[Utada Hikaru] Show Me Love in Hikki's 38th Thread!

[bluegie]

^Don't worry about me haha. I'll try to achieve my 10th AHS yr no matter what. Hopefully hikki will be back by then...

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Originally Posted by bluegie

^Don't worry about me haha. I'll try to achieve my 10th AHS yr no matter what. Hopefully hikki will be back by then...

If AHS is still open then. Forums, even long established ones, often close down completely and suddenly.

This news really has me in a negative mood... (.__. )

[bluegie]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

If AHS is still open then. Forums, even long established ones, often close down completely and suddenly.

This news really has me in a negative mood... (.__. )

Ehh.. I never thought about AHS being close down . It will be quite a nightmare to me, as AHS is kind of a long established forum for me.

Actually when was the birth year of AHS? 2000? or 2001?

[Zeke.]

Damn, this must be a real sh * tter for Hikki fans. I really was hoping for AN ALBUM. Didn't she say "the vision for the next album was pretty much set" and they were "ready to begin working on it" or something? Christ.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Originally Posted by all.night.raver

Damn, this must be a real sh * tter for Hikki fans. I really was hoping for AN ALBUM. Didn't she say "the vision for the next album was pretty much set" and they were "ready to begin working on it" or something? Christ.

A singles collection is an album.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

A singles collection is an album.

Yeah, I was expecting more when she said "the vision/direction of the next album has been decided" than "The vision/direction is throwing together singles and adding 4 new songs" Lol.

[haikudasai]

I don't know... seems like she's been very half-assed to all the fans that have given their hard earned money to support her and her career.

I get the growth aspect but with as much time as she takes off between releases she could be doing all that "human" stuff she speaks of.

I don't like artists that think on their fans, we are not their family, we are not part of their personal lives, we don't know them and most of us never will... there is no reason on the world they should care about us at all... I like artists that put out good pieces of art, not artists that put their fans in priority over their own creation and lifes

Every artist should care about their fan base. The fans pay for the majority of their continuing lavish lifestyles...

[emi♡]

^I believe there was actually one when Ayu first came out...in 98 or 99...and then it moved here in 2000.


Like, I mean, Hikki has pissed me off before with her attitude towards her career...cause I mean, there are so many of us who love her so much, and she doesn't really seem...receptive.

And it is true, any artist should care about their fans, because, without fans, without other people, your art doesn't mean anything.

Well, I hope she learns all that while she's away.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by emiko

And it is true, any artist should care about their fans, because, without fans, without other people, your art doesn't mean anything.

Well, I hope she learns all that while she's away.

But if u care about ur fans too much and focus on releasing what u think they want, u stop growing as an artist, start recycling ur own stuff and limit ur creation to an already known format...

U can see this everytime here on AHS... people never say "I want this singer to release something new", it's always "I want this singer to release something like that song/album I liked"

And after they got what they wanted, the complains about lack of creativity start... So, nops... IMO artists should not release what they think will please their fans the most, they should release what they feel like to, in the end of the day, that's what made people interested on the first place... when the singer wasn't famous, their artistic inspirations was the only thing their had to know what kind of piece to release...

[Purple Neko]

This news has me so sad. but i love Hikaru so i wish her the best on her break. I hope she will keep us updated.

[FuNsTyLe]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

But if u care about ur fans too much and focus on releasing what u think they want, u stop growing as an artist, start recycling ur own stuff and limit ur creation to an already known format...

Alot of artists do that *No names mantioned* but Ayu comes to mind..lol

[emi♡]

^spam gives us stuff to talk about

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

But if u care about ur fans too much and focus on releasing what u think they want, u stop growing as an artist, start recycling ur own stuff and limit ur creation to an already known format...

U can see this everytime here on AHS... people never say "I want this singer to release something new", it's always "I want this singer to release something like that song/album I liked"

And after they got what they wanted, the complains about lack of creativity start... So, nops... IMO artists should not release what they think will please their fans the most, they should release what they feel like to, in the end of the day, that's what made people interested on the first place... when the singer wasn't famous, their artistic inspirations was the only thing their had to know what kind of piece to release...

I don't really think Hikki has this problem.

Besides, I wasn't really saying that she should release what is going to please her fans the most.

To be honest, I'm not really sure how much Hikki has grown as an artist, especially when she says she hasn't been able to grow as a human being.

The two go hand in hand.

That being said, her attitude is annoying at times...I mean, I understand that she has her own ways. But, for someone who's been in the business as long as she has, and who grew up in the business, I think it's sort of preposterous that she thinks she can always bypass promotion, and some of the necessary parts of being an artist.

And I'm sure, she's probably just tired of it, and maybe never liked that aspect of the business, and in a perfect world, she could have all the resources she needed, and make music whenever she wanted, and live her live the way she wanted, and not care about anything....but....this is not a perfect world. This is how it is.

I'm happy for her that she's finally gotten to a place where maybe her dreams are possible and she doesn't have to worry about those things in life that make the world go 'round. I mean, who wouldn't want to be there. And maybe that's even why she's taking a break now, and I think it's great.

But I still think that she's a little "out of touch" sometimes. Especially for someone who spends as much time on the internet as she does lol And it's a little disappointing sometimes.

I'd always understand anyway, if someone was disappointed with her, or with the way she views her "role"...but I mean...like strawberi said, Hikki is Hikki lol

[primavera♥]

Cmon AHS better not close. But this is why I said I hope ayu doesn't retire. Then the hikki thread here might permanently die and I will miss it

@haikudasai: I agree about the fan thing. I mean she's not a painter. She is a popular musician. I love artists that care about their fans and don't just disregard them as lower beings. They're trying to get they're message across to us (except for artists who just do it for not very inspiring reasons)
I kinda feel bad for japanese fans. She hasn't released japanese works since. 2008 and now 5 new songs and a long haitus. No japanese tour? Like okay there hikki
But a womans gotta do what a womans gotta do.

Maybe in all the spare time she has she just doesn't do anything? Idk. She has been pampered and safe her whole life so maybe its time to step outside of a comfort zone
Its not like ayu who was a high school drop out, lived on her own blah blah blah and was a women
Hikki...well...she was my age and honestly if I were in her situation itd be weird. I like schooling (I don't want to live life uneducated on history and art and music) and living everyday life experiences and just growing up an average girl.
Whatever reasons she has she has the right to have them as she's a human too.

If she doesn't feel its her constant duty to inspire and make music for her fans then that's all her and how she feels
And well just suffer or be happy, yeah?

[CoriKaru]

And she achieves the impossible. This is how you side-step a piss poor economy. I've said it before and I just feel Utada really doesn't want to release a Single at this point in time. I don't blame her, but for my sake, if she did, I still wouldn't blame her.

But really, I believe the thing that is magnifying this, besides the announcement itself, is the fact that the last thing that she released was an English Album opposed to a Japanese Album. It wouldn't be as harsh and as Earth shattering otherwise.

That aside, the only thing different concerning this specific "leave of absence" is that she's actually telling us before hand this time around (or depending how you look at it, she's telling us in the middle of it.....or beginning if this really does last as long as 5 years, or even 3 years, though I don't think it will. Honestly, I believe her definition of what this is, is different from what it will be. If she releases just one Single next year, or the following year, then it's business as usual as far as I'm concerned, no matter what she calls it.)

She'll probably pull a "COLORS" somewhere in the middle and it'll be just like other points in her career where she said nothing and just did it.

She's trying something new this time. We're always saying we want some news and confirmation and now we got it. I suggest we not give her grief or else she'll revert back to the norm and leave us in the dark once again and just do it.

And keep in mind, while she doesn't release like other artist who shall go unnamed because this is an UTADA HIKARU Thread, she IS in deed working during those periods that some like to deem as "lazy time." She's all up and down in the background doing what is necessary in order for her to release her sound. She's practically a ONE TEAM MUSIC MACHINE.

She's WRITING, PRODUCING, ARRANGING........heck, I'm amazed she isn't MIXING yet. So to fault her and COMPARE her to other artists who don't do ANY of that stuff........well I wipe my butt with you and pray that you don't clog my commode because I don't have the time to be trying to declog crap that refuses to be put down.

[ALPHY]

Do you guys think that she'll stop blogging too? =\

[Polyrhythm]

She's tired of paying high income tax so she's earning nothing for a while

[yuki_unmei]

umm.. she was already taking a break.
well, at least she's announced it now =/

[Polyrhythm]

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[Mirrorcle Monster]

FINALLY!!!!
I will buy this album, i love all the songs (except boku wa kuma)!!!!
Hope the new ones are great!!

[Keiichi_JPU]

I agree with CoriKaru.

And damn, how could I forget about the multiple version of Boku wa kuma

But.. YMMWTBAM? Multiple versions? Wasn't it just a CD-only (that also featured the PV on the CD)? I'm not counting promo-discs and vinyls!

And I never knew Passion and Be My Last had multiple versions. I just have both in CD+DVD and I've always thought those were the only versions.