[Utada Hikaru] ✿ New single! Sakura Nagashi ✿ the 47th thread

[bluegie]

Originally Posted by RikkuK

AMEN. lol the utada cult.

I don't think she'll do lives looking back they were clearly the part of promotion she hated the most bwahahaha she always choked as much as I love her so.

this is such a nice surprise and here the only thing I'd been looking forward to is mika nakashimas new song. LOLs

Yeah, both mika and hikki's new songs are surprises for me. I liked mika's previous single but somehow the song was haunted by zombies and that kinda lowered my interest. Hatsukoi is much more beautiful tho . Last nite I only repeated Hatsukoi and Sakura Nagashi .

[Deibel]

Loving the new song! It's simply amazing

Btw, did anyone saw this before, or it's me that I'm late?

So today I met Japanese SUPERSTAR Utada Hikaru!

I was on my way to Belsize Park riding the Northern line when at either Angel or Kings Cross a small Japanese lady got on the tube a few feet away from me.

I looked at her and I thought to myself “LOL she looks like Utada” and was laughing to myself-some Taiwanese dudes to the left of me started laughing at ME because they obviously thought I was crazy or something.

Anyway as the train becomes emptier (after Camden Town) I get a better view of the woman sitting down and thats when I’m like, “Wait that could be Utada!” But then I was like nah, “Why would she be in London?” plus she looks almost EXACTLY like she did on the ‘Ultra Blue’ cover with the same bob cut…

So I decided to gas myself up and played ‘Sakura Drops’ and imagined what I’d say to her if I met her.

Curiosity really got the better of me so I stood up when the tube was near Belsize (so I could get a better look) and when I looked directly at the woman I was damn near sure it was her.

So I went up to her and said “Excuse me are you Utada Hikaru?” and she had her earphones on so she asked me to repeat what I said and when I did a bashful grin spread across her face and she said, “Yes I am”.

Luckily there was an empty seat next to her so I sat down and shook her hand and started chatting with her. I showed her that I was listening to ‘Sakura Drops’ and she was very shocked at that.

I asked her why she was here and she said she was just visiting a friend and was a bit disappointed with how the weather changed-she’s been here for over a week so far and staying around the Camden area (I won’t say where exactly).

I told her how she was the first Japanese artist I ever heard (apart from Ryu Sakamoto) and she was like “Wow Really?”

She asked ME how I even found out about her and I explained that from loving Chinese music and being on forums (like JPM which I told her about a bit) that people talked about the ‘First Love’ cd and her song for Kingdom Hearts-LOL that part of the conversation made me laugh because there I was, listing Hikki’s discography to her as if she didn’t know her own music-I’m so lame.

I told her that I went to the show in Islington (if you never went you missed a great show!) and she thanked me for that and I asked her if she’s ever going to do another one. She said it’s all up in the air and that she was on a break (I told her how pressed everyone got when she did that and she laughed!). But she said that she’s currently working on a few projects that she couldn’t really talk about but new stuff is coming soon!

I did ask for a photo but she said she’s not really taking photos right now-and I could see that she felt bad for having to say that, but I was like “No that’s fine, it’s just great to finally meet you!”

After her stop came up (YES I missed my stop just to keep talking to her LOL) we got off together and walked and talked till I realised I was going to be late for my meeting so I thanked her for the music and she said it was nice to meet me and shook my hand again and went off on her way!

She is TINY under 5 foot and she was wearing pink converse and animal print skinny jeans and she still rocks the short bowl cut from way back when!
She looks EXACTLY like the photos and she hasn’t aged at all.
All in all was a GREAT night! If you’re in London and you see a woman that looks like Hikki, don’t chance it, go up to her and say hi!

From www.utadanet.com

[Mari-chan]

I can't open the video.. what a pity. I wanna listen to it too.

[blackmage]

I know she has no plans to leave her hiatus, but I wonder if she'll do any promotion for Sakura Nagashi. Would love to see a live performance of it.

[JackieRos]

Originally Posted by bluegie

Yeah the song is currently no. 1 on iTunes jp .

THAT'S AWESOME

Originally Posted by blackmage

I know she has no plans to leave her hiatus, but I wonder if she'll do any promotion for Sakura Nagashi.
Would love to see a live performance of it.

Exactly, just a nice small performance would be amazing.

[*hearT_Place*]

English translation: http://www.sakuranagashi.jp/lyrics_e.html
(Taken from Sakura Nagashi's main website: http://www.sakuranagashi.jp/top_e.php

They're very beautiful

[ll moments ll]

aww, it's really nice to hear something from her again! "Sakuranagashi" is a really pretty song.

[SheFliesHigher]

Wow. Beautiful.

[Zeke.]

Wow. The song is gorgeous.

I wasn't expecting a lot after the comments. Some people were saying she has had better, it wasn't her best composition, boring, etc...

The OMGAWD commentes I expected were coming from sheer excitement rather than feelings regarding the actual product. But, I feel like the song is stunning.

[chikocchi]

To me it's nothing really special until the drums come in and everything picks up and by then i'm just like "PRAISE THE LORD JESUS THIS IS BOOTYFULL

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by chikocchi

To me it's nothing really special until the drums come in and everything picks up and by then i'm just like "PRAISE THE LORD JESUS THIS IS BOOTYFULL

I like the entire thing but I actually think I prefer the calmness of everything before the drums. It's so soothing - I think the composition on the piano work is just mind-blowingly beautiful.

[emi♡]

I actually really really love the calm part as well. I thought it was going to be all like that, and I was going to love it just like that. But then it just so gradually added.

I love songs that build like that. A certain someone used to have songs like that

[Party_King]

surprise!

i've not been really a fan of her...
but, i've feel every emotion in this song. wow
welcome - back to business utada!

sooo... can someone rip it as mp3 for me?

thanx in advance

[Linoa62]

Originally Posted by Party_King

surprise!

i've not been really a fan of her...
but, i've feel every emotion in this song. wow
welcome - back to business utada!

sooo... can someone rip it as mp3 for me?

thanx in advance

Check this topic
http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116191

[Minttulatte]

OH. MY. GOD.

There's no words to describe all these emotions within me at the moment. Only thing I can say is that I just found out that she released a new song. I listened to it from youtube and it's gorgeous just as every other song she has released so far♥

[ayu_ready?]

THE SONG IS EPIC

I NEED NEW UTADA ALBUM NOW

[Ayu_desu]

Surprising news because I was just talking to a friend last night about how Hikki has disappeared from the scene and then I find this the next morning lol.

Her voice is such a trademark that I feel nostalgic just from listening to it. Beautiful song.

[Leaf King]

I listened to the new song and I really love it. It's quickly becoming one of my favourite Japanese songs released this year (which, there weren't many of, really).

[primavera♥]

I suppose I'm speaking blasphemy here. And typically I don't have much negative to say about her Deep River to present music

But I'm not really feeling this song but I'm not really disappointed cuz it's been a while anyway and she's produced enough perfect music. I think the arrangement is pretty good and very beautiful. But parts of the composition, really just the "everybody finds love" parts aren't really nice to me. I guess it's a good song, but idk if I'll ever actively listen to it again besides giving it a second and third chance lol

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by primavera♥

I suppose I'm speaking blasphemy here. And typically I don't have much negative to say about her Deep River to present music

But I'm not really feeling this song but I'm not really disappointed cuz it's been a while anyway and she's produced enough perfect music. I think the arrangement is pretty good and very beautiful. But parts of the composition, really just the "everybody finds love" parts aren't really nice to me. I guess it's a good song, but idk if I'll ever actively listen to it again besides giving it a second and third chance lol

I don't really like that part either, the everybody finds love part.