[CoriKaru]

And she achieves the impossible. This is how you side-step a piss poor economy. I've said it before and I just feel Utada really doesn't want to release a Single at this point in time. I don't blame her, but for my sake, if she did, I still wouldn't blame her.

But really, I believe the thing that is magnifying this, besides the announcement itself, is the fact that the last thing that she released was an English Album opposed to a Japanese Album. It wouldn't be as harsh and as Earth shattering otherwise.

That aside, the only thing different concerning this specific "leave of absence" is that she's actually telling us before hand this time around (or depending how you look at it, she's telling us in the middle of it.....or beginning if this really does last as long as 5 years, or even 3 years, though I don't think it will. Honestly, I believe her definition of what this is, is different from what it will be. If she releases just one Single next year, or the following year, then it's business as usual as far as I'm concerned, no matter what she calls it.)

She'll probably pull a "COLORS" somewhere in the middle and it'll be just like other points in her career where she said nothing and just did it.

She's trying something new this time. We're always saying we want some news and confirmation and now we got it. I suggest we not give her grief or else she'll revert back to the norm and leave us in the dark once again and just do it.

And keep in mind, while she doesn't release like other artist who shall go unnamed because this is an UTADA HIKARU Thread, she IS in deed working during those periods that some like to deem as "lazy time." She's all up and down in the background doing what is necessary in order for her to release her sound. She's practically a ONE TEAM MUSIC MACHINE.

She's WRITING, PRODUCING, ARRANGING........heck, I'm amazed she isn't MIXING yet. So to fault her and COMPARE her to other artists who don't do ANY of that stuff........well I wipe my butt with you and pray that you don't clog my commode because I don't have the time to be trying to declog crap that refuses to be put down.