Hikaru Utada

[the ocean 67,601]

I couldn't find a thread for this legend aside from the J-pop thread but they deserve their own thread, so please discuss the magnificent music of Hikaru Utada here.

 

Selected videos:

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and of course the kingdom hearts trilogy

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cough cough @EXODUS

[Party Favor 10,308]

Put her whole utadussy into simple and clean 

[SoftwareUpgrade 19,349]

Omg, I've loved their work they have done for the Kingdom Hearts soundtracks , Sanctuary is a CLASSIC ....in my head.

Edited December 25, 2021 by SoftwareUpgrade

[the ocean 67,601]

4 hours ago, SoftwareUpgrade said:

Omg, I've loved her work she's done for the Kingdom Hearts soundtracks , Sanctuary is a CLASSIC ....in my head.

I agree the Kingdom Hearts trilogy of songs are great. (They're even better in Japanese.) Also they recently came out as nonbinary so please use they/them pronouns thanks

Edited December 26, 2021 by The Ocean
she/they pronouns

[EXODUS 9,914]

4 hours ago, The Ocean said:

I agree the Kingdom Hearts trilogy of songs are great. (They're even better in Japanese.) Also they recently came out as nonbinary so please use they/them pronouns thanks

 

Utada's pronouns are She and They, so any of them is OK to use with Hikki. 

 

 

As you can see, her pronouns are on her instagram. 

[the ocean 67,601]

2 minutes ago, EXODUS said:

 

Utada's pronouns are She and They, so any of them is OK to use with Hikki. 

 

 

As you can see, her pronouns are on her instagram. 

this is great to know thank you 

[lernerderrey 2,415]

WHEN YOU WALK AWAY

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Just now, The Ocean said:

this is great to know thank you 

 

You're welcome, it's ok that many people get confused with this whole non binary thing, at the end it is just a matter of respect. 

 

If a non binary person feels more comfortable with only the "they" pronoun, then it's important we respect that. But this is not the same situation for everyone and sadly we tend to think (wrongly) that every non binary person prefers only "they" when they actually feel very comfortable with the same pronoun they have used for themselves their whole life (she or he). 

 

Anyway, Miss Utada is a fucking living legend and she is preparing a new masterpiece, I'm more than excited for it. 

[the ocean 67,601]

2 minutes ago, EXODUS said:

You're welcome, it's ok that many people get confused with this whole non binary thing, at the end it is just a matter of respect.

If a non binary person feels more comfortable with only the "they" pronoun, then it's important we respect that. But this is not the same situation for everyone and sadly we tend to think (wrongly) that every non binary person prefers only "they" when they actually feel very comfortable with the same pronoun they have used for themselves their whole life (she or he).

Yeah, I used an outdated source when checking for the correct pronouns and never thought to actually check hikki directly

2 minutes ago, EXODUS said:

Anyway, Miss Utada is a fucking living legend and she is preparing a new masterpiece, I'm more than excited for it. 

pink blood + time are masterpieces and the new album is automatically excellent just because of those 2 alone

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11 minutes ago, The Ocean said:

Yeah, I used an outdated source when checking for the correct pronouns and never thought to actually check hikki directly

pink blood + time are masterpieces and the new album is automatically excellent just because of those 2 alone

 

Don't worry, she just updated her IG info yesterday 😂 but I always knew she was OK with "she" being her pronoun because she never mentioned she preferred "they". 

 

And yeah, all her singles this era have been great-flawless. I love how this new album sounds like a mix between Ultra Blue and EXODUS. 

[the ocean 67,601]

1 minute ago, EXODUS said:

I love how this new album sounds like a mix between Ultra Blue and EXODUS.

her best albums

everybody stream ultra blue the best album of all time alongside honeymoon

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this year i kinda got back into her music. she released one last kiss and i was like yup ok i need to keep an eye on you 

then she released pink blood for the anime to your eternity (which is great btw) and i was so surprised first watching the opening i was like wait wtf this is hikaru utada... shes doing an anime opening? fuck yes

and then a couple of weeks ago she released a new song; and theyve all been great. this year shes released some bangers

and ofc her kh songs are classics. the two she made for kh3 are amazing. she never misses

[Architecture1116 619]

I think i might be delusional but i want a Utada x Rina collab

[domandapiano 12,099]

Simple and Clean and Passion are both legendary, and Don’t Think Twice is a cute girl. Ultra Blue and Deep River both have so many bops are my two favorite records of hers, but all of her records have keepers. Can’t wait for the new one in Spring!! 
 

also shoutout to final distance one of the prettiest songs everrrr

[The Siren 30,521]

Utada Hikaru > Hikaru Utada

 

[EXODUS 9,914]

4 hours ago, Architecture1116 said:

I think i might be delusional but i want a Utada x Rina collab

 

This is mega super very possible 

[the ocean 67,601]

3 hours ago, The Siren said:

Utada Hikaru > Hikaru Utada

completely agree i just don't want people thinking that their first name is Utada

4 hours ago, Architecture1116 said:

I think i might be delusional but i want a Utada x Rina collab

it's actually pretty possible considering that Rina is obviously a Utada stan and Utada has been to a few Rina shows and seems to enjoy her music

[SlowGinFizzzz 15,354]

TASTE! I love all her Kingdom Hearts and Evangelion songs, I even bought some of the vinyl releases!

[jvcx 3,644]

never cared much for her but Movin' on without you is a total bop, absolutely love it

[EXODUS 9,914]

Check out all the singles from her upcoming album "Bad MODE" out in January 19th, 2022:

 

Time

 

Dare ni mo Iwanai

 

One Last Kiss

 

PINK BLOOD

 

Kimi ni Muchuu