 years ago.
2. did not get married because she was pregnant. she said she "couldnt wait to have kids now that she's married.'
3. rumored to work on the music on husband's animated movie "CASSHERN".
4. american debut: early 2004 with island def jam.

JianDan[Ai]

09-27-2003, 02:16 AM

2. did not get married because she was pregnant. she said she "couldnt wait to have kids now that she's married.'
3. rumored to work on the music on husband's animated movie "CASSHERN".

im sorry those points confused me, esp number 2 -__-;; seems kinda contraditory, she did not get married b/c she was pregnant, but cant wait 2 get married to have kids??

and then so who would be her husband?

and finally ...who island def jam?

haha sorry for all the questions, im jus kinda confused :oops:

babyxv

09-27-2003, 02:25 AM

the rumor was that she got married because she was pregnant, which WASN'T TRUE, because after she got married she said she couldn't wait to have kids now that she's married.

island def jam is a record company

ridah

09-30-2003, 11:55 PM

as much as I would love to see her make it in the US she probably won't. Even Asian artists from the US have a hard to being accepted. They usually have a one hit wonder.

vashdestampede

10-01-2003, 12:46 AM

well there always has to be a first, right¿

Smonkkey

10-02-2003, 05:28 AM

Well i thought i would post some utada songs on the forum, but i'm not sure where... so i thought this would be a good start. People that haven't listened to her, you should. Here are a few songs, i'll upload more later.

Just right click and save as...

Eternally (http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/3f74d430_df31/bc/My+Documents/Eternally.mp3?bfP25e_A5gKC5i4o)

Kettobase (http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/3f74d430_df31/bc/My+Documents/Kettobase.mp3?bfP25e_AjFrHgBFm)

First Love (http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/3f74d430_df31/bc/My+Documents/First+Love.mp3?bfP25e_Af7jD4gXT)

Jerria

10-04-2003, 05:39 PM

Woh i jus knew she's married....Really?! wow congratualtion Hikaru.....i love her songs soooo much....sounds better than any japanese songs i ever heard......so anyone know...when her new album will be release? :happy: :happy: :happy:

sabriel

10-05-2003, 02:48 AM

i'll help you smonkkey
i started a thread in the Download and links:
http://www.jay-chou.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=141851#141851

Smonkkey

10-05-2003, 03:28 AM

well heres some more, i was wondering if i should put these links in the Music DL thread, but its her English covers... so should i note put them in than?

Final Distance (http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/3f7b98bd_172a1/bc/My+Documents/Final+Distance.mp3?BClW3f_A9JzEh6pz)

Hear Me Cry (http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/3f7b98bd_172a1/bc/My+Documents/Hear+Me+Cry.mp3?BClW3f_Ad.ff3EVS)

Never Going to let you go (http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/3f7b98bd_172a1/bc/My+Documents/Never+Going+to+let+you+go.mp3?BClW3f_AoRR8YxE_)

Phyxius

10-05-2003, 04:14 AM

I love the song Final Distance
i used to like first love but got a bit sick of listening to it... my friend niteangel and ajita sings it everyday at our school

~niteangel

10-05-2003, 04:21 AM

LOL ~ oh thnx for sharing that wif everyone :blush: i have all utada's song just to let u know

sabriel

10-05-2003, 07:33 AM

Smonnkey: you can put it in there if you want. i just put those cause they were small and in english for a taste of her sound.

i also dont think "hear me cry" is her. but i cant seem to dl the file to see.

and i have this theory that "Never let You go" has the same tune as "rise and fall" by Craig David ft. Sting. call me crazy but it does sound the same.

wackycashew

10-05-2003, 08:43 AM

i can't seem to access Smonkkey's links either... thanks for posting anyway.

i got into hikki after hearing the track "first love". i loved it so much that i went to find the lyrics to learn to sing it even though i didn't know much jap. her debut album is the only complete album i've listened to. other then that, i just heard tracks here and there, such as "eternally", "fly me to the moon", "blow my whistle", etc. i'm not a diehard hikki fan. but i do like her and the music that she writes. :happy:

sagara0510

10-05-2003, 04:53 PM

wow!! "first love" was the first hikki song i heard too!! acutally...."first love" was the first japanese song i ever heard....it actually got me interested in japanese music and eventually it rolled over to korean music...u can say i owe alot to hikki for my taste in music nowadays :wink2:

Smonkkey

10-05-2003, 07:32 PM

woops, my briefcase is acting werid, it deleted my files, i'll upload them in a different one.

Well heres 4 of the files so far.

First Love (http://f1.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/myuploadthingy/vwp2?.tok=bcv4FTSB97new2uj&.dir=/My+Documents&.dnm=First+Love.mp3&.src=bc)

Kettobase (http://f1.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/myuploadthingy/vwp2?.tok=bcv4FTSBT1V8gVfM&.dir=/My+Documents&.dnm=Kettobase.mp3&.src=bc)

Eternally (http://f1.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/myuploadthingy/vwp2?.tok=bcv4FTSBkCayXrkn&.dir=/My+Documents&.dnm=Eternally.mp3&.src=bc)

Hear Me Cry (http://f1.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/myuploadthingy/vwp2?.tok=bcv4FTSBEGP7eYO4&.dir=/My+Documents&.dnm=Hear+me+cry.mp3&.src=bc)

Never Gonna Let You go (http://f1.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/smonkkey/vwp2?.tok=bcIYGTSB4uOrme_9&.dir=/My+Documents&.dnm=Never+Gonna+Let+you+go.mp3&.src=bc)
Well i'm not sure about the Hear Me Cry thing, i just downloaded it off of kazza, but it could be, i don't know all of her song, but it sounds like her.

Hopefully this works.

WuMing217

10-06-2003, 02:39 AM

man utada is the best i like her a little better than ayumi.

colors is a GREAT song

sabriel

10-08-2003, 03:59 AM

i love ayumi cuz shes the queen of jpop. but i love hikki cus she the princess of jpop, and i little more down to earth. ayumi is way up there. i love both of them. but hikki is still my fave.

muzikanjel

10-09-2003, 12:37 PM

i love hikki man! the first song i heard was first love..its the best..final distance is also the best^^ theres so many artists out there composing their own music now...its kind of like..turning into a not so special and talented thing anymore...but some ppl TRY to compose their own music...TRY! haha..i rekkon no one can beat jay..or hikki..or david..lol! =p

vunsin

10-12-2003, 06:06 AM

I used to REALLY love Hikki after she released her first album. The song "First Love" really desribed my feelings right THEN. I could totally relate to it. I cried the first few times I listened to it. After that I also started to like "Automatic" and the rest of the songs from that album. I like the R&B feel.

I bought her "Cubic U - Precious" album and was even more impressed. She did that when she was even younger? I was like, WOW... All great English R&B songs.

However, I was a little disappointed with the second album. It was a little boring compared to the first and the English one. Also, it wasn't so R&B anymore, but more towards J-Pop, and I never liked J-Pop or even mainstream Pop in general.

Her third album, uh... It was not only boring, but depressing as well. I got so sick of it I sold it off on eBay. I couldn't stand it. I was utterly disappointed.

I don't think I'll buy her fourth album.

As for Ayumi, all her songs are more fast-paced dance track. It's nice the first time I listen to her songs, but after a few songs, I can't differentiate her songs anymore. They all sound the same.

To compare, I'd still say Hikki is more talented.

kahel

10-12-2003, 09:25 PM

i like deep river and distance... and i agree about first love having this r&b feel in it.

i heard one song from precious too. and can i say impressive! really simple but melodic arrangements. quite impressive for a young girl...

vashdestampede

10-13-2003, 12:39 PM

what's the difference between 'distance' and 'final distance'¿

ker_ai_teresa

10-13-2003, 02:09 PM

what's the difference between 'distance' and 'final distance'¿

they both contain the same lyrics except Distance is the original version which is more upbeat whereas Final Distance is the slower, sadder-sounding version, released in her Deep River album. personally i prefer Final D.

Das Le Epi

10-13-2003, 09:41 PM

always prefered Hikki over Ayumi, not sure why, maybe it's because I found Hikki's music about a year or two before Ayumi's, or maybe it's because Ayumi's voice almost gets annoying sometimes. Either way, have to love both of them (and yes, Ayumi is the queen, Hikki's the princess)

When I saw the video where she was just washing dishes, I was sort of annoyed that I bothered to download it, but when I showed it to one of my friends, he really liked it...not sure if he's just into the housekeeping image of a woman or liked how simple it was.

the Travelling video just freaked me out though o_o

cire1184

10-14-2003, 08:31 AM

oooh i love Utada... man i wish i could write stuff like her... her lyrics are so great...right now im really stuck on sakura drops... droppusu hehe... First Love is always my favorite... if you sit in my car there will be a CD with first love on it somewhere... THERE HAS TO BE! haha hmmm Ayumi is ok... Ayumi is cuter then Utada but i dont like her songs... J-Pop id rather listen to anime music then Ayumi... like Megumi Hayashibara or Maaya Sakamoto i wish Utada would release songs more like her old songs though... like everyone else it seems hehe

cinsin

10-14-2003, 08:57 AM

i don't really like Ayumi, maybe because i don't like dance music, her songs are more fast-paced than Hikki's.

Hikki's voice is more soothing and at the moment i'm listening to her old english songs like 'close to you' and 'fly me to the moon'.

aznbballer

10-19-2003, 09:53 AM

umz.. not a huge fan of utada hikaru.. buh stiwl lyk her.... meh fav songz from her is automatic and first love

sabriel

11-02-2003, 02:56 AM

Source: http://hikaru-online.net/ (more info found there)
According to the Yomiuri Online, Hikaru's English album will be released next spring. She will debut under the name "UTADA," as was requested by Hikaru. Universal Music Group made this announcement regarding Hikaru's debut on the 31st of October. According to this source, Hikaru is currently recording in both Tokyo and New York.

In addition, SANSPO.COM states that the reason behind the name change to "UTADA" was due largely to Hikaru's insistance that "UTADA" would be much easier and simpler to pronounce in English.

not that it matters. just wanted to share. her new promotional image is in my avatar.

kahel

11-02-2003, 05:35 AM

Whoa! english album for hikki? Hmm, I'm a bit speculative about it. But I do hope she makes it. I like her music style and creativity.Ü

budeylicious

11-02-2003, 06:04 PM

i'm excited about her album coming out. i think since utada hikaru writes/composes her own songs, the style would not change that much from her japanese albums. i didn't really like coco's album because it seemed too americanized, so it'll be cool to hear more music with an asian style sung in english. utada hikaru's been working on this album for a while i think because i heard about it years ago, but she kept putting it off to concentrate on school.

loko

11-07-2003, 01:33 PM

i've been waiting for months for this album to come out so i hope hikki does well.
she hasn't done anything in japan for the past 10months or so to concentrate on this debut right?

i read somewhere awhile ago where hikki said her english music would be a different style from her jap stuff, and told her fans not to expect just english versions of her jap songs, or sth like that. there was talk of her debut song being a collaboration with a well known rap artist too i think, but i hope not. :bleh:
i hope it's not like the "blow my whistle" song, coz even tho its catchy, those kind of songs are what encouraged me to listen to non-english R&B music...

btw, she didn't drop out of columbia to concentrate on being a wife did she..?

if you go to www.islandrecords.com she's in their list of artists as hikaru utada, but no pic or info on her at all, that i can be bothered finding anyways

sabriel

12-09-2003, 12:46 AM

Hikaru Utada in Budokan 2004
"hikaru no go" (hikaru's 5)

for 5 days in japan. she's having a live concert
feb 03-feb 10. tickets sold this week only.
dvd will be released eventually.
Hikki's WEB SITE (http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/hikki/)

wish i was there.

juvenile_azn

12-09-2003, 12:49 AM

first love is the best utada hikaru song..=P

kei

12-09-2003, 06:55 AM

yay! rather rare to see hikki being discussed in a forum like this, to be frank. :happy: hikki is very talented. i like her songs and way of writing lyrics. i bought her 'Deep River' album and 'COLORS' single. i just love her works and lyrics. it all makes a lot of sense and everything just sinks into your mind. her voice is refreshing too.

yeah, she married an old guy = director of her videos. :D at first some of her fans couldn't accept it (i think they were from japan), they were quite unhappy about hikki's decision. but i think everyone kinda got over it already. since hikki is happy with him, i think people, as fans, should also learn to accept the truth.

vashdestampede

12-09-2003, 08:04 AM

yay! rather rare to see hikki being discussed in a forum like this, to be frank. :happy:

why would it be rare to find a thread on hikki in a thread like this¿

i'd like to think we're not all one-eyed about jay :oops:

sabriel

12-10-2003, 03:21 AM

Evenstar

12-28-2003, 09:45 AM

Haha...I really love Hikki, in actual fact...I dunno mopst of her songs, but I love her voice...My all time fave is the song called "Can You Keep A Secret" very nice song indeed...

Odium: De_Vangelis

01-03-2004, 02:53 PM

i agree vash. this topic is in "other artists". what else would we talk about here?

her husband only directed 3 of her videos, i think
final distance, traveling, and sakura drops.
all are part of one story to make a trilogy.

:oops: gahh! i'm such a fanatic.

Oh really? So, those songs are actually a trilogy...WOW...never knew about that....What's the trilogy about? In Final Distance I get an impression that she is being separated with her love one...and I haven't seen Travelling MV and I've just only seen a small part of Sakura Drops. But the songs are great. :)

By the way, I just can't understand why she marries so fast. She is just 20 years old...Futhermore, she is married to her director, who are 40 years old....Ow....She is such a hot prospect for Japan's Entertainment. She should wait for a while before she gets married...But Oh well...if the reason is Love then...oh well...can't really object that. Love is blind, I guess. :dry:

vashdestampede

01-03-2004, 11:43 PM

hmm...while you're on that...

"Is there such a thing as love at first sight¿ How can there be when love is blind¿"

anyways....yes...love...

well...i'm happy that she's happy and will continue to release songs and stuff

Odium: De_Vangelis

01-05-2004, 10:23 AM

"Is there such a thing as love at first sight¿ How can there be when love is blind¿"

I think love at the first sight is only an 'early force of attraction' that happens between both partners. Mostly that happens because of physical attraction. Well...I believe in love at a deeper look. :laughing:

But as you says, if she's happy then that's alright. That's her life and her decision.

loko

01-12-2004, 02:21 PM

although i'm not as into mainstream pop as R&B either, i have to say deep river is my fave hikki album so far, the sound is just more mature than the others, although first love album is a close second.

her record company, island def jam records, just bought 2 websites for her, although last time i checked nothing was up yet, adn her management co bought utada.net, i think it's official that she's going to go under the name utada, without hikaru.

if anyone is interested, a journalist has listed all the reasons why she believes utada will succeed in usa, you can check in articles sections of this site http://hikaru-online.net/

if you're too lazy (like me usually), her basic points are:

1) utada speaks english fluently and has more credibility since she grew up in new york
2) she has many achievements that no other asian artist has (first asian on mtv unplugged, highest selling jap album of all time for first love)
3) utada already has a huge international fan base
4) she has a different record co. to her one in japan, also a different name, thus allowing her to begin and maintain a different career to her jap one, if she wants to
5) she is having huge amounts of money and energy poured into her promotions, with universal records giving utada her own promotions team (mariah carey only other artist to have this done)

i hope she does do well, her voice and music is good enough on its own imo. her album is scheduled for a (usa) spring release, 2004

sabriel

01-21-2004, 02:34 AM

src: hikaru-online.net

utada.com is up!!!!!!!
its coming true! american debut! out of breath!
the site doenst have music samples yet but it does have some pics of the new hikaru. but now i have to stop refering her as hikki. just utada!
yay! this is exiting as jay! whoo!
cool beans!!!! i say COOL BEANS!!
and yesterday was her b-day too!
day after jay's! :excited:

msv

02-02-2004, 04:38 AM

Hooray! I love Utada Hikaru! I can't wait till it comes out and please lets support her! Finally an asian female artist thats breaking out (yes, I know theres some that has try like Coco Lee), but Utada Hikaru is way better and plus she writes her own music too! Go Hikki! Oh yea... do anyone know the exact date her album will be released?

yummieboba

03-01-2004, 12:46 AM

yay!! i think utada hikaru is a great singer, and I really can't wait for her to release this english album. I'm not sure that she'd do really well in the US market though.. but it's awesome.. we need more asians singers in the states!!

the one

03-27-2004, 05:14 PM

i personally like utada more than ayumi...she got me hooked up with her music when i first saw here in the "first love" mv...since then, i learned about japanese pop music hahaz...

wh00shwh00sh

04-02-2004, 07:00 AM

i'm REALLY hoping that she makes it big here, its about time we had some asian representation in the US and utada is the one to do it.
shes talented, pretty, and she was born in NY i believe and speaks fluent english.
haha, all of you are saying her hubby is so old, hes not 40, they have a 15 year age difference i think.
i honestly dont care how old he is, as long as theyre happy together. i hope they last forever. ^_^

i cant wait till her US debeut album. I WILL BUYYYYYYY

cici bebe

04-02-2004, 10:23 AM

her album is scheduled for a (usa) spring release, 2004
Is it delayed? Because it's already around Spring 2004 and I'm not hearing a lot of news about it. =T

JianDan[Ai]

04-02-2004, 04:39 PM

i guess so..not too much a surprise tho =/ on her website...they had a update yestaurday, but its just 2 new pics of her, nothing about her cd =/ i definetly look forward to it, and hope these delays will not lead up to a dissappointment =/

loko

05-29-2004, 04:38 PM

well hikki just released a new single in japan called Dareka no negai ga kanau koro, it's a great song, and is the theme song for the movie her husband directed right.

anyone knows wat this indicates abt her english debut tho? her release dates seem to be getting pushed back alot, just hope the long wait doesn't make us all too disappointed....

sabriel

05-30-2004, 03:39 AM

july 12th is the release of her first single. featured on the 2004 "Unity" olympics album

Track Listing
1, Avril Lavigne 'Knocking On Heavens Door'
2, Destiny's Child - Will I Am 'I Know'
3, Timbaland - Utada - Kiley Dean 'By Your Side'
4, Tiziano Ferro - Jamelia 'Universal Prayer'
5, Sting - Mariza 'A Thousand Years'
6, Beres Hammond - Les Nubians 'Going All The Way'
7, Mr G - Joss Stone - Crissey Blur 'Issues'
8, Earth Wind & Fire - Roots Manuva 'Love Together'
9, Wayne Wonder - Neneh Cherry 'Eyes On the Prize'
10, Lenny Kravitz - Kadim Al Sahir 'We Want Peace'
11, Macy Gray - Keziah Jones 'Oh Yeah'
12, Moby - Public Enemy 'MKLFKWR'
13, Alice Cooper - Xzibit 'Stand'
14, Grönemeyer - Cheb Mami - Dalaras 'Everlasting'
15, Brian Eno - Skin - Rachid Taha 'Still Standing'
16, Trevor Horn - Yiannis - Tarkan - Katia 'Pass The Flame'

src: www.utada-online.net and www.utada.com

kahel

05-30-2004, 04:28 AM

Whoa! That's a good exposure for her! :excited: It would hopefully, make listeners of that album look forward for her English album release.

it would have been much better if that compilation has more asian artists. But that's a whole new discussion. :blush:

yummieboba

05-30-2004, 05:23 AM

Wow, that's great news! I wonder how the song will turn out. :happy:

hmm, I kind of find it weird too that the music isn't more international.. since it is called "Unity" and everything. It's supposed to be worldwide, right?? :wacko:

thanks for the info, sabriel! :) The website says the CD's international release date is July 12, not the 21, unless i read wrong.. O_O Thanks though! :flowers:

sabriel

05-30-2004, 07:44 AM

woo yummiboba youre right.
lol i guess i got confused.

i'm going crazy waiting for it.
and island def jam keeps SLOWLY updating with tidbits
sooo close.
yes very very close....

kamui

05-31-2004, 12:43 AM

wow... finally an asian breaking into mainstream in the US. i hope she does well :)... but i found it kinda weird cuz isn't island def jam like a rap-ish kinda label? does that mean a bunch of her songs are gonna be that kind of genre?

sabriel

05-31-2004, 12:49 AM

island def jam also has a variety of rock bands such as: thrusday, the killers, hoobastank.
utada has done a bit of everything so far. rnb, rock, and pop. speculations.
there as been a bunch of other asian artist trying to break into the mainstream: Puffy a Ayumi (sings the TEEN TITAN theme song). and i think koda Kumi has an album too.

i just think utada is gonna be the first with the biggest exposure.

MichelleW

08-05-2004, 05:02 PM

her cd is suppose to be released in the US in october. I'm a big fan of utada's so i'm pretty excited about it. As for ayumi i love her as well too, her remixes are so cool! she just has alot of them lol.

Smonkkey

08-05-2004, 05:28 PM

Its OCTOBER 5th!!!!!!!! I can't wait!!!!!!! I'm kinda disappointed in the few songs that i've heard so far. I liked esay breezy for the first half minute, than i kinda get confused. Maybe i'm not listening to the lyrics close enough, but o well. Hopefully the rest of her songs are better.

You can go to http://hikaru-online.net/ for all updates about Hikki! Gosh she so hot :drool:

cici bebe

08-05-2004, 06:42 PM

I reallly hope her CD does well.. haven't liked any of her English songs so far but.. *sigh* ..maybe they'll be better. *cross fingers*

Onibot

08-06-2004, 08:48 PM

oooooh.. i love utada hikaru. my fav song she did was First Love....such nice music and lyrics :cry:

zhy378

10-02-2004, 04:11 PM

omg, it comes out on Oct 5th, hehe, so close, oh yeah, heard that song Easy Breezy, quite nice, hehe but i heard it online, now i just wish to hear it on the radio.hehe. can't wait, :D

panda_shine

10-03-2004, 04:19 AM

Oh I heard her album awhile ago.. and I think it's alright! Not bad not bad! I am thinking of getting it actually :D I think my favorite songs are Easy Breezy and Exodus 04.. the others are ok~

But yeah, I really hope Utada does well in the US too... I think she was promoting it on a lot of the English radio stations awhile ago..~

msv

10-03-2004, 07:30 AM

Utada is a bit like our very own Jay Chou, she combines many variety into her music, though she doesn't make it as "solid" as Jay does for his songs. It still however has various elements that you can say is r&b, pop, or a little bit of rock etc.

I can't wait to get her album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only 2 more days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bounce: IMO, I'm a bit worried for her "success" in America. I haven't heard anything about her on the radio or seen her music video! Hopefully once her album hits the shelves there will be more exposure for her once people start to explore.

Ok, I love Koda Kumi. But bad english isn't going to get far in the english music industry, especially to the public who haven't heard of her before. :oops:

scarletwillow

10-03-2004, 08:49 AM

Hikaru Utada won't make it big.
She's got a nice voice, yes.
Her English is good, yes.

But this gal won't make it in America, because here in the States, we want our music video gals to do more than wash dishes for 5 fucking minutes. Hikaru Utada's Hikari = worst music video EVER MADE.

kewlpiggy88

10-09-2004, 07:20 AM

i was channel-surfing, and i hit MTV, and it had a thing on utada, here's a link to a story on her and it also gives u a link to the thing they played on MTV (USA MTV! not Asia) and th easy breezy MV. and don't worry, she's not washing dishes in this!
http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/

PaoAiJieLun

10-09-2004, 02:04 PM

watched her latest video, Easy breezy.. cute song, got it playing in my mind for quite some time.... BUT!!! i don't get it why they insist on using: Japaneseee just so it could rhyme with Breezy..... hehehe.. oh well... i do hope Hikaru would do great in the US music industry! Ü

***she looked very mature in her video, maybe cos of the ultra red make-up... hehe.. she looked a bit changed wearing that makeup.. but when she don't have make-up on... she looks the same.

nycgirls

10-14-2004, 02:13 AM

Yahoo! I am totally supporting her... I just got the album, and trust me it sounds better on the CD than listening on stream online, even though with ultrafast downloading. You have to look at it as a whole, and please dun get serious with her playful lyrics in some of them... they do sound awkward, but I think it somewhat applies to some people in here. If you just downloading random songs from her new album you won't have a complete feeling about it! My recommandation for the number 1 song on this album is Exodus... totally gets the soul of Exodus, and I wonder why Timbaland was not thinking about producing it until much later~~

DUN COMPARE THIS TO THE OLD HIKKI, AND HER OLD STYLE... please! I do agree the packaging on her was over-done, as in the make ups and clothing style... and I found it surprising enough that her stylists for the album are Japanese... I dunno why they would choose such a geisha make up on her~~ in the bad way~~ >.< But ignore the image, and try a few songs!

panda_shine

10-14-2004, 07:19 AM

Yeah I love the song Exodus too.. though a few of friends said they didn't like it...

I seriously wonder how Utada is doing in the US?

I was browsing around and I found a scan of her in Teen People magazine.. and she looks great.... HERE (http://img83.exs.cx/img83/7051/utadahikarunov2004teenpeople01.jpg)

groovalicious

10-16-2004, 03:17 PM

when i first listened to Easy breezy, i didn't think the song was THAT good, compared to her japanese songs like Automatic, mainly coz of the "japanesee" was so lame. but the song eventually grew on me so itz alright...however i dun like her style on the MV...her make up is too much,especially the red shiny lip gloss. they should tone it down a bit.
BUt then, again, a big shot to the US, good luck man! and congratz being in the Teen People magazine...i'm so impressed~!

zhy378

11-21-2004, 04:15 PM

oh that's kool she was in Teen people mag. arg i still needa get the cd, even if i have heard like lil clips of each song of her cd, but i know it would just sound better on the cd then online. :rolleyes:
but anyway, here's an article on her and her new cd, http://www.kiwibox.com/article.asp?a=32504
I didn't know she's into neuroscience :oops:

MichelleW

11-22-2004, 07:22 PM

i brought her album well over a month ago and i thought it was ok. I mean compared to her other albums she kind of ventured way from her normal style. i haven't heard much about her since then but that's probably because i barely watch TV but i hope she's doing well!

sauerkraut

11-25-2004, 04:46 PM

from what i've heard, her album hasn't been doing too well in the states. :cry: poor hikki. i think she tried to adapt a new style with exodus, but in the end it didn't really work out for her. however, the album's been quite popular in japan.

zhy378

12-05-2004, 05:41 PM

:-) yay i finally got the cd,( yea i know one month late, lol,) anyway, it seem okay, though like the first half of the cd's songs seem a bit weird like they should be more upbeat, is it me or it seem like the songs get better each time as the cd ends. oh well i guess i like it better when is not in english or at least competely in english. hehe. :whistle:

HarmonyCloud

01-26-2005, 01:55 AM

I love Hikaru, actually my friend and I did Kareokee to First love once for some school show haha...

http://search.launch.yahoo.com/launch/search/?m=all&p=utada

that link will take to a site (yahoo) that will let u watch her Easy Breezy Music Video!!

klarence

01-26-2005, 02:01 AM

I also really like First Love. Someone actually sang it in english also. I think her name is Jessa Zaragosa or something...

I don't really like Utada's English album though. It's kinda weird, especially the lyrics.

HarmonyCloud

01-26-2005, 09:54 PM

Someone of her song lyrics are a bit odd, but some are really good, I like "Let me give you my love"
I think its my favorite..

kamui

01-26-2005, 10:01 PM

I don't really like Utada's English album though. It's kinda weird, especially the lyrics.

awww really? i really like her english album! granted i had to listen to it a couple of times before i started liking in but i really like the beats and rhythms... i think i should really try to listen to her jap stuff tho.. i've tried to before but its not as fresh IMHO as the english album... and despite the fact that in Easy Breezy there's that lyric 'ur easy breezy and i'm japanesey' i really like that song! (cringed a couple times but now i'm so used to it) and some of her lyrics are very meaningful... not that i know much but i've read some pretty intensive analysises of her songs (from the utada forums) and they seem to make alot of sense lol.. not that i would have caught on if it wasn't pointed out to me

nycgirls

01-26-2005, 10:11 PM

Ditto to kamui's statement...

:D Easy Breezy did gave me quite an uneasy time... but honestly she did a GOood album arrangement that ease the uneasiness caused by Easy Breezy... (my tougue started to twist) Before Easy Breezy in the album it was "The Workout." It ends with an abrupt ending... then 2 secs later the breeze sound from Easy Breezy came into your ears. What I mean is the Easy Breezy gave the listeners a break from the upbeat and loudness from the Workout...

ToT But I think I lot of people got kinda p.i.s.s.e.d with the Easy Breezy lyrics, so they sorta ditched her album as a whole~~ Noooooo... You can't judge the album by one song~~ or several songs that you've downloaded with incomplete track-to-track coherence~~

HarmonyCloud

01-26-2005, 10:58 PM

Yes, I will admit, at first I didn't like Easy Breezy. The Japanesey thing kinda through me off, but then I kinda started to like it. And I agree You CAN'T judge an album by one song, I hope everyone enjoyed the Easy Breezy Video.

eva_dreaming

03-07-2005, 09:58 AM

I prefer her Japanese albums, some reason they're better then her english albums
The only songs i really like on her new album is easy breezy and exodus '04, after a while the other songs aren't as good after a few listens......mayb it's because of the lyrics......
but then thats prob wats good bout her jap songs....... i can't understand wat she's saying and the few english lines thrown in are prob wat make it good :D

http://www.geocities.com/eva_dreaming/Easy_Breezy_files/eb1.JPG

klarence

03-07-2005, 11:01 AM

WEll, I have the entire CD, and I guess I just don't really like it. I like exodus '04 though.

eva_dreaming: is that picture from one of her MVs?

eva_dreaming

03-07-2005, 11:06 AM

yeap yeap, its from her easy breezy clip, I took some screenshots (screen caps), at the end where she's driving the car :-)
I have more if u want

klarence

03-08-2005, 03:12 AM

eva, it's ok, you don't have to post more screenshots (unless you want to).

Didn't utada get married at a fairly young age? She married a guy that was quite older than her, right?

eva_dreaming

03-08-2005, 10:53 AM

yeah she did, his like 15 years older then her, take a look at this link 4 the info
http://www.geocities.com/eva_dreaming/Utada_Hikaru
it's also got the screenshots there if u click onto the easy breezy link
he also directed a movie that she sang a song 4, and her husband also directed some of her clips
she's been married over 2 years now so dun look like a temp marraige

look at celine dion she married her manager and his like 20 years older then her
sep his really sweet, he really believed in her and all, sold 2 house, or mortaged them both to put up the money to help her get her album out there and promote her.......true love, and they're still together, must be like 10 years now, cause she had a baby in like 2000

so dunno bout utada if her marriage is serious, just have to wait and c

Jie_Lun_Rox

03-08-2005, 10:59 AM

i noe that she has started singing english songs! i heard one of her songs " easy breezy" and i tink its real good! Saw her MV too.. Cool..

eva_dreaming

03-08-2005, 11:14 AM

not just started, at the start of her career, b4 the 1st love album , when she was really young, she tried it once, it didnt' go well at all, but it help launch her jap career cause these people over in jap heard of her and thought she was good, asked if she could write and sing in jap, she said yes, & thats how her real career started :)

devonn

03-12-2005, 04:06 PM

i love Utada Hikaru@Hikky...i have her First Album(first love),Deep River,Can you keep a secret and her english album,Exodus! Utada is one great composer too! i just love her..i didnt know how Utada career got started until eva_dreaming told...thanks ya!

klarence

03-12-2005, 11:59 PM

Did utada compose and write all of her songs? Like first love? (that's my favorite japanese song ever! )

eva_dreaming

03-13-2005, 12:39 AM

take a look at the article, it has a bit more info on her if ur interested

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31175-2004Oct13.html

I think theres also a thing bout people thinking that all utada is concerned about is making money......cause when she released her singles collection......usually people who release a best of their work...they add a bonus new song.........on a web site, people were commenting on how it looked like it was thrown together in 5 mins....
and how she re did Distance to become Final Distance to commemorate the tragic accident where the little kids died.......people say that was also to make more money cause 1/ she only changed 1 line of the song at the end and the song is slower thats all.......
2/the single Final distance people asked that how come the whole single was dedicated to the kids instead of just the 1 song.......3/ and they also question that if it was really 4 the little kids how come the profits 4 that single wasn't donated to charity or something.......
in the end it was her who profited.........

so i dunno wat do u all think

rainbowseason

03-23-2005, 11:38 AM

heh yep i like hikki
i like it when she had those pretty cool songs like first love, automatic, can u keep a secreat and stuff
but then she got really boring >_<

jaychou_21

03-23-2005, 11:54 AM

Love Utada! :D
She just bowls me over. :happy:
I think among all the Japanese female singers,
she is one of the best if not THE best,
besides Ayumi Hamasaki and Namie Amuro. :thumbsup:
I fell in love :blush: with her first smash hit,
FIRST LOVE
I was also amazed at how she transformed herself
into something refreshing,sexier than the usual
but I find her transformation a little bit awkward. :oops:
I love her original image. :excited:
She's more of a darling back then. :wink2:
But still,her EXODUS is worthwhile.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/young_master/Utada.jpg
Aishite Imasu,Utada!

AnzuMazaki

05-08-2005, 06:06 AM

I love hikaru utada! I think her vice is very unique! Most singer these days have high voice ranges yet hers is more to the lower side but sounds really good! I especially like Eternity and First Love.

cookielmy

07-29-2005, 05:19 PM

haha.. of course there is! ... One of them is HERE! ^^ Utada Hikaru's songs are quite nice.. i like the "final distance" remix... very very good... but last but no least.."first love" her best of the best song... this is my first japanese song i heard last time.. from that on,i download much more of her songs and video clips as collections.. really really cool! =)

souLvamP

08-08-2005, 03:00 PM

I love Utada!!! >< But her album "Exodus" wasn't very that good. I liked it better when she only sung Japanese. Some of the songs on Exodus are ok though. My favourite is Kremlin Dusk. In her Japanese albums, the lyrics are really good and the tunes are great! I have so many favourites. I didn't listen to her much anymore because I discovered Korean music, but she's good all the same. She wears too much makeup I think. -0- [v]

shiroyume

09-24-2005, 04:43 AM

utada is pretty good but her new song.. "be my last" the clip is quite.. um.. disturbing?
sorry for spoiling it.. but she gets hit by a car...and when she does its like she does somersaults in the air...oO;;
but i mean the song is quite nice... its really nice.. i like just that the clip is a bit wierd=P
and as for her english lbum.. i quite like exodus and devil insidexD

eva_dreaming

09-24-2005, 12:44 PM

^ i think the whole point of her be my last clip is that she was the friend of the girl she saved and i think she died along the way but though she died she kept looking out 4 her friend and then pushing her friend outta the way and saving her...was the whole reason y she was watching over her and then cause she was dun saving her getting hit by the car symbolized the end of her and her leaving ......
and ways her U make me want to be a man cover
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v700/eva_dreaming/youMakeMeWant2BAMan.jpg
and the new version of her Exodus cover, i hear that the Europe release of her Exodus album is gonna have 2 new songs on it

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v700/eva_dreaming/exodusnew.jpg

masterewok

10-08-2005, 05:31 AM

i once like utada hikaru, I even like exodus, which was blaphemous to my friends(they call her a traitor for reasons onknown to me), but, then she sang "easy breezy", now, I don't know how I feel about her...

*.:｡ZẨأNỷ.｡.:*

10-08-2005, 05:37 AM

Hey that make up is cool man
i started listening to her songs after my friend introduced me her first love.
but i still prefer ayumi. maybe she should change her style abit.
dont always dress up so plain=)

topghurl

01-13-2006, 05:52 AM

guys can y'all do me a favor????

i need the instrumentals for sakura drops, deep river and first love...

id really appreciate it
tnxie!!!!

mwahh!!1

blkfirestrm

02-22-2006, 03:45 AM

Oh! Are you talking about Keep Tryin'? It's a good song, kind of upbeat but whatever. The PV is really funny...it reminds me of a musical because everyone is dancing in the streets.

msv

03-03-2006, 05:37 PM

utada is pretty good but her new song.. "be my last" the clip is quite.. um.. disturbing?
sorry for spoiling it.. but she gets hit by a car...
Is it so wrong to get hit by a car?! Maybe she just wanted to test her bone endurance.

FiFi0613

03-04-2006, 06:15 AM

Oh! Are you talking about Keep Tryin'? It's a good song, kind of upbeat but whatever. The PV is really funny...it reminds me of a musical because everyone is dancing in the streets.

yeah! i was watching it and i love it!!! her single keep try'in rocks!!! :D but the cover of it reminds me of robots... it scares me

here are some pictures of her new single keep tryin':

http://image2.sina.com.cn/ent/y/2006-02-28/U1431P28T3D1000334F326DT20060228145924.jpg

http://pic.northeast.cn/0/01/03/08/1030800_861824.jpg

ichigo fairy

03-07-2006, 01:50 AM

yeah, i also like the song keep tryin'. the m/v to "can you keep a secret" was *kinda* freaky (i *think* that's the word i'm looking for) to me b/c of the way she was interacting with the robot. >_<

did she enroll back into columbia university?

Is it so wrong to get hit by a car?! Maybe she just wanted to test her bone endurance.

LOL ^^ funny.....

danieldren

04-04-2006, 02:49 AM

did she enroll back into columbia university?
LOL ^^ funny.....

Yeah but wasnt that like 5 years ago while she was recording 'Distance' and it didnt work so she gave it up... havent heard of anything since though.... :wink2:

anyway....
UTADA HAS A NEW ALBUM 'UNDER BLUE'
i found out today while looking at this website;
http://www.news.cherryblossom-garden.com/
and found out.. thx so much jpopnews at cherrybollsom... it shoudl be so good...

ccapala

04-08-2006, 02:25 PM

she's having a new album "Ultra Blue" released on 06/14/06 (her first studio album in four years including COLORS, Dareka no negai ga kanau koro, Be My Last, Passion and Keep Tryin') and a Japan summer tour "Utada United 2006 0701-0910"

i sooooo cant wait for the album!! the tour also features both Jap and Eng material too!

danieldren

05-10-2006, 03:07 AM

wow a tour i am really looking forward to the future in jpop now... i love utada's concerts.. espiecally boudokia so good...

Dark_Cloud_730

05-29-2006, 05:04 PM

As I know.. And my friends 2..

We all know Utada Hikaru is the main singer for the game Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II. This how we know her.. Simple and Clean PLANTb Remix, Simple and Clean, or Hikaru, and Passion or Sanctuary.

Great game.. Fanatic 2.. XP

crossingofmerlin

07-02-2006, 05:49 AM

yeah... heard Utada first through kingdom of hearts... and then I asked my japanese friends if they knew Utada... and they just stared at me...
her songs are awesome... though I don't listen to much Jpop... so I can't compare... except that I like her better than Ayumi Hamasaki... that is at least the two Ayumi Songs I've heard... that came in the Inuyasha CD...
but I didn't really understand her "passion" video...
what's with the horses in the end... I guess maybe something about being free or something... since nothing had to do w/ horses in any other part of the video?
anyways... do you guys know if there's going to be a KH III... and if there is one... more from Utada?
I'm getting a bit ahead of myself...

asianparis

02-06-2007, 08:48 AM

i adore utada. first love is like my favorite japanese song. she captures the bittersweetness of that first love and the hurt and sweetness of it all in her voice.

kt_jingle

02-27-2007, 12:27 PM

i <3 utada.
she sings so darn well...
ok, ok, i admit i've only heard a few of her songs- namely, exodus and first love...
but they totally caught my attention, and i got obsessed with them.
her powerful vocals and emotion in the songs...
wow.
:-)

jay_ella4ever

03-06-2007, 03:38 PM

hey.. i'm new to this thread...
i knew her songs from hanadan or Hana Yori dango...
i love her flavor of life song.. its amazing...

kwonsang26

04-12-2007, 08:21 PM

Oh goodness,Utada Hikaru is an awesome singer that many americans will probably never get to know because asian entertainers are still not fully accepted into the mainstream.

I absolutely love her song So Simple & Clean from Kingdom Hearts & her hits like First Love & Sanctuary from Kingdom Hearts 2.I can't wait to hear what theme song she wrote & produced for KH3.^^ :wave:

cinsin

04-13-2007, 04:02 PM

diaoness

04-14-2007, 01:11 PM

new to utada...BUT...after listening to *first love*...fell in LOVE! such a sweet song! and her english is reali good! anybody recommend any songs?

asianparis

04-14-2007, 01:20 PM

Aww...did anyone hear how she got a divorce late last month. I think it's pretty sad considering she's been with her (ex) husband for about 4 years. I kinda thought the 15 year age gap would've been a bit of a problem later in life when you have different thoughts of where you want to be in life.

oooh that is super sad. wasnt her (ex) husband her manager? but its not suprising though because they were having issues when Utada released her english album like 2 years back. something about Utada doesnt wanna have a kid yet but he wants one. therefore playing into what youo said about the age gap. wells best of luck to Utada, and i hope she makes another album soon

Hyacint

04-22-2007, 03:15 PM

She's my favorite Japanese (and perhaps worldwide) singer. Though I love her English album, I became a fan because of 'first love', such a beautiful song.

It's indeed too bad she hasn't become popular in mainstream outside of Asia. I think she blows away most young American singers of nowadays.

Peach_happo

06-22-2008, 01:21 PM

lol, im neutral towards her but i think her songs are dat cool anymore~
no offence....
my fav song ive eva listened to was first love...the rest were, no offence, but..kinda...lame....

if anyone has any good songs, can they recommend plz?

WD-Ning

06-22-2008, 02:12 PM

First love. Haha. XD That was once my favourite too!

But her style now is more of a Hip Hop.

I like Prisoner of Love, Beautiful World and Flavor of Life. (I personally really like Beautiful World alot. XD)

ask4more_jay

08-28-2008, 09:27 PM

ive just recently started listening to jap music
and utada is one of my faves!
i only know a few songs though
but First Love, though old, is definitely one of the best :wink2:

woaijielun

03-06-2009, 10:57 PM

heyy :] utada is releasing an english album in march :]
her first single called "come back to me" has a music video out

http://x-ashelia-x.blogspot.com/2009/03/hikaru-utada-come-back-to-me-hq-pv.html

its really good!
her voice is amazing
! best of luck to her US release :D hope u all like the new song !