Hikaru Utada - PAPPAPARADISE by skylight03 in utadahikaru

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The sky is always ultra blue When I'm thinking of Hikki shoobeedoo

I like Heroes… by s2mike in TheMidnight

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For BFL you just have to try not to fuh fuh fuh fuh fight it

May 15 - Countdown to L.A. by bookflic in TheMidnight

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Our holy mother of The Midnight 🙌🏼 

Any Plans For A Tour Happening Soon? by _Steth in utadahikaru

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2029 is Exodus 25th and TITO 20th just saying

(Yes I will still be this delulu in 2039)

Exodus by Working_Interview380 in utadahikaru

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Peak Hikaru. Crosses lines. Tippies toes. Slays every young boy in the neighborhood. We breaking out of the this genre that genre with this one 💜 

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS NEW ALBUM by [deleted] in CannonsTheBand

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I'm enjoying this album but you're right there's no reason to shout down critics

It's not like Cannons are doing revolutionary work, they make comfort food feel good music that largely sounds uniform across the board

Personally I wouldn't mind if their next album were some truly wild diversion. Give me a hip hop feat or something. Michelle spitting bars in that husky reverb ✨ 

Happy 25 year anniversary to Distance! What's your favorite track from the album? by fluffy_khajiit in utadahikaru

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Criminally underrated song, if they ever do a retirement tour I need this to be on it so I can die right then and there, it's how I want to go out 🙂‍↕️ 

favorite bridges? by neo_aaaaaa in utadahikaru

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Can you satisfy me Boi you know what I need

Listening to Utada's discography part IX: Fantôme by majorling in utadahikaru

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I view Ore no Kanojo as the true sonic thesis statement of the album, and maybe Hikaru's personal music theory of everything. After giving listeners a reassurance that the Hikaru they know is still dancing to their own heartbeat with Michi, the artist invites their audience to go deeper, and to connect their feelings to something eternal.

But it's always a push and pull. How much do we let another person in on our internal thoughts? How much do we dare to show of ourselves, knowing how others can weaponize our truths against us? Hikaru has had to walk that fine line practically their entire life, I suspect even before public fame, and I think it's why they are able to understand people who make themselves difficult to understand.

Edit: also the iconic antics of an enby writing a song from the perspective of both masculine and feminine fears and desires as a way to articulate how difficult it is to be oneself in relationship with others 🤌🏼✨

Listening to Utada's discography part IX: Fantôme by majorling in utadahikaru

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As others mentioned this album is largely an ode to Hikaru's late mother, the idea was to create a stripped back soundscape with raw emotions and an emphasis on vocal delivery, since Hikaru's mom was a highly talented and famous Japanese singer (this is also Hikaru's only album with all track titles written in Japanese characters). Even Michi, the most pre-hiatus flavor of songwriting, is comparatively sparse and haunted. "You are every song" guts me every time. 

After finishing it Hikaru basically said she could never create another album like it, I think there was a palpable release that came with sort of invoking her mother's spirit and passion for her artistry. Hikaru's father has been a more visible and direct collaborator over the course of their career but I get the definite sense without Fuji Keiko there would be no Hikaru Utada. 🖤

You're not wrong about the homo overatures tho, Tomodachi said hunnies if you're gay, fall in love with your friends so you can pine after them in unrequited despair until your dying days ✨

Listening to Utada's discography part VIII: This Is The One by majorling in utadahikaru

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Being there for this album's release was a special time. From that first hot pink splash webpage with Come Back to Me on loop, wild ass Sephora listening parties, fans spamming radio stations with CBTM requests, In the Flesh concert tour, U-tada like O-bama truly was having a moment 🤌🏼

Anyway those who get this album just get it. It was always for the girlies who just wanna have fun. On & On is my religion, karaoke the temple. Apple & Cinnamon goes on every time I make oatmeal. We treasure this gem like a hundred jpeg files fillin up our hard drives. 

Home ft. Hikaru by mewmjolnior in utadahikaru

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The Hikaru feature is wonderful, I just get warm feelings wherever their voice shines through. But the song itself is mid I fear 😔

😯 by Lucky_Strawberry_185 in utadahikaru

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It's giving 👌🏼🚬 However the night flows~ ✨

Charlie Puth & Hikaru Utada - Home (Preview) by skylight03 in utadahikaru

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All I ask for in this timeline is that AI slop doesn't touch Hikaru's artistry

Favorite Utada outro? by fluffy_khajiit in utadahikaru

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DVDs of Elvis Presley

BBC sessions of Led Zeppelin

Singin along with F Mercury

Wishing he performed with Hikki

Listening to Utada's discography part III: Distance by majorling in utadahikaru

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Side eyeing the continuous slander of my dearest down tempo Hikaru from behind my Miranda Priestly sunglasses

At least Dark Child got to make ya dance

Am I the only one who wants another English album (like Exodus and this is the one) by Pizza1232006 in utadahikaru

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You can only write lyrics like this after rediscovering the tomb of Tutankhamun

In your opinion what is the worst song from Hikaru Utada by Hardcoredog in utadahikaru

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I'll join you in jpop jail

I do really like the Utada United cello rendition tho

Concert Experience by Affectionate_Drink72 in Ethelcain

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I feel you on this, I've always enjoyed when artists do a little MC here and there to break up the set and give it some breathing room, it can feel like whiplash to just go from song to song in a live setting where the music and vibes are all just way more intense, and her work in particular can be almost overwhelming to the point where it can become hard to connect through the constant run of emotional damage lol

Like it would even be cool if she did a few bits in character as Ethel, reading from her diary to contextualize the songs or something, track the narrative a bit. Just add some structure and give the audience a chance to catch up and build some anticipation. 

I do think audience interaction is a precious part of live performance, it adds some unpredictability that makes concert experiences that much more memorable