[article] 'Flavor' single claims digital crown

***nmskalmn*** · #1 19th July 2007, 11:34 AM

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Hikaru's "Flavor of Life" also holds the record for the most successful single of all time in Japan in terms of units sold across all formats with total sales now in excess of 7.7 million. The previous biggest selling single in Japan was the 1975 release "Oyoge, Taiyaki-Kun" by Masato Shimon, which sold 4.5 million units, according to Oricon, which compiles the Japanese charts.

Hikaru additionally holds the record for the best selling album of all time in Japan with her debut, "First Love," which has sold nearly eight million copies, according to Oricon.

Jean Francois Cecillon, chairman and CEO of EMI Music Intl., said: "Utada Hikaru has once again led the Japanese music market into new areas of growth and success. 'Flavor of Life' has firmly established a new form of hit single —one where consumers can purchase music in whatever ways they choose. In the new music environment we must deliver multiple products for multiple consumers."

Read it: 'Flavor' single claims digital crown
Utada Hikaru tune sells 7 mil units

thinkingoutloud89 · #2 19th July 2007, 11:54 AM

Why always Hikkiß her music isnt THAT good

[taskin.ayu] · #3 19th July 2007, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Monkey_D_Ruffy16

Why always Hikkiß her music isnt THAT good

No it is good. D: Why would it sell so much if it was trash?

Congrats to Hikki anyway, that single was so successful. :0

Foxxy_Fuyumi · #4 19th July 2007, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Monkey_D_Ruffy16

Why always Hikkiß her music isnt THAT good

DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

LOL

Dont tell that! shes is amazing!

...but opinions are opinions.
lol

Rurutia · #5 27th November 2007, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Monkey_D_Ruffy16

Why always Hikkiß her music isnt THAT good

i wonder about that too 0_0 i mean yes she has good music.....but its not always consistent......she'll release reallyy GOOD songs once inawhile......

yet she seems to sell so much....

oh well.. i love her personality ^_^

CHE.R.RY · #6 4th December 2007, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Monkey_D_Ruffy16

Why always Hikkiß her music isnt THAT good

That's cuz you're so used to Ayu's poppy fun music. Utada's music is very mature and has a lot of potential. People in Japan love her music style and her voice. Afterall, she was the one who basically introduced R&B to Japan.

#7 16th December 2007, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Yuuna-chan

Afterall, she was the one who basically introduced R&B to Japan.

Erm ... no. R&B has been around in Japan since before Hikki was born, so no. She did not introduce it to Japan. Not at all. Anyways, congrats Hikki! I bought this single! :3

AyUta · #8 18th December 2007, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Monkey_D_Ruffy16

Why always Hikkiß her music isnt THAT good

Her music is the best :] And the most original.

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Originally Posted by namiie

I personally think that Hikki's strength lies most in her composition...I'm not too big a fan of her voice (which borders on whiny/off key at times). I must admit that Flavor of Life is good though. I didn't feel this way before watching HYD 2, but yeah it's a great song! XD

Oh no no no! Her voice is the best out there XD Better than Ayu's I have to admit, of course. But I still love both^^ But her voice is not whiny or off key O.o; Maybe in live performances...but hardly...

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Originally Posted by mizu_akira_ayu

Hikki's music is ok but I really dont like the fact that she achieves things without putting much effort in it.
But congrat to her anyway

Are you CRAZY?! She puts the most effort into her music than any other artists in Japan O.O;;

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Originally Posted by KaoriNeko

Erm ... no. R&B has been around in Japan since before Hikki was born, so no. She did not introduce it to Japan. Not at all. Anyways, congrats Hikki! I bought this single! :3

Uh, no. R&B was definitely introduced to Japan by Hikki. They were all really excited about the new genre that Hikki brought along with her. Trust me, I know my stuff about Japan

#9 18th December 2007, 02:09 AM

First, you didn't have to post four times in a row. Then secondly, R&B has been in Japan way before Hikki. For example, the song Kumi covered with EXILE, WON'T BE LONG. When did that come out? 1990, before Hikki was even eight years old...

Peger · #10 22nd December 2007, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by AyUta

Oh no no no! Her voice is the best out there XD Better than Ayu's I have to admit, of course. But I still love both^^ But her voice is not whiny or off key O.o; Maybe in live performances...but hardly...

err..Have you seen her live? Sista can't sing if her life depended on it. Try watching some UU06 on YT or DM. it's not a pretty sight

CHE.R.RY · #11 18th December 2007, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by KaoriNeko

Erm ... no. R&B has been around in Japan since before Hikki was born, so no. She did not introduce it to Japan. Not at all. Anyways, congrats Hikki! I bought this single! :3

And as for you, you need to just calm down and stop hating on Ayuta O.o
LOL I'm sorry if it was a mistake it's just what I heard...
And to you too austin...

**ayumisrael** · #12 18th December 2007, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by AyUta

Are you CRAZY?! She puts the most effort into her music than any other artists in Japan O.O;;

I don't agree, even if she writes and composes all of her songs it doesn't mean she's putting the most effort, it says that it's natural to her to do so and she's becoming from a music background family, so no wonder.

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Oh no no no! Her voice is the best out there XD Better than Ayu's I have to admit, of course. But I still love both^^ But her voice is not whiny or off key O.o; Maybe in live performances...but hardly...

The thing that got me into ayu first is her voice.
The thing that got me into hikki is some of her best catchy songs, but her voice is really good as well but no better, ayu's voice is really good too.

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And as for you, you need to just calm down and stop hating on Ayuta O.o
LOL I'm sorry if it was a mistake it's just what I heard...
And to you too austin...

You don't need to try to prove that hikki is better though, she's your most favorite singer so of course she'll be better in anything for you hehe XD

At this we should all stop, and stop bringing here other artists other than hikki.

kinomaniac · #13 5th December 2007, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Monkey_D_Ruffy16

Why always Hikkiß her music isnt THAT good

Janko, her music is amazing! She's really talented, some of her works are masterpieces! It's a shame she didn't do well in the U.S.

DeepRiver · #14 19th July 2007, 12:08 PM

It's awesome. Flavor of Life is great but soooooo big numbers? Awesome .... just awesome ... Hope her Kiss & Cry / Beautiful World Single is doing great in the charts.

**ayumisrael** · #15 19th July 2007, 12:12 PM

It's really awesome, Flavor of Life is a good song! Congrats hikki.

Though mainly it gained its success from the popular Drama and hikki's divorce so I wouldn't say it's a natural success or an up rising... Without them I think that it might've been just a quarter from the total sales but I like hikki so congrats anyway ^_^.

#16 19th July 2007, 12:21 PM

Wow o__o
That's a hell of a lot.

Congrats Hikki

AyuGAME · #17 19th July 2007, 12:48 PM

i think its just a tune not a copy..but its still a WOW thing to achieve

ayu_fan929 · #18 19th July 2007, 12:52 PM

Looks like they included her ringtone sales in to the 7.7 million.

**ayumisrael** · #19 19th July 2007, 01:04 PM

^Yeah, at least 7,000,000 of those sales are just ringtones...

ayu_fan929 · #20 19th July 2007, 01:18 PM

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^Yeah, at least 7,000,000 of those sales are just ringtones...

Well to be fair, RIAJ has certified both the Original Version and the Ballad Version
2x Platinum on cellphones and Gold on PCs for full song downloads. Adding to the physical sales, I think that would put it around 2 million.