Re: Kingdom Hearts 3's theme "Chikai" to be on Utada Hikaru's 7th studio album

I know it says "Oath" will be on her next album, but I wonder if "Don't Think Twice" will be available to buy digitally before KH3 is released or not.

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Utada said she'd leak it if KH3 doesn't come out fast enough xD

https://twitter.com/utadahikaru/status/962349555823120384

But really, I don't know if they'd release it as a single when they could get people to buy KH3's OST for the song. Then again, KH3's OST likely won't be out immediately when KH3 releases so who knows!

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KH3's OST will have enough going for it that they could afford to sell Utada's single separate. Like releasing the Florence and the Machine's songs a few months before FFXV launched, it's a good way to get people hyped for the game.

Just need KH3's OST to include the music from 2.8 / Back Cover AND be sold on iTunes. It's like $300 AUD to track down a copy and have it shipped on Amazon Australia.

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Hikari and Passion were both singles just fine. As a matter of fact, I own both of these. Chikai being a single will be no problem. She still has a lot of fans - not just Kingdom Hearts fans.

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The point wasn't that her song wouldn't sell--Utada is one of the Queens of J-Pop, of course it'd sell more than just fine--but rather that it would drive up sales for KH3's OST if kept bundled there when first released. (Chaser makes a good point, though, but there is a bit of history going for this)

Simple & Clean was never released as a single until it came out with COLORS a year after the game released.

Kingdom Hearts 2's opening version of Passion did not release until the KH2 OST released.

Sanctuary and Sanctuary (Ending) did not release until her This Is The One album which was like 4 years after KH2 released.

See the trend?

I do believe if Chikai gets a single release prior to the 7th album, Don't Think Twice will also be on it, though.

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You're right. So the only one of the singles that released before the game and soundtrack was Hikari. If Utada wants to release the single before the album she really might leak it early. Savage.

The album was confirmed to have both songs? That's a first.

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Utada ain’t taking crap anymore from these corporations. If she wants her song out there, she’ll get it out xD

No, the album is only confirmed to have Chikai. But as some single releases have gone before, we usually get a remix or B-side song that doesn’t usually make it on the album so I could easily see that being Don’t Think Twice if Chikai does get a single release prior to the album.

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i serioasly cant wait for the full version and all the rest of the song as well on the album the minute it goes on the apple story im preodeering it

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I don’t think we need to be worried about both songs releasing at the same time. They’ll be on the same single release because 1) She is well aware of her Western fanbase now, and 2) Both songs are releasing under the same label (Passion and Sanctuary we’re owned by two separate labels at the time).

This. Still so many think she’s famous in Japan because of Kingdom Hearts, when it’s the opposite; she was asked to write a song for Kingdom Hearts because of how famous she already was.

Re: Kingdom Hearts 3's theme "Chikai" to be on Utada Hikaru's 7th studio album

so who here going to make don't think twice there slow wedding dance

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I've never been one to dream about some future wedding since I don't want that for myself, but if I did ever fall in love with the idea of getting married, this song would be for the first dance.

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I won't need the single. I'll be purchasing the album for sure. I loved Fantôme, and it just proved the hiatus was as beneficial for her as I'd hoped. Looking forward to the full versions.

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https://youtu.be/XJ_JugKreGU

Just one of the songs that will be on her upcoming album <3

(Thanks to Sign for finding it)

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I love the energy of the song almost as much as how it became a sparkling water ad outta nowhere.

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Wild guess but that sounds like it would be the opening track. Chikai, I'm going to guess will be the closing track.

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LOOK HOW STUNNING SHE IS <3

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it only matter of time bfore the full album relase i say around june the relase tour dates and the date when the album releases

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I really trully don't understand what you just said...

But let me try...

My bet is that she'll announce the album around June... She has Play a Love Song coming next week on 4/25 and she also has another song coming on 5/30 called Hatsukoi which you can hear the preview here:

https://twitter.com/purple_ANGEL828/status/986241969742536706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fatrl.net%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcore%26module%3Dsystem%26controller%3Dembed%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fpurple_ANGEL828%2Fstatus%2F986241969742536706

I think the album will be out in Sept. and the tour will start around nov/dec

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actually i said she annoces the tour dates in june the tour i believe will star in september and th album come out nov/dec

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I know that there's people that tour before the album but there's no point for her to do so... lol

My bet is that the album will come before the tour

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Ahhhhh that song ;A; she sounds so heavenly and ethereal

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i want the full album and dont think twice full songs can it hurry it already hope they come soon

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Can we play a- a- a-

I'm certainly going to be replaying that Suntory commercial for the rest of the week. Do they just have Hikki contracted for the foreseeable future or what? She's done more Suntory commercials than she has KH games now lol. Maybe they pay better.

”Hatsukoi” sounds gorgeous. Girl's just gifting her songs to the world, like you get a theme song and you get a theme song. And I'm still in love with the piano + string motif for this album. Always ready for some soulful ballading. And goddd just the catchiness of ”Love Song”;

長い冬が終わる瞬間... :') :')

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thank god Play a Love Song comes out next week

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Yepp. Seems like she's gonna pull a HEART STATION and put this whole album out in singles haha. Either that or we're getting one long album.

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Spockanort's encyclopedic knowledge of Utada's release schedule history is just one of many reasons why I work 10 hours a day for 8.50 an hour to support her while she pursues greater heights. Hearts!

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I guess she's pulling a HEART STATION lol

Play a Love Song remind me a bit of Ultra Blue sound that got me so excited :)

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Utada Hikaru Official Website | Play A Love Song 2018.4.25 on sale

Official preview on her website. Deeefinitely an ULTRA BLUE callback. It's like "One Night Magic" with a bit of "Michi" sprinkled in. I'm thrilled and overwhelmed to hear this sound from her again. Exodus + UB were my high school soundtracks. ;_;

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Hikaru Utada Official Website | NEWS
june 27 2018 album come out and tour dates has been released

im willing to bet we get the full song of oath/dont think twice at e3