Waiting for March is kinda unbearable now, haha. I'm hoping -- praying? -- that she has a performance or two in NY so I can go see her. And I do wonder about how they're gonna promote it... hm...

Yeah? The people that refer to her like that are the ones who know what they're talking about.

If you got a huge group of high school students and say 'Rihanna is a Singles Artist', the only ones who are going to know what you mean are the Jpop fans and band kids, most likely.

@CoriKaru; ehh that girl would be me ^^;;;; And that's wig, yes ^^;
And yes, all of that was intentional ^^;;;
Glad somebody noticed it, though ^///^ You like it? ^^;


@kawaii_otaku; You really think people don't know anymore what a "single" would be? That sounds kind of extreme, don't you think?
And I didn't know they refer to Rihanna like that, why is that so?
Because she's releasing so much music? (doesn't know a thing about the babe )

@rikku411; Yes, I hope there will be a showcase or something like that ^^ (and hopefully available on youtube or so after a little while)
I wonder what kind of promotion they will do, too. It's IDJ, they're big, they could pull of some super-promotion, but I don't think they will.
What I keep wondering about the most is what kind of image they will give her, with the PVs and the promo photos..

they call her a singles artist because she has very strong 'singles' sales, if you will, (all of her 'singles' tend to do extremely well) but then she has sub-par album sales.

it's like Johnny's Entertainment groups ... they're almost all Singles artists. XD

that's cool

it's already midnight in Singapore which means Happy 26th birthday Utada :D (alongside with Meat Pao :yatta)

I wonder will she be buying Kuma a partner or not :laugh

Happy 26th Birthday Utada!!! :)

happy birthday utada! :D i can't believe she's 26 already, lol.

I noticed it from the beginning :) didn't comment on it because I thought it was obvious :laugh good job on that pic

And CONGRATULATIONS to my favorite girl Utada Hikaru! :D Let's hope for a new year full of great music! And for Hikki, have a great year :luv2

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before, but HEART STATION (the album)
has passed the million mark on Oricon albums chart!!! ^^

Very impressive.

It's a long way from the 19th here still, but what the hell-- Happy Birthday Hikki! :D

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...ia/0052RY2.jpg

From Inconspicous blog

Inconspicuous Productions was tapped to create Utada’s latest EPK (electronic press kit) that is sent to various media outlets. Roc The Mic Studios is located in New York City and was founded by Jay-Z in 2007.

^Ha, you beat me to it. I was just about to click "send post"!

Seeing those two (Stargate) makes my stomach hurt. Can't wait for the album, though! Oh, the suspense...!

I love her hat. And I hate hats. :luv2

I wonder what she's holding...

She looks very strange at the angle. And I still think she should gain some weight. Poor Hikki, she's looking sickly. </3

She looks very nice in that hat. ^^

Woohoo! Another press kit! Maybe IDJ is giving hope to her this time! I mean...stargate. Seriously. STARGATE!

Don't hate them. They'll bring Utada to stardom. And if Utada didn't like stargate music, she would've never worked with them. So yeah!!!

Anyway. Here's to hoping that correct promotion occurs. That one minute on MTV will do nothing. But that one minute on MTV played during ending credits every end of the show is a lot.

Scandinavians make some pretty good music. =] Happy b-day Hikki ~

@Karen: I don't think she will buy Kuma a partner...she IS his partner!!!

she looks so cute! love the hat :D i'm glad she's getting some promotion!

Did Stargate make Come Back to Me?

^ I think so.
Happy 26th Birthday, Hikki!
What an odd angle they shot the pic from.