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

[EndOfTheWorld]

I remember how hyped I was for the first game. Every time I would see a promo for it on TV I would get so excited. When I finally got my hands on it I thought it was amazing but as the game went on I started to get bored with it. I felt let down by all the hype. I also had KH Chain of Memories. Then I never played the series again. I find it sooo overrated. But I was dying to see what Utada would do for the 3rd theme.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

I loved the first game from start to finish.
It was the first game I ever loved to that extent, and it has some of the best memories attached to it still.

The second game, though, I actually don't remember much...
I remember it feeling really different though.

I don't have PS4 so I'm really debating on if I should buy it. I can get cheaper used ones of course, but it's still an investment.

[thinkingoutloud89]

I never got into the second one either and I do think that simple and Clean is the more iconic song (compared to Passion)

[Chibi-Chan]

Originally Posted by EndOfTheWorld

I remember how hyped I was for the first game. Every time I would see a promo for it on TV I would get so excited. When I finally got my hands on it I thought it was amazing but as the game went on I started to get bored with it. I felt let down by all the hype. I also had KH Chain of Memories. Then I never played the series again. I find it sooo overrated. But I was dying to see what Utada would do for the 3rd theme.

I'm so relieved I'm not the only one thinking KH is overrated.
I never played it as a teen since I wasn't allowed to have a PS. When I finally bought a PS2 some years ago to play FFX, I also searched for KH, because everyone told me how amazing it was but reseller shops only sold it for way too high prices. Two years ago I finally found someone who still had it and was so nice to let me borrow it. I was SO excited to finally being able to play it and I was also so disappointed. I thought it was damn boring as the game went on and never finished it.

[roxaskh2fm]

KH2 is my favorite game ever. XD

[~kashifaita~]

I'm honestly soooo in love with both versions of the song, though it took some time to get used to the chorus for some reason lol. Though I'm like 80% positive this song is going to have some kind of remix that they'll make for the OP, like they did with S&C/Hikari and (kinda sorta) Passion/Sanctuary

[amorphose]

Utada is gonna be featured on the Shiina Ringo tribute album

She will be covering "Marunouchi Sadistic" as yet another duet with Nariaki Obukuro! It releases May 23.

This should be interesting.

[Diva_br]

We already have an idea xD



I expect a new good version of this song (the song above isn't the original, is the 'EXPO Ver')

[bluegie]

When cdjapan emailed me about new release of my fav artists, I saw Hikki's name and my heart almost stopped, cuz I thought Hikki would be releasing new album in May...
Still, it's not too bad to get a "new" song from hikki. Also there are artists I like (Matsu Takako, Daichi Miura, etc.).

[mi|kshake]

^So did I lol! Still, happy to get a new song!

[ahtka-chan]

I'm very happy about her being a part of the album, but not so thrilled for it being a duet with Nariaki again I really don't like their version of Marunouchi Sadistic :/

[Akutenshi]

She really needs to stop shoving Nariaki in everyone's faces lmao. Working with him on his career is one thing because the fans don't have to follow that, but he doesn't need to be involved in what she does with her own. I hope he's not on her album.

[amorphose]

I thought Tomodachi was one of the better songs on Fantome, so I wouldn't mind if she continues working with him.

It seems that they will be covering the regular version for the tribute album. Which is nice because it's a couple minutes longer.


They need to do one of these tribute albums for Ayu! I want to hear Hikki cover one of her songs as well.

[bluegie]

Hikki will provide theme song for the upcoming drama Hana Nochi Hare ~Hanadan Next Season, which will be aired no April 17.

She is really working hard...

[Baco__]

This is basically in ten days, yaaay

[Cahz-]

Utada divorces her husband

It has been revealed that Utada Hikaru and husband Francesco Calianno have divorced, the singer’s record company confirms following a Nikkan Sports headline.

“The divorce is fact,” Sony Music Entertainment Japan has said in response to Japanese News outlet MaiChannel shared in a report this morning.

http://aramajapan.com/news/utada-hik...4-years/86989/

[bluegie]

I'm... shocked. Hopefully she won't get too much backlash, or (even better) get a popularity boost like her first divorce. But I don't know if Japanese public will give her sympathy this time...

[Katsuyuki012]

^I don't see why they suddenly wouldn't. She's not Ayu after all.

[primavera♥]

Originally Posted by bluegie

I'm... shocked. Hopefully she won't get too much backlash, or (even better) get a popularity boost like her first divorce. But I don't know if Japanese public will give her sympathy this time...

I think she's like immune to that or something. I don't remember people reacting as negatively as they could have when she announced her marriage to a foreigner, who is eight years younger than her, and a bartender....

These are all things I don't personally care about or judge for, but the public reacts very negatively when certain celebrities do similar things. I remember thinking this when ayu got married at a similar time with a similar situation (of course not the same) but received more backlash.

Then again, maybe it's that the places I see people discuss hikki are full of caring fans that don't blow up about things like that. But either way, her career is going well. And I think after this second divorce, it will continue go well. Hopefully she finds whatever she wants one day.

[Bigtop]

Another divorce? Whoa...