Will you buy Utada's English album regardless?
 

And by that I mean, will you buy Utada's album just to support her in the U.S., because you genuinely like it, or a mix of both? And will you buy the American version, or the Japanese version, or both?

I guess the answer is how can Utada not come out with something really good, but people have their own tastes. EXODUS wasn't such a big hit, etc.

But I think that even if I'm not dying over the album I'll still buy the American version to support her. Like, though half the songs on EXODUS aren't my cup of tea, I would still buy it.

But I'm pretty sure I'll like it... I hope I do. I just don't know if I can stop myself from listening to it for 20 days :thud

It has to sound good in her english works case.

only if it sounds good

Yeah, I'm definitely buying.

I think it'll have another Exodus feel. Easy Breezy wasn't everybody's cup of tea yet they luved the whole album. The same is happening and prolly will happen with CBTM.

I'll definitely buy it! ^^ But I don't know what version... Any advice?

Sure, if it sounds good! :)

if it;ll suck i wont buy it :P

but it's gonna be good!! it HAS to be good XDD omg it'll be so cool if i saw her CD in the stores here *_________* you think they'll sell it in europe??

I'll be buying the japanese version cause who knows when the UK release will be. Let's hope I;m not disappointed.

mi|kshake~

I'm pretty sure that I'll buy it regardless.

As a Hikki fan-boy I will definitely buy it regardless, although I think I'll just purchase the Japanese version hoping it'll come with some extra bonus like EXODUS did and also just hope the album is love, which of course it'll be :love

I'm only buying it if it's a good album. If the entire thing is like Come Back To Me then no, I won't be buying it (and not downloading it either).

no..

If I weren't low on funds at the moment, I'd buy it.

no because I don't have money to buy other stuff than Ayu stuff

I'm gonna buy it no matter what.

yup. i'll buy. it's a routine. i have all her albums...

It has to sound good. A good album cover will be a plus point :)

Yes.

I'll even go get that horrible single if they release it.

I'll get it regardless. I wasn't a huge fan of EXODUS despite liking a few songs on there. But Utada is my favorite Japanese singer so yeah, I'll support her all the way.

I will support her no matter what~ I only like a few songs off of EXODUS, but I bought it. :D

Once the album sounds good I'm buying for sure.

I dunno, I may buy it if it sounds good... The cover art doesn't really matters to me, I just hope the cover is not as bad and generic as the Come Back to Me one haha

I'll probably buy it on iTunes.

XD me too!

and I'll definitely get the album as well, Japan version.

If the US / UK version has an alternate cover, I'll probably buy it too.

Like I said, if I have the money I'll probably buy it anyway :P I really want to buy it as it comes out to help her sales... maybe the physical if the packaging is really nice... or maybe I'll get the physical one anyway just for having's it sake.

Ah! I forgot the "Not buying it at all" option =/

lol. A true Hikki supporter?

oh yeah I'm definitely buying it to support her

now's to ponder whether will it get an OS press release or not as the S'pore EMI branch has folded last year :dead2

If I find it in stores here, why not? Though I had a pretty HARD time finding EXODUS here already, so I doubt this is gonna be any exception.

I'm going to buy it no matter what, I want to have all her albums..

I was going to buy it regardless but after hearing the first single from it I'm starting to question if I will or not. I'll listen to it when it's uploaded on IMEEM to determine if it's worth buying.

Yup, I'm going to buy it regardless, as I'm collecting all her albums. :yes

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Exodus and I listen to Come Back to Me over and over so yes I will buy the album cause I am pretty shure I will love it.

I personally really disliked EXODUS but if once I hear samples of all the songs from the album and they sound good, I'll buy it.

I think it's almost mandatory that EVERYONE buy it. To pave the way for future Asian acts to crossover to America. Lol. Exodus really grew on me. I probably won't even like this album as much as I did Exodus now that I think about it but I'll still buy it, along with BoA's album.

As long as the music sounds good, I will be buying it.

I think Exodus is terrible, and I think the new single is terrible. English is not Hikki's forte when it comes to music. Her lyrics sound like shallow grade school class compositions.

I'm not buying it, but I might listen to some songs on Youtube.

It's what I'm doing. Not funding crap.

I'm definitely going to buy it! I'll get the US Version @_@ the Japan version is like 30 bucks.

I'm not buying it.
I love Utada, but I don't have to buy her albums.. so also for this album.
You know: I'll download it ^^

It has to sound REALLY good so I would buy it since EXODUS wasn't really an album I loved. There are really only a few songs on that album that I really like which is a bad thing since on her japanese albums almost every song are my favourities. :D

So I'm not having very high hopes for the next album yet (though Come Back To Me was beautiful).

I can't afford it because of school, so...

Best of luck to Hikki.

I'm also getting the album because I really enjoy her music, and that's all there is to it. ^_^

I'm really hoping for some really good urban beats on the second album.

I thought the EXODUS album had good beats on it, especially Exodus '04. ^^

About Exodus '04, I heard that the song had the sitar that was used from some Pakistan (?) or someone's song. Was it true? And what song did it sample from?

If the cover is nice, I'll probably buy it.

I'm not shallow xDD

I'll only buy it if it's good.

I didn't buy Exodus because I hated it, and I'm glad it flopped, because I didn't want her to think it was ok to release such junk. I had such high hopes for that album, and it let me down so much. That being said, I have no expectations for this album after Exodus, so I might be happier easier.

i'll definitely get it

only if we support asian stars by giving them good sales will they keep coming to release in north america....i.e. if you way more of them to come and have concerts here...stop just downloading them online but actually go and buy them

I bought Exodus because it was on display in B&N and I thought it was kind of cool that a Jpop artist was there (it was in the beginning of my Jpop phase). I kind of regret it, because I only liked 2 songs out of the entire CD.

I'm definitely going to buy it. I'm so anxious to get it.

This.

I'm a hard-core Hikki fan and as such I bough Exodus regardless to support her, but it was probably the worst junk I've heard in centuries. If it came from any other Asian artist I would probably excuse it; but because she is fluent in English, has written perfectly good English songs in the past, and her songs are wonderful, there was absolutely no reason why that album had to suck so bad. I completely regret buying it. I don't care how much I love an artist, I don't have to buy an album if I hate it with every fiber in my body. In fact, by not buying it, it may be the only way for her to know that it was a terrible album. That's harsh, but that's how I feel.

Irregardless, if this album is good I will buy it. If it is not, I won't, and I have extremely low expectations. I will definitely be downloading it first to see if I like it, and then I will go from there. If it's a good album I will by it as to make her know that she is doing good and should keep on going.

it sounds really boring, and NO

"hating an album with every fiber in your body", I didn't know that was possible :laugh

Well... I do hate the song "Let Me Give You My Love" with a burning passion... such dirty lyrics! Melting pot ugghh in that context it makes me sick xD

But I did like the rest of the album. Some of my favorite songs are on it (Kremlin Dusk, Hotel Lobby)

Sadly, I experienced the same thing.

I loved Hikki until Deep River, and then when Exodus came out, my love for her entered an abyss from which it may never be rescued. I wept. I gnashed my teeth. How could she do this to me? The jokeyness, the wink-wink high school innuendo, the superficiality, the shallow life experiences, the immature ideas and themes of Exodus were stabs to the heart. Ultra Blue held promise, but Heart Station was another letdown.

Hikki's English sounds so forced and affected, almost like Alanis but without the undercutting irony. That makes it such a terrible shame.

it has to sound good.
i dont care who it is.

YES im buying it i have all her american work Exodus only but lol ya but i want her english albums

Im buying it at FYE

I'm going to buy it regardless if I like it or not. I will buy it in HMV to support her and I will listen to it atleast once. That's that. BUT "Come Back To Me" was not a convincing single choice for me. If I didn't know who Utada was and I heard this song on the radio then I probably wouldn't bother looking into her any further. EXODUS is still one of my favourite albums and I'm a bit sad that she didn't continue with that style but it's Utada and she keeps changing for the better, this time she changed for the better of commercial sound.

lol i ain't falling for the same trick again! for Exodus, I bought it before listening to the entire thing and i totally regretted it.

i listened to that clip on her website and i got bored after the first repeat cause it sounded really shallow. It seems she didn't learn her lesson with Exodus that hip hop beats + lyrics is WAY too common nowadays.

She should work with another producer and label cause Island and who ever is working with her now is ruining her chances here.

NO.

:laugh

after that cover art...

it really IS "regardless" :laugh

The songs have to be good and the cover has to been good. If the cover is crap. I'll download.

I will buy all her Japanese album for sure. As for her English, if got some offer price/ special edition sure i will buy it. Just the cover making me a bit reluctant to do so. Hope she will change the cover art please....

Exodus is a disaster and a joke to me, ruining Hikki brand. I dislike that Exodus album, the songs, the packaging, the cover art, the inner arts, yucks... I only love a song called "kremlin Dusk".

Nope... I 'll stick to her japanese songs. I never like Exodus, even thoguh it sold million copies, and definitely not this Tito.... Personally, I also think that exodus is her worst album...

I said I was gonna, no matter what...

...but...

...Yeah, I'm not gonna buy it.

i'm buying it the day it comes out :D
the cover is bad, but i like the songs

Not buying, I don't like her singing in english

I am too excited, (I have seen a bunch of promotion in the cd stores) so I will probably like 98% buy it. I will buy the american version, so I can support her u.s sales, and it is like $20 cheaper, haha

im really glad theres bonus tracks in the US TITO :) (simple & clean. sanctuary.. etc.)
im buying it when shes making a store appearance im going to

Duh.
1. Its Utada
2. Its about time a serious Asian artist entered the U.S market.

not gonna buy it (it sucks :dead2)

Nope.

I have a love for older Hikaru releases but her current English stuff is lacking anything (not comparing her Japanese work here).

She's not famous in America, or most of the world, and yet this silence on her team and her front for her US release seems really poor for the potential fans that live in the states and want more from her. It turns me off from really caring about her as an artist because I feel there is a disconnect.

Most of you connect to your artists because of various reasons, yes? That's the disconnect I'm talking about.

She comes across as a steely ***** for some reason.

She's not an established artist here and she received a huge deal that anyone who really wanted to make it big for their music would have killed for. Seems like feathers in the wind to her. Her quality of music was lackluster for both English CDs and fails to really entice me into purchasing any further English releases.

no.
i don't like utada so i don't support her

and besides, the album is really bad :no

nope

i will as soon as i can