Hikaru Utada

Utada Hikaru (宇多田 ヒカル, born January 19, 1983), is a Japanese-American singer and songwriter. After releasing the commercially unsuccessful English-language album Precious under the stage name "Cubic U" in 1998, she rose to prominence in 1999 with the release of her second album (and first Japanese-language release), First Love, which sold over eight million copies in Japan and became the best selling Japanese-language album of all time.

She formerly held the record for the highest first-week sales of an album in a single territory, as her Distance album sold over 3 million copies in Japan during the week of March 28, 2001. She has also had three of her Japanese studio albums in the list of Top 10 best-selling albums ever in Japan (number 1, 4, 8) and six of her albums (including one English-language and one compilation) charting within the 275 Best-Selling Japanese albums list. Utada has had twelve number-one singles on the Oricon Singles chart, with two notable record achievements for a female solo or group artist: five million-sellers and four in the Top 100 All-Time Best-selling Singles. It is estimated that Utada has sold more than 52 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists in Japan.

In 2009, she was considered "the most influential artist of the decade" in the Japanese landscape by The Japan Times.[10] Additionally, Utada is best known in the West for making two theme song contributions to Square Enix and Disney's collaborative video game series Kingdom Hearts: "Simple and Clean" (which is the re-written English-language version of her 10th Japanese single "Hikari") for Kingdom Hearts and "Sanctuary" for Kingdom Hearts II ("Passion" in the Japanese version of the song).

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Releases

Sleeve Title Year Format
Hikaru Utada* = 宇多田光* - Face My Fears 2019 CD, Maxi-Single, Stereo
Utada* = 宇多田* - Exodus = 出發 2004 CD, Album
Utada Hikaru = 宇多田光* - For You 2000 CD, HDCD, Compilation, Unofficial Release
Utada Hikaru = 宇多田ヒカル* - Distance 2019 File, WAV, Album, Remastered, Stereo
Utada Hikaru = 宇多田ヒカル* - First Love 1999 CD, Maxi-Single, Promo
Hikaru Utada* = 宇多田ヒカル* - One Last Kiss 2021 File, FLAC, EP
Utada Hikaru = 宇多田* - Traveling = 無限漫遊 2001 CD, Maxi-Single
Utada Hikaru - Remix: Fly Me To The Moon 2000 CD, EP, Unofficial Release
Utada Hikaru - For You / タイム・リミット 2000 CD, Maxi-Single
Utada* - This Is The One 2009 CD, Album
Hikaru Utada* - One Last Kiss Cassette, Unofficial Release
Utada* - This Is The One 2009 CD, Album
宇多田ヒカル* - Fantôme 2022 Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
宇多田ヒカル* - Badモード 2022 CD, Album, Stereo, Blu-ray, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, All Media, Limited Edition
宇多田ヒカル* - Wait & See ~リスク~ 2000 DVD, NTSC, Single, Stereo
Hikaru Utada* - One Last Kiss 2021 CD, EP, Limited Edition, Stereo
Hikaru Utada* - One Last Kiss 2021 CD, EP, Limited Edition, Stereo
Utada* - You Make Me Want To Be A Man 2005 CD, Maxi-Single, Enhanced
宇多田ヒカル* - Distance 2022 Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Utada Hikaru - Distance 2001 CD, Album, Promo, Sampler
Utada Hikaru - Deep River 2002 Cassette, Album
Utada Hikaru - Laughter In The Dark Tour 2018 DVD, DVD-Video, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo, Blu-ray, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo
Utada Hikaru - Movin' On Without You 1999 CD, Advance, Single, Promo, Stereo
宇多田ヒカル* - First Love 2014 File, FLAC, Album, Remastered
Utada Hikaru - In The Flesh 2010 2011 CDr, Promo
Utada Hikaru - Wait & See ~リスク~ 2000 CD, Maxi-Single
No Image 宇多田* - 桜流し -櫻花紛飛- 2012 DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Single
No Image Utada Hikaru - Be My Last 2005 CD, Single, Promo, Stereo
宇多田 ヒカル Hikaru Utada* - 99 Live VCD 演唱曾精選全紀録 CD, VCD, Unofficial Release
宇多田光 Utada Hikaru* - Bohemian Summer CD, VCD, Unofficial Release
Utada Hikaru - Traveling 2002 CD, Maxi-Single
宇多田ヒカル* - Deep River 2003 Vinyl, LP, Album
Utada Hikaru - Colors / Simple And Clean 2003 Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Utada Hikaru - Heart Station 2008 CD, Album
Utada Hikaru - Fantôme 2016 CD, Album
Utada Hikaru - Time Will Tell 1998 Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Utada Hikaru - Addicted To You 1999 Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
宇多田ヒカル* - Distance 2001 CD, Album
宇多田ヒカル* - Fantôme 2016 CD, Album
Utada* - Devil Inside 2004 CD, Maxi-Single
Utada Hikaru - Be My Last 2005 CD, Single, Stereo
宇多田ヒカル* - 桜流し 2012 File, AAC, Single
Utada Hikaru - In The Flesh 2010 2013 DVDr, DVD-Video, Promo
Hikaru Utada* - One Last Kiss 2021 CD, EP, Limited Edition, Stereo
Utada Hikaru - Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry 2007 CD, Maxi-Single, Stereo
Utada Hikaru - Wait & See ~リスク~ 2000 CD, Maxi-Single, Stereo
宇多田ヒカル* - ぼくはくま 2006 CD, Single, Limited Edition
Utada Hikaru - Keep Tryin' 2006 CD, Maxi-Single, Stereo
Utada Hikaru - Ultra Blue 2006 CD, Album
Utada* - Utada The Best 2010 CD, Album, Compilation, Stereo

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Tracklist: Fantôme

No. Title Runtime
1 Michi 3:36
2 Ore No Kanojo 5:04
3 Hanataba Wo Kimini 4:38
4 Nijikan Dake No Vacance 4:42
5 Ningyo 4:16
6 Tomodachi 4:22
7 Manatsu No Tooriame 5:38
8 Kouya No Ookami 4:34
9 Boukyaku 5:05
10 Jinsei Saikou No Hi 3:10
11 Sakura Nagashi 4:40

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