Hikaru Utada
Musician
Gowalla plots new points in Hawaii...on March 6; tickets for that show went on sale today ... Also making the trip to Pipeline next year is Japanese singer Hikaru Utada. She returns to Honolulu after visiting a few months ago for a private meet-and-greet; the Pipeline gig... In this article: Iphone, Honolulu, Hikaru Utada, Twitter.com, Facebook.com, M. Ward, Mickey Avalon, and The Used |
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
Distance (Hikaru Utada album)
Distance is the second album released by America n J-pop singer Hikaru Utada, released on March 28, 2001 in direct "competition" with A Best by Ayumi Hamasaki.(see 2001 in music). Distance is the 4th best-selling album in Japan of all time...
In this article: Distance, First Love, A Best, Japan, Ayumi Hamasaki, Osaka school massacre, Addicted to You, Oricon, and Final Distance
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
Hikaru Utada discography
This is the discography of American J-pop singer Hikaru Utada, one of Japan's most successful music artists. Utada has sold almost 37 million singles and albums in Japan alone, with her seven albums, one compilation, and numerous singles.
In this article: Sukiyaki, Vanessa L. Williams, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Living on My Own, Toshiba, Kyu Sakamoto, Yutaka Ozaki, and Momoe Yamaguchi
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Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. | October 31, 2009
The Anime Masters Demonstrate Their Best in Genius Party
...Edix kiro spot and music videos for artists including Linkin Park ("Breaking the Habit"), Ayumi Hamasaki ("Connected"), Hikaru Utada ("Passion") Back in the 90's, when anime was taking off in North America, there was a rudimental of...
In this article: Studio 4°C, Macross 7, Shinichiro Watanabe, North America, Yoko Kanno, Koji Morimoto, Hayao Miyazaki, Robot Carnival, and Mind Game
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The Japan Times: All Stories | October 22, 2009
Versailles get dolled up for visual-kei fest
...even cynical Britain, allowing these acts to sell out large venues and release CDs in territories where J-pop stars such as Hikaru Utada have failed to make a dent. Musically, visual-kei favors fairly derivative heavy metal straight out...
In this article: Versailles, Lareine, D'espairsRay, Marilyn Manson, Europe, X Japan, Japan, U.S., and Chiba, Chiba
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Kotaku | October 09, 2009
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Review: Crisis Hearts [Review]
...Maybe you have to be a big Kingdom Hearts fan for it to matter, but I was supremely disappointed when I fired up the game and heard Hikaru Utada's "Sanctuary" ("Passion" in Japan) was the opening theme. It set the tone for a game that recycles...
In this article: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Nintendo DS, Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II, Square Enix, Organization XIII, Crisis Core, Ice cream, Assets, and H.a.n.d.
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Wikipedia | October 05, 2009
Deep River (Hikaru Utada album)
Deep River is the third Japanese studio album (fourth overall) released by American -born Japanese J-pop star Hikaru Utada, released in 2002 . It sold just over 2.35 million copies in its first week of release (much like the 2,026,870 units...
In this article: Deep River, Hikari, Kingdom Hearts, Final Distance, Daido Moriyama, Square Enix, Distance, First Love, and Exodus
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Gamespot | September 25, 2009
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Review
...provides sweet melodies and invigorating battle music. The captivating opening theme, "Sanctuary," as performed by Japanese pop singer Utada Hikaru, is pulled from Kingdom Hearts II and sounds great. Sound effects, from explosions to the...
In this article: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Disney, Organization XIII, Beast, Kingdom Hearts II, Utada Hikaru, and PlayStation 2
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Wikipedia | September 02, 2009
First Love (Hikaru Utada song)
"First Love" is a song by Hikaru Utada, released as her third Japanese language single (her fourth single overall) on April 28, 1999. "First Love" sold 804,000 copies and hit #6 (8cm) and #2 (12cm) on the Oricon charts. It sold 264,890 in...
In this article: First Love, Oricon, First Love, Japan, Unison, Nanako Matsushima, Hideaki Takizawa, and Brazil
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Wikipedia | July 13, 2009
First Love (Hikaru Utada album)
First Love is the official debut album by Hikaru Utada, released on March 10, 1999. First Love is the best-selling album in Japanese music history. It sold over 7.65 million (estimated by Oricon), or 8.53 million (estimated by RIAJ) copies...
In this article: First Love, Oricon, Toni Gonzaga, Distance, Japan, Taiwan, and Philippines
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National Public Radio | March 26, 2009
Singer Hikaru Utada Intent On Making 'Good Pop'
Tell Me More, March 26, 2009 - Japanese American singer Hikaru Utada grew up dividing her time between Tokyo and New York. Already a pop-sensation in Japan, Utada explains how she found success and tells how she now plans to conquer the...
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Hikaru Utada, also known by her fans as Hikki, is a singer-songwriter, arranger and record producer in Japan. She is well-known internationally for her two theme song contributions to Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts video game series:"Simple and Clean" and "Sanctuary",
Utada's debut album First Love became the Japan's biggest selling album of all time with over 7.65 million copies sold in Japan alone to date. The release of her later works only help her reign as one of Japan's top artist, with 3 of her Japanese studio albums being ranked in Top 10 best-selling albums ever in Japan (#1, #4, #8). She has had 12 #1 hits to date on the Oricon Singles chart, with two notable record achievements for a female solo or group artist: 5 of them being million-sellers and 4 placing in the Top 100 All-Time Best-selling Singles. .
In addition, Utada has won the Nihon Golden Disk "Song of the Year" award for 14 of her singles since 2000 and has won the Golden Disc "Pop/Rock Album of the Year" award for all her 4 Japanese studio albums. In 2003, Utada was ranked the #24 Japanese pop artist in its survey of "Top 100 Japanese Pop Artists of All Time" by HMV, and #10 in HMV's "Top 30 Best Japanese Singers of All Time" in 2006.
In 2007, her single "Flavor of Life" reached #2 in worldwide digital download yearly single chart with over 7.2 million downloads, and she sold a total of 12 million digital ringtones and songs in that same year, making her the first artist ever to have that many digital sales in a year's time.
- Name At Birth:
- Utada Hikaru
- Also Known As:
- Utada, Hikki, Cubic U
- Birth Date:
- January 19, 1983
- Birthplace:
- New York City, New York, United States
- Occupation:
- Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Composer, Arranger
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals, guitar, piano
- Years Active:
- 1993–present
- Associated With:
- Keiko Fuji
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