Everything We Know About Hikaru Utada's 8th Studio Album, 'BAD MODE'
Today is December 9. (Well, in Japan it already is, and that's all that matters.) It is a chilly but gorgeous day, and also a time to celebrate: it's the 23rd anniversary of Hikaru Utada's debut with “Automatic/time will tell." And to honor the as-of-yet undeclared federal holiday (what is…
Hikaru Utada's Eighth Studio Album Is Coming in 2022
Hikaru Utada - Hikki, if you're nasty - is coming. It's been three long, hard years of Fighting the Blues since the "First Love" phenom came full circle with Hatsukoi. And while we've been treated to an array of excellent singles ever since, as well as a very exciting Netflix announcement, album…
"Pink Blood": Hikaru Utada Is on a Sexy, Self-Assured Journey
The Utadaissance continues. Hikaru Utada - Utada, if you're nasty - is having quite a moment already in 2021. With a mere tweet here and there and a live Instagram Q&A or two (yes, English music is coming, no, she still hasn't played Kingdom Hearts, you nerds), Hikki's still managed to strike a…
Hikaru Utada's Got an Album, Vinyl & English Music Coming
Through mountains high and valleys low, Hikaru Utada is kind of everywhere right now: Japan, England, America...Brazil. (More on that in just a moment.) Ahead of the release of her new single "Pink Blood" on June 2, which is currently soundtracking a popular anime TV series called To Your…
Hikaru Utada's "One Last Kiss" Is Already Doing Big Numbers
“One Last Kiss” is proving to be big. Is anyone surprised? In the same week of the 22nd (!) anniversary of her debut studio album First Love, which remains the best-selling album in Japanese history (and is now the basis of an upcoming Netflix show), Hikaru Utada is yet again notching huge charts…
Hikaru Utada Gives 'Evangelion' One Last Kiss
"I love you more than you'll ever know..." If there's anyone who knows how to soundtrack a series, it's Hikaru Utada. Aside from casually reigning as one of the top-selling Japanese artists of all time and laying the groundwork as one of the first major crossover acts in America, Hikaru's also…
Hikaru Utada's Got Another New Song Coming: "Pink Blood"
Hikaru Utada is evidently making up for lost time (REFERENCE). While we're just days away from the (delayed) release of "One Last Kiss" from the final Evangelion movie, Hikki Staff just announced that there is another Hikaru song in the works, and it's called..."Pink Blood." (!) The song will serve…
The Top 100 Songs of 2020
CLICK HERE FOR APPLE MUSIC Nothing like waiting until the very last moment in time, right? (Well, very last moment of 2020, anyway.) The year was bad. The music was good. And now, with just mere minutes to go until we cautiously make our way into 2021, I present the top 100 songs of 2020. These…
Hikaru Utada Announces a New Song for the 'Evangelion' 2021 Movie
It's the 22nd anniversary of Hikaru Utada's debut on Wednesday (December 9), and she and her staff are celebrating in a major way. The 37-year-old First Love legend, who has a Netflix series on the way based on her songs, is keeping with tradition by announcing a brand new single for the latest…
Netflix Announces 'First Love,' a Series Inspired By Hikaru Utada Songs
Hikaru Utada is no stranger to supplying key musical moments in television, movie and video game soundtracks, from the Kingdom Hearts franchise (stop asking her if she plays, she doesn't!) to Hana Yori Dango to Evangelion. And, of course, Rush Hour 2. Blow my whistle, baby! This time around,…
Hikaru Utada Drops a Fan Demanded Live Compilation
Where would we be as a society had Hilary Duff not released the "Fan Demanded Version" of can't-believe-the-gays-let-this-one-flop anthem "Sparks"? Certainly not getting our demands heard, that's for damn sure. And while Hikaru Utada's own team isn't exactly notorious for giving the fans much say…
Hikaru Utada Takes Her Trippy 'Time' at Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ksh8x9bIPI It's been a minute, an hour - well, much longer really - but the music video for Hikaru Utada's "Time" is finally here. It just, you know, took some...time. Following her song's release back in May, Hikki unveiled the accompanying visual for "Time,"…