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What do you guys think should've been the singles? For me it would've been:

-The Workout
-You Make Me Want To Be A Man
-About Me
-Hotel Lobby

That would've been awesome. I'm listening to EXODUS right now and wow... really brings back memories. I listened to this album so much during a certain point in my life and it's really making me nostalgic *sniff* :laugh

^ I think these should've been singles:

Let Me Give You My Love (cuz we all know America loves naughtay songs :P)
The Workout
About Me
Wonder 'Bout

...And that's about it :D...Geez, I really need to go and listen to this album again! I miss it :(

I luv Animato to death too. It's something about that song that makes me feel good inside. The melody and lyrics are just awesome. THE LYRICS ARE JUST FANATASTIC! :smitten

"Dreaming of hip-hop tunes
They say you got the proper tools
So whutchu gonna do
Keep doing things the way you do"

Those lines are epic! :heart

The singles should have been:

Let Me Show You My Love
Wonder 'Bout
About Me
You Make Me Want To Be A Man (but a better video - What was Kazzy thinking?! @_@)

I don't think most americans would have liked Animato if it was a single. I would have though. I would have luved a pv for it. :luv2

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Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~ (Post 1483390)

^:grouphug

I'll prolly be the first in line to buy the album. XD Hopefully, Hikki's video and song is popular enough to where a lot of people will be in line with me to purchase the album. I wanna see how the album cover is gonna look like. I thought the Exodus cover was a little simple yet cute. :yes Ugh, all this english stuff coming from Hikki is making listen to Exodus again. I just find my luv for About Me again. :heart The Workout is Hikki's Ima Suga Hoshii song. I kinda think its a lil derty than ISH. :bchuck

I'm going to get it at Wal-Mart :D
They had her EXODUS album there when it first came out! They are bound to have her new one. I want it so bad :luv2

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Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~ (Post 1483448)

Let Me Show You My Love

I like this song a little (the chorus is kinda nice) but the majority of it is such crap IMO, especially the verses:

What a day
Young boy next door passed away
Makes me wanna say
Hey
I don't wanna waste another day"

WTF. People thought "Easy Breezy" was bad writing, but LMGYML is craptacular, lyrics-wise And Timbo's production is a hot mess as well.

^I thought she said "waste another day"? DDDDD:

:laugh @ me for saying Let Me Show You My Love. It was totally Let Me Give You My Love. XD

So the English album is definitely going to be released this year? If so, that's good news. :)

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Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~ (Post 1483490)

^I thought she said "waste another day"? DDDDD:

:laugh @ me for saying Let Me Show You My Love. It was totally Let Me Give You My Love. XD

:laugh Oops, we both made typos, lol. But either way that song's lyrics make me go "wat". That's the big problem I had with EXODUS... the lyrics were awkward. Like, why does she have to sing about "born-again Christians" when she's making a club song? Sorry, Hikki, but stuff like that (and the King Tutankhamun reference) is just not necessary at all. Also, did anyone else feel like her enunciation or something was really strange. Like she always sounded out of breath and like she was stretching her words too much. Really awkward.

If I had my way for singles...

Animato
The Workout
Hotel Lobby
Kremlin Dusk

Argh, that was hard. But they ALL get PVs. I would also like to add "About Me" and "Devil Inside" and "Wonder 'Bout" lol

i would have picked~

kremlin dusk - a great way to grab attention
you make me want to be a man - a good follow up, it also shows hikki's creative production, and it got raving reviews over here :love
the workout / let me give you my love - shows hikki's many styles

ALBUM RELEASE

about me

it probably would have flopped either way lol. but easy breezy as the LEAD SINGLE? wlell, IDJ are known for screwing over their artists... :laugh

Yeah, it didn't get much on the promotional scale so a flop was pretty much inevitable. But the least they could have done was make some nice videos and release stronger songs as singles.

Although I did enjoy Devil Inside - WHY was there no PV?!

Devil Inside was such a catchy song. I'm not surprised it was a club hit.

(I'm so used to posting on the 16th Utada Hikaru thread that I keep posting on it instead of posting on the 17th. :()

Yeah it is such a great song. I love the overall theme of the song and the Japanese-influenced instrumentation is hot!

Plus it was on QAF!!

In really wish Kremlin Dusk was a single, it was my favourite song on the album. I love the bit which starts when she goes "Born in a war of opposite attraction...". It seems so dramatic and I love it!

I dun really like Kremlin Dusk, dunno why.
And I hope the English album will be something like HEART STATION: soothing, but with deep thoughts (well all her jpn albums have deep thoughts anywayz). For the lead single, I hope it'll be something more serious, rather than silly "I'm Japan-ne-se". No more stupid video, no more weird make up.. Something more natural...

It's good to bring her Japanese image to the western anywayz. It's already proven that the ancient geisha look didn't work at all. :P

Is anyone else kinda scared for Hikki? The American music scene is dominated by such craptacular stuff lately... it's all about ridiculous hooks and awful beats. No one really cares about good music. The only refreshing artist I've seen in a while is Leona Lewis.

^ I am a a little, but even though the album was a flop in America, it sold pretty well in Japan. I have faith in her though, I'm pretty sure its gonna sound good,I dont know if it's gonna sell though, we will just have to wait and see...

i have faith that utada will create a SOLID masterpiece, but however, i really don't have much faith in her selling and becoming a hit, no matter who produces her.

hikki's message

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Saturday, May 24, 2008

Single out now

Come to think of it, I remembered my Prisoner Of Love single is out now.

(Which I'd forgotten about, as I didn't do any promotional works this time)

You know this is my all-time fave jacket to date (lol)

She's eating a mikan (lol)

You see an eager expression on her side face . . . and when you look closer, you'll find her eating a mikan (lol)

Also I love the colors in it. Like purple, orange, yellow and orange-tan.

The photographer-san took a lot of shots while we were doing the video shooting. Just like those photos taken during the concerts.

I wasn't aware of the cameras at all, had no idea when I was shot, so I was like "Ah~ so he was taking my photos at that time~!" during checking my photos.

It's fun, to see me in some casual looks on my face in the photos. Looks kinda like some personal photos.

And this keyboard, seen in the back.

It's the same one you saw in the message "Glasses and keyboard," and seriously I've been regularly using it for over 5 years.

And you know what!

It passed away right on this shooting day . . .

I set it up, turned the switch on, and saw the lamp lit up for a second, then gone out. It became completely silent.

K, keyboard-tan . . .

My sweet bro, who traveled with me even to Czech( ; _ ; ) *sheds tears*

I made a lot of songs together with you

It's gone to mech heaven.

I've got a new keyboard for myself and been using it now, but I must admit I haven't felt an attachment to it yet.

Whenever those keyboards or other interfaces that I'd used for a long time break, they remain at my home without being abandoned . . . I always find it hard to determine where to place them and I can't place them in the corridor and such cuz they'll stand in the way, so eventually I end up putting them placing like in the restroom, which make my friends surprised when they visit my home (lol)

I also got this big keyboard called Triton in the restroom (not a huge room at all, just in a normal size! (lol)) of my NY apartment, which make me surprised as well, like when I'm half asleep in the midnight.

Well, so, that's how it is.

This single jacket has become something like a commemorative one, which is a good thing( ; _ ; )

at 3:31 PM
credit : lucifer's wing@JPM

I saw the title and was like WTF? but I see now. It sounds...interesting. Maybe a bit "Easy Breezy, and Japanezy?" :shrug

I'm a bit behind on the news, but I'll definitely be digging. :)

EDIT: @luv

Quote:

"Dreaming of hip-hop tunes
They say you got the proper tools
So whutchu gonna do
Keep doing things the way you do"

Those lines are epic! :heart

how are they epic? I'm reading them, but I'm not seeing anything special, so what do you like about them Luvvy?