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ʕ•̫͡•ʔ NEW SINGLE "Anata" - December 8, 2017! Spoiler:
ʕ•̫͡•ʔ About Hikki Spoiler:
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Thank you for creating a new thread! Love the title.
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Thanks for making this new Thread ... The Banner looks great!
Fantome has passed 1 Mio units (780K physical shipped, 220K digital sales) http://otakomu.jp/archives/493607.html Her new Boukyaku PV also just passed 1 million views ! :blove |
I love the name of the thread ^^
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She has perfect hair in the banner.
*looks at my hair* *cries* |
Thank you for making the new thread! :)
Only a few more weeks until we get to hear "Anata ga Matteru" I'm curious to know how heavily her vocals will be featured. |
maybe the digital single should be mentioned as a latest release too
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Just watched 忘却 and cried. Lol
I'm in an emotional state, but that type of art is so rare now in jpop. Brought a lot of feelings out. |
THE BACK HORN releases short preview of “Anata ga Matteru” featuring Hikki ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZcbtWLrPiE http://i2.wp.com/aramajapan.com/wp-c...over.png?w=320 |
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Has anyone posted the Michi instrumental? It's not from a karaoke place (at least it doesn't sound like it, it sounds like the same exact song, just with no vocals). I was so glad to find this!
https://www.mediafire.com/?bw49g39c8y1amlf |
^It doesn't really sound like the original one. The beginning is quite different, and there's a melody guide in the background if you notice. Probably it's from a karaoke or an instrumental shop.
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Some news ... Fantome reached 640k
Her daily positions for the first 17 weeks https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2-CAbHUAAAmhdo.jpg She tweeted : "If teachers/students wanna use my songs in class at school I like them to use my songs free of charge, w/o worrying about copyright fees" :blove some Promo: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3ojeE0UYAABk-V.jpg full PV https://goo.gl/Zy8LHi ... This Song is ... :rolleyes |
she is still ging strong, mostly top 10 positions weekly even after 17 weeks. nice!
I predict 750k now! :) |
I wish she held a concert some day :heart
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Wow glad I saw this thread. So great that she sells like crazy!
That Boukyaku video is ...interesting. What are the things that we see pulsating at the beginning of the clip? Looks like bodily function but what do I know. |
Utada is...changing labels.
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Umm, yeah. Sony. In my opinion, that's something I'm NOT going to look forward to. My main issue is their restrictive YouTube policy... Any thoughts? For me, not something to look forward to. I'm surprised at this news, but what's even shocking is that she's moving to Sony. I understand how Toshiba EMI got into Universal first from Toshiba selling its music label business, then Universal pretty much buys out EMI...but Utada moving to Sony? WHAAAT????? We got caught off-guard with this! :O |
I'm also disappointed for that decision but I also think (or want to believe) that Utada knows what she's doing moving to Sony. I would have preferred her to end up in Warner, but well.
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I don't really understand as well. Sony jp isn't a really good company IMO, as they don't seem to really care about their artists.
I hope she has total control of her music. I'm sure she will be, as her dad is her manager. |
Sony confirmed that she will release new material this year. :yes
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20...89-it_nlab-ent |
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Yeah, Sony is terrible but she's a huge artist, I don't think they're planning on messing her career up. She is literally the best-selling solo artist right now, I'm sure they're going to at least manage her well. I'm excited for new music this year! Glad to know Utada is not going to disappear for a few more years after Fantôme.
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http://aramajapan.com/news/hikaru-ut...ransfer/70840/
Hikaru Utada announces label transfer edit: ooops didn't see that someone already posted it, gomen :) |
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Anyway, since this is hikki we're talking about, I don't think Sony would be messing her career around. And I'm pretty sure her dad will look after (as we know, her dad is powerful enough to affect the decisions). |
She is taking some of her core staff with her and considering she's huge, she'll probably have lots of freedom to manage her career whatever way she wants. And it's Hikki we are talking about, she doesn't release new stuff that often, so there's no much to mess up.
And apart from cardboards and some weird tie-ins, Universal didn't really promote that well Fantôme. The only thing I really liked was those marketing stuff from the CD stores, but I think it's was their own initiative... |
I wonder if the move has anything to do with her US career. Since her US albums were also UMG, right? Maybe she doesn't want to be obligated to release through them if she ever does another English language album.
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what news!I wonder if her release pattern might change
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yeah, I wonder what changes with transfer to Sony. though something tells me that everything will be the same haha
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So I guess it doesn't really matter which music company she's in, as long as she can control her career by herself (or her dad helps her whatsoever). |
this...an interesting decision...
sony seems to nit care as much, and maybe that will give her a freedom/lack of pressure that could be suited to her creative style. hahaha i dont know! hopefully she'll still be able to release as she likes, with her father to keep her safe and strong as an artist. |
It's rare for major artists to make label changes so I wonder what the major reason was~ Sony must've offered something really good...
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^she herself probably. She said she wants to try out new things and a label-change is like a fresh start. (I read that in an interview)
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I'm glad she's doing this before the new theme for Kingdom Hearts 3. I think with Sony on board, we're much more likely for Utada to have another Sanctuary/Flavor of Life size hit later this year or next. :)
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Guys, can you listen to Utada through any of the streaming apps like Spotify or Deezer? Spotify tells me there are plenty of her Japanese albums there, but they're all blocked for my country and the ones I've tried to VPN lol (Brazil, Japan, US and Canada).
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^ I can only listen to Exodus and This Is The One on Spotify (US). I'm not sure if her Japanese discography is available in any streaming platform.
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We can't even listen to TITO here in Brazil lol
It just occurred to me that maybe someone uploaded her albums from a private collection... And Spotify is listing them just because T.T Cause if you Google Utada Hikaru Spotify you'll see at least both of hers Japanese single collections, covers and all. |
that could be the reason ... because Hikki doesn't stream her music ... you have to buy her stuff ...
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I'm pretty sure this is not a decision that comes from her, she seems pretty opened to whatever way she has to spread her word #godblessthegoddess I was really hoping for at least Fantôme =( maybe things will change after changing labels?
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I am pretty sure it IS her decision ... And it IS the reason Fantome sold 650 k...
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I don't think Fantôme isn't on Spotify or Deezer just because she wants the physical version to sell. None of her japanese discography is on those websites, and considering japanese people don't really use those services, I think it's a lack of motivation from the label to include those albuns on streaming. Many avex artists also don't have songs on Spotify.
Maybe with the move to Sony we'll get them (although I guess her catalogue still belongs fo UMG). |
Spotify just recently ventured into the Japanese market with the goal to add new artists over the course of 2017.
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Just for the record: Oh Land Wishbone is only available in the US, even though she is from Denmark and all of her other albums are available everywhere else. So it's on the label we have to blame, not the artist lo EDIT: about changing labels and what it could possibly mean for her catalogue to be available online, well... Madonna has all her discography available even though a great part of her discography was released under Warner (and now she's interscope). I don't know how it works, but if there's a will, there's a way haha |
^Madonna owns her music, but Utada does too
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^I'm not really sure about that. When she was releasing TiTO she had to ask Disney for permission to release both versions of Sanctuary on her album.
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Anata Ga Matteru in HQ http://jenie.co/single-the-back-horn...a-matteru-m4a/
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thanks so much:love
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OMG, 6 weeks since the last update? O.o
There are new pictures on utadahikaru.jp https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8c9aNDUAAEjynN.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8c9aNHUQAAGxPX.jpg maybe a new Single ...? her hair ... naaaaah i don't like it! :no Fantome sold more than 1 million copies ... https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8Knbz0VwAUR2c9.jpg She is back in the studio with Chris Dave ... https://www.instagram.com/p/BSGNDUDgpLe/ |
I don't like this new hair as well. I hope she grow it back asap.
But probably she's gonna release something. Can't wait. |
I'm so used to the 90 years gap between her releases that I feel that a new release this year would be too soon.
But not complaining, keep'em coming. |
she looks old in that picture
congrats to sell 1m copies |
What? She looks amazing <3 you all = blind
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Not a fan of the hair tbh
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her new hair makes her ear like monster big
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She looks good, but I have to admit that hair is not the best. I think her hair during the ULTRA BLUE era is still my favorite.
Congratulations for selling 1 million! That's a big feat, and she totally deserves that because Fantôme is an amazing album. :) I'm glad we're probably getting new music soon. |
Even though most of her music post-Deep River hasn't really resonated with me (maybe like 10 songs total), it's great to see a female veteran of the industry smash everything to pieces with such success.
I don't care for the hair either, but I always preferred her with long hair. And, to be honest, other than the videos she made with her ex-husband, visuals and aesthetics have never really been her thing, so it doesn't bother me too much. |
Wow, 1 million copies, that's amazing!! I can't believe a female solo artist has been able to sell that much nowadays.
Getting TITO vibes from the hair. |
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I probably have horrible taste, because I actually don't mind her hair. I think short hair fits Utada, however I would have loved if she kept her long hair from the beginning of the Fantome era. She looked absolutely gorgeous when we got those promo pics announcing her comeback.
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I don't mind the hair either. I didn't like the short hair the first time she pulled it back in the day, but since then it has grown on me a lot. I'm really excited to hear whatever she is working on now.
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For a minute I thought that was a picture from the Heart Station era that I had not seen before.:laugh
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Fantome sold nearly 2000 copies in week 27!
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Her hair can look like whatever if she just continues to release music!
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My favourite short hairstyle from her is Wait & See!
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Hilarious jokes aside, have you guys heard Hikki's cover of Shiina Ringo's Marunouchi SADISTIC?
It's really nice. |
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^ I had no idea how much I needed that song in my life until I heard it. I love it~~~
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this is really great |
damn the hair is bad
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^ yeah :)
now looking forward to new releases! hope she gives us something this year or next |
Hikki's father twittert a few minutes ago that there will be some big news for 2017/18 announced this summer!
I think there will be a new single in 2017 and a tour in early 18! |
If she does a tour the tickets are going to sell out in seconds...
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well with the news containing 2017 AND 2018 i bet this is about a new single and a tour...
wish she would go on worldwide tour again. would love to see her live again after london 2010 ❤ |
^She never went on a worldwide tour. At least, I don't consider doing bar tours in the USA and in one city in Europe a 'world tour".
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I tried to go to see her in New York that time but I couldn't because of school and being too young to go on my own anddd because it was sold out.:rolleyes:dead2
Utada tours are such a rare occasion. |
^ I bought tickets to see her in Cali but I got snowed in the weekend I was supposed to leave. Still have the tickets, though. All these years later though I'm still bummed I couldn't go just because of weather.
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https://media.giphy.com/media/Xa8HZ57D6Sjja/giphy.gif Don't get me wrong, Mr. Follow Your Dreams, I'd love a proper world tour from her, with concerts including the whole Latin America and Oceania. |
http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq...7m05o1_400.gif
btw ... I think it will be a japan only tour. not a world, universe whatever tour! |
Like, really... It's called world tour because she is actuality leaving her one country, for God's sake lol no one would mind calling their own tours "JAPAN, USA AND ONE NIGHT ONLY IN LONDON TOUR" nor "Asia, North America and Europe Tour" lmao we all want a world tour that actually includes other parts of the world, but, really, if an artist can only call their world tours if they include all countries in all continents I doubt there was ever a true worldwide tour... Ever lol whole Africa is hardly a destination for worldwide tours for example and there's no one calling their tours "AMERICAS, EUROPE, ASIA AND OCEANIA TOUR", so just chill.
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I really want her to do a concert in Europe soon-ish.
Come on, she lives in London. She could just go around the corner and sing. Hikki is like that ultra rare Pokemon that everyone wants to see and yet no one has the chance. |
Well chuffed as I bought a secondhand, first press edition of Deep River that arrived today! My old copy is kinda old and bashed looking (although still works perfectly) but now I have the picture disc and glossy booklet! (I think the version I had before maybe from Thailand and just used normal paper). Now all of her albums I own have glossy booklets.
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I would like it if Utada did a livestream concert like years ago but perform more than 3 songs.:laugh
It would be a great happy medium for worldwide fans. |
^The final date of WILD LIFE was livestreamed. It was quite nice, as far as I remember.
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She must be planning some kind of tour. It's been such a long time and her return was so successful. Who knows, perhaps she will have international dates since Fantome charted so well outside of Japan. |
I didn't like the Wild Life live. I can't really explain why.
For me Utada United was the best live she ever did. |
I'm the opposite, I didn't like Utada United, but I love Wild Life. Probably because I watched the live stream and I was so moved by the concert. If she's going to do a tour in Japan this year, I hope she'll do a live stream again.
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I really did not like Wild Life. I was so happy with the song choices and I loved how the stage was laid out and I did very appreciate the live stream, but I never did finish watching it and I don't have any intention to.
UU is life, however. It's one of my go-to concerts when I'm bored and have nothing else to do. |
What is Wild Life?
Singing in the farm like PASSION PV? |
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It was basically a Singles Collection Vol. 1 live. |
I thought Kotora was joking... or not? :shakehead
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^Isn't Kotora always joking? :P
I really liked UU, but haven't watched it in years and don't know how much I would like it now. WL, I had huge problems with her vocals on the live stream... The dvd version with the vocal corrections is nice and I do love the whole "coming as a popstar, leaving as a common person" concept of the show, but I admit I find it hard to watch as a whole on one sit. |
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And ahtka-chan gave you a serious reply what WILD LIFE is lol. I dunno but it was funny. Forgive me :P.
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