[News] Utada Hikaru named the most influencial artist of the decade by Japan Times

[Uemarasan]

^See above. I edited my post.

I'm not saying that Hikki is a bad lyricist, but using the term "poetry" to describe her lyrics is misguided. They seem poetic, but are ,in fact, not when you read them closely. I'd rather say that Hikki's lyrics are more "playful" as opposed to Ayu's more "introspective" lyrics.