|
Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol.1
''Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1'' is the first compilation album by Hikaru Utada, released on March 31, 2004. It features all A-sides of her hit singles to that date, including 11 number-one hits and all 15 tracks reached the top 5. The album version was remastered by Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Biography T .... The album was released on iTunes in April 2004. It sold over 1.4 million copies in its debut week, and became the number one selling album of the year in Japan (Her fourth consecutive time accomplishing this particular milestone, a record in Japan's music history.). This is Utada's longest charting release on any Oricon chart, with a 2-year trajectory and still growing. ''Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1'' is the 35th highest selling album in J ... [...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] |
First Love (Hikaru Utada Song)
"First Love" is a song by the Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It was released on April 28, 1999, as the third Japanese language single from her second studio album, '' First Love'', which was issued a month previously. It was certified double platinum for 800,000 copies shipped to stores in Japan. In a 2009 survey by Oricon, asking respondents what song they wanted to hear with a broken heart, "First Love" was voted in the top 10. "First Love" was performed during Utada's 2010 tour, Utada: In the Flesh 2010. It was also performed during Utada's two-date concert series '' Wild Life'' in December 2010. The song and " Hatsukoi" from her 2018 studio album of the same name inspired the 2022 Netflix series '' First Love''. In December 9, 2022, "First Love" was remixed alongside "Hatsukoi" in Dolby Atmos. Promotion The song was used as the theme song for the Japanese drama '' Majo no Jōken'', starring Hideaki Takizawa and Nanako Matsushima. "First Love" is featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultra Blue
adopted by British military intelligence in June 1941 for wartime signals intelligence obtained by breaking high-level encrypted enemy radio and teleprinter communications at the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) at Bletchley Park. ''Ultra'' eventually became the standard designation among the western Allies for all such intelligence. The name arose because the intelligence obtained was considered more important than that designated by the highest British security classification then used (''Most Secret'') and so was regarded as being ''Ultra Secret''. Several other cryptonyms had been used for such intelligence. The code name ''Boniface'' was used as a cover name for ''Ultra''. In order to ensure that the successful code-breaking did not become apparent to the Germans, British intelligence created a fictional MI6 master spy, Boniface, who controlled a fictional series of agents throughout Germany. Information obtained through code-breaking was often attributed to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letters (song)
"Letters" is a song by Japanese musician Hikaru Utada. It was released as a double A-side single with the song "Sakura Drops" on May 9, 2002. Background and development Since she debuted as a musician in 1998, Utada had worked as the primary or sole songwriter for her music. Beginning with her second album ''Distance'' (2001), Utada began to co-arrange songs, such as "Wait & See (Risk)", "Distance" and "Kettobase!" The bonus track on ''Distance'', "Hayatochi-Remix", was arranged entirely by Utada. In March 2002, Hikaru Utada released "Hikari", the theme song for the game '' Kingdom Hearts''. "Letters" was written and arranged solely by Utada. It featured six different guitarists all performing the acoustic guitar in the backing, including Char, Hisashi from Glay and her own father Teruzane Utada. Promotion and release The song was used in commercials for NTT DoCoMo's 2002 range of FOMA cellphones. This was the third song of Utada's to be used in collaboration with DoCoMo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakura Drops
is a song by Japanese musician Hikaru Utada. It was released as a double A-side single with the song " Letters" on May 9, 2002. Background and development Since they debuted as a musician in 1998, Utada had worked as the primary or sole songwriter for their music. Beginning with their second album '' Distance'' (2001), Utada began to co-arrange songs, such as " Wait & See (Risk)", "Distance" and "Kettobase!" The bonus track on ''Distance'', "Hayatochi-Remix", was arranged entirely by Utada. In March 2002, Hikaru Utada released " Hikari", the theme song for the game ''Kingdom Hearts''. "Sakura Drops" was first announced as the theme song for the drama ''First Love'' in mid-February. Promotion and release The song was used as the theme song for the TBS drama ''First Love'', starring Atsuro Watabe and Kyoko Fukada. This was Utada's third composition to be used as a drama theme song, after " First Love" was used for '' Majo no Jōken'' (1999), and " Can You Keep a Secret?" f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikari (Hikaru Utada Song)
is a song recorded by Japanese–American recording artist Hikaru Utada for their fourth studio and third Japanese language album, '' Deep River'' (2002). It premiered on March 20, 2002, as the third single from the album in Japan. It was written and composed by Utada, whilst production and arrangement was handled by Utada, their father Teruzane Utada, and long-time collaborator Miyake Akira. The single, and a remix by Russell McNamara (under the alias PlanitB), was used as the official Japanese theme song for the 2002 action role-playing video game ''Kingdom Hearts'', and appeared on its original soundtrack respectively. Musically, "Hikari" is a pop folk song. Lyrically, it is about mysteries in life and human activities. Upon its release, the track garnered positive reviews from music critics. Many critics highlighted the track as one of Utada's best singles, and commended their vocal abilities and songwriting. It was also successful in Japan, peaking at number one both on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traveling (song)
"Traveling" (stylized as "traveling") is a song recorded by Japanese–American recording artist Hikaru Utada. It was released as the second single from her fourth studio and third Japanese language album, '' Deep River'' (2002). The track was written and composed by Utada, whilst production was handled by Utada, her father Teruzane Utada, and long-time collaborator Akira Miyake. Musically, "Traveling" is a dance-pop song, influenced by house music. Lyrically, it discusses human activities and dreams. The song received positive reviews from most music critics. Many selected it as one of Utada's best singles, and was complimented for its production and dance-oriented composition. It was also successful in Japan, peaking at number one the Oricon Singles Chart. It was certified in two categories by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), and was the second best selling single of the year 2002. A music video was filmed for "Traveling" in 2001, featuring Utada as a hostess tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Distance
"Final Distance" is a song by Japanese recording artist Hikaru Utada for her third studio album '' Deep River'' (2002). Written by Utada herself, the song was produced and composed by long-time collaborators Akira Miyake, Utada's father Teruzane Utada and herself. "Final Distance" was originally recorded as "Distance" which was taken from the album with the same name, despite not being a single. The song was re-recorded, re-arranged, and dedicated to Rena Yamashita, a six-year-old victim of the Osaka school massacre who had written an essay about being inspired by Utada. Musically, "Final Distance" incorporates more instrumentation than the previous version, including violins, an acoustic piano and synthesizers. The song strips the original pop music from "Distance" and is a pop ballad song. Despite being written in 2000 from the original version, Utada reflected on the emotions of sorrow, pain, anger and celebration of life while recording the single version. "Final Distance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can You Keep A Secret? (song)
"Can You Keep a Secret?" is a song by Hikaru Utada, released as their seventh Japanese-language single (9th overall) on February 16, 2001. It was the ending theme song for a Japanese television drama called ''Hero'', in which Utada had their acting debut, appearing in a cameo as a waitress, and starring Takuya Kimura. "Can You Keep a Secret?" debuted at number one on the Oricon chart, selling 783,620 in its first week, and was their third single to be number one for two consecutive weeks. 1.31 million copies were shipped to stores in a single day. The single has sold 1,485,000 to date and became the number one single of 2001 in Japan. In the World Charts, "Can You Keep a Secret?" reached number 37 for single airplay and number 9 for sales. The most recent figures (May 26, 2006) show that the single sold 1,484,940 units in total. It also remains one of Utada's fan favorites. The music video for this song includes a robot whom Hikaru appears to be in a relationship with. The robot us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Limit (song)
is a song by Japanese musician Hikaru Utada. It was released as a double A-side single with the song " For You" on June 30, 2000. Background and development In 1999, Utada released their debut album '' First Love'', which was the most commercially successful album of all time in Japan. After this success, they released two follow-up singles, " Addicted to You" (1999) and " Wait & See (Risk)" (2000), which were both produced by American production team Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. For "Time Limit", Utada enlisted the help of American producer Rodney Jerkins, and recorded the song at Darkchild Studios in New Jersey. The song was co-composed with Takuro of the band Glay, the first time Utada had shared the role of songwriter since their 1998 pre-debut album '' Precious'' as Cubic U. For Utada's second album ''Distance'' (2001), they worked together with Takuro again on the song "Drama". The "For You" / "Time Limit" single was released right before Bohemian Summer 2000, their fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For You (Hikaru Utada Song)
"For You" is a song by Japanese-American musician Hikaru Utada. It was released as a double A-side single with the song "Time Limit" on June 30, 2000. Background and development In 1999, Utada released their debut album ''First Love'', which was the most commercially successful album of all time in Japan. After this success, they released two follow-up singles, " Addicted to You" (1999) and "Wait & See (Risk)" (2000), which were both produced by American production team Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. "For You" was a continuation of Utada's collaboration with arranger Kei Kawano, who had previously worked with Utada on ''First Love'' (1999) (including the single "First Love") and the coupling tracks on their single "Wait & See (Risk)". The song was recorded at Toshiba EMI's Studio Terra in Tokyo. The "For You" / "Time Limit" single was released right before Bohemian Summer 2000, their first wide-scale tour of Japan, and on the same day as the DVD single release of their previous si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
