“T”(88rising, Hikaru Utada, & Warren Hue) (Digital Single)

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“T” marks the first collaboration between Hikaru Utada and 88rising. It was released on April 16, 2022, the same date as 88rising’s first Coachella performance, where Hikaru Utada was also a guest performer.

Utada performed an excerpt of the song as part of their Coachella set and later shared on Twitter that the song had been written and produced just a week before their set.

OVERALL RATING: 5 stars

Utada Hikaru (宇多田ヒカル) – BADモード(Album)

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Bad Mode (stylized as BAD Mode; Japanese: BADモード, Baddo Mōdo) is the eight Japanese-language studio album (eleventh overall) by Japanese–American singer Utada Hikaru. It is also their first bilingual album release, with songs in both Japanese and English. It will be released digitally on January 19, 2022, same day as Utada’s 39th birthday, and physically on CD and limited CD + DVD + Blu-ray Disc format (2022.02.23) under Sony Music Japan sublabel Epic Records Japan. The six previously-released songs were confirmed for the album tracklist, including the title track “BADモード”, the Shiseido commercial song “Find Love” and the Kingdom Hearts III theme song “Face My Fears”.

The album includes collaboration of producers Skrillex and Poo Bear, whose produced Face My Fears, A G Cook and Sam Shepherd.

The CD + DVD + Blu-ray release comes with the regular audio CD, five music videos (“Time”, “One Last Kiss”, “Pink Blood”, “Kimi ni Muchuu” and “Bad Mode”) and the full recorded concert “Hikaru Utada Live Sessions from Air Studios”.. The concert was recorded at London’s legendary Air Studios, with bassist Jodi Milliner as the bandmaster. Sound engineer Steve Fitzmaurice worked in sound recording and mixing, and David Barnard in the video direction.

Tracklist:

1.BAD Mode (BADモード)
2.Kimi ni Muchuu (君に夢中)
3.One Last Kiss
4.PINK BLOOD
5.Time
6.Kibun Ja Nai no (Not In The Mood) (気分じゃないの)
7.Dare ni mo Iwanai (誰にも言わない)
8.Find Love
9.Face My Fears (Japanese Version)
10.Somewhere Near Marseilles -Marseilles Atari- (Somewhere Near Marseilles ―マルセイユ辺り―)
Bonus Tracks
11.Beautiful World (Da Capo Version)
12.Kirei na Hito (キレイな人)
13.Face My Fears (English Version)
14.Face My Fears (A.G. Cook Remix)

OVERALL RATING: 5 stars

Utada Hikaru – PINK BLOOD (Digital Single)

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“PINK BLOOD” is a digital single released by Utada Hikaru. The song was used as the main theme for the NHKE anime series Fumetsu no Anata e.

Released Date: 2021.06.02

Tracklist:

1.PINK BLOOD

OVERALL RATING: 4½ stars

Utada Hikaru – One Last Kiss (Mini Album)

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“One Last Kiss” is the first mini-album released by Utada Hikaru. It was released in two versions: a regular CD edition and a limited LP edition. The title track was used as the theme for the fourth installment in the Evangelion Shin Gekijouban anime film series Evangelion Shin Gekijouban 𝄇, and the remaining songs are all previously released tracks that were used as themes for the first three films in the series.

Originally scheduled to be released on January 27th, it was postponed due to the extension of the COVID-19 state of emergency by the Japanese government.

Released Date: 2021.03.10

Tracklist:

1.One Last Kiss
2.Beautiful World (Da Capo Version)
3.Beautiful World
4.Beautiful World -PLANiTb Acoustica Mix-
5.Sakura Nagashi (桜流し)
6.Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 MIX-
7.One Last Kiss (Instrumental)
8.Beautiful World (Da Capo Version) (Instrumental)

OVERALL RATING: 5 stars

Utada Hikaru (宇多田ヒカル) – Dare ni mo Iwanai (誰にも言わない; Don’t Tell Nobody) (Digital Single)

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“Dare ni mo Iwanai” is a digital single recorded by Utada Hikaru. The song is used as the main theme for the Suntory Water CM starring Utada herself.

Released Date: 2020.05.29

Tracklist:

1.Dare ni mo Iwanai (誰にも言わない; Don’t Tell Nobody)

OVERALL RATING

5 stars

Utada Hikaru (宇多田ヒカル) – Time (Digital Single)

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“Time” is a digital single recorded by Utada Hikaru. The song is used as the main theme for the NTV Sunday Drama “Bishoku Tantei Akechi Goro”.

Released Date: 2020.05.08

Tracklist:

1.Time

OVERALL RATING

5 stars

Utada Hikaru – Shonen Jidai (少年時代; Boyhood) (Digital Single)

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“Shonen Jidai” is a song recorded by Utada Hikaru. It appears as track #5 on the Inoue Yosue tribute album Inoue Yosue Tribute. Utada also did a live rendition of the song on her 2003 live DVD UH Live Streaming 20 Dai wa Ikeike!.

Released Date: 2019.11.27

Tracklist:

1.Shonen Jidai (少年時代)

OVERALL RATING

4½ stars

Utada Hikaru – Face My Fears (Single)

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“Face My Fears” is the 22nd single released by Utada Hikaru, and her first Japanese physical single since 2008’s “Prisoner of Love”. The title track, recorded in Japanese and English, is a collaboration with American producer Skrillex, and both versions were used as the opening theme for the video game Kingdom Hearts III. The B-sides were used as game’s ending themes: “Chikai”, which was originally found on her Hatsukoi, and its English counterpart “Don’t Think Twice”. The first press edition of the CD single comes with a special picture label, and the limited vinyl release comes with a poster of the cover art, both drawn by Kingdom Hearts III director Nomura Tetsuya.

Released Date: 2019.01.18 (CD)

Tracklist:

1.Face My Fears (Japanese Version)
2.Chikai (誓い; Oath)
3.Face My Fears (English Version)
4.Don’t Think Twice

OVERALL RATING

5 stars

Utada Hikaru – HEART STATION (Remastered Version (Digital Release))

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HEART STATION is Utada Hikaru’s fifth Japanese studio album. The selection of “HEART STATION” as the title track of the album was done by random selection. Like her last albums, HEART STATION debuted at #1 on the Oricon charts, selling 480,011 copies. Despite suffering the lowest first week sales for Utada thus far, the album still managed to beat ULTRA BLUE’s sales by about 100,000 copies, reaching the one-million mark. On top of this, On May 13, Barks.jp reported that the digital sales of all songs on the album had surpassed 15 million downloads.

A remastered version of the album was released digitally on December 9, 2018.

Released Date: 2018.12.09 2018 Remastered Version (Digital Release)

Tracklist:

1.Fight The Blues
2.HEART STATION
3.Beautiful World
4.Flavor Of Life -Ballad Version-
5.Stay Gold
6.Kiss & Cry
7.Gentle Beast Interlude
8.Celebrate
9.Prisoner Of Love
10.Take 5 (テイク5)
11.Boku wa Kuma (ぼくはくま; I’m a Bear)
12.Nijiiro Bus (虹色バス; Rainbow-Coloured Bus)
13.Flavor Of Life (Bonus Track)
14.Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 MIX- 2018 Remastered Version Bonus Track

OVERALL RATING

5 stars

Utada Hikaru – ULTRA BLUE (Remastered Version (Digital Release))

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ULTRA BLUE is the fourth studio album released by Utada Hikaru. The album’s title comes from the song, “BLUE”. Besides the physical singles, “This Is Love” was also used as a digital radio single to promote the album. Utada also launched a nation-wide tour to help support the album. In Taiwan, several commercials were aired, and an essay contest was held. The album was also released in other countries on iTunes, and physical copies were made available months after the Japanese release in Canada and the United States. ULTRA BLUE topped the Oricon weekly charts for two weeks, and sold 882,343 copies in 2006 to become the #7 album of the year. It was also the fourth most downloaded album of the year on iTunes. During the first week of release Taiwan, the album was responsible for 26% of Japanese music sales. At the Nihon Golden Disk Awards, it won “Album of The Year”.

A remastered version of the album was released digitally on December 9, 2018.

Released Date: 2018.12.09 2018 Remastered Version (Digital Release)

Tracklist:

1.This Is Love
2.Keep Tryin’
3.BLUE
4.Nichiyou no Asa (日曜の朝; Sunday Morning)
5.Making Love
6.Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro (誰かの願いが叶うころ; When Someone’s Wish Comes True)
7.COLORS
8.One Night Magic feat.Yamada Masashi
9.Kairo (海路; Sea Route)
10.WINGS
11.Be My Last
12.Eclipse (Interlude)
13.Passion
14.Sanctuary 2018 Remastered Version Bonus Track

OVERALL RATING

5 stars