Anybody else have Hikaru as their first artist they fell in love with?

@leslieochoa88

2 жыл бұрын

For j-pop yeah

@galacticbambi949

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously! Just an amazingly sonical person! Kingdom hearts would not be as memoreable as it is for me if not for Hikaru Utada. They are BEYOND gifted in creating such great masterpieces each and every album!

@utada_boy

2 жыл бұрын

YES.

@dokidash7052

2 жыл бұрын

YESSSSS

@teyvang3953

2 жыл бұрын

For me no... but now, love her... she is my favourite female vocalist...

Can't believe I just heard Hikki sing a few lines of one of her Cubic U songs ("I'll Be Stronger").

JPop solo artist is super popular with her song "First Love" - Sold millions of records around the world in 1996. Amazing.. A lot of young JPOP artists was inspired by her.

She's an icon, she's a legend and she is the moment. Come on now!

I don't understand Japanese but I love her music I have been listening to Hikaru Utada since Kingdom Hearts and all her music is awesome! 😃

Simple and Clean, Kingdom Hearts, Hikaru Utada....legend

I’ve loved Utada since I was a pre-teen. Discovered her as a child with Kingdom Hearts and she became my gateway into the world of Japanese music when I stumbled across Kiss & Cry in 2007. Nice to see her finally getting her flowers (on an international level) after all these years and being on this journey with her as a fan. She’s always been so down to earth and it’s one of her greatest qualities.

I'm honored to have been her fan for 20-something years now.

Utada’s presence is so calming

The way I almost called 911 when she sang I’ll Be Stronger because I did NOT expect Cubic U acknowledgement, let alone that underrated bop. She's over here giving me palpitations.

@tiio2208

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@trinityhavoline8631

2 жыл бұрын

Where can I listen to it ?

@JamalTheTitan

2 жыл бұрын

I think that is the one cubic u song I have not heard

@alunadelrey8399

2 жыл бұрын

Right. I have the Cubic U cd in my collection. Even the U3 project too.

@alunadelrey8399

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamalTheTitan Because it was only released on Vinyl and not on the main album of Cubic U if I'm not mistaken

I love Hikaru. They're the first Japanese act I saw and they blew me away. So glad to see they're still making great music until now. 😊

Utada claiming MJB as her favorite artist next to her mom and being able to sing the entire My Life album is literally a universal win for BLERDS. All the racism in the nerd communities can NEVER top this. 😭😭😭I thought I was honored to be a fan before but to hear that she loves music that resonates not only with me but the entire black community means so much.

@philippillis9393

2 жыл бұрын

MJB is a global icon not a ghetto niche thing. Talents this big and iconic do not face any walls or obstacles they just enchant the world ❤

@Some_No_Mai

2 жыл бұрын

@@philippillis9393 Go to Hell

@nerdgurl402

2 жыл бұрын

@@philippillis9393 a lot of what you are calling “ghetto niche” has gone world wide and has been embraced by other cultures. Pop culture and and what originated in the ghetto eventually almost always become inextricable. A lot of innovation and creativity comes out of a “ghetto niche”

@philippillis9393

2 жыл бұрын

@@nerdgurl402 that's what I said...

@junyaiwase

2 жыл бұрын

@@philippillis9393 yeah but no one was calling it “ghetto niche” but you MJB is MJB not “ghetto niche” no one says that

so glad she's standing proud about her bilingualism. Hope she continues to release English music and get more fans overseas! Definitely want to see her flourish here. Bad Mode is such a bop there's no way it can't be a hit in the US

@DaxmathecoolNobodie

2 жыл бұрын

Exodus is probably the most underrated album of her "English Only" career. I'm excited that she's going bilingual with this latest album.

@tranbui6310

2 жыл бұрын

@@DaxmathecoolNobodie Hotel Lobby, Kremlin Dusk, About Me, YMMWTBAM 🔥🔥🔥 always turn Kremlin Dusk on when needing a booster dope

@LanceNotHiding

2 жыл бұрын

still love the albums they have released here. And i hope for more still.

@DaxmathecoolNobodie

2 жыл бұрын

@@tranbui6310 my faves have to be Easy Breezy and The Workout.

@DontrelleRoosevelt

Жыл бұрын

Why wouldn't she be? And be careful calling her a her, because she hopped on the goofy doofy "non-binary" train.

Hikaru literally paved the way for so many artist back in the early 2000's that wanted to sing in English and doing things in the states. Her and coco lee should be talked more and give props for giving so much for Asian representation on the states...

@darrenlockenheart

Жыл бұрын

Anggun too!

I was lucky enough to see her live. It was incredible.

Legendary icon, Utada Hikaru!! T-T

People could ask me a million times who's my favorite life time artist and the answer is always this absolutely gorgeous human being. Gosh. I'm so happy to see them more often on videos and proud and happy of their music, it's like a friend that I will always be rooting for! Good job bestie!👏👏👏

コーチェラのときにも履いてたやつだ…素敵です🧸 お召し物もそうだけど全てから魅力が溢れ出てる

Holy sh*t!!! Hikaru appears in an interview after 13 years. What have we done to deserve this? The fans are fed 😭😭😭 And after listening to Badモード hundred times, we need a new album out right now Hikki. Keep spoiling us please 🥺🥺🥺

@InnerRise

2 жыл бұрын

She's been active online and during live Q&As on a regular basis. It hasnt been 13 yrs. She even did an Apple Interview on iTunes recently when the album first came out earlier this year.

@MrSuperjam789

2 жыл бұрын

@@InnerRiseFor me, that interview with Apple Music is the next thing up after this video, lol

@InnerRise

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrSuperjam789 It's only available to apple people who are a member of something on there. I'm not an apple person. Never even owned a iPhone. The most I've seen is like a 6 to 8 minute clip.😔 Hopefully one day lol.

@MrSuperjam789

2 жыл бұрын

@@InnerRise Are you talking about this interview, because it's available on Apple Music's KZread channel. It also the same length on Apple Music itself: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g2ma1bKQodCncrA.html

@InnerRise

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrSuperjam789 oohh. I always thought there was more. The way it starts it's as if they had already been talking before the point the video starts. Guess I did see it all then. lol * *checks off list of things to see and do* *

WHAT!? We need Utada doing a compilation of Mary J covers now.

Hikki has been a big part of my life since KH 1, I discovered their Japanese work and was shown a whole new world because of them. Hikaru is one of my favorite artist of all time. They have so much talent with their art and I will continue to support them.

Love Hikaru so much 💖 Truly an international treasure 😍

Never expected/knew that she was a fan of MJB woah but i knew R&B was a big influence for her especially on her early career. She mentioned Aaliyah was an inspiration when she created her first album and vocally Amel Larrieux was.

Her statement on bilingual songs is nice. I've always loved bilingual songs and foreign language songs even though I only speak one language. Music is a language of its own and the emotions of music can be felt even without understanding every lyric in a song

@misslangleysoryuisiconic

2 жыл бұрын

Same

I'm so happy to see NME covering Hikaru Utada. As a long time fan of her's, and independent music artists in general, it's been a long time coming for her to gain this kind of recognition.

I'm happy she's getting recognition in the West ❤️

@nafola7617

2 жыл бұрын

Long overdue 🔥

I'm so glad I've known their music , the way it changed my life for the better, I'll never take it for granted. They really are one of the greats.

This cubic u acknowledgement ❤. I still listen to lover boy whenever I feel tired

I just love her! These English interviews of this era are being sooo good. The ones in the US back then used to have super stupid questions from the interviewers.

@tiio2208

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! I'm so glad we're past the times of interviewers asking dumb questions (they used to treat her like she's an alien). The comparison with Britney never made any sense, except for the fact that both were/are very popular.

@InnerRise

2 жыл бұрын

@@tiio2208 Well she's a grown woman now. They arent treating her like a kid like she was way back then when there was only so much they could talk about. And the britney spears comparison made sense. Especially for people who only knew of her popularity and not the details of her career.

@x-BeeZee-x

2 жыл бұрын

I remember those Britney comparison questions... 💀

初めて出したFirst Loveのときから日本語▪︎英語交じりのアルバムを出しているという意味では９０年代後半からバイリンガルの曲作りをされていると解釈していいかと思います。日本語▪︎英語交じりの曲の他に英語だけの楽曲も入っているというアルバムなら確かに今回のBADモードが初めてなんですね。ファーストラブのときから自然に英語と日本語を交えた歌詞を書くことも出来、流暢に歌いこなせるヒッキーが最高にカッコいいと思っていたことは今でも覚えてます。今でも尊敬してます。 I feel one could say that Utada's been writing bilingual lyrics and music since the late 90s, from the debut album, First Love, as it contained songs mixing Japanese and English. That said, if we're counting an album where there are purely English songs in addition to songs mixing Japanese and English (and some with Japanese only), then BAD Mode is definitely a first. In any case, I remember thinking, "What an amazingly cool artist, being able to mix Japanese and English so naturally when writing lyrics and sing them together so fluently." And I still have nothing but respect.

She was on Def Jam and Mary J Blige was the first artist she fell in love with! She invited to my cookout.

Gosh, I love when she speaks English ❤ she was the very first JPOP singer I ever listened to when I was a child ❤ she didn’t change at all in all those years ❤

どの時代もずっとヒッキーのファンです。2006年の地元に来てくれたツアー Utada united は絶対に忘れられないショーです。今でもその時のキャップかぶってるよ✌️

you guys go stream "Kremlin Dusk" now to see how fabulous she is !!!

Utada is an incredible artist, she is not afraid to step out of different genres and experiment. Her songs are somewhat everlasting. She is and will always be a true humble female artist!😍

宇多田ヒカルさん😍 めっちゃくちゃキレイでショートも似合うしカッコいい😍☺️💕

I didn’t believe it when she popped out at Coachella

Thanks for the video ❤️ They’re my favorite artist of all time.

My Favorite ICON loving her since I was 12 im 28

I love them and their music so much!

It has been 2 decades. I still love your music Hikki!

4:39- My favorite part of this interview.

THANK YOU FOR THIS

The level of sheer Beauty and Love this artist embodies in both her work and in her way is a testament to how living a life worth Loving looks like. I am a recent but believe me dedicated fan who has worked with female vocalists for over 30 years, and i am both amazed as well as humbled by her work ethic, her work and her perspectives. Thank you for your honesty, your art, for all your hard work and dedication. But most of all, thank you for being exactly the most precious example you are.

Great interview! I always love what she says…and sings!

She is so talented!

I loveeeeeee love loveeeee the fact that she loves Mary J Blige!

First Love - 1st and Only album collection from 宇多田 Hikaru Utada back in 1999/2000… Simply love her vocal and her talents 👍

Legend. A fan since her First Love album. She was the first Japanese artiste I knew, and she will always have a special place in my music heart.

Love her 😍❤️

Petition for hikki to release a rnb covers album

I still have sooo much love for her as an artist after all this time. She brought such an etherealism to pop music that a lot of people struggle to or decide not to bring to a place that is still palletable for mainstream? Like she really married a Bjork-ish etherealism to a Mary J. Blige warmth and nurturing tone and made it her own bringing her own musicality to it. It's really cool to hear. I love her voice for that so much. It's so warm and bright.

Major respect to Utada, had no idea her English was this good "Queen of Tetris !"

@MrSpotface

2 ай бұрын

she was born in the US

@nashambenyisrael7689

2 ай бұрын

@@MrSpotface did not know that, crazy. Most likely NYC huh?

@MrSpotface

2 ай бұрын

@@nashambenyisrael7689 yeah she was born there

This is amazing!! I love Hikki so much OMG 😭 i still can't believe it,, thank you

great interview with a greater person!

I love Hikaru! I wish I could work with them! I was so surprised to see she did Coachella, definitely wish I was there.

awesome to see Hikaru getting the recognition she deserves finally

Coachella was such a surprise and I didn't think the new song came out such soon 😂 especially after a new album full of bangers in January It seems like the fans need to riot for more new singles and the 9th album from now on 😂😂😂 Your music, your charm, your personality will never miss. So, whatever it is, pls put out, Mys.

I love her song since first love, flavor of life etc, first time i was recognise her when i was in elementary school

Universal queen.

Hikki Chan so pretty

Oh utada Hikaru wow I have not seen her in along time n i have not heard her sing for a long time

An interview that doesn’t talk about Kingdom Hearts?! Lol kidding. Love her. So glad she’s getting exposure again.

クールビューティー！かっこいい！！！

She is THE BEST.

LEGENDDDDDDD

I can just hear them talk for hours💕😭😭

I love her

Yay! Love her

Glad you are doing well utada!

Wow This is the first time I heard Utada speak more English, she sounds amazing! You go girl! Bilingual let’s go! I know she can do it!

she's genuine talented artist

LEGEND

A living legend is here.

The legend 👍

かっこよ😳

Her English is amazing what the heck?! I’ve been a fan of hers for a long time but I didn’t know how good she was at it

@Nuttymike

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, she was born in New York.

@ninjasolarteam

2 жыл бұрын

actually, Cein Rp. she is japanese. she was born in japan but moved to usa in her younger age then at 18 ot in her 20s she move back to japan and become a singer like her mom

@marianunez2442

Жыл бұрын

@@ninjasolarteam Wrong. She was born and raised in New York. She moved to Japan when she was 15.

You can see the MJB influence in that outfit lol

The way she said WAITrose 😭😭😭

Go Utada!!!

ひかるちんかっこいい

Sh*t!!! Is this clone or what? The real Utada😂 We are blessed 😢😢😢

Hope she comes back in the actual lineup for Coachella

Wow my goddess goes to Waitrose

リスペクトする母である藤圭子さんが「この子は天才よ！」と各所に売り込んだそうけど、12歳の時に作ったという口ずさんだ曲聞いたら、そりゃこりゃ納得だ！ 育った環境とか自分自身のこととか受け入れて？一皮も二皮も剥けてより魅力的になったような感じがする✨

she looks like she barely aged since I've first seen her back in early 2000s.... that's crazy

We need her to sing the Kingdom Hearts 4 opening please!

I feel like I haven’t seen an English interview with her in forever…

HIKARU WE LOVE YOU!!

❤️❤️❤️

ヒッキー♡

Cubic U!!!!

Icon

Aww that's her now ☺

翻訳してみました。　完璧ではないですが・・ -初めて好きになったアーティストは？ 多分私の母かな。彼女はシンガーだったの。素晴らしいアーティストだった。 家族以外だったら、メアリー・J・ブライジかな。一番たくさん歌った。 フィーリングが好きというか、痛みや感情が伝わってくるし、また彼女の声はただ心を動かされる。 マイライフというアルバムは何度も何度も歌った。今でも流れてきたらすべてのリフを歌える。私の友達もそう。 -初めて持ったバンドTシャツは？ 初めて持ったバンドTシャツは覚えてない。 でも今日は、お気に入りのT-Rexのザ・スライダーを着てきた。素晴らしいアルバムよね。 -今朝一番最初に送ったテキストメールは？ 88risingのショーンに送った。セットの構造をどう変更するか話し合った。仕事のメールね。悲しい（笑）。 -初めて加入したバンドは？ 初めて加入したバンド、音楽プロジェクトは両親が当時やっていたもの。 私が7-8歳だったころ、放課後にスタジオに連れてこられて、そこで宿題をしたりカウチで昼寝をしたりした。遅くまで仕事してたからね。たまに「このパートを歌って」と言われて、オッケーって歌ったの。 そのアルバムはのちにリリースされた。 音楽への情熱を受け継いだかどうかはわからないけど、遺伝だとも思う。ファミリービジネスだったから。 -一番最初に完成させた曲は？ 一番最初に完成させてレコードでリリースされた曲は、12歳の時に書いたアイル・ビー・ストロンガーという曲だった。 （歌） 12歳にしては大人びてるよね。よく覚えてる。子供ながらによく歌を書いていた。 -初めてパフォーマンスをしたギグは？ 初めてパフォーマンスしたギグは、16歳でデビューした直後だったと思う。東京だったと思うけど場所の名前は覚えてない。Zeppだったかな。大阪だったかも。 すごく興奮したのを覚えてる。たくさんの人とステージに上がるのは初めてだったし、みんな興奮してたしね。 それまでは静かなスタジオでしか歌ってなかったから、あのエネルギーは本当にすごかった。 大勢の人たちが一緒に生み出すエネルギーに感動したし、素晴らしいミュージシャンたちが、初めてステージに立つ16歳の女の子のために演奏してくれるなんて、本当にクレイジーな経験だった。素晴らしい日本人ミュージシャンたちに加えて、ヴィニー・カリウタがドラムをたたいてた。 なんでこんなことが起きてるのか、夢を見てるようだった。ラッキーだった。 -初めてパフォーマンスしたフェスは？ フェスでパフォーマンスしたことない。コーチェラが初めてのフェスなんてクレージーよね。 どれだけの人達が思ってくれるか分からないけど、今回本当に祝福されてると感じてる。 みんな、エキサイトしてる？って聞いてくる。みんなが何度も聞いてくるから徐々にエキサイトしてきてるって感じ。 どんな感じになるかわからないので、あまり考えすぎず、まっさらな状態で立って、あとはどうなるか見てみようと思ってる。 -初めてリリースしたバイリンガルのアルバムは？ 初めてリリースしたバイリンガルのアルバムは、今年の1月にリリースしたものね。 それまでは、英語のアルバムと日本語のアルバムは分けるべきだと思ってた。なぜかというと、バイリンガルの歌やアルバムはだれも有り難く思わないと思ってた。両方の言語を話す人以外はね。世界中には日本語と英語を話す人は多くはいないしね。 でも、これは私が話す言語だし、そのように生きてきた。だから心配するのはやめて、自分の望み通りに2つの言語をミックスすることにした。 いい反応があったから、やってよかったと思ってる。 -Bad Modeがリリースされて一番最初にやったことは？ ウェイトローズに行った。イングランドのスーパーなんだけど。そこで、グリーンカップケーキの材料と私のための誕生日バルーンを買った。その日は私の誕生日だったからね（笑）。息子が部屋にバルーンを入れて、グリーンカップケーキを作りたいって言ってたから。 なので、それを買いに行って、風にバルーンが吹き飛ばされそうになりながら歩いて帰ってきた。でも、とてもいい1日だった。

@lee9674b

2 жыл бұрын

ありがとうございます！

Well this is very surprising that MJB was her favorite artist lol. She just gets cooler with time it seems.

何言ってるか全然わからんけど、とにかくヒッキーは最&高！

NMEインタビュー受けてたのか！🤔

I want to make green cupcakes now

@nekoneko5777

2 жыл бұрын

🍰💚

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