Utada's Exodus Over?!

Or maybe that Utada is really like that but back in Japan she puts on the image of being innocent?

[MsMiyabi]

but my thing is If she really wanted to make it in the U.S she expects to sell with No Promotion and Easy Breezy as her first single ?

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by //hikari

Or maybe that Utada is really like that but back in Japan she puts on the image of being innocent?

ahah the devil inside her

[DerrickRocks]

Utada is acutally a japanese american she is not an alien to the united states at all don't forget that.Alot of things went wrong but on MTV they do mention her everynow and then. So i think Utada is gonna blow up next year here with a new single and maybe a follow up to Exodus because Timbaland has also been keeping quiet. The only reason she really signed with Def Jam was because of her friend Foxxy Brown. So i expect some great things from her a new english single and hopeful it is true about the japanese single and why isn[t ayu popular anymore?

[CRAZYBOAT]

It's obvious that it's the lack of promotion that caused "EXODUS" to end so miserably. IDJ has done absolutely no promotion at all for this album, and they expect it to succeed in the states? HELL NO.

And why did they even bother using "EASY BREEZY" as the debut single? I mean, it's a good song but there are better songs on the album like "EXODUS" "The Workout", i'm sure if they had put "EXODUS 04" as the debut single and have done a better PV and have given time for promotion, the album would do 10 times better than now. I mean, the sales are horrible, i know we shouldn't judge the album by sales, but if she wanna make it big here and be well known, she has to convince the company to help on promotion. I feel bad for Hikki...she deserved more pubicity with the album, just that IDJ didn't know how to promot her...

[Delirium-Zer0]

Don't forget that the industry goes alot slower in the US. A new artist's first album doesn't usually do much of anything for months and months. It took over a year for The Postal Service to gain momentum (and they're actually a good example because the style of music isn't dissimilar). They're still only popular with more underground music fans, but Utada could definitely find success in that group. Face it, she doesn't have dull, marketable, poppy tracks for the most part. The underground fans who like things like Postal Service, Mars Volta, Tricky, DJ Krush, and other such artists would probably enjoy Utada alot more than Britney or Mariah fans would.

But for the record, it was a mistake for IDJ not to try to get the US rights to her japanese songs because songs like traveling, Sakura Drops, Wait & See, and for goodness sakes Simple & Clean would have done decently here.

[Selekta]

If i had the choice between japan and america i know where i would be...and no, not in america...

Well you don't have a choice ... none of us do.

So if we are fans of one persona than we should support that and let the other be. There are others that do support Utada for being Utada, rather than Utada for being Utada Hikaru.

[Nu-NRG]

pf...thanks and no thanks IDJ!!
for not even bother to "try" and promo hikki and wasted such a talented
artist ..poor girl..
v.v

[MsMiyabi]

All we can do i support I got the exodus cd and the devil Inside single.

[thejadedangel]

Bleh I went to Target with my friend and there were STACKS of U's Exodus not being sold while all others had some. I feel bad for her. She deserved more publicity than she got...

[MsMiyabi]

I got mine from Best Buy. And there were lot of copies as well

[Delirium-Zer0]

I can't find any of the CDs anywhere. Target has a space for Exodus but never any copies in stock. It's depressing.

[MsMiyabi]

Originally Posted by Delirium-Zer0

I can't find any of the CDs anywhere. Target has a space for Exodus but never any copies in stock. It's depressing.

go to best BUy

[ml3ayu]

i bought the album but i only liked few of the songs, for example the opening and exodus '04.

[miruku]

lack of promotion i'd say.................. but.... everyone's gotta start somewhere right?

[hana_sanctuary]

Well--- the only thing I saw as promotion for this album was like a 5 minute clip thing on MtV--- and the only reason I recognized her was because of my little sister recognizing the music clip from "travelling" that I used to play a long time ago.

I saw basically... NOTHING for this album. Besides that thing on MtV... nothing. Heck- even TMR and L'Arc en Ciel are getting much more promotion from Tofu records by appearing in anime magazines; TMR was touring at expos this past year!

With that said, I haven't heard the album, but I keep getting the impression that it's not even worth it to buy. And I like Utada's work... well- her early work, anyway. The whole singing in English with lines like "I'm japanesy" honestly freak me out. How corny.