[Utada Hikaru] Utada Hikaru（宇多田 ヒカル）'s Official Thread [v.19]

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Utada: "Recording with various people"

Utada has gotten around to updating her blog for the first time in several weeks. She mentions that her English work requires a lot of flying because of the need to record with various people. Domestic flights have been exhaustive, so she has begun utilizing a private jet. Looks as though Utada is still receiving the VIP treatment from Island Def Jam.

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[GRACE]

I still think she should make "Kuma-chang Records" as her own label.

[bluegie]

I dunno if that works in Japan as well... but sometimes an artist can make a deal with a music company. The artist can make the album him/herself, then let the company to sell it. In the end the copyright of the songs still belongs to the artist. That could be a good idea for hikki .

[TITANIC]

*4 *,976,790 **2,473 HEART STATION / 宇多田ヒカル 08/03/19

[ALPHY]

Oh, cheers for the update, riozz! Keep buying HEART STATION, peoples, haha!

[Luv ~Venus~]

Ugh, my faith in HS selling a million...is gone. Namie...... I hope it can get to at least 990k. I feel HS has been cheated out a million, butI think Utada's english album will sell a million. She seriously need to release the single soon.

Astn....wut happened to u making the first post pretty?

[Melon Panda]

I'm going to be so upset if BEST FICTION becomes the best selling female album of the year. Not only does its track list leave much to be desired, it's a compilation album based more on Namie's rising popularity than music. HEART STATION took years, and is better overall (in my opinion).

[GRACE]

^Utada always owns in the charts, she's already doing absolutely amazingly for a craptastic album, don't be selfish. Namie's gone down in flames and risen so many times, I think she deserves it more than Hikki.

[criminal]

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~

Ugh, my faith in HS selling a million...is gone. Namie...... I hope it can get to at least 990k. I feel HS has been cheated out a million

I have no idea how BEST FICTION being released is directly stopping HEART STATION from selling. If another 23k people want HEART STATION, they are going to get it, regardless of how many copies BEST FICTION will continue on to sell.

[Luv ~Venus~]

^True. True. It's just that it looks like HS is nearing it's chartlife. =/ Imo, it looks like a slim chance of it getting to a million.

Originally Posted by Melon Panda

I'm going to be so upset if BEST FICTION becomes the best selling female album of the year. Not only does its track list leave much to be desired, it's a compilation album based more on Namie's rising popularity than music. HEART STATION took years, and is better overall (in my opinion).

True but its all of Namie's hits to Hikki's 5 hits. It's only logical that she would do well. Hikki should've released HS last year if she wanted to have similar success like BF. Well, its my theory. lol Hikki has achieved alot this year and last year. It hurts a little inside that Namie will prolly pass Hikki but when boils down to it, we can't hate her (well, I can't because I luff Namie) for being on the top of her game.

Originally Posted by GRACE

^Utada always owns in the charts, she's already doing absolutely amazingly for a craptastic album, don't be selfish. Namie's gone down in flames and risen so many times, I think she deserves it more than Hikki.

Well, Panda (i think) think it's just that once again Hikki (may) be beaten by another female BEST album for the best selling female album of the year for a second time in a row.

[bluegie]

I feel ok if namie gets the best female selling this year as well. Right now BF is a best album and HS is a studio album, so I don't find they conflict with each other. Also, most importantly, I really really wanna see a female artist smashing the boybands into pieces this year. It is time to let female artists to top the chart. I definitely dun wanna see exile getting year no. 1. Looking at Namie's current index she may have chance to knock exile down. It may be sad to see hikki falling down from top 5, but at least HS is praised by the critics this time. Also, it sells better than her last album.

There are still about 3 and a half months before the end of the oricon year, so I think HS has still a chance to hit a million copies before that .

[GRACE]

I'm just saying, I'd be happier of someone like Namie, who hasn't sold this well in a long time, had some time in the sun rather than Hikki, who always sells extremely well. Plus, Heart Station wasn't all that good an album. It was like... a step in the wrong direction imo.

Also, I don't know why I'm being called a black and white bear, but I think I'm being mistaken for someone else...

[Luv ~Venus~]

Originally Posted by GRACE

I'm just saying, I'd be happier of someone like Namie, who hasn't sold this well in a long time, had some time in the sun rather than Hikki, who always sells extremely well. Plus, Heart Station wasn't all that good an album. It was like... a step in the wrong direction imo.

Also, I don't know why I'm being called a black and white bear, but I think I'm being mistaken for someone else...

No, no, no. I wasn't trying to sound mean to u or anything because I do agree with you. Like I said in my previous post, Namie was (well, is) on the top of her game while Hikki is (well, was) being laid-back as usual.

Originally Posted by criminal

I have no idea how BEST FICTION being released is directly stopping HEART STATION from selling. If another 23k people want HEART STATION, they are going to get it, regardless of how many copies BEST FICTION will continue on to sell.

Seriously, how is BEST FICTION's success going to stop Hikki's sales? Hikki will continue on to the million mark. Like I said before, ULTRA BLUE sold over 50k once it fell out of the top 50. If HEART STATION does that, it'll put her past the million mark pretty easily.


I also don't see how BEST FICTION and HEART STATION can even be compared. Of course a best album is going to do extremely well. Hikki has still proven that she is the queen by being consistent and ALWAYS ending up near the top of the yearly album charts. Namie's had YEARS of failure, who cares if she has a best album do better than HEART STATION?

If you want to do a real comparison, compare PLAY to ULTRA BLUE or HEART STATION, and compare BEST FICTION to Singles Collection Vol. 1.

Originally Posted by GRACE

I'm just saying, I'd be happier of someone like Namie, who hasn't sold this well in a long time, had some time in the sun rather than Hikki, who always sells extremely well. Plus, Heart Station wasn't all that good an album. It was like... a step in the wrong direction imo.

Also, I don't know why I'm being called a black and white bear, but I think I'm being mistaken for someone else...

I'm sorry, Panda, but Hikki deserves all the attention in the world, IMO, and you're not going to find too many people who think otherwise in this thread.

[Melon Panda]

Nice first post. It's definitely eye-catching.

I don't think BEST FICTION will have a huge impact on HEART STATION's sales, but it's definitely stealing some spotlight away. HEART STATION's going to have to move several thousand copies per month, and with various compilation albums popping up (Namie Amuro, EXILE, etc.) it's difficult to say for sure that it can. I for one really love HEART STATION and believe it deserves higher sales than BEST FICTION, but that's just my opinion.

I always get confused by the "Panda" references. Is GRACE a "Panda" too?

[Luv ~Venus~]

Austin, that is like the best first post eva. It's hotness! Omg! I luv it so much. Thankies austin.

[GRACE]

Why is everyone calling me Panda o_o...? I'm so confused ;_;

Also, like the first post, I totally didn't expect it when you said "pretty" but wow that's the prettiest first post in an official thread that I've seen XP

Originally Posted by Melon Panda

Nice first post. It's definitely eye-catching.

I don't think BEST FICTION will have a huge impact on HEART STATION's sales, but it's definitely stealing some spotlight away. HEART STATION's going to have to move several thousand copies per month, and with various compilation albums popping up (Namie Amuro, EXILE, etc.) it's difficult to say for sure that it can. I for one really love HEART STATION and believe it deserves higher sales than BEST FICTION, but that's just my opinion.

I always get confused by the "Panda" references. Is GRACE a "Panda" too?

Do you guys really think people who would normally buy HEART STATION are now going to buy BEST FICTION instead or something? I honestly only think it's in the Western fan community that people are even comparing Hikki and Namie...

[pommy48]

woah! the first post is awesome~all the hikki banners!! prettiest first post ever!

[Beauty4123]

Originally Posted by GRACE

Why is everyone calling me Panda o_o...?

because pandas are cuuuuteeeee.

i thought they were referring to Melon Panda, haha.