[Utada Hikaru] ʕ•̫͡•ʔ Upcoming 2018 Album and Tour in the 57th thread ʕ•̫͡•ʔ

[Katsuyuki012]

Nice that she crossed 200k. Really love the album.

[RealLight]

I really hope she can hit the 500k mark in a long run

[ayu-fan]

So after listening to whole album I just realized Utada should do more songs with her lower register voice, I really like pachinko no uta and the last song. Hatsukoi sounds majestic but kinda irritated by her screechy high notes. Overall a nice album, I kinda understand people who thought it’s boring, some songs sounds similar (the beginning of hatsukoi and play me a love song reff basically the same thing, and many songs using the similar melody).

[bluegie]

I think she sang Hatsukoi with that screechy high notes on purpose. She should have ability to sing that part smoother, but I kinda guess that she chose to sang in that way to give a rawer feeling.

Since everyone's talking about the confusing beats of Chikai (3/4 tempo taught by summerain), I decided to listen to the song again, then I recognized it's the "bom-cha-cha" beat lol. Then I got hooked up by the song, which I didn't really like in the beginning haha.

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初恋 @ Oricon album daily chart:

2018.07.02 - No. 1 - 8,155 copies

[Andrenekoi]

I agree with Bluegie that she most likely sang higher in order to get a rawer feeling, but I also wish she would go with her lower register more often than she goes with her higher.

[summerain]

When I listened to Hatsukoi chorus for the first time, I thought the same, it's really high. But after reading the translation and paying attention to her interpretation, I started to love it. It conveys a lot of feelings about falling in love for the first time, like a vocal representation of "so in love that it hurts".

Oh, about the "she could sing in her lower register", there's a third vote here. Her lower notes are really beautiful and sound more natural then her higher register.

UPDATE: I read somewhere "Anata" got platinum. Is it true?

[bluegie]

初恋 @ Oricon album daily chart:

2018.07.02 - No. 1 - 8,155 copies
2018.07.03 - No. 3 - 8,790 copies
2018.07.04 - No. 2 - 7,806 copies (est. total: 24,751 copies)

I think she'll be weekly no. 2 this week, unless the current no. 1 disappear from the top 10 tomorrow (they currently sell over 40K).

[amorphose]

I may or may not have ordered a second copy...

[bluegie]

Why??? lol


初恋 @ Oricon album daily chart:

2018.07.02 - No. 1 - 8,155 copies
2018.07.03 - No. 3 - 8,790 copies
2018.07.04 - No. 2 - 7,806 copies
2018.07.05 - No. 1 - 4,195 copies (est. total: 28,946 copies)

I hope it can break into 400K by the end...

[amorphose]

I usually buy CD's only for collector's purposes and do not open them, but this one I wanted a copy to open and keep in my car! haha

[freedreamer]

no more sales update after the 5th?

[ahtka-chan]

Originally Posted by bluegie

初恋 @ Oricon album daily chart:

2018.07.02 - No. 1 - 8,155 copies
2018.07.03 - No. 3 - 8,790 copies
2018.07.04 - No. 2 - 7,806 copies
2018.07.05 - No. 1 - 4,195 copies (est. total: 28,946 copies)

I hope it can break into 400K by the end...

2018.07.06 - No. 1 - 4,445 copies
2018.07.07 - No. 1 - 6,945copies (est. total: 40,336 copies)

[omably]

has anyone been able to register their ballot code for the concert yet? I need some help working it all out haha

[Baco__]

I already did. Ask me whatever.

[inspire_rmx]

Hope it can break the 400,000 copies sales mark in the long run. Really love this album

[freedreamer]

Originally Posted by Baco__

I already did. Ask me whatever.

Does the face photo really need to be 5mb omg..

[bluegie]

初恋 @ Oricon album daily chart:

2018.07.02 - No. 1 - 8,155 copies
2018.07.03 - No. 3 - 8,790 copies
2018.07.04 - No. 2 - 7,806 copies
2018.07.05 - No. 1 - 4,195 copies
2018.07.06 - No. 1 - 4,445 copies
2018.07.07 - No. 1 - 6,945 copies
2018.07.08 - No. 1 - 12,511 copies (est. total: 52,847 copies) kuma power ftw

Not sure if she can get weekly no.1, since that boy group (?) got over 30K on the first day.
Edit: She is weekly no. 2.

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Rekochoku Monthly Ranking (June):

Single - 初恋 - No. 1
Hi-res single - 初恋 - No. 1
Album - 初恋 - No. 2 (lost to Sandaime, but they released the album in the beginning of June)
Hi-res album - 初恋 - No. 1
Uta - 初恋 - No. 1

[Baco__]

Originally Posted by freedreamer

Does the face photo really need to be 5mb omg..

Less than 5mb right? Haha

[inspire_rmx]

Nice sales for 2nd week!! Hope that the album can break the 400,000 sales mark in the long run

Originally Posted by bluegie

初恋 @ Oricon album daily chart:

2018.07.02 - No. 1 - 8,155 copies
2018.07.03 - No. 3 - 8,790 copies
2018.07.04 - No. 2 - 7,806 copies
2018.07.05 - No. 1 - 4,195 copies
2018.07.06 - No. 1 - 4,445 copies
2018.07.07 - No. 1 - 6,945 copies
2018.07.08 - No. 1 - 12,511 copies (est. total: 52,847 copies) kuma power ftw

Not sure if she can get weekly no.1, since that boy group (?) got over 30K on the first day.
Edit: She is weekly no. 2.

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Rekochoku Monthly Ranking (June):

Single - 初恋 - No. 1
Hi-res single - 初恋 - No. 1
Album - 初恋 - No. 2 (lost to Sandaime, but they released the album in the beginning of June)
Hi-res album - 初恋 - No. 1
Uta - 初恋 - No. 1

[bluegie]

初恋 @ Oricon album daily chart:

2018.07.09 - No. 1 - 4,257 copies
2018.07.10 - No. 6 - ?? copies

Also, the official number for the weekly sales: no. 2 @ 53,120 copies, so 256,907 copies in total for 2 weeks.

Edit:

2018.07.11 - No. 1 - 7,490 copies