Thread a la Utada ~the 7th Flavor~

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by austin. ♥

Wow, Hikki must be a really big fan of 6 month gaps. I can see it now, a year after the album, a new single. Then 6 months after that another new single? Cools, I think the album will be released late March/Early April maybe.

Forgot boku wa kuma? =P

[Luv ~Venus~]

Yay! I'm happy that Hikki debuted #1 on the Chawhatchamacallit charts. This is such a reminice to her debut on the oricon charts with Automatic/Time Will Tell! I see that Hikki luvs to break and make records like Ayu! Anyway, I was dreaming about how HEART STATION will sound...now instead of it sounding like traveling....it'll sound more urban...hmmm, like Sakura Drops mixed with play ball mixed with Wonder 'bout! lol It sounded more play ball-ish though!

So does anyone have an idea of how it might sound like?

[Amai Yume]

Personally, I don't want another "travelling" and Japanese-language-wise, Hikki's never really gone into the deep end of pop so I would say upbeat with happy but beautiful lyrics. I really love the title HEART STATION and Stay Gold sounds amazig so hopefully, they'll be very different songs. If we have "Stay Gold" which sounds more soft then "HEART STATION" should be upbeat however I would love another song that sounds like Animato.

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

Forgot boku wa kuma? =P

Well, I'm trying. -Shudder-

[freedreamer]

is the Stay Gold preview available for download???

[DestinyWishes]

I don't know, but if it isn't, there's always youtube for the CM. I used to have it, but I got adware so in turn we had to have our PC wiped.

[Kaiouforever]

You know, even though Boku wa kuma isn't really...what we'd LOVE to see on her album, you have to admit, she made that for children mostly, and she did pretty well for a children's single, in both ranking and sales.

I doubt she'll include it on her album...unless....

First press bonus!
16. Boku wa kuma (capsule's BEAR IT ALL mix)

[bondingo]

Good news everyone: the Flavor of Life and Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry singles have been added to the iTunes store. So now we can all contribute to giving Hikki even higher digital sales. I don't think I'll buy it though. There's just that temptation since we can just download the stuff online. CDs I will buy because I'm a collector, but I don't feel like I own music if I buy it digitally, ESPECIALLY with the iTunes store, which doesn't even give you MP3s (even though both singles are iTunes Plus).

[criminal]

I'd love it if Hikki's next Japanese album came with 2 CDs, one CD would have all the songs, including Flavor Of Life, Beautiful World, Kiss & Cry, HEART STATION and Stay Gold, while the other CD would have just one track - Boku wa Kuma.

[freedreamer]

^Haha..gd wan...and make that first press

[sora-kara]

id actually really like it if she did a mini album with nothing but kids songs on it.
say, 6 or 7 tracks.
i think itd be cute, and itd be enough to hold off her inner kuma-lover for a long while.

[Mirai Noah]

I like Boku wa Kuma. A mini album of kid songs would be cute.

She'll include it. It is Kuma for God's sakes. D:

[bakacat]

Good to know Stay Gold debuted at #1 on Chaku-Uta. I can't wait to hear HEART STATION. Do you think she'll do a real PV for either one of these songs? I hope she does. ><

Ugh... I just hope time passes by fast so then we can hear the album. D:

[Luv ~Venus~]

I surely hope that she'll give us a PV this time. My gut is telling that she will do one but only for HEART STATION which I still is going to sound traveling-ish. I wonder what tie-in HS will have...is it a drama tie-in...that noodle cup tie-in....jewelry tie-in....or a cell phone tie-in?

Oh, I hope to see her MS performance for it though. Her last peformance there was good IMO.....though some people would complain it was too boring and Hikki didn't put no effort into it!

[Uthipratuma]

From Utada-online.net/blog

Amazon.co.jp and JOSHIN have posted brief descriptions of Utada’s upcoming “HEART STATION,” giving us our first insight into the much anticipated new single.

“For anyone who has experienced an unforgettable romance, “HEART STATION” is a handkerchief which gently wipes away the heart’s tears. This new track is Pop, blossoming with a sharpened sense of expression. A beautiful melody coupled with a tear-inducing story.”

Vague, yes, but if these descriptions are anything to go by, “HEART STATION” will definitely stay away from pure-ballad territory, and give us something (potentially) a lot more dynamic.

[Luv ~Venus~]

^Oh, gawd, thanks for the info UPT!

Well, if it's ballad form than maybe it'll sound like Sakura Drops (I want another SD too!)

[freedreamer]

sounds interesting....her new album is looking gd

[Luv ~Venus~]

You know what? Earlier today, I was thinking about HEART STATION's PV? I was thinking that Hikki was finally going to get down and sexy in the PV. It's raining and she has dancers in the back dancing while she's in front on the ground posing sexy at the came...and so on. Don't worry....I was experiencing a Hikki urge at the time<---I wanted to hear some old Hikki songs and I couldn't listen to them at the time!

*sighs* It's so dead here. Let's about what you think of Hikki herself. Heck, let's talk about Kuma too! Ugh, anything that has something to do with Hikki!

[ayu_ready?]

I can't can't can't wait for 2 new albums and a single