[Utada Hikaru] Songs of Utada Hikaru | the 51st thread

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by ahtka-chan

I read somewhere that Hikki wanted ayu to cover a specific song but ayu chose movin' on without you instead.

So I think when Hikki approached the artists she already had in mind which songs she thought it would be nice for them to cover.

Hikki's team approached ayu. Not necessarily Hikki herself.

As was discussed already, Hikki probably didn't go "well I think I'll give this to this person and this to this person," etc. Her team might have asked if she had anyone in mind, and verified "how do you feel about xxx covering xxx?" and such, but it wasn't Hikki entirely. Her team probably did most the work and decision making.

[ahtka-chan]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

Hikki's team approached ayu. Not necessarily Hikki herself.

Who says?

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by ahtka-chan

Who says?

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

Initially, Universal had planned for Hamasaki to cover another song, but she proposed that she record a different track.

That being said, Hikki could very well have been involved in the process, approving Ayu's song and/or making the suggestion. But I just feel it's highly unlikely that she personally called the artists themselves. She's the artist, not the business. The most logical chain of events was that Hikki's people approached Ayu's people.