I believe 2006? Sounds right because of Keep Tryin'

2009

At the end of 2005 I think. My friend sent me two DISTANCE (the song) remixes and Kettobase! and I loved them all. Especially DISTANCE's PLANITb remix (*___*). Of course I have also heard Simple & Clean before as well but I became a fan in 2005. I've been a fan for four years now. :)

In 2002, I heard Simple and Clean in the commercial for Kingdom Hearts and fell so in love with it. Then I bought the game just to see who sang the song (yeah, I wasn't very internet savy back then.) Once I had her name I downloaded a bunch of songs, SAKURA Drops, COLORS, traveling, ect... and was like "Whoa." when they were in Japanese, but I still fell in love with her anyway and ended up buy in the COLORS single as soon as it came out.

I first heard of her by early-2004, when I saw a copy of DEEP RIVER in a music store... but began listening around mid-2005

2005.

I read about her "Exodus" album in a UK magazine, downloaded it, loved it, then got all her Japanese stuff, and then I expanded to more Japanese music, and well here I am. :P

2004~

WHen i go to music store, it was my first time buying japanese artists music, and don't know it was hikki~

2006? (not sure of the year.) I bought kingdom hearts in 2002-2003 (don't remember) and I loved the song to freaking pieces. But common sense didn't hit me to look up who the artist was. So I didn't really start listening to her till Just before she released her Ultra Blue album. It was the first album I bought by her. ^^.
First song I ever learned the full lyrics to by her was colors. (which I was really suprised when I found out simple and clean was on the b side of the single) It was also the first japanese song I ever really listened to (not counting the ending jpop songs at the end of animes I watched which I didn't pay attention to once the episode was over) It was soo hard singing along. its easy now. but never speaking a word of japanese till you decide to sing a song in that language is impossible. lol it was fun.

Sooo! I would loooove to say I was a true fan since 2002 early in her career. but I can't cause I didn't look her up till 2006 or so.

Actually mabye I can say that. although it was one song I did enjoy it alot.

Around 2007 with Flavor of Life ( :P ). I still love that song!

at 2000 when i was 5 y.o XD
Utada is my First Love lol ~

2003 for me. I heard Simple and Clean and really liked it. In 2004 I bought Exodus and became a huge fan <3.

2007

2002 :yes right when the first KH came out and i heard simple and clean <3

I'm not 100% sure if it was 2006 or 2007 but I think it was 2006. The first song i heard was Boku wa Kuma XD

^ Same here. -.-'

I think it was around 2000 before I cared to pay attention to her...

I loved First Love since it first came out ... so ever since then I liked her.

2006 I think..

2004 I think