Birthday: January 19, 1983
Birthplace: New York Height: 158 cm Blood Type: A Hobbies: reading literature, buying furniture, collecting furniture and interior goods, internet
"Specialties:"
*To evade saying "I suppose it's OK" Favorite Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Meet Joe Black, Godfather Part 2 ("I like Robert De Niro"), Good Will Hunting, Baghdad Cafe, The Jerk, Unbreakable, Orlando, Amadeus, Sleepy Hollow Favorite Writers: Kenji Nakagami, "Izoku," "Kishuben"; Ryunosuke Akutagawa, "Rashomon," "Kappa"; Yasunari Kawabata ,"Kanjo Soshoku," "Yukiguni"; Ogai Mori, "Takasebune"; Soseki Natsume "Kokoro"; Kenji Miyazawa (poetry); Yukio Mishima"Kinkakuji"; Ryotaro Shiba "Sekigahara"; Hermann Hesse. Read "Siddhartha" and "Happiness" and "Steppenwolf" as finale, then you'll be fully satisfied! ("I recommend the translation by Kenji Takahashi") Roald Dahl, "Tales of the Unexpected"; Shel Silverstein, "Where the Sidewalk Ends," "A Light in the Attic";Edgar Allan Poe; Elie Wiesel, "Night"; John Berendt, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"; F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Great Gatsby.
Favorite Artists:
"I have many many more favorite artists than listed below. I have too many, in fact, and they are constantly increasing. Anyhow, here are some..." Favorite PLaces: Italy, Mexico, Machu Picchu, Sahara Desert, "my ancestral home in Yamaguchi Pref." ("I've never visited before, and would like to visit as soon as I can.")
Things Hooked on Recently:
*Hoop-shaped pierced earrings (again) and accessories with silver and gold mixed, though I used to focus on silver only before (does that mean that I've grown a bit?)
Favorite Words:kinomi kinomama (with only the clothes one happens to be wearing) Hikki has alwayas had music in her life; her mother was a famous 70's enka singer (Keiko Fuji), and her dad is a music producer/musician who now runs her management company (Teruzane Utada). She began singing/recording at a very young age, I believe at 7, and I think recorded her first actual song at 12 under "Cubic U". Also, Hikki is EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT, straight-A I believe, and can speak perfect English due to all the time spent in the USA. She studies at Columbia University in New York (her birthplace) and puts education before her career. She even took a break from her career for almost over a year to continue her studies! Hikki is also a great role model in that she is down to earth and doesn't let fandom affect her. She even plans to retire early, as early as 28, to pursure maybe neuroscience. This really shows how she isn't glued to the title "diva", though she is Japan's biggest pop star. Both her albums have broken records for selling the highest number of copies in Japan, and her popularity is rapidly increasing day by day. Under her alias, Cubic U, she has even released an album in the US and other countries outside of Japan. Her style of music is not your ordinary teeny-bopper pop music. Because of her exposure to rock, rap and r&b, her music, which she mostly writes herself, combines these melodies into beautiful songs. Her lyrics are very unique and express her own spirit. As Hikki starts to establish a career not only in Japan but also in the US, you won't be surprised hearing about her here and there in magazines. Not surprisingly, her song, "Blow My Whistle" featuring Foxy Brown, was included in the recent Rush Hour 2 soundtrack. And here omes more. Just recently, in the Fall 2001 special issue of TIME magazine (yes TIME), Hikki was featured on the cover along with many famous worldwide singers. The issue, title "Music Goes Global" featured a 2-page article/picture spread about none other than Hikaru. Hikaru Utada is probably my favorite singer worldwide, including the US. She is just so awesome =P (Ask any one of my freinds)! I really admire her and everything she does and stands for. I know she has everything it takes!
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"Colors" [1.29.03] 01. COLORS 02. Simple And Clean 03. Simple And Clean -PLANITb Remix 04. COLORS -Original Karaoke |
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"SAKURA drops" [5.9.02] 01. SAKURA DROPS 02. Letters 03. SAKURA DROPS -Original Karaoke- 04. Letters -Original Karaoke- |
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"Hikari" [3.20.02] 01. hikari 02. hikari -PLANITb Remix 03. hikari -Godson Mix 04. hikari -Original Karaoke |
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"traveling" [11.28.01] 01. traveling 02. traveling -PLANITb remix- 03. traveling -Bahiatronic Mix- 04. traveling -Original Karaoke- |
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"Final Distance" [7.25.01] 01. FINAL DISTANCE 02. DISTANCE [PLANITb remix] 03. DISTANCE [m-flo remix] produced by TAKU(m-flo) 04. DISTANCE 05. DISTANCE (Original Karaoke) 06. FINAL DISTANCE [Instrumental] |
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Can You Keep a Secret? [2.16.01] 01. Can You Keep A Secret? 02. kettobase! 03. Can You Keep A Secret? [Original Karaoke] |
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For you [6.30.00] 01. For You 02. TIME LIMIT 03. For You (Instrumental) 04. TIME LIMIT (Instrumental) |
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Wait and See ~ Risuku [4.19.00] 01. Wait & See ~RISK~ 02. hayatochiri 03. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) 04. Wait & See ~RISK~ (Baton Girl Mix) 05. Wait & See ~RISK~ (Original Karaoke) |
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Addicted to You [11.10.99] 01. Addicted To You (UP-IN-HEAVEN MIX) 02. Addicted To You (UNDER-WATER MIX) 03. Addicted To You (UP-IN-HEAVEN MIX) (Instrumental) 04. Addicted To You (UNDER-WATER MIX) (Instrumental) |
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First Love [4.28.99] 01. First Love 02.First Love -featuring David Sanborn 03.First Love -Strings Mix 04.First Love -John Luongo Remix |
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Movin'on without you [2.17.99] 01. Movin'on without you 02. B&C |
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Automatic/Time Will Tell [12.9.98] 01. Automatic 02. time will tell |
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"Deep River" [6.19.02] 01. SAKURA Drops 02. traveling 03. Shiawase ni narou 04. Deep River 05. Letters 06. Play Ball 07. Tokyo Nights 08. A.S.A.P. 09. Uso Mitaina I Love You 10. FINAL DISTANCE 11. Bridge(Interlude) 12. Hikari |
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"Distance" [3.28.01] 01. Wait & See ~RISK~ 02. Can You Keep A Secret? 03. DISTANCE 04. SUNGLASS 05. DRAMA 06. Eternally 07. Addicted To You [UP-IN-HEAVEN MIX] 08. For You 09. kettobase! 10. Parody 11. TIME LIMIT 12. kotobani naranai kimochi Bonus Track 13. HAYATOCHI-REMIX |
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"First Love" [3.10.99] 01.Automatic 02.Movin' on without you 03.In My Room 04.First Love 05.Amai Wana - Paint It,Black 06.time will tell 07.Never Let Go 08.B&C 09.Another Chance 10.Interlude 11.Give Me A Reason -Bonus Track- 12.Automatic -Johnny Vicious Remix- |
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"Precious" - under Cubic U [3.31.99]? 01. My Little Lover Boy 02. Lullaby 03. How Ya Doin 04. I Don't Love You 05. Promise 06. Ticket 4 Two 07. Take A Little While 08. 100 Reasons Why 09. Work Things Out 10. Close To You 11. Precious Love 12. How Ya Doin (Bonus Track) |
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"UH LIVE STREAMING 20 DAI HA IKEIKE !" [3.29.03] |
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"COLORS" [3.12.03] 01. Making of COLORS 02. COLORS 03. BONUS TRACK -KANZOU-SENSEI |
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"Utada Hikaru Single Clip Collection + Vol.3" [9.30.02] 01. FINAL DISTANCE 02. traveling 03. HIKARI 04. SAKURA drops 05. DEEP RIVER 06. making of |
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"traveling" - DVD single [1.30.02] 01. Making of "traveling" 02. traveling |
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Utada Hikaru Unplugged [11.28.01] 01. Wait & See -risk- 02. First Lov 03. Addicted To You 04. Parody 05. Kettobase! 06. With or Without Yo 07. Automatic 08. FINAL DISTANCE |
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Single Clip Collection Vo.2 [9.27.01] 01. Wait & See ~risk~ 02. For You 03. Time limit 04. Can You Keep A Secret? 05. Final Distance |
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01. Addicted To You 02. TIME LIMIT 03. In My Room 04. time will tell 05. Never Let Go 06. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) 07. Another Chance 08. For You 09. Automatic 10. Take On Me 11. Give Me A Reason 12. hayatochiri 13. I LOVE YOU 14. PLAYBACK part2 15. Movin'on without you 16. First Love 17. Wait & See ~RISK~ 18. amai wana ~Paint It, Black 19. Living On My Own 20. B&C 21. First Love -John Luongo Remix |
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Wait and See ~ risk DVD single [6.30.00] 01. Wait and See ~ risk + Making of "Wait and See ~risk" |
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Single Clip Collection Vo.1 [12.22.99] 03. Movin'on without you 04. First Love 05. Making of "Addicted To You" 06. Addicted To You +Bonus track "time will tell |
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