[Utada Hikaru] The 40 something thread, 43 maybe....

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Originally Posted by ALPHY

And that kinda proves that Utada is not in it for the money. Respect! <3

I respect her so much for that fact. Especially when she denounced Best of Utada.

[ALPHY]

Originally Posted by Picaflor 7/4

I agree. I will never pay for a concert unless I am there in person. Just like I'd never use itunes. I want my money's worth. I want to physically hold the cd/jewel case/booklet/obi. I don't want some AAC encoded file I could download on the internet in 2 seconds for free.

THIS.

[JackieRos]

cos hikki is awesome and haters gonna hate

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by ALPHY

And that kinda proves that Utada is not in it for the money. Respect! <3

Why would she be? Her parents are rich! LOL j/k

[emi♡]

^I was gonna say that lol

She's had money her whole life, and she always will, even if she wasn't famous~

I don't think she's like, totally careless or anything, but I think she's got a different way of seeing it than other people who really HAVE to care...you know...

this thread is so dead.

[Not Fade Away]

I've noticed that Ayumi's CDL performance will be streamed on UStream as well.

However, people must pay for it and it will not include the encore.

Niceeee *low whistle*

[Picaflor 7/4]

Originally Posted by Not Fade Away

I've noticed that Ayumi's CDL performance will be streamed on UStream as well.

However, people must pay for it and it will not include the encore.

AND it's not live. it's going to be streamed 3 hours after the event already happened.

[AyUta]

Yeah, I noticed others were starting to do that as well. But I'm not sure if any are doing it for free like utada did.

[Not Fade Away]

^^hmm I forgot about that fact as well.

I don't think that Utada cares any more/less about her fans than other artists, I just think the way that she goes about marketing herself is a complete change from that of other artists.

For example, she has a free blog that (in her prime/most active stages of her career) she updated with lengthier and probably more frequent postings than other artists whose blogs you had to pay for.

Also, during her major milestones (her anniversary and such) she allowed her fans to download automatic & one other song for free (I can't remember the latter, if anyone wants to help me out), whereas when other artists release new material their paying-fans-only can receive the new material first (and still have to pay for it) or get a ringtone version for free.

I just think as far as her marketing schemes go, she is less concerned with putting a price on everything she does, and more concerned with people just enjoying the material she puts out.

Whatever she's doing, I think it's working. With her allowing these little "freebies" so to speak, people don't mind shelling out a bit of money to pay for things like a new Utada CD or a singles collection.

Just a little oversight into why she does the things she does. I could be completely wrong, but we'll probably never know for sure.

[Keiichi_JPU]

She just tweeted that she would think it's a good idea to quit Twitter next year, but because she still has "television broadcasting" in January, she will keep on Tweeting for a bit. I wonder what that's all about..

[Meat Pao]

^ I think it's the TV broadcast of WILD LIFE

[Nackar_91]

Let's not forget though, that Utada is in a VERY special position. She gets to do some of these things because her parents manage her and she's basically been allowed to do what she's wanted to her entire life. In Japan, generally, a company basically OWNS a singer. I know some like Ayu have managed to gain a large portion of power over their own careers, but most are practically slaves to their management.

She's very privileged to be able to do it. Of course, that doesn't take away from the fact that it's NICE she does it, just saying that other artists not doing it won't automatically make them greedy bastards : P

[bluegie]

Yeah I agree. artists like ayu or hikki are quite rare in Japan industry. Most of them cannot control their own careers. Hikki's management is U3, which is her dad's company. Again, even if an artists' management company is a family business, it doesn't mean one can be as free as hikki. It's lucky for her that her dad is not as restrictive as a normal Japanese manager (probly because they've been living in the US for a while, adopting a more freedom style?).

Ayu was rebellious in the beginning, and it's good that she could fight for her rights since the beginning (even tho she couldn't really break the controlling from avex). I think the point where she could grab her power was the time when she threatened to leave avex when the company wanna kicked max away. Of course she did have some degree of controlling before that event, but I believe when Max overpowered, he gave her tons of controlling power to her own career. I don't think she could foresee that when she stepped up for him during the event tho..

[Zeke.]

I always wonder, was Ayu's contract with avex coming to a close when she threatened to leave? Because if she was under contract yet she couldn't exactly walk away right then and there.

[emi♡]

^I think she just didn't care what the consequences were, and Avex was just not going to risk it at all, cause she was still megapopular then.

[JackieRos]

I agree to disagree

[bluegie]

Originally Posted by all.night.raver

I always wonder, was Ayu's contract with avex coming to a close when she threatened to leave? Because if she was under contract yet she couldn't exactly walk away right then and there.

Well, the thing was after ayu revealing her thought, some other important artists followed the same action as well, threatening to leaving the company (I think Namie was one of them). I dun think the company would be able to survive if they left, so that former president had to leave in the end...

Hmmn... back to hikki now. Since Jpopsuki is having free leech, so I just downloaded some of her older lives (first appearance on MS, CYKAS? on MS). I miss her now...

[nanakopy87]

since when SCV2 has UK press?
http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3961923
and the image they use,is from play-asia

[JackieRos]

fake is fake nah idk

Thats weiiird

[Not Fade Away]

I wish Utada would make an English post soon. >.<

I want like...an official goodbye or something hahaha...that might be a bit too much to ask o.O