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Post by Gray. on Sept 13, 2016 21:53:30 GMT -5
 Japanese superstar Utada Hikaru finally announced this year her return to music after a 7-year hiatus and will release her first album since 2009's English-language This Is the One on September 28. There is also an incredible new remix of her classic video game anthem "Simple and Clean"/"Hikari" for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts compilation release. (No word yet if she'll be releasing a new theme song for Kingdom Hearts III next year.) "Simple and Clean (Ray of Hope Mix)": Fantôme tracklisting: 1. "Michi ("Road")" 2. "Ore No Kanojo ("My Girlfriend")" 3. "Hanataba Wo Kimini ("A Bouquet of Flowers for You")" 4. "Nijikan Dake No Vacance ("A Two Hour Vacation")" 5. "Ningyo ("Mermaid")" 6. "Tomodachi ("Friend")" 7. "Manatsu no Tooriame ("Midsummer Showers")" 8. "Kouya No Ookami ("Wolf in the Wilderness")" 9. "Boukyaku ("Forgotten")" 10. "Jinsei Saikou No Hi ("The Best Day of My Life")" 11. "Sakura Nagashi ("Flowing Cherry Blossoms")" |
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Sept 14, 2016 0:01:53 GMT -5
This shit better be hot. I love Utada.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Sept 14, 2016 0:11:09 GMT -5
Hoping for a jam as hot as THE WORKOUT
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Post by blahsi on Sept 14, 2016 11:25:46 GMT -5
I wish her Japanese catalog was on Spotify, and I need that remix of Simple & Clean! Glad to hear she's returning to music after all this time.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Sept 14, 2016 11:30:52 GMT -5
ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS BY HER
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 14, 2016 13:17:43 GMT -5
Hoping for a jam as hot as THE WORKOUT STOP! That song was SUCH a jam. |
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Sept 14, 2016 13:42:36 GMT -5
Hoping for a jam as hot as THE WORKOUT STOP! That song was SUCH a jam. I still listen to it quite often, that and Devil Inside. Push it up
Push it down
Pull it up
Pull it down
Baby don't put me down, what a workout |
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Post by Gray. on Sept 14, 2016 16:44:43 GMT -5
Yasssssss "The Workout". "Hotel Lobby" is still catchy af, so I return to that and "Kremlin Dusk" (sheerly for its drama) periodically.
"Dirty Desire" was also excellent. Its remix EP gave me life back in the day. This Is the One didn't get much love, but I listened to it consistently for a good long time.
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Post by blahsi on Sept 14, 2016 16:46:35 GMT -5
Yasssssss "The Workout". "Hotel Lobby" is still catchy af, so I return to that and "Kremlin Dusk" (sheerly for its drama) periodically. "Dirty Desire" was also excellent. Its remix EP gave me life back in the day. This Is the One didn't get much love, but I listened to it consistently for a good long time.
I remember at first not digging it, but now it's one of my consistent go-to albums, especially the physical that includes the Kingdom Hearts songs.
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Post by Gray. on Sept 14, 2016 22:32:12 GMT -5
Michi sounds so good.
Apparently the album is going to be all about her mom who committed suicide 3 years ago. :'(
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Post by evergreen on Sept 18, 2016 16:00:24 GMT -5
With Shiina Ringo? <3
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Post by getonthebus on Sept 19, 2016 9:59:37 GMT -5
Yasssssss "The Workout". "Hotel Lobby" is still catchy af, so I return to that and "Kremlin Dusk" (sheerly for its drama) periodically. "Dirty Desire" was also excellent. Its remix EP gave me life back in the day. This Is the One didn't get much love, but I listened to it consistently for a good long time. YAS Kremlin Dusk is life. I"m here for this era. She's gonna serve some emotional pop GLORY. |
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Post by getonthebus on Sept 28, 2016 11:10:32 GMT -5
Um. This is Top 10 on US iTunes right now.
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Post by ljayii on Sept 28, 2016 12:14:53 GMT -5
Yes! It's about time this has been released, plus the iTunes position is great! Keep rising Utada, can't wait to listen tonight!
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Post by Gray. on Sept 28, 2016 16:08:34 GMT -5
Yas Utada subtly slaying.
I'm listening now and it's so good. I wish the U.S. had embraced her more so we could get another English-language album from her.
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Post by getonthebus on Sept 28, 2016 16:12:03 GMT -5
I wish they'd put this and her back catalog on Spotify. This is why Kpop is ruling the world, Jpop labels.
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Post by ampersand on Sept 28, 2016 19:20:39 GMT -5
I'm listening to the new album now and loving it. Probably won't replace ULTRA BLUE as her magnum opus for me, but it was def worth the 8 year wait. I'm also pleasantly surprised by the reception on iTunes. It's #15 on the Canadian iTunes right now.
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Sept 28, 2016 19:22:09 GMT -5
Yas Utada subtly slaying. I'm listening now and it's so good. I wish the U.S. had embraced her more so we could get another English-language album from her. Yessss. Both albums were lit. |
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Post by getonthebus on Sept 29, 2016 9:12:07 GMT -5
Yas Utada subtly slaying. I'm listening now and it's so good. I wish the U.S. had embraced her more so we could get another English-language album from her. Yessss. Both albums were lit. Exodus was so far ahead of its time and still sounds current. |
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Post by Gray. on Sept 29, 2016 11:46:52 GMT -5
I can't get "Michi" or the Shiina Ringo feature out of my head. I feel so blessed to have this album in my life.
ALSO! She tweeted about the KH2.8 trailer so there is hope for her doing the KH3 theme song.
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Post by ampersand on Sept 29, 2016 11:52:22 GMT -5
You're all so right; Exodus is so underrated. "Kremlin Dusk" still slays me over a decade later.
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Post by Ty on Oct 3, 2016 19:56:14 GMT -5
Ore No Kanojo
Michi
Manatsu No Tooriame
Jinsei Saikou No Hi
Nijikan Dake No Vacance
Sakura Nagashi
Definitely her most mature work to date. A nice blend of the pop sound of HEART STATION and the depth of ULTRA BLUE. And I'm sure it will get even better with time, just like all her previous efforts.
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Post by Gray. on Dec 11, 2016 13:10:33 GMT -5
An EP with the new "Simple and Clean" remix (for the new Kingdom Hearts rerelease) is up for preorder! Have not heard the P's Club mix yet, but the Ray of Hope mix has been in the KH trailers and sounds amazing. She worked on it herself. Additionally, the cover for the EP is artwork done by Nomura (KH's creator) as a gift to Utada, so hopefully this means that they're getting her back for KH3. *prays furiously*  1. Hikari (Ray Of Hope MIX) 2. Simple And Clean (Ray of Hope MIX) 3. Hikari (P's CLUB MIX) 4. Simple And Clean (P's CLUB MIX) |
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 14, 2016 20:25:16 GMT -5
I'm definitely getting the Simple and Clean (Ray of Hope MIX). Wonderful.
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Post by evergreen on Dec 26, 2016 19:41:00 GMT -5
Hikaru's father regarding Kingdom Hearts 3 involvement.
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Post by Gray. on Jan 11, 2017 1:05:48 GMT -5
Ray of Hope Mix EP is out!
I really like both the mixes on there. The Ray of Hope mix is more club remix-y than the Kingdom Hearts II.8 trailers made it out to be, but it's good. I don't know if it's on the level of the PlanitB remix, but I'm enjoying it so far.
And the EP is at #2 on the overall iTunes album chart. :O
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Post by ljayii on Jan 11, 2017 16:45:23 GMT -5
Yes, Hikki! Slay those charts with an older song! I do wish she would try to put out one more English album. I have no doubt that it would top the charts, given her status as of now. An Exodus Pt 2, where it's ahead of it's time.
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Post by getonthebus on Jan 12, 2017 11:00:08 GMT -5
That's two releases in a row that she's slayed US iTunes. After all this time she's still a juggernaut.
Quite frankly, when will any of our faves?
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Post by blahsi on Nov 30, 2017 15:23:39 GMT -5
Spotted this on Spotify today. It's the first of her Japanese albums to be made available on streaming!
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