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first myspace entry!
January 31, 2009 - Saturday This is Utada Current mood:My God, there are so many moods to choose from Thank you for all the comments! Posting a blog for the first time is making me a tad nervous; I am so completely new to MySpace. Maximizing its full features may take a little time but please bear with me. I just shot the video for "Come Back To Me" (on January 27th and 28th, to be exact), and the editing process is now under way. I got to see a few still shots (captures) and they look amazing. I'm sure the video will be posted here as soon as it's done. The new album is nearly done as well. I decided on the song sequences today, and it'll soon be sent out for mastering. The title will be announced shortly, I believe. Oh, I can hardly wait :) |
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Thanks for the entry! I'm glad to hear the title will be announced soon :)
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Wow, she's busting her ass to get everthing done!
Woot, title coming soon! |
I can hardly wait as well! She got so many Myspace comments already, haha. People really like her... it makes me feel good. I have high hopes for this album =]
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I saw her MySpace entry earlier on when I logged onto my a/c
great to see so much love being showered on her :yes |
Can someone link me to her Myspace? I'm too lazy to go find it on Myspace myself and I don't want to go through every single topic here (unless it's on the 1st page :B)
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here you're dude - http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=443472705 |
It's actually easy to remember too, haha. Her main url that is: http://myspace.com/thisisutada
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^ Anything is more exciting than the Super Bowl when my team lost the playoffs ;_;...
I love Steve Martin too ^^; |
http://www.u3music.com/message/index...020106110e.xml
In her blog from today on U3 music... ^^ Over toward the left side of the screen, notice the disc that says "UTADA." I bet that's the promo of her new English album! What a hoe~ teasing us like that! XD |
Dxx ahh it looks simple XDDD
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lol her blog post was so random. steve martin :laugh she acts sooo far from a real artist. that's why i love her :D
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I was surprised that she made two blogs~ I bet she was like "Woah!" when she saw how much feedback she gets to see right away compared to her U3 site (where I assume she has to check her mail.)
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Seeing all the comments probably puts a big grin on her face.
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http://www.utada.jp
Why can't the US site be like this...as bare as it is, it's more than the US site. I just hope that they promote it a lot better. And that would be interesting if she did name the album UTADA...since that's easily promotable "The self-titled album" |
but then they'd say she copied BoA's USA album - "BoA" :laugh LOL.
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I hate "Self Titled" Albums. Plus it's a waste of a title. People are going to know your name anyway when they find out about the Album. Not to mention Utada likes to name her Albums after her songs so that's good.
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^ With you on that. If in general anybody decides to have a self-titled album, don't make it your very first one.
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I think a self-titled would be a little more palatable since her name (Utada) is so different and almost sounds like an iconic one-name sort of deal like "Madonna" or "Cher" or something. Obviously if your name is like Jimmy Smith a self-titled first album gets no attention and seems awfully lazy. But some odd or obscure title like Ultra Blue or Heart Station would be good too.
The only album title that would kill me would be Come Back to Me. I don't even want to think about that. |
^yeah, come back to me, or anything with 'baby' in it would make me vomit hip-hop rainbows
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^ "vomit hip-hop rainbows" :laugh
I'm gonna start saying that now. |
I hope it's not a self titled album either.
Ugh, I wish Hikki would write back to me through messages :weep I wrote her a long message, spilling out my fan love for her :cry |
“ten” + “sen” Book Release Date: March 10th
Utada’s official Japanese website has been updated with new information regarding her upcoming “ten” and “sen” book releases. The 2 books go on sale March 10th and are each a whopping 512 pages in length. The price for “ten” and “sen” are 2,499 and 1,995 yen, respectively. First post updated regarding important info on ten and sen and the covers. :) |
omggg.
Thank you for updating the front page Luv. -easy iPhone navigation- |
I'm so glad Hikki is not with Avex!
Avex would make those books 3500 yen EACH, not 3500 yen total :laugh 30 Euro's for two books with a total of a thousand pages is nothing when you're used to Ayu's prices :D Hmm.. I'm gonna have to save some costs on Rule/Sparkle and hikki's new album... maybe I'll order on YesAsia and have slow shipping.. :( I want those books.. |
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But I hear the Japanese government regulates the prices of books and such, no? |
those books should be pretty interesting. what are they really about, anyway? :shrug
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^“Ten” consists of an essay written by Utada, focusing on everything from her marriage and divorce, to the joys and pain of writing music. There is also a long interview conducted by Utada’s long time official writer, Ms. Matsuura, along with photos from her debut in 1999 to the present.
”Sen” is a collection of Utada’s official blog/messages and website updates plus photographs taken on location by the same man who photographed her “First Love” album. |
ohh i see! thanks luv :D it sounds pretty cool.
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It'll be better since she's lost her unibrow and has become more attractive.
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utada will be in a new interview:
http://community.livejournal.com/uta...tml?mode=reply can you all access the page? if not, i'll post the news with links and stuff. |
I can't access the page.
Thanks in advance Lisa! |
Thanks for the information, beauty!
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^I was juuuuuust about to post that. Wow, sometimes I forget how big Utada's Japanese accomplishments are. She's a legend.
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what exactly is the press kit? lol.
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^ Iunno but to me, that means MORE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF HIKKI! <3
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oh there's video? i'll go to that site now, lol.
....ahh that was awesome! it kinda make me laugh though, lol, because the intro and stuff was so dramatic :laugh but were those promo shots in the video for her album, btw? they looked new. ANYWAY, i'm very proud to be an utada fan after watching that video :D |
^ I'm pretty sure that was her in the studio recording for her new album
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no i meant those 2 new pictures. they looked new to me.
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OMG! My school internet is so *****. :weep Youtube version plz.
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^ Working on it >_< And wtheck your school lets you use youtube =O
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^I'm a college student. lol I could watch youtube in high school tho. I forgot the name of the site but I went there and it allowed me to go on sites like youtube without my school board noticing it.
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The video is only available to those that live in the US apparently. lol at how they edited in some excited audience from somewhere else into the beginning. I've noticed before how quiet Japanese crowds are. That's probably why they needed a crazier audience. Anyway, it was nice to see the stats show off how great Utada is.
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If those two pics are promo for the new album, I wouldn't mind.
They probably edited the excited audience footage from her concert in New York. Those stats are eye opening, I mean, holy cow. |
Great promo video! Will it be aired on TV?
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I liked Ne-Yo's comments to Utada. It's awesome to know that he thinks she's the most talented person he's worked with in some time. I hope she does a duet with him on the new album (or include Do You (I think that was the title XD))
EDIT: My Sister-in-Law was in the kitchen while I was listening to Come Back To Me and she said "Is that Mariah's new song?" and I said "No, it's Utada" and she said "Wow, she sounds a lot like Mariah." |
I was about to post the press kit as well lol. and HO SHIET DO I see some new pics!
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For those who don't live in the U.S and want to see it, I've uploaded it on youtube. Here you go (go quick before it gets deleted or some crap):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3evD1AP79s |
Wow. They actually got people to talk about her...I mean recognizable people. Ne-Yo and Stargate. And not some drunk looking (use your camera we need you to say this) Timbaland saying "you're the best".
This is great. I'm sure MTV will pick parts of it up again for the MTV NEWS segment. =) I hope that she gets a #1 single! It's also great that...well from the looks of it...stargate didn't produce the entire album themselves...utada had a lot of input also. =) |
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Love the vid :luv2 |
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Thank you so much for the upload! To be honest I got a little teary to how awesome she is and what amazing things she's done!!~ (Fanboy alert!!) :love
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Wow, the Press Kit thing was cool! :D
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The Press Kit surprisingly made "Come Back To Me" sound like a better song to me. I like it more after hearing it in that context. All dramatic. Nice Music Editing.
Unfortunately Ne-Yo was in the Press Kit, which made me hate him more. Ugh. "Vomit Hip-Hop Rainbows" HAHAHA! I'm not even scared of "Come Back To Me" being the Album Title. There's no reason to suspect so. Never did, and after her Myspace announcement of the Title being "Revealed" soon, there's definitely no reason to think so now. |
Funny how I didn't see a single Japanese audience member when they were showing footage of the crazy people in the crowd...
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"And people standing around in doorways. It’s a doorway. Don’t stand there."
:roflmao :yes Those people are annoying. I found it interesting that she said that. As if lately all she's been doing is running into annoying people standing in doorways, blocking her way. |
^I know :laugh
and Roald Dahl<3 |
OMG that interview was amazing. each answer utada gave was just so normal, lol. i loved the doorway and heaven comments :laugh
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Utada really likes MySpace because she made two posts in one day. I didn't even noticed because UBlog only mentioned one. Since Utada likes posting about everything and anything, I'm gonna be checking out her blog more often.
BTW the album name is This Is The One. Tracks mentioned in the bio "Me Muero" "F.Y.I." "Apples and Cinnamon" |
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@Maemi: That news is in the post on her Myspace. You have to scroll down the message a lot, but it's at almost the bottom of her blog (?)
Couldn't find the name of the album there, though :o "Me Muero" a spanish song? Surprises me :o I hope it's as good as Il Mare Dei Suoni from Kokia (not that those two are to compare but hey!) , but then in Utada-style ^^ The Apple And Cinnamon track is also on, nice! The title excites me, wonder what it's like ^^ |
this is the one? unique :P what's with a random spanish song, though? lol. i love F.Y.I :D
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I was gonna edit my post with the sources, but then AHS broke again and when I refreshed there were a bunch of responses already. |
Oh my god! The best news so far !)^___^)
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THIS IS THE ONE
OOOOMMGMGMGMGMGMGMO *fanboy madness* ;___; what a great album title. THIS IS THE ONE UTADA! give em your best shot! :weep edit: OMG LOOK AT THIS: "But unlike most pop starlets around the world, Utada is also a songwriter and producer; indeed, she says that she thinks of herself as a composer more than as a performer. And on her new Island Def Jam album—ten self-penned songs produced by the powerhouse producers Stargate (Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Beyonce) and Tricky (Britney Spears, Madonna, Mariah Carey)—26-year-old Utada reveals the unique sense of songcraft that is poised to make her a force in the US and European music communities." I LOVE YOU :luv2 |
OMG OMG OMG YES! so excited im like yeaahhh... xD
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Now we have the title, all we need is the tracklist and album cover.
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AHHHHH! I love the name! This album really IS THE ONE! to buy that is....*preorders
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I think Hikki's been trickling out little Myspace tidbits because she's very jealous of the attention BoA's been getting :). I kid of course. I am looking forward to Hikki's new album more than BoA's, maybe because I haven't heard anything off Hikki's aside from the single. Plus, Hikki always puts out good albums. BoA not as consistent, as I think even fans would concede.
I don't know why Hikki said in the interview Exodus had her trying too hard. Sure Easy Breezy, and maybe some of the sleeze of the Workout and Tippy Toe or something may not be 100% her style, but I thought most of the album was authentic and some very personal. I AM EXCITED FOR THIS LIKE WHOA |
Also on her Myspace page up at the top where it shows her Single Cover, it also has new text added saying the name of the Album is "This Is The One".
I can only imagine what the title of the next Utada thread will be. Not if I can help it.('-') |
^ :laugh. I kinda like the title... "This Is The One"
Hmm, this is the one to propel her into the U.S. market? |
THIS IS THE ONE IN A MILLION: Quick, CoriKaru -- get some tissues to stanch your bleeding eyes! I couldn't help myself -- I lasted about a week abstaining from Utada-related forms of electronic communication thanks to this. Srsly, it's not that bad. You haven't seen much in your music life if you think that one phrase is anything worth discussing. |
Oh My God.....
Curse You. |
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
You know it's gonna be that. Or just "This is the One: The 25th Utada Thread" (which is kinda funny by deeming all other Utada threads irrelevant). Or maybe "F.Y.I.: This is the One -- The 25th Utada Thread!" Or "You sure as hell won't be saying 'Me Muero' in the 25th Utada Thread!" Apples and Cinnamon was already used... Maybe the tracklisting will be out before a new thread is created... I'm getting carried away here. Do some brainstorming -- it's the least you can do to prevent that awful optical bleeding. *(^_^)* |
"Debuting Utada For The 1st Time in Her 25th Thread" (Play on words being that they're kind of making it seem like "This Is The One" is her first English Album and leaving out poor "Exodus" on purpose so we're disregarding all her other threads)
"Exodus Never Existed in Utada's 25th Thread" (Because that's how they're acting) "Listen To Utada Die in Her 25th Thread" (Because of "Me Muero") "Watch As Utada's Hair Gets Cut Shorter and Shorter in Her 25th Thread" (Because it's not growing) "A Little Bit of Oooooooooooooo and a Whole Lot of TADAAAAAA in her 25th Thread" ("Oooooooooo" sounds like the sound the letter "U" makes as in "Ooooing" and "Aaahhhhing" in a crowd and "TADAAAAA" sounds like "Tada" as in what a magician shouts after a Magic Trick) OR "She's Got Us Oooooooing at Her Tadaaaaa(s) in her 25th Thread" Yeah...........remember this the next time you ask ME to Brainstorm. I apologize in advance for any offenses. Ha. |
I like the sound of F.Y.I.: This Is The One -- The 25th Utada Thread!
Mm, F.Y.I.: Hikki's death is Me Muero ~ 25th Utada Thread! |
J-MELO Awards recognize and celebrate Japanese artists based entirely on requests from fans all over the world.
The Second J-MELO Awards (2008)： Most-Requested Artists No.1 L’Arc～en～Ciel No.2 Arashi No.3 Hey!Say!JUMP No.4 melody. No.5 KAT-TUN No.6 NEWS No.7 Tohoshinki No.8 Hikaru Utada No.9 ALICENINE. No.10 YUI First J-MELO Awards (2007) ：Most Requested Artists 1st L’Arc~en~Ciel 2nd melody. 3rd KAT-TUN 4th Hikaru Utada 5th NEWS 6th Morning Musume 7th DIR EN GREY 8th YUI 9th Ai Otsuka 10th Namie Amuro Source - http://www.nhk.or.jp/j-melo/english/index.html |
this is the one?
what happened to exodus? |
Another one came to me!
"You'll Die Right Along With Utada in Her 25th Thread" EDIT: What's an exodus? *Cough* |
^ that title is just a tad bit depressing :laugh
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I didn't think people were into melody. all that much. XD Congrats to her and Hikki. No Ayu, Kuu, nor Namie. Wut in the world? lol AVEX might wanna step up their game with these ladies.
As for the thread topic title convo, some of the suggestions are cool and all (off topic as well) but whoever makes the next thread, for peak sake, keep it updated. |
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But she is in no way disowning it as a piece of work -- it's just not a "true" debut. It's still an important part of her growth as an artist. It's just this time it's more sincere... Or maybe this quote isn't the whole story. Someone needs to ask her. I'll probably send her an e-mail myself sometime... And "You'll Die Right Along With Utada in Her 25th Thread" is pure thread-titling fail. UR DOIN IT RONG. TRY HARDER. (Though I must say "She's Got Us Oooooooing at Her Tadaaaaa(s) in her 25th Thread" contains a bit of win). |
Melody.? That list automatically became a joke once I saw her name.
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I just hope they at least use proper grammar. Lol.
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It's probably because she was the host. She's good but I'm sure being the host helped(and there's nothing wrong with that). ;P
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WOW.
Can you say news overload? haha. This is so exciting! I wasn't really that internet savy around the time of EXODUS's release so I didn't get to experience all the slowly coming in news and stuff the first time. ;) I really like the album title. I'm surprised at how lengthy it is compared to her usual one or two word titles. The new tracks sound really promising too. I'm so curious now, it's killing me. xD |
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Awww really. I like the Dying one. It's different. Might be a little "Dark", but this is the women who writes songs about death and looks forward to it and just released a song title that translates into "I Die"/"I'm Dying". Hmmm....... But hey, at least I did produce a "bit of win". :cool |
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You Beat Me To It! Now I know how it feels. >:-(
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And Sundae beat me to the U.Blog post! The Ningin interview is unintentionally hilarious. Poor David, shocked by the real world. And bless his little heart for his attempt to get her to promise him that the rest of "This is the One" would not be similar to Come Back To Me with his awkward hinting around. Part 2 will probably be a riot, too. I don't know why you're disappointed, Sundae. It was in the press release and the "About Utada" essay that she worked with them on all the tracks. Denial? :innocent Ahh, I can see the flame wars now... What a sight to behold. |
lol Reread what I typed. I said ALL BY HERSELF. As in she was the main influence behind the track. With Exodus, she worked with Timberland but her influence was still heard. I thought it would be similar here. Working beside them but instead she's taking a back seat on this one. Not letting her sound thru. Not a bad thing considering what she's trying to achieve. I still like CBtM so not that disappointed about it.
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