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Old 24th January 2022, 01:05 PM
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Been loving this album quite a lot. It's a really chill album to listen straight through and on repeat. (except Face My Fears. I still can't get myself to like it lol)

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Originally Posted by Katsuyuki012 View Post
Here's a link to the full article:
https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/...re-1235020381/

It's such a great, insightful read – a real treat for fans. Hikki also goes quite in depth about their thought process from when they came out as nonbinary. I definitely recommend it!
I'm quite curious. Utada mentioned it both here in this interview and in the Spotify Liner Notes that the reaction to their non-binary announcement was quite intense (especially in Japan). Does anybody have more insight on that?

I know western reactions were quite supportive, but I wonder what Japan's reaction was like.