[Utada Hikaru] The 50th Thread of Utada Hikaru - First Love -15th Anniversary Edition- released 2014

[amorphose]

Originally Posted by Linoa62

If I understood well for the Bonus CD you're supposed to send a PM to the member to get the password >_< So disappointed!!
I'll try to find another link!

Yeah, I downloaded it, but it wouldn't let me extract it. Damn. lol

Thanks anyway! I'm sure they'll pop up somewhere sooner or later! I'm surprised they're not on JPOPSUKI yet.

[NintendoHTF1242]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

Never cared much about First Love tbh
The title track and the album itself
Although movin on without you is a jam.

Bite your tongue, heathen! First Love (song) is a Japanese classic!

[KLJames]

password for bonus cd: lovehikki2014

[Linoa62]

^
Thank you!!

[visionfactory]

Rank: #9
Sales: 10,667

#flop #noloveforgodtada

[ILoveGeniuses]

^I wouldnt say its a flop, but let's face it. It's A REALLY OLD album, and if it did really sell SO WELL that it got the top selling album of all time in JPOP than chances are probably most people already have the original. Also, TBH, but some of the remixes and a small live performance isn't enough that I'd personally bother with this new re-release.

[DeepRiver]

Originally Posted by visionfactory

Rank: #9
Sales: 10,667

#flop #noloveforgodtada

These are the Sales for one Day ...

Oricon Sales from 03/03 - 03/09 - 10677

Release Date was 03/10


But i think this Album won't be a big hit ...

[Delicious n Bold]

Well lightning never strikes the same place twice, so...

[visionfactory]

^Aren't the sales from 2 days? Well the limited edition was limited to 10k copies so it only sold 667 copies of regular editions o.O

Originally Posted by ILoveGeniuses

^I wouldnt say its a flop, but let's face it. It's A REALLY OLD album, and if it did really sell SO WELL that it got the top selling album of all time in JPOP than chances are probably most people already have the original. Also, TBH, but some of the remixes and a small live performance isn't enough that I'd personally bother with this new re-release.

Ayu's re-releases (Only new thing were remixes) sold at least 20k each

[visionfactory]

Originally Posted by Taishaku

I think "First Love" was huge because it has a tie-in on a dorama called "Mahou no Joken", which was very popular back in 1999, and also she was one of the first artists to have mainstream success mixing contemporary R&B with J-Pop in her music, which was a rarity at the time.

I hate dorama's tie-in, it's like Ayu's SEASONS, it's her most popular song but for me it's good but not that good! Just because it had a drama tie-in

[Taishaku]

Originally Posted by visionfactory

I hate dorama's tie-in, it's like Ayu's SEASONS, it's her most popular song but for me it's good but not that good! Just because it had a drama tie-in

I don't really mind dorama tie-ins, at least they're not as annoying as anime tie-ins (like Ayu's "Dearest" on Inuyasha, ugh...).
And "First Love" is a classic. I guess times have changed and people have different taste than in those days, so a song like that wouldn't even chart in the Oricon these days if it isn't sung by AKB48 or something.

Ps.: You're from Chile!!! Wenaaa, de dónde eres? Santiago?

[Linoa62]

Originally Posted by visionfactory

^Aren't the sales from 2 days? Well the limited edition was limited to 10k copies so it only sold 667 copies of regular editions o.O



Ayu's re-releases (Only new thing were remixes) sold at least 20k each

The limited edition is limited to 15,000 copies, not 10,000!

[ILoveGeniuses]

I never pay attention to what's some tie-in, so most I never even remember except maybe Hikari & Passion due to SOOOO MANY people I knew always playing Kingdom Hearts and just playing the songs because they were in the games. I also do remember Ayu's Dearest on Inuyasha though, but only cause I knew someone that discovered it by watching Inuyasha and they were having a total obsession with the anime. Also, I don't recall Ayu re-releasing any of her albums....


As for Hikki's First Love, I don't know what to say really about the sales. I've never really understood the Japanese music market or even people's interest on the whole over there... or here either.

[Andrenekoi]

It's the best selling album in Japanese history and everyone that was interested on having it probably already does. Nobody but you guys were actually expecting huge sales for this re-relase @_@

[ILoveGeniuses]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

It's the best selling album in Japanese history and everyone that was interested on having it probably already does. Nobody but you guys were actually expecting huge sales for this re-relase @_@

This is what I was guessing already.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by visionfactory

I hate dorama's tie-in, it's like Ayu's SEASONS, it's her most popular song but for me it's good but not that good! Just because it had a drama tie-in

Well I mean look at Flavor of Life -Ballad Version-. She sounds dead in that song, it's so absolutely boring and I enjoy beautiful pieces of music but that is just so mediocre. The original mix is superb and has this subtle funk about it with a really great arrangement I feel, so I basically detest the ballad version. If it comes up on my iPod I have literally said out loud "Oh Hell no, I'm not listening to this shit" and had to walk over to my stereo to skip it. Lol.

[mi|kshake]

I'm also not a fan of First Love (the song). I find it quite bland and uninspiring.

[Taishaku]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

Well I mean look at Flavor of Life -Ballad Version-. She sounds dead in that song, it's so absolutely boring and I enjoy beautiful pieces of music but that is just so mediocre. The original mix is superb and has this subtle funk about it with a really great arrangement I feel, so I basically detest the ballad version. If it comes up on my iPod I have literally said out loud "Oh Hell no, I'm not listening to this shit" and had to walk over to my stereo to skip it. Lol.

... That's one of her best ballads =/, and one of the best drama tie-ins ever (Hana Yori Dango 2). I think she sings very passionately and the lyrics are better suited for the ballad version than to the original one, but to each his own I guess.

[NintendoHTF1242]

I seldom dislike Utada songs but Flavor Of Life -Ballad Version- is one of those disliked songs tbh lol it's so slow, boring, and drab.

[& + H]

Is it just me but when I try to download instrumental it wont download fully?
Also the bonus cd link doesn't work anymore.