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Post by Ty on Apr 23, 2022 23:01:59 GMT -5
Where everything begins... #6ๅใซไผใใชใ (When I couldn't meet you it's) my rainy days ๅฃฐใ่ใใฐ่ชๅ็ใซ (When I heard your voice automatically) sun will shine It's automatic
"Automatic" is the side A of Utada's debut single "Automatic/Time Will Tell" and the lead single from their debut album First Love. Co-written and produced by themselves, the single was their break into the Japanese music market after previously recording music as a member of the unit Cubic U with parents: producer Utada Teruzane and enka singer Fuji Keiko. The single was released in three physical formats: 8-cm CD, 12-cm CD, and vinyl. Combinedly they sold over 2 million copies, making it the 2nd most popular single of 1999 in Japan.
Score: 81 Standard Deviation: 6.32 (5th highest)
๐ฏ๐ฒ lucy88 ๐ฏ๐ฒ: 2 fearlessarrow: 4 toomuchboy: 5 Az Paynter: 5 recordyear: 6 orion: 10
khan: 11 Ty: 19 1^โ: 19
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Post by Ty on Apr 24, 2022 10:08:41 GMT -5
#5ๆฟใใ้จใ ใตใใซ่ฝ็ใใๆใ (There will be heavy rain and sprouting love) ไธๅฎใจๅฎใใใฎ (Insecurity and peace) ๅทใใๆใจๆใใใใใใซใชใใ (Cold pillow and warm bed) This is love, this is love
"This Is Love" is the opening track and a digital pre-release for Utada's fourth Japanese studio album ULTRA BLUE. The song was used as the theme song for the famous Nissin cup noodles' TV commercial that year. Despite not being a formal single, the song was a big hit, becoming the 9th most downloaded song of 2006 in Japan while being certified 3x platinum.
Score: 73 Standard Deviation: 4.70 (16th highest)
khan: 2 Az Paynter: 2 orion: 4 toomuchboy: 7 ๐ฏ๐ฒ lucy88 ๐ฏ๐ฒ: 9 Ty: 10
fearlessarrow: 11 1^โ: 13 recordyear: 15
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Post by Ty on Apr 24, 2022 10:18:51 GMT -5
#4ๅฐๅนดใฏ ใใคใพใงใ ใใคใพใงใ ็ๆใ (Young people will always be falling in love) ๆ
็ฑใซ ๆ
็ฑใซ ใๅคๆฎตใคใใใใชใ (You cannot put a price tag on passion) ใ็ถใใ (So fathers) keep trying, trying ใๆฏใใ (and mothers) keep trying, trying ใๅ
ใกใใใ่ปๆใใใใๅซใใ (and brothers, car attendants, and wives) keep trying, trying
"Keep Tryin'" is the sixteenth single and the fourth and final single from Utada's fourth Japanese studio album ULTRA BLUE. The song's title was inspired by the Groove Theory song of the same name, although the two track share nothing in common in terms of composition and production. While the physical single significantly underperformed and was widely considered to be one of Utada's flopped singles, the digital single was actually a big hit for garnering over 2.5 million downloads, making it the #1 most downloaded song of 2006 in Japan.
Score: 70 Standard Deviation: 5.04 (10th highest)
orion: 3 ๐ฏ๐ฒ lucy88 ๐ฏ๐ฒ: 3 Ty: 5 khan: 5 1^โ: 5 fearlessarrow: 7
toomuchboy: 11 recordyear: 14 Az Paynter: 17
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Post by Ty on Apr 24, 2022 10:23:30 GMT -5
Top 3--which one will win?
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Post by fearlessarrow on Apr 24, 2022 10:45:55 GMT -5
"Automatic" is so iconic. It's probably one of the first songs that come to people's minds if you asked someone to name a Hikaru Utada song in Japan.
"Keep Tryin'" underperforming in Japan is such a crime, it's such a good song - I really enjoy the production in the song.
Um this is a FLAWLESS top 3 even though one of them is outside of my personal top 3. I'd be happy with any of them winning but with my #1 still in the running, that would obviously be my preferred winner!
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Post by Ty on Apr 24, 2022 11:04:23 GMT -5
"Automatic" is so iconic. It's probably one of the first songs that come to people's minds if you asked someone to name a Hikaru Utada song in Japan. "Keep Tryin'" underperforming in Japan is such a crime, it's such a good song - I really enjoy the production in the song. Um this is a FLAWLESS top 3 even though one of them is outside of my personal top 3. I'd be happy with any of them winning but with my #1 still in the running, that would obviously be my preferred winner! "Automatic" is a great tune, but I feel like it's not as interesting as the rest of their discography, both in terms of vocal and composition. I was really pleasantly surprised to see both "This Is Love" and "Keep Tryin'" landing in the Top 5 here. ULTRA BLUE will forever be my favorite Utada album. It's just sooo ahead of its time with the heavy use of synths and all the weird ass melodies that nobody else could've come up with.
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Post by recordyear on May 8, 2022 2:52:57 GMT -5
Utada went viral for their lyrics and still no top 3 reveals for this :( /
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Post by orion on May 18, 2022 19:50:04 GMT -5
It's almost been a month, where are the ending results?
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Post by Ty on May 19, 2022 8:15:59 GMT -5
Sorry guys I've been on job hunt and doing interviews.
I only need maybe 2 hours to reveal the Top 3 but I currently just don't have that bandwidth.
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Post by Ty on May 25, 2022 9:15:38 GMT -5
#3It's only love It's only love
"Beautiful World" is the nineteenth single (a double-A single with "Kiss & Cry") and the second single from Utada's fifth Japanese studio album HEART STATION. The song was the theme song for Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, the 2007 film reboot of the classic anime Neon Genesis Evangelion (EVA).
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orion : 1 recordyear : 2 Ty : 4 Az Paynter : 4 fearlessarrow : 8 khan : 9 1^โ : 10
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Post by Ty on May 25, 2022 9:36:58 GMT -5
#2Traveling ใฉใใธ (Where) Traveling ่กใใฎ? (Do we go?) ้ ใใชใไฝๅฆใธใงใ (I'm fine with anywhere, as long as it's faraway)
"traveling" is the ninth single and the second single from Utada's third Japanese studio album DEEP RIVER. The PV was directed by their ex-husband Kiriya Kazuaki, who also shot the photography and helped with the art direction. The single reached #1 in Japan and sold over 856,000 units, becoming Japan's 2nd best-selling single of 2002.
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khan : 7 orion : 8 ๐ฏ๐ฒ lucy88 ๐ฏ๐ฒ : 8 toomuchboy : 9
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Post by Ty on May 25, 2022 9:51:56 GMT -5
Finally--the winner! #1Hit it off like this, Hit off like this, oh baby
"Can You Keep A Secret?" is Utada's seventh single and the fourth single from their sophomore album Distance. The single became the #1 best-selling single of 2001 in Japan, selling over 1,485,000 units in total. It was Utada's last million-selling single to date.
The song's populartiy was partly due to it being featured as the theme song for the 2001 legal TV series HERO, which achieved the record-breaking ratings of 34.3% in Japan.
Score: 51 Standard Deviation: 4.30 (2nd lowest)
khan : 1 toomuchboy : 2 fearlessarrow : 2 ๐ฏ๐ฒ lucy88 ๐ฏ๐ฒ : 4 1^โ : 4 recordyear : 5
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Post by Ty on May 25, 2022 9:54:33 GMT -5
Thank you all the particpating! 1. Can You Keep A Secret? 2. traveling 3. Beautiful World 4. Keep Tryin' 5. This Is Love 6. Automatic 7. SAKURAใใญใใใน 8. Wait & See -ใชในใฏ- 9. Prisoner Of Love 10. One Last Kiss 11. ๆกๆตใ 12. Flavor Of Life (Ballad Version) 13. Movin' on without you 14. COLORS 15. ใใชใ 16. ๅๆ 17. ๅใซๅคขไธญ 18. ่ฑๆใๅใซ 19. Addicted To You (Up-In-Heaven Mix) 20. First Love
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Post by khan on May 25, 2022 15:41:18 GMT -5
I win! But really I won for participating in this cuz it was all jams all the way through. Still, I can't NOT pat myself on the back...
Thanks for hosting btw it was full of good discoveries.
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Post by recordyear on Jun 3, 2022 2:03:10 GMT -5
I don't know. Traveling feels like a less remembered song in their discography and rightfully so. At least an iconic TV series song won, even though I enjoyed the surprising chord changes in Beautiful World much more.
Thanks for hosting!
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