Utada Hikaru's 6th album title, track listing revealed!
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- Published on August 8, 2016 @ 01:47 pm
- Written by Arielle
Utada Hikaru fans have been waiting with bated breath for the title of her 6th Japanese studio album releasing next month on September 28th, but today the wait is over. This morning through Utada's official website, it was revealed that her 6th album would be called "Fantôme" (meaning "ghost" in French).
"Fantôme" contains 11 tracks including "Hanataba wo Kimi ni", "Manatsu no Tooriame", "Sakura Nagashi" and 8 brand new tracks.
You can see the cover along with the track listing and promotional images shot by French photographer Julien Mignot below:
Fantôme
Track List
- Michi
- Ore no Kanojo
- Hanataba wo Kimi ni
- Ni-jikan dake no Vacation
- Ningyo
- Tomodachi
- Manatsu no Tooriame
- Kouya no Ookami
- Boukyaku
- Jinsei Saikou no Hi
- Sakura Nagashi
Source: Hikki's Website, Arama Japan
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Was there really any need to delete my post just because I posted it first?
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Was there really any need to delete my post just because I posted it first?
Directing KHI users to KHI?
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I think I should be more clear about this since I'm post-op and feverish.
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This is why we are pretty insistent on you guys messaging us before posting news. Either we are writing it or we don't know and would like to give you credit on the site for finding the news.
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Sakura Nagashi <3 <3 <3
I would wonder which/if one of these new ones could possibly be for KH3?
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A new Utada song called "Friends", huh. Veeeery interesting. :wink:
This is "Tomodachi" btw
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A new Utada song called "Friends", huh. Veeeery interesting. :wink:
This is "Tomodachi" btw
Welp.
I'd be more surprised if that wasn't for KH now.
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Now to sleuth what translates to English well enough for a KH3 title song...
This is "Tomodachi" btw
Hmmmm
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Now to sleuth what translates to English well enough for a KH3 title song...
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Road
My Girlfriend
A Bouquet of Flowers For You (already used)
A 2 Hour Only Vacation
Mermaid
Friend
Midsummer Rain Storm (already used)
The Wolf of the Wilderness
Forgetting
The Best Day of My Life
Flowing Cherry Blossoms (already used)
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Now to sleuth what translates to English well enough for a KH3 title song...
WELL... KH1 theme in Japanese meant "Light". The lyrics actually are actually way better suited than when they went with the title "Simple and Clean". Even KH2's Japanese theme, which had the English title "Passion" was changed to "Sanctuary". Utada has gone on record saying that she doesn't particularly like writing songs in both languages because she has to change too much of what the song is about and the melody slightly. I do think that "Tomodachi" might be the Japanese theme song -- so let's be on the look out for a preview -- but I don't think the English title will necessarily be related.
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None of these will be in KH3 lol.
There is no way that Square or Disney would let her release the theme this early (realistically, we're probably looking at another year before the game hits)
It's possible that the theme song has been recorded, though, as Sanctuary was finished a year before KH2 released.
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I feel like "Road", "Forgetting" or "Friend" will be the KHIII theme.
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Road-KH Epilogue
My Girlfriend-As if Nomura would let that happen
A Bouquet of Flowers For You (already used)
A 2 Hour Only Vacation-Another Roxas tutorial
Mermaid-Please no more song worlds!
Friend-Likely
Midsummer Rain Storm (already used)
The Wolf of the Wilderness-Fox And the Hound world?
Forgetting-Chain of Memories 2.0
The Best Day of My Life-Sora's birthday getting all his friends back
Flowing Cherry Blossoms (already used)
Bold is what I think each best applies to =p
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Road
My Girlfriend
A Bouquet of Flowers For You (already used)
A 2 Hour Only Vacation
Mermaid
Friend
Midsummer Rain Storm (already used)
The Wolf of the Wilderness
Forgetting
The Best Day of My Life
Flowing Cherry Blossoms (already used)
this is the theme, symbolizing kairi's blossoming relationship with selphie over 2 years.
also, assuming the album will have producer credits (idk shit about japanese music but it should function similarly), we can always check to see if any tracks have Disney/Square/Yoko on them. truth be told i dont remember if simple and clean or sanctuary did lol
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this is the theme, symbolizing kairi's blossoming relationship with selphie over 2 years.
also, assuming the album will have producer credits (idk shit about japanese music but it should function similarly), we can always check to see if any tracks have Disney/Square/Yoko on them. truth be told i dont remember if simple and clean oe sanctuary did lol
Nope. All goes through Universal (previously Toshiba-EMI).
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That cover is so damn classy! And those beautiful promo shots! Hikki's Francophile trend only strengthens as time goes on. Expect the KH3 theme to be in Japanese and French, not English. ;)
Ore no Kanojo intrigues me greatly. I know she's talked about writing in the masculine before, but dang! Bold as ever. Love it.
It's my birthday in Japan so this is like the best possible kind of coincidence. I can't get excited enough.
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That cover is so damn classy! And those beautiful promo shots! Hikki's Francophile trend only strengthens as time goes on. Expect the KH3 theme to be in Japanese and French, not English. ;)
Ore no Kanojo intrigues me greatly. I know she's talked about writing in the masculine before, but dang! Bold as ever. Love it.
It's my birthday in Japan so this is like the best possible kind of coincidence. I can't get excited enough.
Happy birthday, then! You are such a dedicated Utada fan so it only makes sense that the universe rewards you in amazing ways.
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Happy birthday, then! You are such a dedicated Utada fan so it only makes sense that the universe rewards you in amazing ways.
Thanks! :D
Well if I do have any sway with the universe or any good will built up from the dark period that was the hiatus...KH3. Just putting it out there.
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I tend to get quite nostalgic when I think of her and her music. I currently have goosebumps. So excited for her new music.
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if the surpose kh3 tomadchi get me in tears kh3 will be game of the year when do you think she will release preivew of the songs
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MY MOM!!!!!!!! I MISSED HER SO MUCH!!!!!!!! ? the first song is my nickname........ im so excited i've missed utada so much and im glad she and her family are doing well ????
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I do have a feeling too that Tomodachi may be the theme for KH III. Even if it turns out that none of the songs end up not being the new theme, i'd still want to support her, because I really like the two tracks she released already and how different these are from her other songs ( Hikari and Passion, as examples ).
Is there a way to buy digitally her songs? Or import the new disc?
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it's too early for a kh3 opening.And i dont think Friends is adeguate for a kh 3 opening.
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you may never know though hikari was relased before the kingdom hearts game come out and if kh3 going for world wide release this don't be surpise if this is the main theme song
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it's too early for a kh3 opening.And i dont think Friends is adeguate for a kh 3 opening.
We haven't even heard the song yet so I don't think it can be judged as adequate or inadequate. I don't think any of these songs are for KH3 but it is fine for people to think about it.
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you may never know though hikari was relased before the kingdom hearts game come out
It released a week before the game came out, as did Passion with KH2. There is absolutely no way that a theme for KH3 will be released on this album when we are probably looking at another 6-12 months. I'm not trying to be condescending here, but it's just unrealistic to expect anything KH-related this time. At the most, 0.2 or x Back Cover could have a new theme, but this is also not likely.
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Is there a way to buy digitally her songs? Or import the new disc?
For digital purchasing, some of her Japanese works including Ultra Blue, Heart Station and the two newest singles are available on the U.S. iTunes store, although I'm not sure where you'd be buying from so that may not be helpful. There are also ways of purchasing her other albums off iTunes Japan but they're a bit more involved.
You can use CDJapan or Amazon Japan to import any of her albums physically. Amazon Japan won't work for mp3 downloads if you're outside of Japan, unfortunately.
For those wondering if the KH3 theme is on here, it's not, for all of the reasons others have pointed out. It's also worth keeping in mind that Utada has been making suggestions that this album is heavy and deeply personal (lots of fans think it will be touching on the passing of her mother in some way or another). I wouldn't expect any more commercial tie-ins and I wouldn't be surprised if they keep playing it close to the vest right up until its release. For better or for worse, I expect this isn't going to be managed like a typical J-Pop album: I think they're going for maximum impact by keeping marketing minimal. Basically, this isn't the KH3 album.
I could be wrong, though. Who knows what'll happen come September. I'd love to see some intimate TV performances of Manatsu no Tooriame and Hanataba wo Kimi ni and that's all I'm really holding out for, if that.
There is absolutely no way that a theme for KH3 will be released on this album when we are probably looking at another 6-12 months.
I agree with you on principle but like, Nomura is such a desperate fanboy at this point he'd let Utada do whatever she wanted (trustmeiknowthefeeling) and I honestly doubt Disney cares, a theme song is a theme song and while KH3 is high profile it's still just a Japanese video game with a largely niche audience in the U.S. It's not like a Marvel movie where they're going to keep everybody involved on lock down in some Hollywood black site between shifts.
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it's too early for a kh3 opening.And i dont think Friends is adeguate for a kh 3 opening.
Arguing that it is too early for a reveal of the KH III theme song I can certainly get behind without much eyebrow raising, but the second part?
You think a song which has the central core theme of the whole friggin' series in its title is inadequate? o_0
Blazing bagpipes...I'd like to hear the reasoning for that.
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Brand new PV for Hanataba Wo Kimi Ni featuring Hikki herself! Full version will be released through Japanese iTunes on the 16th
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Welcome back Hikki :~;
I didn't like "Hanatabi wo Kimi ni" as much as I liked "Manatsu no Tooriame" but I think the video really sold me on the song
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Better version more compatible with phones
Utada Hikaru releases MV for “Hanataba Wo Kimi Ni” off her ‘Fantome’ album – Asian Junkie
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Translation of her post-hiatus interview with Yahoo! Japan.
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Full version of the video!
MV Video Utada Hikaru - Hanataba wo Kimi ni (花æŸã‚’å›ã«) with LYRICS | JpopAsia
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Full version of the video!
MV Video Utada Hikaru - Hanataba wo Kimi ni (花æŸã‚’å›ã«) with LYRICS | JpopAsia
This album is going to make me weep uncontrollably I should probably actually take the day off work for it. Ugh. I can't wait.
All those fans saying this album is "Deep River" on steroids just got a lot of pay off with this MV though haha. Just four more weeks! Based on the interview she gave, I'm really looking forward to "Michi" and "Kouya no Ookami."
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This album is going to make me weep uncontrollably I should probably actually take the day off work for it. Ugh. I can't wait.
All those fans saying this album is "Deep River" on steroids just got a lot of pay off with this MV though haha. Just four more weeks! Based on the interview she gave, I'm really looking forward to "Michi" and "Kouya no Ookami."
She'll be performing Michi on TV next week, so hopefully all of her appearances surface quickly!
Also, her father confirmed that there won't be a delay with the digital release outside of Japan. I've already preordered the CD, but I've gotta support my queen! Lol
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Michi is gorgeous, y'all
https://twitter.com/UBlog/status/775831218818457602
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It's such sorrowful song but you can't help but want to dance because of the upbeat music.
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I have been successfully convinced every song on this album is going to be perfect and beautiful.
She's mentioned in interviews that she's using English lyrics sparingly but I'm so happy there were some present here because they convey exactly what they need to. I was getting all choked up even while my sister and I were laughing and dancing.
Also, her father confirmed that there won't be a delay with the digital release outside of Japan. I've already preordered the CD, but I've gotta support my queen! Lol
I know exactly what you mean, the CD is going to take a whole like three to five days to get here and I don't know if I can wait, but I'm going to try. I'll probably still buy the digital album though.
It's such sorrowful song but you can't help but want to dance because of the upbeat music.
I love how it brings up all of these conflicting emotions. It's a love song, a farewell song, and a healing song. And a dance track! I was hoping she would have a song that reminded me of "Letters" on this album 'cause that's my favorite forever and this was just what I needed. <3
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I've been listening to Michi nonstop all day. So perfect!
Also, she just acknowledged the 2.8 trailer on twitter!
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Also, she just acknowledged the 2.8 trailer on twitter!
Oh my gosh, she did though!
https://twitter.com/utadahikaru/status/776303791142477824
She must know where this is leading. STOP TEASING US QUEEN. HAVE MERCY.
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Album preorders are rolling out worldwide today on iTunes!
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Queen ; A; she acknowledged Kingdom Hearts <3 I hope that means she had a really close hand in working on the remix which is why it is on fire
Gonna order Fantôme digitally. I've had my physical order locked in since it went up on Amazon but MUST SUPPORT
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I completely forgot this thread existed, and now I must cover everything that's been happening in the last few days!!!
I've been in love with Michi since I first heard it! It covers such a broad range of emotion. Hikaru is the only person that can say "I'm ok" through this way.
I went to pre-order the album digitally on iTunes as soon as I saw the tweet from her team, but they followed that anybody in NA will have to wait until release day to get the album. No US/Canada/Mexico pre-order :(.
Another new song has been released digitally/via radio, and this one is the one with an MV! This is alsoa featured track with Shiina Ringo!! Here's some pics of the preview!
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Queen ; A; she acknowledged Kingdom Hearts <3 I hope that means she had a really close hand in working on the remix which is why it is on fire
Gonna order Fantôme digitally. I've had my physical order locked in since it went up on Amazon but MUST SUPPORT
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Ahhhhhh!!!! I heard a preview of the song and it sounds so good! Too much beautiful music today/yesterday/this week.
Sad about the preorder thing. :c Can't believe Universal would skip out on locked in pre sales in NA.
i think if she does kh3 theme songwhich i think she will i think it should it be her last one because we moving on to a new saga i think theme song need somedy fresh to kick start it
Why would you talk about replacing Utada in her comeback thread?
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Why would you talk about replacing Utada in her comeback thread?
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im not talking about replacing i was talking about after kh3 and new saga might get someone new anyway i cant wait to hear her tomadchi song
Saying they might get somebody new after KH3 is essentially saying "Hey great thread about her comeback, but she might not even be back after KH3"
This is not the place for that kind of discussion.
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I hate to admit I was a little worried about all these collaboration announcements this morning, but after hearing the first of them (with Sheena friggin' Ringo no less!) I feel confident in entrusting the experience to Hikki's sensibilities. It's such a great song, like a blend of "Keep Tryin'" and "Goodbye Happiness" but an animal all its own, summery and sweet and unpretentious. Ringo's vocals complement Hikki's so well (and vice versa), it really does sound like two best friends putting together a jam.
I also won't deny I might be shipping them just a teeny bit.
I'm super interested to hear what the other tracks sound like. I'm so happy to have been proven 100% wrong about how this album would be promoted haha. I never expected all these plot twists!
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The reviews of these songs have me so hyped! "Boukyaku" feat. KOHH will probably ruin me after hearing his stuff from "Nikes" from Frank Ocean's "Blonde" (which is already my album of the year and Utada is probably gonna top that so damn).
It's gonna throw fans of Utada for a loop haha
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The reviews of these songs have me so hyped! "Boukyaku" feat. KOHH will probably ruin me after hearing his stuff from "Nikes" from Frank Ocean's "Blonde" (which is already my album of the year and Utada is probably gonna top that so damn).
It's gonna throw fans of Utada for a loop haha
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[Update] Watch full version of Utada Hikaru “Nijikan Dake no Vacance” feat. Shiina Ringo MV! | ARAMA! JAPAN
After listening to “Nijikan Dake no Vacance", I can see why she used French for the name title. I've never been a Shiina Ringo fan but her and Utada sound great together. Also this video is so Utada <3
Also it looks like Utada self-produced her album so this is definitely going to be a treat
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After listening to “Nijikan Dake no Vacance", I can see why she used French for the name title. I've never been a Shiina Ringo fan but her and Utada sound great together. Also this video is so Utada <3
The music video totally takes me back to her "Ultra Blue" days, or even "Deep River" era. It's such a touching callback to all those mid 2000s J-Pop aesthetics. There was even some visual referencing to COLORS (when Utada and Sheena are hugging), which is basically Hikki's gayest music video up until now. Love it.
Also it looks like Utada self-produced her album so this is definitely going to be a treat
Forget "Deep River," I am so ready for "Exodus" 2.0. I have been listening to that album non-stop this month since I had a feeling she'd be taking the reigns again with "Fantôme." I love how this album sounds at once different (a little tighter and to the point maybe?) than her past stuff, but continues her trend of being totally unwilling to do just one darn thing with her music. x'D
Also in case anybody missed it, you can fall in love with "Sakura Nagashi" and Evangelion 3.0 all over again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5HdwnJoq6w
AND she'll be performing "Sakura Nagashi" live on September 19th!!! Which is only like four hours away in Japan if I'm not mistaken.
We are not worthy.
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Tomodachi is about a gay individual's unrequited love toward a straight friend. Utada writes about my life yet again ;_;
https://twitter.com/phyocc/status/778963872656990209
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Yes! Queen! <3 "Nijikan Dake no Vacance" and "Tomodachi" own me wholeheartedly.
You forgot part 2 btw
https://twitter.com/phyocc/status/778965620394037249
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I still can't believe she's really back, and that we get a whole new album of her music ;_; It's too good. I haven't bought any music albums in more than 10 years, but I might have to get this one.
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Omg I'm late, I thought she stopped making music so I'm excited to hear these!!
But none are for KH3?
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Tomodachi is about a gay individual's unrequited love toward a straight friend.
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Omg I'm late, I thought she stopped making music so I'm excited to hear these!!
But none are for KH3?
No, she was just on a hiatus to explore the world and live away from music for awhile. She's gotten married and had a child and returned to music.
No, none are for KH3. It's way too soon for that anyways.
But she worked on the Ray of Hope mixes for Hikari and Simple & Clean so hope still burns bright.
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if and when does comes to ocme to kh3 song woud you like to have a new song form scratch or would you like to have to have uses this song?
[video=youtube;_6Y6CsnFw44]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Y6CsnFw44[/video]
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if and when does comes to ocme to kh3 song woud you like to have a new song form scratch or would you like to have to have uses this song?
[video=youtube;_6Y6CsnFw44]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Y6CsnFw44[/video]
Uh, a new song. Tailored to KH3.
"Distance" was re-recorded and re-arranged into "Final Distance" after Utada discovered that a young girl who was a big fan of hers was murdered during the Osaka school massacre back in 2001.
I might have wanted this song for KH3D but that doesn't mean it should be used for any other purpose but its intended one.
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Uh, a new song. Tailored to KH3.
"Distance" was re-recorded and re-arranged into "Final Distance" after Utada discovered that a young girl who was a big fan of hers was murdered during the Osaka school massacre back in 2001.
I might have wanted this song for KH3D but that doesn't mean it should be used for any other purpose but its intended one.
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Full video of Utada's live performance of "Tomodachi"
https://www.dropbox.com/s/upr4pt3p3wis8nh/Utada%20Hikaru%20-%20Tomodachi%20%28nhk%20Songs%20Sp%202016.09.22%29-1.mp4?dl=0
yeah good here good kh3 song should be special and be a hit single to start a new cd maybe even she could team up somebody like how disney did in the 90's s well
I mean it's not like she hasn't been doing team ups with artists for Fantôme and doesn't have people hitting her up for future projects and features already.
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I mean it's not like she hasn't been doing team ups with artists for Fantôme and doesn't have people hitting her up for future projects and features already.
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https://twitter.com/utadahikaru/status/778993141688958976
"What makes you think I'm "straight"? :tongue:"
I AM SO SHOOK TODAY. UTADA <3
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Oh, she confirmed in an interview that she lives in London now. I am insanely jealous of any of you that are within close proximity of her. Lol
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But she worked on the Ray of Hope mixes for Hikari and Simple & Clean so hope still burns bright.
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Was it confirmed by her that she made the remix? I've been confused about wether or not she did.
It hasn't been confirmed but she did tweet about the new trailers on Twitter which is something she's never done for Kingdom Hearts before, so the implied is that she at least had some hand in it.
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Yeah. She's never really acknowledged KH before, so I took it as a symbol of good faith. Especially since Nomura's made her some lovely art. (Anyone remember the year he got her a musicbox that played when you wish upon a star for her birthday? That was so cute)
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https://twitter.com/utadahikaru/status/778993141688958976
"What makes you think I'm "straight"? :tongue:"
I AM SO SHOOK TODAY. UTADA <3
I friggin' knew it.
Some of the posts that followed were kinda disheartening though. Someone making the legitimate claim that marginalized people need to be able to have their own voices heard was just sorta shut down by others and like, forget that. If Hikki's queer, awesome; if she's not I think it's still valid for her to contemplate these feelings but that doesn't mean we as fans have to overcompensate and pretend she owns that conversation.
That said, I am so thoroughly impressed by this album. It just keeps getting better and better. Five more days!
Yeah. She's never really acknowledged KH before, so I took it as a symbol of good faith. Especially since Nomura's made her some lovely art. (Anyone remember the year he got her a musicbox that played when you wish upon a star for her birthday? That was so cute)
During her This Is The One promotion she readily acknowledged that most of her English fanbase became familiar with her through "Simple and Clean" and mentioned KH multiple times in print and on the radio (as well as infamously stating she wouldn't be returning for KH3 when that was neither here nor there at the time; man, going back through that era it was so obvious she needed a break). She doesn't talk about it much in Japan though, so yeah, it's really nice to see her give a shout-out to it and add some fuel to the fire.
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all i know is if she on borad with making kh 3 song she would come up with an idea soon regardless if kh3 comes out end of next year or early 2018 like most people are saying
It's very possible that she's already recorded a song. Sanctuary was finished a year before KH2 even released!
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The album is fucking perfect. PERFECT!
Absolutely worth the 6-year wait. It's like a perfect orgy of Ultra Blue, Heart Station and Exodus.
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GOD WHY HAVE I NOT BOUGHT THIS ALBUM YET!? I NEED IT NOW!!!
Also,
reading the lyrics to
Tomodachi
and that tweet she made honestly made my heart flutter a bit. I am a member of the LGBT community, and Simple and Clean and Sanctuary are songs that mean so much to me (my mom can still sing the lyrics to S&C where I blasted it in my room so many times growing up lol), so seeing that actually made me get a little teary eyed. Its so good to see her making music again! :')
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HELP
THIS ALBUM IS SO GOOD
"Ore no Kanojo" and "Boukyaku" are beautiful.
If I had to rank this album, it's a close tie with Deep River. I love Ultra Blue and it was tied with Deep River for me before but Fantôme is so much better
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It's now available on iTunes worldwide!
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I'm really hoping this comes to Spotify sometime soon. Her other music is present on the service, and it what I use to listen to music, aside from a few albums a year I buy. I'm really looking forward to hearing this, so I'll keep my fingers crossed on this one.
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(Personally I highly recommend buying it because it is just that good but I'm an obsessive loser so...)
So I went nuts and wrote a review on iTunes 8D
I didn't even talk about every song I loved...which was every song...But "Kouya no Ookami" is sooooooo good. I just couldn't put to words what I felt lol
"It has been eight years since Utada’s last Japanese album and with just one listen it is clear that Fantôme was clearly worth the wait. Utada marks her return to the music world with this album and this might be one of her best albums ever, rivaling the perfection that is Deep River.
Although all of Utada’s albums have always been poignant and bittersweet, there is a certain musical maturity present in Fantôme that really shows how much Utada has grown over the years. Between going on hiatus to travel and explore the world, getting married, having a child, and losing her mother, Utada has gained a wealth of new experiences that have become the foundation that resonates deeply in this album.
â€œé“ (Michi / Path)†is a sorrowful song that embodies Utada’s pain from losing her mother and having to gain the ability to move forward despite that pain. Despite the lyrics expressing loneliness, the upbeat tempo makes you want to stand up and dance away your own depression.
Utada performs the masculine and feminine roles of two lovers in the beautifully jazzy and soulful “俺ã®å½¼å¥³ (Ore no Kanojo / My Girlfriend)â€. The masculine character of the song expresses how nice and wonderful their girlfriend is while the girlfriend expresses how they have been holding things in to become stronger and how they wish to become more intimate with their partner. The Japanese and French lyrics Utada uses in this song really push home the sensual nature in which the girlfriend wishes to grow closer to her partner. I doubt I’ll stop repeating this song anytime soon.
"二時間ã ã‘ã®ãƒã‚«ãƒ³ã‚¹ (Nijikan Dake no Vacance / 2 Hour Vacation)†is about young love and just taking those brief moments to get away and enjoy each other’s company. It is something many forget in these days where everybody rushes around. Sheena Ringo’s powerful and transformative voice harmonizes magnificently with Utada’s
"å¿˜å´ (Boukyaku / Forgetfulness)†explores the themes of life, death and all of the anger that comes with it. Utada’s vocals alone remind me of â€æµ·è·¯ Kairo†from Ultra Blue, but the lyrics are so much more powerful. The ever present beating of the drum and KOHH’s voice pushes the track to a new level and grounds this delicate and otherworldly song to reality.
"ã¨ã‚‚ã ã¡ (Tomodachi / Friend)†might be one of my favorite songs on Fantôme due to the catchy lyrics and subject matter. Although the lyrics speak of unrequited love of a friend somebody can’t be with, it is really about about a gay individual who is in love with a straight friend. Despite being a stereotype that is often paired with the LGBT+ community, it is still a pretty familiar thing for many which makes this song so easily relatable for many people. Utada has taken this narrative and put her own spin on it in a manner that really makes listeners feel like they aren’t alone out there. Whether it is a personal experience Utada has faced or not (but after her vocal support of the LGBT community, the many comments she’s made in interviews and her songs, and her latest tweets on her sexuality, I would imagine she is very familiar with this), she has yet again created a song that embodies pain and turns into something that you can move to.
Utada wraps the album up with Evangelion: 3.0/3.33 You Can (Not) Redo’s “桜æµã— (Sakura Nagashi / Flowing Cherry Blossoms)," and although it is an older song from 2012, it fits right alongside every other song on this album. It embodies loss of love in a pure and delicate way and I think in the end this is what this album is about.
Fantôme is about love in all of its forms; how love is lost or causes you to lose others and tears you apart, how love makes you stronger, how it is spring days and tumbles under the sheets and everything in-between. It hollows us out like ghosts and follows us wherever we go, how it breeds hate and anger. We might lose somebody we love dearly, but we learn how to love again in the end.
I love every single song on Fantôme. I’ve never been so engrossed by an entire album of hers before until today. Utada has truly delivered a brand new masterpiece and I can’t wait to hear more in the coming years from her."
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It's in the top 10 on US iTunes! #12 in Canada
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I'm so proud of how well the album is doing worldwide! It's charted in the US better than her English albums!
Utada is shook Fantôme is charting better in the US than her English albums ever did | ARAMA! JAPAN
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(Personally I highly recommend buying it because it is just that good but I'm an obsessive loser so...)
So I went nuts and wrote a review on iTunes 8D
I didn't even talk about every song I loved...which was every song...But "Kouya no Ookami" is sooooooo good. I just couldn't put to words what I felt lol
"It has been eight years since Utada’s last Japanese album and with just one listen it is clear that Fantôme was clearly worth the wait. Utada marks her return to the music world with this album and this might be one of her best albums ever, rivaling the perfection that is Deep River.
Although all of Utada’s albums have always been poignant and bittersweet, there is a certain musical maturity present in Fantôme that really shows how much Utada has grown over the years. Between going on hiatus to travel and explore the world, getting married, having a child, and losing her mother, Utada has gained a wealth of new experiences that have become the foundation that resonates deeply in this album.
â€œé“ (Michi / Path)†is a sorrowful song that embodies Utada’s pain from losing her mother and having to gain the ability to move forward despite that pain. Despite the lyrics expressing loneliness, the upbeat tempo makes you want to stand up and dance away your own depression.
Utada performs the masculine and feminine roles of two lovers in the beautifully jazzy and soulful “俺ã®å½¼å¥³ (Ore no Kanojo / My Girlfriend)â€. The masculine character of the song expresses how nice and wonderful their girlfriend is while the girlfriend expresses how they have been holding things in to become stronger and how they wish to become more intimate with their partner. The Japanese and French lyrics Utada uses in this song really push home the sensual nature in which the girlfriend wishes to grow closer to her partner. I doubt I’ll stop repeating this song anytime soon.
"二時間ã ã‘ã®ãƒã‚«ãƒ³ã‚¹ (Nijikan Dake no Vacance / 2 Hour Vacation)†is about young love and just taking those brief moments to get away and enjoy each other’s company. It is something many forget in these days where everybody rushes around. Sheena Ringo’s powerful and transformative voice harmonizes magnificently with Utada’s
"å¿˜å´ (Boukyaku / Forgetfulness)†explores the themes of life, death and all of the anger that comes with it. Utada’s vocals alone remind me of â€æµ·è·¯ Kairo†from Ultra Blue, but the lyrics are so much more powerful. The ever present beating of the drum and KOHH’s voice pushes the track to a new level and grounds this delicate and otherworldly song to reality.
"ã¨ã‚‚ã ã¡ (Tomodachi / Friend)†might be one of my favorite songs on Fantôme due to the catchy lyrics and subject matter. Although the lyrics speak of unrequited love of a friend somebody can’t be with, it is really about about a gay individual who is in love with a straight friend. Despite being a stereotype that is often paired with the LGBT+ community, it is still a pretty familiar thing for many which makes this song so easily relatable for many people. Utada has taken this narrative and put her own spin on it in a manner that really makes listeners feel like they aren’t alone out there. Whether it is a personal experience Utada has faced or not (but after her vocal support of the LGBT community, the many comments she’s made in interviews and her songs, and her latest tweets on her sexuality, I would imagine she is very familiar with this), she has yet again created a song that embodies pain and turns into something that you can move to.
Utada wraps the album up with Evangelion: 3.0/3.33 You Can (Not) Redo’s “桜æµã— (Sakura Nagashi / Flowing Cherry Blossoms)," and although it is an older song from 2012, it fits right alongside every other song on this album. It embodies loss of love in a pure and delicate way and I think in the end this is what this album is about.
Fantôme is about love in all of its forms; how love is lost or causes you to lose others and tears you apart, how love makes you stronger, how it is spring days and tumbles under the sheets and everything in-between. It hollows us out like ghosts and follows us wherever we go, how it breeds hate and anger. We might lose somebody we love dearly, but we learn how to love again in the end.
I love every single song on Fantôme. I’ve never been so engrossed by an entire album of hers before until today. Utada has truly delivered a brand new masterpiece and I can’t wait to hear more in the coming years from her."
Welp, you've convinced me to make the purchase myself. I'll for sure have to get it at some point.
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I love how Utada is just so surprised about her popularity. I bet it'd be even more of a hit if it was on Spotify.
Fantome is sitting proudly on my shelf right now. <3 I bought it on iTunes JP and US. Whatever it takes to get her to do a world tour next year...
Welp, you've convinced me to make the purchase myself. I'll for sure have to get it at some point.
Glad to have convinced you!
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I love how Utada is just so surprised about her popularity. I bet it'd be even more of a hit if it was on Spotify.
Fantome is sitting proudly on my shelf right now. <3 I bought it on iTunes JP and US. Whatever it takes to get her to do a world tour next year...
Glad to have convinced you!
It really is incredible how humble she is. It makes listening to her music all the more worthwhile. I love supporting artists like that.
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YOU GUYYYSSS.
School work and sleep deprivation kept me from this masterpiece but I finally listened to it tonight with my sister and uh
I can't type
properly
This is all I ever wanted.
"Kouya no Ookami" is like maybe my favorite.
"Boukyaku" wrecked me. I thought I would make it to "Sakura Nagashi" but I couldn't.
I will never stop listening to "VACANCE" I just won't.
EDIT: Master Spockanort your review is a thing of absolute beauty, thank you for writing it. You nailed everything this album needed to convey. You truly have a way with words and did a wonderful job putting the themes and story of the album in perspective. :)
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utada hikaru hugh news live concert for the fans december 9th
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utada hikaru hugh news live concert for the fans december 9th
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!!! I am hyped! Boukyaku performed live is gonna murder me!
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!!! I am hyped! Boukyaku performed live is gonna murder me!
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im curious what songs she will chose to sing for the event
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Best song gets a music video <3
Oracle Spockanort
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