Archive for February, 2008

A brand new commercial has begun airing for Kao’s ASIENCE brand of hair products. The CM, featuring Utada’s “Stay Gold,” is far more elaborate than previous commercials, featuring a narrative and a more cinematic style.

Utada made an appearance on Tamori-san’s “Waratte Iitomo!” yesterday. Credit to Sparkling Hikki for the screen grab.

Utada performed “Stay Gold” for the first time on Utaban tonight.

Utada will be making an appearance tomorrow on Waratte Iitomo, the live show hosted by Music Station’s Tamori-san. The last time Utada appeared on the show was February 7th, 2007, making tomorrow’s appearance her first in roughly one year.

Utada’s Japanese website has been updated with news that “Fight The Blues,” off of her upcoming album “HEART STATION,” will begin airing on Japanese radio and on USEN beginning on March 3rd. The song will most likely be used to push the album, much like “This Is Love” was used for “ULTRA BLUE.”

The first images from Utada’s upcoming appearance on Utaban have surfaced. Wearing a hoodie and sneakers, her look is a little more casual than her recent TV appearances for “HEART STATION.” The episode of Utaban airs Wednesday, February 28th. Utada will be performing “Stay Gold” for the first time on TV. Credit goes to Pansiron-san [...]

Utada’s latest single, “HEART STATION/Stay Gold,” went on sale February 20th, both in physical and full digital formats. While the numbers for her physical sales have been lower than her more recent releases, the single is doing well in digital formats, having peaked at #1 and #3 on iTunes Japan, respectively. Weekly sales for physical [...]

Utada’s official Japanese website has been updated with a list of appearances she will be making in the coming weeks as promotion for her upcoming album release. The list is as follows:
TV Appearances:
03.16 – CX Domoto Kyoudai
03.23 – NTV Music Lovers
Interview & Comment:
03.15 – TBS CDTV
03.19 – CX Sakigake Ongaku Banzuke
03.21 – NTV Music Fighter

According to the latest issue of TV Japan, Utada will be making an appearance on FUJI TV’s Domoto Kyoudai program on March 16th as promotion for her upcoming album, “HEART STATION.” This will mark the first time that Utada will appear on the program, hosted by the Kinki Kids duo. Thanks to Nakatani-san.

Utada’s official website has been updated with the official tracklist for her upcoming new album “HEART STATION.”
01. Fight The Blues
02. HEART STATION
03. Beautiful World
04. Flavor Of Life -Ballad Version-
05. Stay Gold
06. Kiss & Cry
07. Gentle Beast Interlude
08. Celebrate
09. Prisoner Of Love
10. Take 5
11. Boku wa Kuma
12. Niji-iro BASU
13. Flavor Of Life (Bonus Track)

Space Shower TV will be airing a special program on Utada on March 9th in anticipation of the release of her new album “HEART STATION.” The program is called “V.I.P. –Utada Hikaru–” and will be 60 minutes long, featuring new interview clips of Utada talking about the album.

Today is the 19th, meaning it’s the “flying date” for Utada’s latest single, “HEART STATION/Stay Gold.” Lucky Japanese fans can head on out to their favorite CD shops and pick up the single, on sale now. The first press release contains a colorful grid of “HEART STATION” stickers. We’ve heard some shops have even been [...]

According to a Japanese TV magazine, Utada will be performing “Stay Gold” during her upcoming appearance on Japan’s Utaban program. This will be the lone performance of “Stay Gold” during the TV promo run for the single, with all other performances going to the main A-side, “HEART STATION.”

Utada was featured on tonight’s episode of HEY!HEY!HEY! Music Champ in Japan. She performed “HEART STATION,” complete with adlibbing.

According to Japanese sources, the latest issue of MUSICA magazine has a review of Utada’s upcoming album “HEART STATION.” While a full tracklist is not present, the review does mention two album track titles: “Celebrate” and “Niji-iro BASU” (”Rainbow Colored Bus”) Hopefully an official tracklist will be released soon.