CELEBRATE THE 14th UTADA HIKARU THREAD

[KarenPang]

does anyone like Exodus ? I kinda like it actually even though the lyrics content of some of the songs shocked me like The Workout

[Amai Yume]

I absolutely LOVE Exodus!!!

"Animato" is genius IMO.

And even though I'm in the minority here, "The Workout" is AMAZING. I just listened to it today

[bakacat]

^Yes! I like The Workout as well. One of my favorites on the album. Animato too.

Does anyone happen to cross by some good quality HEART STATION scans? Been meaning to make a new avatar, haha.

[Foxxy_Fuyumi]

Originally Posted by Hanabi_surreal

a big yay! for the new thread!!! ^^

edit: Foxxy thanks for the pics of the last thread <3

Oh darl your welcome =) ehehe*

Originally Posted by karenpang

does anyone like Exodus ? I kinda like it actually even though the lyrics content of some of the songs shocked me like The Workout

AHAHA I like EXODUS..it's very original! Different you know xD

[Amai Yume]

Ok, quick question. That Sakigake program with Hikki on it did air on the 19th right? Can someone upload it to youtube or something?!!

[KarenPang]

I like Devil Inside & Exodus '04 from Exodus . Hotel Lobby's nice too

[Luv ~Venus~]

Originally Posted by dokidokisuru

God, I hope not. I'm so bored of his stuff now.

Yea...it's like after he made JT into a superstar, he doesn't know how to come up with some new beats. I mean, the beats he used for JT are just some old beats he used for Aaliyah...just you know, more updated. lol

Speaking of Aaliyah, did anyone notice that Hikki's Addicted To You PV looked sorta similiar to Aaliyah's Are You That Somebody PV???

@Baka & Amai: You know, I've been ADDICTED to The Workout lately. It's my most played song on my ipod. It was so nasty yet catchy. I guess The Workout is Hikki's Ima Suga Hoshii.

[Deneb]

heh, i don't like timbaland much. been while since i discovered that guy, still has no clue what he actually does xD all i see is *other artist featuring timbaland* does he even sing?

[Amai Yume]

Good to see you again Luv!!!

If you've dl the album by this point, I hope you're enjoying it. Personally I'm really glad that I didn't listen to any previews or anything because it made it so worth it. I really LOVE "Prisoner of Love."

haha, I am currently in the habit of only playing the album as a whole. I got my copy Monday and am currently (right now - listening to Prisoner of Love!) on my 17th spin

[Luv ~Venus~]

^I know! I was wondering when you album had came and when you were coming back on. I going to go dl the album! It'll take forever for album to arrive...once I order it. I want the Taiwan version so badly off of Yeasia but they're takin' forever to post it on their site!


@deneb: He mainly just beat box and say a few words. Notice I said words and not lines. Majority of the time he doesn't do anything but give them beats and wants to be credited for them. (i.e. Watch Anonymous by Bobby Valentino <~ Timberland is not even the video but yet he's credited or watch My Love by Justin Timberland <~ He's in the video yet he doesn't have any lines in the song!)

[AyUta]

Yay for another new thread!
You guys are so fast

Eeee~the pics with Hikki and the bear were sooo cute~!
Thanks for those Foxxy

@Amai You're back~!
Good to have you back Amai
Glad you liked Hikki's album! How did you like 'Celebrate? That's my fav track aside from 'Prisoner of Love'

[Luv ~Venus~]

^Have you even made a Hikki thread yet, AyUta? I kinda been wondering that for awhile now. If not, I hope you can make the next one. I want all the Hikki fans here to make one for her.

[AyUta]

^ Nope, I haven't yet
But I don't think I make very nice looking threads
Foxxy does such a good job though that it puts my threads to shame
Do you think I should Luv? Only if you people approve

[Luv ~Venus~]

^Of course! Of course! I'd luv for you to do one. XD I doesn't matter about the title...just don't make dull and boring. (j/k) Like xiaou said a few threads ago, simple is nice. <~ Or something of that sort!

[bakacat]

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~

@deneb: He mainly just beat box and say a few words. Notice I said words and not lines. Majority of the time he doesn't do anything but give them beats and wants to be credited for them. (i.e. Watch Anonymous by Bobby Valentino <~ Timberland is not even the video but yet he's credited or watch My Love by Justin Timberland <~ He's in the video yet he doesn't have any lines in the song!)

Don't forget those annoying "eh"'s in Apologize. God that song was #1 everywhere , it was driving me nuts. XD

I don't know how many times I've played my HEART STATION CD but I'd say it's around 40 already, and it's been almost a week. XD;

And I managed to find some good quality scans of HEART STATION after searching around a bit. To anyone that was looking for them, here you go. This site actually has a lot of scans, good resource. Something you might want to bookmark/favorite. =)

[AyUta]

@Luv Okay xD
I'll try to make the next one then.
Did you happen to dl the album yet, Luv? I saw in the last thread that you were getting REALLY close to dling it x.x;

[Luv ~Venus~]

^No, not yet! I'm in my lazy mode! I'll do it when OI arrive back in my dorm room. I have ot finish packing my stuff. Ugh, ihate that my Spring break is over. I get so depressed at school now especially on tuesdays.

Okay I'll stop yammering! i just need to express my feelings.

@Baka He sure was doin' that in that song. I tired of him and baby girl word too. No one says that word anymore....well, it's not popular anyway.

Thankies for the scans. Why does she look crazy in some of the pics? The ones I posted didn't look like that...or maybe I wasn't paying attention. lol Btw, don't tire yourself out. I heard that the album was good in all but I read that some of the people who has heard the album, overplayed the album and now are getting tired of the album. lol

[Amai Yume]

Good to be back AyUta!! but I'll be on another hiatus but this time for two weeks. God, I NEED a new Kumi single to be announced.

But as of now, HEART STATION and Love Paradox will be able to hold me off [as well as Kumi's other songs] but anyway...

I really LOVE "Celebrate." I was listening to the album the whole way through and I wasn't looking at my iPod so I didn't even realize the change from Gentle Beast Interlude until a minute in lol.

I LOVE EVERY TRACK!! [Even Boku wa Kuma] and having an album with every track genius is really hard to do. I'm so glad that there's not a "Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro" on this album. The album tracks definitely could have been released as singles so great!!

And if this PV for "Prisoner of Love" is in fact true, then I hope Hikki does one proud. Maybe they're making another one to promote the drama as well as offer something good for the next PV clip DVD?

By the way, I REALLY wanna see Sakigake with Hikki!!! I hope it's the same set with those hosts and her speaking in English!! I wanna hear her say her fav track and the other stuff too!! [although I have a feeling it's "Prisoner of Love"]

[bakacat]

^Me too! The transition between the interlude and Celebrate was absolutely unnoticed AT ALL. And I agree about appreciating Boku wa Kuma more. I guess you can say, it's an Utada version of 'glitter', seeing as it sounds much better in the album, haha.

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~

Thankies for the scans. Why does she look crazy in some of the pics? The ones I posted didn't look like that...or maybe I wasn't paying attention. lol Btw, don't tire yourself out. I heard that the album was good in all but I read that some of the people who has heard the album, overplayed the album and now are getting tired of the album. lol

I'm trying my best not to! That's what I tend to do: listen to the damn thing 3409383509 times and then get bored of it after a while, haha.

I've even left FLOW's Isle (which I played once) to listen to this. Well, I had my second run on Isle right now. <3

I'm slowing down my HS run as of now. =)

[xiaou-xijiang]

Originally Posted by karenpang

does anyone like Exodus ? I kinda like it actually even though the lyrics content of some of the songs shocked me like The Workout

I like Exodus. The lyrics can be really cheezy (like easy breezy) XD but it wasn't a horrible album. also its the first album of Hikki's I'd ever owned, so it holds a certain depth of nostalgia for me.