[Utada Hikaru] The 40th Thread

[Polyrhythm]

Doesn't she look like YUI? I dunno but I get that vibe....

[dreamland2.0]

It's definitely the haircut and actually the outfit kind of looks like something YUI would wear

[tenshi no hane]

Originally Posted by Polyrhythm

Booklet pictures? Please.....

the pics won't show for me ;_; could someone please reupload them? (to imageshack or smt)

[CoriKaru]

Where is that picture from?

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Originally Posted by emiko

There are times where her personality pisses me off...but I think she's just not a "famous" person...like, she doesn't really care to have that aspect of her life controlled by her fame...

and fame does tend to control your life. There were times where, I thought I'd totally love her if I knew her, but...I mean, I'd still love her, but I probably couldn't be around her 24/7.

Originally Posted by emiko

I don't care for the uppity, sometimes self-centered part.

People will probably get mad at me for saying that about her...but they don't have to believe it. Meh. We all have ups and downs in our personalities...still I won't disturb them in magical happy hikki land.

I think most fans can agree that she isn't the most likable entertainer out there. But it's true what someone else said about her being a brilliant person but lacking social skills. She has such an incredible amount of talent, but she's not a celebrity or an idol, not that she even cares to be one.

If she really is anything like the way she's presented herself in all of her American interviews... I don't think I'd be friends with her if say we went to school together... She'd be the girl I admired for her talent or something but didn't want anything to do with if that makes any sense.

[Picaflor 7/4]

http://www.emimusic.jp/hikki/profile/

[Keiichi_JPU]

^ That's not the only one. I saved both full-size pictures, so here you go

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4219/20101i.jpg
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/2742/20102bg.jpg

[tenshi no hane]

^ thank you~ she looks great <3

[amorphose]

Those are GORGEOUS.

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Breathtaking.
: O

[NintendoHTF1242]

The pictures are really nice.

[bluegie]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

She herself said she was pity for Britney cuz she knew she herself could grow like that and have similar problems, didn't she? She isn't very different from any other child start raised and produced by money hungry parents IMO... the good thing is that she was able to handle it pretty well considering everything...

Oh I didn't know she had talked about Britney (English interviews I assume?). Her parents are weird as well. Six divorces, mom got caught at the airport with a bag of money... I remember that when she was around 16 - 17 (?? it's from her Addicted To You --> Distance period anywayz), she didn't like her dad cuz he was controlling + he didn't in good terms w/ her mom. Then later on she was with her dad side all of the sudden. I'm kinda confused for that. I think she must be lonely when she was young. When she married Kiriya she thought she would be protected and had someone to lean on. But then she realized that she was still alone and could not depend on kiriya. With additional reasons (like... their thoughts were not in the same direction?) they divorced in the end.

I guess she handled it pretty well, consider she didn't shave her head, didn't locked herself in the house for hours until the cops and firemen took her away.

Originally Posted by Koumori

But in the end she makes it more clear than other artist that she has a divide between when she performs as an artist and her personal life.

Agree with you. She seems to be able to separate the surreal (artist) life from personal life. Her blogs may look weird sometimes (always talking about kuma, talk about her cooking, etc), but that kinda looks like a normal person's blog. And sometimes I love that she uses kuma to reveal her ideas and thoughts.


Edit: is that mount fuji in her profile pic?

[Bigtop]

Originally Posted by Keiichi_JPU

^ That's not the only one. I saved both full-size pictures, so here you go

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4219/20101i.jpg
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/2742/20102bg.jpg

So those are the covers?

[CoriKaru]

Well I hope the shooting wasn't solely for her website. Has to be more for something else I'm sure.

[dreamcrushed]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

If she really is anything like the way she's presented herself in all of her American interviews... I don't think I'd be friends with her if say we went to school together... She'd be the girl I admired for her talent or something but didn't want anything to do with if that makes any sense.

This gets repeated a lot whenever the subject of her "personality" comes up -- in (indirect) reference to interviews, tv appearances, what have you -- yet I still don't have any idea of where it comes from. Seems like it's one of those "everyone knows" fan axioms that are just thrown out there ("perception is reality", etc., etc.).

[ALPHY]

So natural. <3

[nanakopy87]

Originally Posted by Bigtop

So those are the covers?

the cover of the collection album revealed long time ago.so,this will be for the promo or they keep it for future use

[Beauty4123]

those pictures are just....amazing! utada looks amazing! i really love her haircut.

[emi♡]

oh my god at the new pictures...finally!

It's like Passion, but, mellow and pretty. Although I think passion is pretty...these are more pretty lol

[Purple Neko]

omg those are so ******* beautiful! it took my breath away!