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Utada
Utada (written: 宇多田) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Hikaru Utada , who is also known by the mononym Utada, is a Japanese-American pop singer, songwriter and producer. By 2010, Utada had become one of the most influential, and best-selling, musical artists in Japan. Born in the United States to Japanese parent ..., singer-songwriter who has also gone by the stage names of "Cubic U", "Utada Hikaru", and simply "Utada". * Teruzane Utada (born 1948), a record producer, father of Hikaru Utada. * Junko Utada (1951–2013), singer and actress, mother of Hikaru Utada, who has gone by the stage name of "Keiko Fuji". Fictional characters: * Susumu and Tsuyoshi Utada, from the anime '' Machine Robo Rescue'' {{surname, Utada Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikaru Utada
, who is also known by the mononym Utada, is a Japanese-American pop singer, songwriter and producer. By 2010, Utada had become one of the most influential, and best-selling, musical artists in Japan. Born in the United States to Japanese parents, record producer Teruzane Utada and singer Keiko Fuji, Utada began to write music and lyrics at an early age and often traveled to Tokyo as a result of her father's job. Eventually, a recording contract with Toshiba-EMI was signed. Under the stage name Cubic U, she released an English-language debut album '' Precious'' in early 1998, but it was a commercial failure. In the following year, heavily influenced by R&B and dance-pop, a Japanese-language debut ''First Love'' was released and became an immediate success. Backed by the success of singles " Automatic", "Time Will Tell", and " Movin' On Without You", the album sold two million copies in its first week in Japan, topped the Oricon charts for six non-consecutive weeks and went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junko Utada
(5 July 1951 – 22 August 2013), known primarily by the stage name was a Japanese singer and actress. She had success in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s with her ballad-type songs. She was married on-and-off with Utada Teruzane, and was the mother of Japanese pop singer Hikaru Utada. Life and career Fuji (sometimes credited as Keiko Fujita) was born in Iwate Prefecture, where her father was a singer. Her mother was a player . As a child, Fuji sometimes accompanied her parents and sang with them when they were on tour. Her song "Keiko no Yume wa Yoru Hiraku" (Keiko's version of "Yume wa Yoru Hiraku") won the Mass Popularity Award at the Japan Record Awards in 1970. She also performed this song in the 21st ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' New Year's Eve TV special. Her debut album, , released 5 March 1970, topped the Oricon album chart for 20 consecutive weeks, and her next album , released 5 July 1970, continued topping that chart for 17 consecutive weeks. She topped the Oricon album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teruzane Utada
is a Japanese music executive producer.Japanese star hopes to rock the U.S. " ''''. He married Junko Utada () and oversaw her career. They were married and divorced to each other seven times. ''Japan Zone''. March 5, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2011. Their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machine Robo Rescue
is a 2003 Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise. It's the third incarnation of the ''Machine Robo'' anime trilogy, which is based on the toyline by PLEX and Bandai. It is directed by Mamoru Kanbe (''Cardcaptor Sakura'') and written by Hideki Sonoda ('' Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos''). It aired on TV Tokyo from January 8, 2003 to January 3, 2004, having a total of 53 episodes. Storyline In the future, age is not a factor in determining whether an individual can perform a certain task, only special talent and training. The Machine Robo Rescue (MRR) organization has been established so that robots and children can become partners and rescue people from danger. Twelve children with various abilities have been selected and introduced as part of the Robo Rescue program. Life as one of the children chosen as part of the MRR has just started for Taiyou Oozora. Difficult training lies ahead for the MRR team in order for them to protect many people's lives. Charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
