One thing I definitely hate about it is the cover... It's just so wrong.

I think, I liked her compositions...I think lol iirc they were alright for pop/r&B comps, but the arrangements were so simple...they were a bit lacking.

Personally, it reminded me a bit of her earlier R&B, like automatic. They're very simple to me, and not very "full".

I feel like she was alright at it, but she didn't start to shine for me until she came out with the ethereal stuff. Even with hikari, I loved the planitb remix more than the actual song. I didn't love love her until Ultra Blue, and it's still my favorite, and imo, her best work.

TITO is kinda....I just sorta sweep it aside.

People ask me about hikki? Hikki = Ultra Blue :evillaugh That other album? Oh yeah...that was just...this thing she did. You kinda have to be a die hard fan to "get it".

Like Ayu's Party Queen...


@jean-baptiste: that cover. It-that-shall-not-be-named. The You-know-which. ok im done.

It's not about TITO being amazing or so deserving of love....TITO was a crappy mess in its own way....it's just that Exodus was so utterly horrendous that anything would be an improvement...

There were few songs on Exodus I like pretty much but with TITO I never even knew I had such album on my HDD, I always listen to everything I get so it must have been pretty ugly but I'll try it again today out of curiosity.

Seeing YMMWTBAM and Kremlin Dusk live changed my opinion on those songs forever.

I do like her Tippy Toe song...cause...yeah lol

Bwahaha! I've seen worse. Keywords: ayu. Monkey. Nuff said.


I actually really like Exodus... More than TITO... I'm not even a die-hard Hikki fan! ...or am I? Maybe I just have extremely bad taste. The only thing I didn't like about Exodus was that a few songs towards the end had awkward lyrics. It just didn't flow lyrically. But I loved that album.

TITO conversation is here again? Cool. I like that album, especially all those R&B ballads. They're great♥

Even with the songs that were jems on both Exodus and TITO.. those albums are like swept under the rug. Until reading the last couple pages, I actually forgot those albums exist or that I own them. For the most part, I wouldn't say they are horrendous as one said previous. I don't mind the albums, I don't think its as bad as some people feel because the occasional listen can be enjoyable! But both Exodus and TITO are definitely not on Hikki's top five best albums.

I got a chance to listen to Kuma Power Hour, it was great to hear her voice and I really liked the show. I was surprised by Patsy Cline on her playlist! I didn't know Hikki listens to old country. Crazy in Love cover was amazing and I would just love if Hikki did do a cover album like she mentioned. (Wishful thinking, but ultimately I'd prefer new work.) I'd like to see her interpretations of songs. Would they get ethereal? Oh, and I never bothered to listen to her mom's work and I was happy she did play one song from her after Patsy Cline's song. I don't listen to much Enka but it was interesting.

Would be nice if she made Kuma Power Hour twice a month... once a month is just so... little.

@ drdolce: At least I'm not completely alone. :D

Tito is the epitome of bad music

^How long have you been gone from this forum? Did you completely skip over the Party Queen era or something?

It's funny how every now and then people start talking and comparing TiTO and Exodus.

I love Exodus, wish Hikki would release a Vol. 2 of that. TiTO is a good album but I barely listen to it nowadays, but in my opinion, it's better than half of all those crap american artists have been releasing lately.

I find myself enjoying her first collection album over and over. Mostly the end. I miss the TRAVELING hikki. lol

Can you keep a secret > all other of her R&B stuff

I like these conversations about hikki's best/worst works. Hearing everyone's opinions gives me a reason to go and listen to a particular work and appreciate it in a new way.

omg was eating at a Japanese food place and they were playing Automatic, First Love, Come Back to Me, COLORS, and Can You Keep A Secret?

CYKAS? is the longest song I have ever heard btw, that song lasts four-hundred years.

Traveling > everything except like Final Distance and maybe Sakura Drops, and Hikari

Up until Ultra Blue :P