According to Utada’s latest message entry, she is currently working on both her upcoming Japanese and English albums simultaneously. She’s been busy creating demos for new tracks at home (she finished one whole demo track last night, as well as the chorus to another demo), and will be hitting the recording studio tomorrow to work [...]
Archive for October, 2007
October 23, 2007
5
Oricon Sales, Utada Hikaru (JPN)
Oricon Update: “Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry”
Week 8:
Sales: 3,472 units
Total: 218,846 copies sold
October 19, 2007
5
Utada Hikaru (JPN)
“BW/K&C” Blog Parts, 4 Million Hits
According to a new Livedoor Japan article, the music video blog parts for “Beautiful World” and “Kiss & Cry,” available from Utada’s official website, racked up 4 million hits during the 2 month span they were available. Offering blog parts, which utilize flash based media to post video on user’s blogs, is part of a [...]
October 16, 2007
8
Utada Hikaru (JPN)
“SINGLE COLLECTION VOL. 1″ @ iTunes US Plus
Not sure how long it’s been available, but “Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL. 1,” released as a physical CD back in 2004, is available on the US iTunes Plus site (DRM free) for $1.29 per track or $9.99 as the entire compilation. The quality of the Plus files (twice the bit rate of the [...]
October 16, 2007
3
Oricon Sales, Utada Hikaru (JPN)
Oricon Update: BW/K&C + Flavor Of Life
Week 7:
Sales: 5,556 units
Total: 215,374 copies sold
Week 33:
Sales: 626 units
Total: 643,437 copies sold
October 15, 2007
4
Utada Hikaru (JPN)
ASIENCE “Prism Hair” CM
Kao’s ASIENCE site has been updated with new commercials featuring Utada’s latest track, “Stay Gold.” An audio clip of this CM hit the web last week, but it appears as though the actual footage will begin airing in Japan any day now. Click on the link to check it out.
October 11, 2007
11
U.Bits, Utada Hikaru (JPN)
U.Bits: Utada Ranks @ M-Ste Special, “Waste Land”?
A little late, but Japan’s Music Station held a 3 hour special last week, counting down the top Energizing and Tear-Inducing songs of all time. Utada came in at #1 for Tear-Inducing with “Flavor Of Life,” while “First Love” came in at #9. “traveling” ranked in at #38 in the Energizing category.
Fun Fact: Utada [...]
October 11, 2007
5
Oricon Sales, Utada Hikaru (JPN)
Oricon Update: “BW/K&C” + “Flavor Of Life”
Week 6:
Sales: 7,551 units
Total: 209,818 copies sold
Week 32:
Sales: 587 units
Total: 642,811 copies sold
BONUS:
Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL. 1
Week 109:
Sales: 672 units
Total: 2,574,857 copies sold
October 6, 2007
5
Utada (US)
Utada.com Down?
Not sure what is going on, but it looks like Utada.com is down at the moment. Most likely it’s Island Records failing to renew the domain (since the label hosted site is still active) although other (more exciting) possibilities are not completely out of the question.
October 3, 2007
11
Utada Hikaru (JPN)
Utada: 2007 Digital Sales Top 10 Million!
According to a new article published by Listen Japan, Utada’s digital sales for 2007 (January – September) have past an astounding 10 million downloads. This includes “Flavor Of Life” (with over 7 million sales alone) as well as the 3 tracks including in her latest single “Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry.” Congratulations to Utada!
October 3, 2007
11
Utada Hikaru (JPN)
“Stay Gold”: What’s in a name?
With the recent announcement of “Stay Gold,” Utada’s latest Japanese track, the first question many may ask is, “What kind of title is that?”
Upon simple research, it seems that the title references Stevie Wonders’ track of the same name, itself a reference to Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”
October 3, 2007
19
Utada Hikaru (JPN)
OFFICIAL: ASIENCE CM Song – “Stay Gold”
UPDATE: Utada’s Japanese website has been updated with news that her new song, titled “Stay Gold,” is featured in the currently airing ASIENCE commercial.
According to several Japanese sites who have contacted Kao, the maker of ASIENCE products, Utada’s new song is titled “Stay Gold.” Details are scarce, but it appears that there are plans for [...]
October 2, 2007
7
Oricon Sales, Utada Hikaru (JPN)
Oricon Update: Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry
Week 5:
Sales: 12,116 units
Total: 202,267 copies sold
Sales were strong again this week, bringing her total past the 200K mark. This makes “Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry” the 2nd highest selling solo female single of the year, behind Utada’s own “Flavor Of Life.” Congratulations to Utada!
