Favorite Movies: Being John Malkovich // Brazil // Tasogare Seibei // Lost Highway // (Pi) // Shawshank Redemption // Godfather Part 2 // The Jerk // Unbreakable // Orlando // Amadeus // Sleepy Hollow // Works by Hayao Miyazaki
Favorite Artists: Freddie Mercury (Queen) // 尾崎丰 // Bjork, Incubus // Missy Elliot // U2 // TLC // Mozart // Blue Man Group // Nine Inch Nails // Jimi Hendrix // Bela Bartok // Edith Piaf
the above information is obtained from Hikki's official website
Other Facts
-When Utada is creatively blocked, she takes baths or tries yoga or Pilates at home.
-Utada liked the book Emily The Strange so much that she translated it herself into Japanese.
-Utada loves music that sounds genuine.
-Utada has a brand of merchandise, which features a self-drawn cat called 'Chuichi'.
-In 2001, Utada Hikaru had both the #1 Selling Album of the Year (Distance) as well as the #1 Selling Single of the Year (Can You Keep A Secret).
-In 2005, Utada was listed as the person who pays the most tax in Japan. This is the equivalent in Japan of the 'rich list' (as the amount of tax payed is roughly equivalent to the amount of money made) Star's actual incomes are kept secret, which is why the amount of taxes payed is used.
-Utada albums ranked at numbers 1, 6 and 18 for total album sales in the 2004 Oricon Top 100 Albums.
《桜流し》是Hikki最新创作及主唱的歌曲，为动画电影系列第三集《新世纪福音战士新剧场版：Q》﹝Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo﹞的主题歌曲，电影于今天﹝ 11月17日﹞在日本全国上映。电影的第一及二集的主题曲《Beautiful World》及《Beautiful World -PLANiTb Acoustica Mix-》，亦为Hikki所创作及主唱。第三集的歌曲与前两首显然不同，较为感性及安宁。
Cubic U/U3
[1993.09.17] U3 - Star
[1996.09.25] Fuji Keiko with Cubic U - Tsumetai Tsuki -Nakanaide-
[1997.01.28] Cubic U - Close To You
[1997.xx.xx] Cubic U - I'll Be Stronger
[1997.07.18] balanced output (Featured original of I'll be Stronger)
[1998.01.28] Cubic U - Precious
[1999.05.01] U3 - Thank You
[1999.05.05] Fuji Keiko with Cubic U - Golden Era
[2002.07.21] U3 - Kodomotachi no Uta ga Kikoeru
Vinyls
[1999.02.17] Automatic / time will tell
[1999.06.30] First Love
[2000.05.10] Fly Me To The Moon
[2001.07.25] Distance
[2002.xx.xx] SAKURA Drops (Sonic Sprout Mix)
[2002.09.30] Deep River
[2004.09.13] Utada - Devil Inside
[2005.05.17] Utada - Exodus '04
[2005.09.05] Utada - You Make Me Want To Be a Man (Promo)
[2005.09.17] Utada - You Make Me Want To Be a Man
Unique Compilation/Other
(Songs that feature on an album that are not found anywhere else or in Utada's releases)
[1999.06.09] Majo no Jouken OST (Variations on First Love)
[2001.03.07] Hero Original Soundtrack (Can You Keep a Secret? -Instrumental-)
[2001.07.31] Rush Hour 2 Soundtrack (Utada Hikaru feat. Foxy Brown - Blow My Whistle)
[2001.12.12] Ohguro Maki - "O" (Promise "I Do" featuring Utada Hikaru)
[2002.03.11] Kingdom Hearts Soundtrack (Includes 4 versions of Hikari)
[2002.05.27] Shiina Ringo - "Utaite Myoli ~Vol. I~" (Shiina Ringo with with Utada Hikaru - I Won't Last a Day Without You)
[2003.03.26] Kuzu - "Kuzu Album" (Kuzu feat. Utada Hikaru - Kaze Ga Fuiteru)
[2003.11.06] Beautiful Drivin' Classic - Wish (Colors -Orchestra Version-)
[2004.04.24] Blue ~ A Tribute to Yutaka Ozaki (I Love You)
[2004.07.14] Unity (Timbaland, Kiley Dean, Utada - By Your Side)
[2004.09.13] Ultimix 108 (Easy Breezy (Ultimix Remix))
[2005.02.xx] DJ Fatal - "Remixes Feburary 2005" (CD promo) (Utada feat. Nas, 2Pac and Notorious B.I.G. - Exodus '04 (Remix))
[2005.10.11] 1998-2005 All For You: UH Premium Single Box Set
[2006.01.25] Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack (Several Versions of Passion)
Compilation/Other
[1999.11.26] Now 10 (Cubic U - Close To You)
[1999.12.18] Now Japan Best: Greatest Hits Of The Millennium (Automatic)
[2000.02.01] 1999 Japanese TV Series Champion Theme Songs (First Love feat. David Sanborn)
[2000.02.01] The 41th Japan Record Awards (Automatic, First Love)
[2000.03.01] Japan Love Songs Collection 2 (First Love feat. David Sanborn)
[2000.04.01] Japan R&B Pop Music II (Addicted To You, Automatic, First Love)
[2000.12.06] NOW 11 (Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words))
[2000.12.20] Dancemania DIAMOND COMPLETE EDITION (Fly Me To The Moon (VC2's Club Mix))
[2001.01.01] NOW J-POP 2001 (Movin' On Without You)
[2001.01.17] Dancemania X8 (Fly Me To The Moon (VC2's Club Mix))
[2001.02.09] Tokyo Love Scenes 2001Endless Love (First Love)
[2001.10.17] Original Songs (Automatic)
[2002.05.29] The Japan Gold Disc Award 2002 (Can You Keep a Secret?)
[2002.07.03] EARTH BEAT (Distance (PLANITb Remix))
[2003.03.05] Sweet -for emotional memories- (First Love)
[2003.04.23] 31 Hits -The Japan Gold Disc Award 2003- (Sakura Drops)
[2004.04.23] Our Last Days -Casshern OST- (Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro)
[2004.09.xx] Radioactive Rhythm and Top 40 - September 2004 (Devil Inside)
[2004.10.xx] Radioactive Rhythm and Top 40 - October 2004 (Easy Breezy)
[2005.03.09] The Japan Gold Disc Award 2005 (Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro, Easy Breezy)
[2005.03.30] VENUS JAPAN (Traveling)
[2005.05.18] Superstar Jazz (Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words))
[2005.07.13] Prime Cuts - Issue #7 (Exodus '04 (Double J Radio Mix))
Instrumental Albums
(Not official albums, but these were inspired by Utada songs)
[1999.09.01] Piano Sings Utada Hikaru Melodies
[1999.11.01] Crystal Melody Utada Hikaru Collection
[2000.xx.xx] Works on Music Box
[2000.09.01] Miffy Orgel Collection first love - Wait and See
[2001.xx.xx] Works on Music Box Vol. 2
[2001.07.18] Piano Sings Utada Hikaru Melodies Vol. 2 - Can You Keep A Secret?
[2002.xx.xx] Hikaru Utada Works - Relaxing Orgel - Letters
[2002.07.22] Crystal Melody Hikaru Utada
[1999.09.22] Kenny James Trio - Utada Hikaru Songs (Jazz)
[2000.11.22] Kenny James Trio - Utada Hikaru Songs II (Jazz)
[xxxx.xx.xx] Kenny James Trio - Utada Hikaru Songs III (Jazz)
1999
-Yusen Awards- Top Award "Special Prize"
-Yusen Awards- Top Award "Best New Artist"
-Record Awards- Best Album
(First Love)
-Record Awards- Best Song
(Automatic)
2000
-Golden Disc- Artist of The Year
-Golden Disc- Song of The Year
(Automatic, Movin' on without you, Addicted To You)
-Golden Disc- Pop Album of The Year
(First Love)
-Golden Disc- Music Video of The Year
(SINGLE CLIP COLLECTION VOL.1)
-World Music Awards- Best-Selling Japanese Artist
-JASRAC- Gold Award
(Automatic)
-JASRAC- Silver Award
(time will tell)
2001
-Golden Disc- Song of The Year
(Wait & See ~Risk~, For You / Time Limit)
2002
-SSTV Best Art Direction Video
(Traveling)
-SSTV Best Female Video
(Traveling)
-SSTV Best Video of The Year
(Traveling)
-Golden Disc- Song of The Year
(Can You Keep A Secret?)
-Golden Disc- Song of The Year
(Traveling)
-Golden Disc- Pop Album of The Year
(Distance)
-JASRAC Silver Award
(Can You Keep A Secret?)
2003
-World Music Awards- Best
-Selling Japanese Artist
-J-WAVE Best Female Artist
-SSTV Best Female Video
(SAKURA Drops)
-MTV JAPAN Best Female Video
(SAKURA Drops)
-Golden Disc- Artist of The Year
-Golden Disc- Song of The Year
(Hikari)
-Golden Disc- Song of The Year
(SAKURA Drops)
-Golden Disc- Song of The Year
(COLORS)
-Golden Disc- Rock & Pop Album of The Year
(Deep River)
-Golden Disc- Music Video of The Year
(Traveling)
-JASRAC Silver Award
(Traveling)
-JASRAC Silver Award -Foreign Production-
(Hikari)
2004
-AMD Award for Best Music Composer
(UH LIVE STREAMING 20 Dai wa Ikeike!)
2005
-Golden Disc- Song of The Year
(Dareka no negai ga Kanau Koro)
-Golden Disc- Rock & Pop Album of The Year
(Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL. 1)
-Golden Disc- Music Video of The Year
(Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004 'Hikaru no 5')
Hey! This is Utada, reporting to all english-speaking (or at least -reading) visitors of this website!
First of all... my sincere apology for keeping some of you waiting for so many months. Thank you for not losing interest in a NEVER updated artist message page. Your words and patience have meant a lot to me. I've been criminally lazy about writing both Japanese and English messages for a while now, but I hereby declare my new year's resolution to keep hitting the "post new message" button in my brain. (What the hell kind o' crazy expression was that? I have to keep writing more so that you can get used to my cryptic ways... ) And for those of you who have just recently begun checking my website: dude, you got good timing!
So. How are you? Wherever you are, I hope you are safe, and, at least while you're with me during these exchanges, not lonely.
The year 2004 ended with the shocking news of the tsunami. While the immediate worldwide reaction/aid for the calamity is a positive indication of how much we can accomplish together, that people all over the world DO care, there are always going to be natural disasters and issues of humanity deserving just as much attention. Like many of you, I donate money whenever something catches my attention... but for a long time I've been trying to figure out how I can, or more importantly, how I WANT to, change the world---not just by donating large sums of money via organizations or by using my publicity, but in a more personal, powerful way.
Well... I think I've found it! It's really just begun to BEGIN to begin, and it may take some time to materialize, but I just had to tell you about it now, because I am EXCITED. I don't even know yet how public I will make it, but you WILL hear news from me some day. This isn't work-related... just me as an individual.
Just had to get that out!
Stay tuned... (make that pretty pretty PLEASE stay tuned...) I'll be writing as often as I can from now on, answering questions, and sharing my cryptic thoughts. Sometimes they may be like dairy entries. And once I get into the rhythm of it I shall dare myself to try the voice-message thingamajig...
发表于 5-1-2005 08:08 PM
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) And for those of you who have just recently begun checking my website: dude, you got good timing!
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发表于 4-3-2005 09:22 PM
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