Utada's new single 'Prisoner Of Love', to be released on 5/21

[bondingo]

Originally Posted by DA1SUK1DAY01691

Actually, "Last Friends", the drama which will feature this song, is (IMO) the powerhouse of the Spring. Artistes like Ueno Juri (Nodame), Nagasawa Masami (Proposal Daisakusen), Eita (Orange Days, WATER BOYS, Atsu-Hime), and Nishikido Ryo (1 Litre, vocalist for NEWS) really kill, to be honest. So many big names starring in one drama is bound to bring A LOT of attention. So those that didn't purchase HEART STATION will (or the single), and if the -quiet version- is featured, then that'll boost sales, chaku-uta or otherwise.

Well now I know. I had no idea it would be in a drama. I still don't care for the song though. It being in a drama doesn't influence my opinion on it. And I still don't see it being huge, because I think someone would be more likely to purchase the album since it has Flavor of Life and the other singles as well.

Originally Posted by prussian blue

so fast????
hikki is hard-working...

You know she probably didn't have to do anything for this to be released. The song was already on the album.

[DA1SUK1DAY01691]

Originally Posted by bondingo

Well now I know. I had no idea it would be in a drama. I still don't care for the song though. It being in a drama doesn't influence my opinion on it. And I still don't see it being huge, because I think someone would be more likely to purchase the album since it has Flavor of Life and the other singles as well.

Well, IMO, I get heavily influenced by the drama it was in. I never paid attention to PEACH when it came out until I saw Hanazakari no Kimitachi he. I never heard of Ashita Hareru Kana until I watched Proposal Daisakusen six months later, over seven years for Chiisana Koi no Uta. I'm pretty sure there's a number of Japanese people with the same mindset.

IMO, a drama is like an extra long PV. You get to hear the song in a better context, making it sound better.

[milky_way]

^ Dude, chill out.

[milky_way]

LOLCAT!!!!!

[Luv ~Venus~]

You guys are funny when you argue! XD

[GRACE]

I hate this song so much ;_;

Why re-cut ANYTHING? It doesn't make sense ;_;

[Luv ~Venus~]

Originally Posted by GRACE

I hate this song so much ;_;

Why re-cut ANYTHING? It doesn't make sense ;_;

(Sorry you little ";-;" is cute!)

Well, I think the only reason EMI is releasing PoL as a single is because of the Last Friends drama. I think its to promote the drama and the album more. She could have added something a little extra to it though. People don't buy Hikki's singles like they use to but rather dl her stuff.

@ruixiong89: THE TEXT?!?!?! I'm not diggin' the picture. I mean I like but it doesn't fit as a cover. It looks like it was taken during the recording of the PV.

@Triple D: C'mon now! You and I both know that Hikki releases her albums only in March or June!

[DOLCE]

The font is so boring ;-;

I wonder how well this single will do...

I'm happy to get more stuff from Hikki... but this was kinda stupid. Why didn't she just push back HS's release until like July?

[ruixiong89]

Is that the cover? Absolutely NOT digging the yellow text. URGH.

But anyway, it's pretty cool she's doing a recut single. I would rather she included a version of Take 5 with a nice non-abrupt adding.

[CoriKaru]

Utada may not have had any say in the decision to do this. Who knows really?

Anyway, Utada looks like a Prisoner in that Single Cover............a Prisoner of Love..........I'll rescue her and we can become a Prisoner of each other's love.

Hehe.

But yeah, disappointed in the Music Video. I'll be buying this though for the Quiet Version and the Instrumentals, which I've been really really feeling the need for, along with instrumentals for the rest of her other Album Only Tracks, being that I love singing Utada's songs with instrumentals, not to mention it's nice to hear just the instrumentals themselves. Especially for this song it'll be nice to hear the instrumental with no vocals and just the strings and everything else. I'm of course purchasing the Single for the Music Video as well.

But I say nay for the whole decision for pushing back the release of "HEART STATION". I'd be so pissed if "HEART STATION" hadn't come out yet and she's releasing yet another Single from the Album. That would have been just 4 new songs + "Gentle Beast Interlude".

And by the way, Utada has released DVDs with Music Videos on them before with Past Singles such as "Be My Last" (Which I have) and "Passion" (Which I have).

[UHPlus]

just watched the clips...

PV = Prisoner of Making music

Hikki doing push-ups!!! She's really slowly turning more manly recently...

[Luv ~Venus~]

@UH+:*blinks* ....okay.....

I just saw the clip and I liked it! I liked it! : Hikki seemed to be really into the PV. I just luv the pink/coral blue w/ the light blue jeans outfit and I absolutely luv the earrings. She has been wearing them a lot lately. She must like them alot. Hehehehe

[cloud♥honey]

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~

@UH+:*blinks* ....okay.....

I just saw the clip and I liked it! I liked it! : Hikki seemed to be really into the PV. I just luv the pink/coral blue w/ the light blue jeans outfit and I absolutely luv the earrings. She has been wearing them a lot lately. She must like them alot. Hehehehe

WTF, Shanny! Are you on drugs... again? You should request help otherwise you'll be ending up on the streets as me.

[Dark Eiri]

I wonder if "Quiet Version" would be 4 minutes and 47 seconds of pure silence.

[CoriKaru]

I keep imagining something like the "After The Battle" Version of "Passion" or something very whispery and wavy like "Stay Gold" or something like the Verses in "Teiku 5" which have the preceeding effect to her actual vocals where you hear a bit of what she's going to sing before she sings it. Like a "Before Echo" or something. I really like that.

[mishidabo]

lol what a joke

[hayasaki]

maybe a more-Ballad version of Prisoner of Love...XD
like FoL...

[AyUta]

How...strange. The cover is alright, but they need to do something about the text they have been using lately.
But I think what CoriKaru said is true. She might have not had any say in this sudden turn around. But I think it was rather a stupid idea. They could at least have had more tracks on it, like remixes or something. But I'm looking forward to listening to the quiet version, it sounds like it'll be nice on the ears xD I want to see the PV too. I don't know where to see the clips though =/

[CoriKaru]

Originally Posted by AyUta

How...strange. The cover is alright, but they need to do something about the text they have been using lately.
But I think what CoriKaru said is true. She might have not had any say in this sudden turn around. But I think it was rather a stupid idea. They could at least have had more tracks on it, like remixes or something. But I'm looking forward to listening to the quiet version, it sounds like it'll be nice on the ears xD I want to see the PV too. I don't know where to see the clips though =/

http://www.emimusic.jp/hikki/release/index_j.htm