[Utada Hikaru] Show Me Love in Hikki's 38th Thread!

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

kremlin dusk live in NYC was <3 <3 <3

[Keiichi_JPU]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

kremlin dusk live in NYC was <3 <3 <3

You mean the showcase, or In The Flesh?

If you mean ITF, yeah you're so right, I nearly died when she was performing it in London.

[mcluva420]

"Utada to release Single Collection Vol. 2 w/ 4-5 new tracks; Take break from music"

Utada’s blog and official website have both been updated with some big news: Utada will be releasing “Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL. 2″ this fall, which will include all singles since “Dareka no negai ga kanau koro” plus an additional 4-5 new tracks. No release date has been set.

Additionally, Utada mentions on her blog that, starting next year, she will take a sabbatical from her career to focus on areas of her life outside of music. She does not detail a timeframe for her break, but does mention she will begin releasing music again at some point in time. Utada says she wants to leave with a bang, which is why she is releasing the single collection and new tracks, along with starring in an upcoming unnamed TV commercial.

On a side note, Utada’s official website has gotten a thorough revamp, along with a new profile image, surely taken during the Shibuya photoshoot back in May. More details to follow.

from u.blog http://blog.utada2.net/?p=1731

official website:

[2010/08/09] "『Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.2』"今秋発売！
～収録内容(※曲順未定）～
誰かの願いが叶うころ 映画「CASSHERN」テーマソング
Be My Last 映画「春の雪」主題歌
Passion ゲームソフト「KINGDOM HEARTS II」テーマソング
Keep Tryin' LISMO! au LISTEN MOBILE SERVICE TVCM タイアップソング
This Is Love 日清カップヌードルFREEDOM キャンペーンテーマソング
ぼくはくま NHK みんなのうた 2006年 10月～11月のうた
Flavor Of Life　-Ballad Version- TBS系 金曜ドラマ「花より男子2」イメージソング
Beautiful World 「ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：序」テーマソング
Kiss & Cry 日清カップヌードルTVCM FREEDOMシリーズ新テーマソング
HEART STATION レコード会社直営♪CMソング
Stay Gold 花王「アジエンス」新CMソング
Prisoner Of Love フジテレビ系ドラマ「ラスト・フレンズ」主題歌
※他新曲収録予定

[AyuGAME]

^please kick arashi ass hikki!!!

[JackieRos]

*gasp* she's going to do something outside of music
yeah no surprise

new tracks I neeeeeeed this now!!!
BANG IS GOING TO BE BIIIIG!!!!

[nanakopy87]

wow.she's going to take a break?oh gosh.i'll definitely will buy this collection cd T_T

[mcluva420]

i saved money just for Hikki's next album. i hope this pays off :X

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

she is taking a break.... oohhh

[Picaflor 7/4]

We spend all this time waiting for her to release something, anything, and then! she decides to go on break? like she hasn't been on one right now, long enough?

Also, this is a singles collection. so shouldn't the last 5 new songs be on singles first? I demand a singles clips collection vol. 5! D< (you know...while she's at it.)

I'm amazed she's releasing This is Love on it. It was just a digital single. But shouldn't that mean she should also release Fight the Blues too? I do love the ballad version of Flavor of Life, but I'd rather see the original version on the single's collection instead since that would be more proper.

[Sundae]

I know it doesn't feel like it but Hikki has released at least one song every year since her debut. Or maybe it does feel like it.

Hikki going on a break isn't shocking news though. At least we get new tracks. I probably won't get excited until the CM comes out.

[mcluva420]

TRANSLATION!

First important announcement in a while
I can't believe how quickly time goes - it's already been 12 years since my debut with "Automatic," which was called "that sensational video of dancing in a low ceiling room."(lol) I was 15 at that time.


Lately when I first meet someone they say, "Oh so you're still 27~! I thought you would be around 30, since I have this image that you have a very long career~. And you looked quite grown-up when you debuted."


27 years old, it's young in a sense . . . but not that young in another sense.


When I think back I find I've always worked on music ever since I was 15. Spent my life overprotected by people around, so that "Utada Hikaru" can stick to music. People say I have plenty of life experience for my age, but as a matter of fact what I've experienced is quite lopsided.


I have had chances to do something uncommon thanks to this job. I thank you all my fans, all my staff from the bottom of my heart.


That said, there is this part of me which has stunted since around 15, when I started living my life focused on artist activities. That is the part, important as a human being.


Over the past 12 years I've challenged various things as an artist, and I think I've grown up a bit through those experiences. And I need to grow up as a person, aside from music, to evolve further.


Based on those thoughts I have made a big decision!




I am going to stop flashy "artist activities" for a while and focus on "human activities, " starting from next year.




This is not a "retirement announcement"! Nor is this "rest" or "recreation."


This period is going to be the period form me to face the real me as a person, by studying something new eagerly and humbly, seeing and learning things in this while world I don't know yet. I think that's something that should be called "human activities," different from "artist activities."


And that should lead to my growth as an artist too, as a result.


Of course I may be making music or singing as I like, during that time.


When the time comes that I realize I have grown up a little as a person, and I feel the need to let you all hear my music, that is about time I should do so.




I didn't like it just to hide without showing up in front of my fans, and to jump into "human activities" with no regrets, I'm gonna go on full-throttle to do music activities till the end of this year!


First of all, I'm gonna release Single Collection vol 2 in upcoming autumn. I've made a lot of singles after the relase of vol 1.


This time I'll put some new songs in it!


Maybe 4 songs or so, 5 hopefully . . . ! I'm right in the middle of recording, trying to make them something that can tell you my recent feelings, change of my heart. Pleae wait for a while, I'll let you know as soon as the release date is fixed.


Other than that there are more things already fixed and I'll tell you about them soon! Like, a CM I appear in and such . . . expect a lot!




I thank all the staff of EMI being receptive to my offer to take off from artist activities from next year.


I've always made them nervous or worried, still they've always believed in me, supported me. Thank you very much.


I can focus on "human activities" with an easy mind thinking they will wait for my return, believing me.


I guess each one of you has a different impression on my decision, but please believe me and wait for my return. I have no idea how long it gonna be - 2 years or 5 years, but I shall return, more matured. Give me some time.


Well before that I'm gonna release new songs in autumn, then winter and there should be some opportunities to show you recent me, as well as interact each other. So that's all for today. (Also I'm thinking of starting twitter for a limited time! That way I can reply to you directly)


Last of all, thank you for reading this long message. I hope this can help to tell you my current feeling, as much as possible.


August 9th 2010

source: http://hikki.blogspot.com/2010/08/fi...-in-while.html

[KremlinChaos]

I'm sad and happy at the same time lol. I'm looking forward to her brand new songs.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

OH MY GOD.
Kind of tearing up.

I mean it's not a BIG change, considering she didn't release much anyway, but still!

I look forward to the new songs!

She says something about releasing for the rest of the year. Maybe after single collection vol.2 there will be a farewell single? Wow...this is big news.

[Maemi]

OMG!!! I miss you Hikki, and looking forward to your new songs

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Why are they including This is love? That wasn't a single...
And UGHHH they could have just skipped over boku wa kuma...what a waste of a track lol

[Picaflor 7/4]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

Why are they including This is love? That wasn't a single...

It was a digital single, but I think they should also include Fight the Blues since that was a digital single too.

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

And UGHHH they could have just skipped over boku wa kuma...what a waste of a track lol

It's "singles" collection. Boku wa kuma whether we like it or not is a single. This isn't "skip over the songs I don't like" collection.

The blog entry made me almost tear up too. I get fired today from my job, AND find out that my favorite artist in the whole world is going on a "going to find myself outside of music" hiatus that might take up to 5 years? This day officially sucks.

I have a horrible feeling that by then I'll have grown out of her. 5 years of waiting, I'll have graduated from college by then and moved out of my parents house. I just hope I don't completely lose interest in those years. It better just be 2 years. >> Or shorter.

[Maemi]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

And UGHHH they could have just skipped over boku wa kuma...what a waste of a track lol

I agree with my whole heart XD but unfortunately, it will be there

Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro
BE MY LAST
Passion
Keep Tryin'
Boku Wa Kuma
Flavor Of Life
Beautiful World
Kiss & Cry
HEART STATION
Stay Gold
Prisoner Of Love
+ 5 new songs

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Originally Posted by Maemi

I agree with my whole heart XD but unfortunately, it will be there

Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro
BE MY LAST
Passion
Keep Tryin'
Boku Wa Kuma
Flavor Of Life
Beautiful World
Kiss & Cry
HEART STATION
Stay Gold
Prisoner Of Love
+ 5 new songs

Well This is Love was confirmed on her website as well.

And it's 4-5 new songs... so probably 16-17 tracks total...not bad

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^^I would have liked Fight the Blues on there too...but who knows, we didn't get an official tracklist yet.

5 new songs ftw!

[amorphose]

Wow... I don't know if I'm more shocked of this long break coming up or that she's actually releasing something. xD I'm really happy about this single collection volume 2 and I'm really curious to see if she gets a Twitter, like she said.

Does anyone know who else is releasing albums on that day? I'd like to know her competition. I'm confident she can get number 1 no matter who she goes up against!!

This is really bittersweet though... thinking of no Hikki for 2-5 years... She's been a (somewhat xD) constant part of my life for the last 8 years... and now she's gonna be gone. *sigh* She deserves it though~