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

[primavera♥]

@Andrenekoi: all I'm saying is that I don't think she works as hard as she let's on. Producing her music...I'm sure she puts a lot of work into that. I just think she does take her time does not feel the need to ever overwork herself.
I simply just don't like when some hikki fans assert that because she produces most of her music herself that she's so much more hard working than other artists (not that u said that) when it wouldn't even make sense for some others to do all that and when they busy themselves just as much if not more on other facets of their career. Imo. Hikki is no working machine. But when she chooses to shell put her all into it, it will just be at a slow to average pace.
At least hikki knows what she's doing. If ayu tried this it would take 50 yrs for 3 songs

Sadly I don't think the success of basically any artist except for those that existed in the 1600s etc is simply based off of them working hard. Even hikki. If u don't have an ounce of talent or to choose songs but work hard it can get u nowhere. It can get u somewhere. But it all depends
It also depends on personal opinions of music. Like I can say TITO had tons. Of hard work put into it but I didn't like it. It still sold well of course. Same for Exodus. Lots of genuine work.
Same for heart station and first love (still not getting the first love situation) but she put lots of work into that too. But its not all about hard work.
But honestly music has so many variables relative to each artist that none of these things are ever set in stone.

(Also her outselling other "jpop means" hardly means anything to me. My opinions are usually opposite. Aahh~ like can you keep a secret and m. That's why I don't mind myself with artist competitions no matter who

[primavera♥]

Also, Andrenekoi, do u mind just pming me as I feel like I'm spamming this thread like this

[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

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

I'm waiting for the mass suicides to begin in japan...lmao

[Andrenekoi]

@StrawbariSnowAyumi
Relax, the girl is on hiatus! There's nothing else to be said in here! *jk *
This will be my final reply on this subject, but I have to say I really enjoyed the discussion =)

I agree she is not overworking other singers... actually, IMO, every successful music act is always working on a aspect of their career they feel it's more important... Namie and Ayu makes everything possible to tour the most they can... This is what they love, this is them: touring, live performance, seeing their fans in the eyes while singing their songs... On the same way, Hikki enjoys working on her music, taking her time, experiementing, trying new sounds, or trying to see how well can she be at already popular sounds...

These are two aways of working with music... Being a musician that sometimes act as a performer, and being a performer that sometimes act as a musician

[Beauty4123]

Singer Utada to take break from music

Tuesday 10th August, 07:03 AM JST

TOKYO —

Japanese pop star Hikaru Utada announced on her blog Monday that she will suspend musical activities for an indefinite period from next year. The singer said she will halt ‘‘flashy music activities for a while,’’ explaining that she wants to focus on ‘‘human activities.’‘

‘‘I don’t know if it will take two years or five years, but I will come back more matured,’’ she wrote to fans, asking them to give her some time. Utada is in the middle of recording a new song scheduled to be released abroad this fall, according to her record company.

source: http://www.japantoday.com/category/e...eak-from-music

[JackieRos]

"flashy" "FLASHY"

what flashy things she's talking about pleeeeeeease explain!!!

grrrr

[ll moments ll]

Hikki was one of my first J-pop artists, along with Ayu. i hope she takes a well-taken hiatus and enjoys it too.

i can't wait for the new songs.

[Picaflor 7/4]

do you think the new songs on the single collection will be released as singles first?

[Polyrhythm]

I dunno...maybe as re-cut singles

[emi♡]

It would be awesome if she did a little mini album thing...or...EP?

Just so we could have like...a cover and stuff too.

I hope she doesn't just stick them at the end of the album or something.

[Yumsushi]

I wonder what the people sad about her hiatus would have done if they were NIN fans; we waited about 5 years or more for the Fragile and I think about 6 for With Teeth.
Whether she feels that she has lost her creativity and doesn't want to disappoint fans or whether she wants to take a break from the music industry not giving a damn about her fans, good luck to Hikaru with her real life.

[primavera♥]

@Andrenekoi: thank you ^___^ I enjoyed too. As any civilized discussion. No peasant talk, yeah

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@Beauty1234: so there will be a new single?

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

That was my guess all along...the singles collection AND THEN a goodbye single.

[Bigtop]

I feel sad about Utada leaving for a while. Seems like today's environment is far different than what it was a decade ago.

Almost a decade ago, it was all the hype about the rivalry in albums - Utada's First Love vs. Ayu's A BEST.

But now, here's how it stands: Ayu's about to release her 49th and 50th singles (crossroad and L, respectively), while I just found out first on the new JPopStop (http://www.jpopstop.com/) that Utada is putting a "red light" and go on hiatus.

Between the ten years, things went on different strategies for both Ayu and Utada. We know that it was back on March 2007 that Ayu and Utada met on TV the last time. Meanwhile, we are seeing sales declines for the Japanese pop music industry, blaming on economic issues as well as digital distribution. A flurry of artists have popped out, such as Arashi (debuted back in 1999 but popularity has increased since, and now they're on the top over the past three years), Koda Kumi, Ai Otsuka, Ayaka (Iida) and others. Now we feel the sense that things are different: Ayu's still busy, while Utada seems to be dormant, and now I just found out word that Utada's halting for the foreseeable future.

And remember Ayaka last year when she would go on hiatus because of the Graves' disease and marriage with Hiro Mizushima to help her recover? Remember - Ayaka did something on the single that amazes the Japanese pop industry, going as high since Utada's release, yet her magical career had to come to a halt because of the disease that I have never even heard of until I just found out April of last year.

And now, Utada's another victim of going into hiatus for something. Maybe because of the dormant situation it has been for her for so long. I feel sad already especially when after I found out that one of my favorite school friends back in elementary school (a girl, to be exact) has moved to Spokane, WA, and she does not have any more contact. I just feel sad about her leaving the Seattle area.

But the Ayaka news last year - and the Utada news just coming in - is really more of a sad impact compared to my friend's departure, as this really affects the media a lot. We're going to feel sad that Utada is going to leave for the foreseeable future.

When Utada (and Ayaka also) comes back, we won't know how things will be different since the time they're on hiatus and the time they're coming back.

[Zeke.]

2-5 YEARS!? Omg. I just wish she would have released a full album AND THEN decided to go on hiatus. I've been patient with Utada. Haven't been ripping my hair outta my head over her disappearance but now that I know she's gonna be gone for much longer... *runs to cry and listen to Take 5*

Lol.

[primavera♥]

Take 5 is like the best song on HS. Like the lyrics are the best and it has aa depth that the rest of the album doesn't have (it feels more like a UB track). I hope to see that sort of depth with these new songs.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by StrawbariSnowAyumi

Take 5 is like the best song on HS. Like the lyrics are the best and it has aa depth that the rest of the album doesn't have (it feels more like a UB track). I hope to see that sort of depth with these new songs.

Totally. It's genius. So other-worldly. I just love the whole feel of it. It really feels like an entirely different universe.

[pommy48]

Originally Posted by StrawbariSnowAyumi

Take 5 is like the best song on HS. Like the lyrics are the best and it has aa depth that the rest of the album doesn't have (it feels more like a UB track). I hope to see that sort of depth with these new songs.

I absolutely love Take 5 ♥ It's an really amazing feeling listening to it on a plane

[Polyrhythm]

News of Utada's hiatus just showed up on Taiwanese news....my parents were watching. It's kind of nice to know what people still care....and she's really going to be missed not only in Japan but all around...being the world class star she is...